Add 'ForceCharOutput' flag

sco1 · sco1 · commit f850161b731f · 2019-01-12T23:03:14.000-05:00
Adds the option to return a cell array of char rather than a string array
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ User Selected: C:\uiget\uiget.m
 | `'ScalarPathOutput'` | Specify whether a scalar path is output when using `'MultiSelect'` | `logical` | `false` |
 | `'Title'` | Specify a custom dialog title | `char` vector, `string` scalar | `'Select File or Folder'` |
 | `'ExtensionFilter'` | Specify a custom file extension filter | `{n x 2}` `cell` array of text, where each row is `{extension(s), description}`<sup>1, 2</sup> | All Files |
+| `'ForceCharOutput'` | Force return of a cell array of `char` | `logical` | `false` |
 
 1. Extension filter syntax follows that of [uigetfile](https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/uigetfile.html), see [the documentation](https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/uigetfile.html#mw_d51d3e26-4b0d-4017-a1ed-28162572b6bc) for additional details and examples.
 
diff --git a/uiget.m b/uiget.m
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 %     ScalarPathOutput - Specify whether a scalar path is output when using MultiSelect
 %     Title            - Specify a custom dialog title
 %     ExtensionFilter  - Specify a custom file extension filter
+%     ForceCharOutput  - Force return of a cell array of char
 %
 % See README.md for detailed documentation and examples
 %
@@ -145,6 +146,12 @@
     end
 end
 
+% Convert to cell array of char if flag is set
+if p.Results.ForceCharOutput
+    file = cellstr(file);
+    path = cellstr(path);
+end
+
 end
 
 function p = buildParser()
@@ -163,6 +170,7 @@
 p.addParameter('ScalarPathOutput', false, @(x)islogical(x))
 p.addParameter('Title', 'Select File or Folder', @(x)validateattributes(x, {'char', 'string'}, {'scalartext'}))
 p.addParameter('ExtensionFilter', [], @(x)validateattributes(x, {'cell'}, {'ncols', 2}))
+p.addParameter('ForceCharOutput', false, @(x)islogical(x))
 end
 
 function extensions = parsefilter(incell)
