uidropdown(parent)

The method uidropdown also accepts an optional parent window to hold the component.

Example:

Matlab




% MATLAB code for uidropdown(parent)
% create a figure window
fig = uifigure;
  
% create a drop down menu and pass the fig as parent
dropdownObject = uidropdown(fig);


Output:

A drop-down component using a custom window as parent

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uidropdown(parent, NameOfProperty, Value …)

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