uix.VBox

2.2: uix.VBox

Arrange elements vertically in a single column

obj = uix.VBox( ): creates a new vertical box layout with all properties set to defaults. The output is a new layout object that can be used as the parent for other user-interface components.
obj = uix.VBox( prop, value, ... ): also sets one or more property values.

uix.VBox properties

Property	Value	Description
`BackgroundColor`	`colorspec`	Color to use for exposed areas of the layout background. This can be an RGB triple (e.g. [0 0 1]) or a colour name (e.g. 'b').
`BeingDeleted`	on \| off	Deletion status.
`Contents`	empty GraphicsPlaceholder array \| array of graphics objects	Children within this layout, regardless of HandleVisibility. Note that this can only be set to permutations of itself.
`DeleteFcn`	`function_handle`	Function to call when the layout is being deleted.
`Heights`	double vector	Height of each of the children. Positive entries indicate fixed sizes in pixels, negative values indicate relative weights for resizing. The size of this vector must always match the size of Contents.
`MinimumHeights`	double vector	Minimum height in pixels of each of the children. The size of this vector must match the size of Contents.
`Padding`	positive integer	Number of pixels of extra space around the outside of the layout.
`Parent`	empty GraphicsPlaceholder array \| figure \| container	Parent of the layout.
`Position`	[x y w h]	Position (x,y) and size (w,h) within figure or container.
`Spacing`	positive integer	Number of pixels of extra space to leave between elements in the layout.
`Tag`	string	Tag to associate with layout.
`Type`	string	Type of graphics object.
`Units`	inches \| centimeters \| normalized \| points \| pixels \| characters	Position units.
`Visible`	on \| off	Visibility.

For example:

f = figure();
b = uix.VBox( 'Parent', f );
uicontrol( 'Parent', b, 'Background', 'r' )
uicontrol( 'Parent', b, 'Background', 'b' )
uicontrol( 'Parent', b, 'Background', 'g' )
set( b, 'Heights', [-1 100 -2], 'Spacing', 5 );

f = figure();
b1 = uix.VBox( 'Parent', f );
uicontrol( 'Parent', b1, 'Background', 'r' )
b2 = uix.HBox( 'Parent', b1, 'Padding', 5, 'Spacing', 5 );
uicontrol( 'Parent', b2, 'String', 'Button1' )
uicontrol( 'Parent', b2, 'String', 'Button2' )
set( b1, 'Heights', [30 -1] );

See also:

uix.HBox - for creating a horizontal arrangement
uix.VBoxFlex - for creating a vertical arrangement with draggable dividers