how to put a list numbers from the user into a matrix in matlab

Okay, so I want to ask the user for a list of numbers, is there a way to take that list and turn it into a matrix.

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

s=inputdlg('enter your matrix like this [1 2;4 6]');
out=str2num(s{:})

[brett cursey]

so if the user enters something like 5 2 8 9 in a GUI text box. And I like to turn that into a matrix in the form of [5;2;8;9]

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

a=get(handles.edit1,'string')
b=str2num(a{:})'

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

You can use a uitable. Use GUIDE and place a grid control on it. Then somewhere in your code, stick your data into it like this:

uitable1.data = yourData;

where uitable1 is the "tag" name of your control that you placed on the GUI.