swpref.getpref method#

Syntax#

allPref = swpref.getpref

selPref = swpref.getpref(name)

val = swpref.getpref(name,[])

Description#

allPref = swpref.getpref returns all preference in a struct where each field-value pair corresponds to a prefernce name-value pair.

selPref = swpref.getpref(name) returns a struct that contains the value, name and label of the selected preference.

val = swpref.getpref(name,[]) just returns the stored value corresponding to name preference.

{% include note.html content=” The preferences are reset after every restart of Matlab, unlike the Matlab built-in preferences that are persistent between Matlab sessions. If you want certain preferences to keep after closing matlab, define them in the startup.m file.” %}

{% include warning.html content=” This is a legacy function. It is better to use pref = swpref and then use regular pref.name = value or set(pref, name, value) syntax.” %}

See Also#

swpref.setpref