Setting right input mask without GUIDE for an edit uicontrol

Hello,

I try to control an industrial process through Matlab. That's why I'm creating a GUI (without using GUIDE).

My problem is that when I create an edit uicontrol, the user can give any kind of characters as input (even tab and/or enter/return). My goal is to jump to the next uicontrol (the next one should be defined in the EditUIControlFix.m file) when either one of the tab or enter/return keys are hit by the user.

Any idea how to implement this in my code?

Thank you in advance, Csaba

Here is the code :

function EditUIControlFix

%%Initialzation user interface main window
clc
clear all;
disp(' ');
disp(['Script started on ' datestr(now, 'dddd') ', the ' datestr(now, 'dd mmmm yyyy') ' at ' datestr(now, 'HH:MM:SS.FFF')]);

%%Creating main window
size_screen = get( 0,'ScreenSize');
UIWindowWidth = 1500;
UIWindowHeight = 844;
UIWindowColor = 'White';
UIWindowStandardSpacing = 20;
UILabelWidth = 150;
UILabelHeight = 15;
UIFieldWidth = 80;
UIFieldHeight = 23;

UIWindowMain = figure;
set(gcf,'NumberTitle','off');
set(gcf,'Name','Display control panel');
set(gcf,'MenuBar','none');
set(gcf,'DoubleBuffer','on');
set(gcf,'Position',[((size_screen(3)-UIWindowWidth)/2) min(((size_screen(3)-UIWindowHeight)/2),50) UIWindowWidth UIWindowHeight]);
set(gcf,'Color',UIWindowColor);
%%Creating process panel
UIPanelProcess = uipanel;
UIPanelProcessPanelNumber = 1;
UIPanelProcessControlsNumber = 2;
UIPanelProcessSpaceNumber = UIPanelProcessControlsNumber+1.5;
UIPanelProcessWidth = 3*UIWindowStandardSpacing+UILabelWidth+UIFieldWidth;
UIPanelProcessHeight = UIPanelProcessSpaceNumber*UIWindowStandardSpacing+UIPanelProcessControlsNumber*max(UILabelHeight,UIFieldHeight);
UIPanelProcessHorizontalPosition = UIWindowStandardSpacing;
UIPanelProcessVerticalPosition = UIWindowHeight-UIPanelProcessPanelNumber*UIWindowStandardSpacing-UIPanelProcessHeight;
set(UIPanelProcess,'Parent',UIWindowMain);
set(UIPanelProcess,'Tag','UIPanelProcess');
set(UIPanelProcess,'Units','Pixels');
set(UIPanelProcess,'Position',[UIPanelProcessHorizontalPosition UIPanelProcessVerticalPosition UIPanelProcessWidth UIPanelProcessHeight]);
set(UIPanelProcess,'BorderWidth',1);
set(UIPanelProcess,'BackgroundColor',UIWindowColor);
set(UIPanelProcess,'Visible','On');
set(UIPanelProcess,'FontSize',16);
set(UIPanelProcess,'TitlePosition','CenterTop');
set(UIPanelProcess,'Title','Process');
%%Creating parameter 1 label
UIParameterOneLabel = uicontrol;
UIParameterOneLabelControlNumber = 1;
UIParameterOneLabelWidth = UILabelWidth;
UIParameterOneLabelHeight = UILabelHeight;
UIParameterOneLabelHorizontalPosition = UIWindowStandardSpacing/2;
UIParameterOneLabelVerticalPosition = UIPanelProcessHeight-(UIParameterOneLabelControlNumber+1.5)*UIWindowStandardSpacing-...
  (0.5+UIParameterOneLabelControlNumber-1)*UIParameterOneLabelHeight;
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'Parent',UIPanelProcess);
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'Tag','UIParameterOneLabel');
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'Style','Text');
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'Units','Pixels');
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'Position', [UIParameterOneLabelHorizontalPosition UIParameterOneLabelVerticalPosition ...
  UIParameterOneLabelWidth UIParameterOneLabelHeight]);
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'HorizontalAlignment','Left');
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'ForegroundColor','Black');
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'BackgroundColor',UIWindowColor);
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'Visible','On');
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'FontSize',9);
set(UIParameterOneLabel,'String','Parameter 1 [V]');

%%Creating parameter 1 value
UIParameterOneValue = uicontrol;
UIParameterOneValueControlNumber = UIParameterOneLabelControlNumber;
ParameterOneValueDefault = 5.0;
ParameterOneMin = 0.0;
ParameterOneMax = 100.0;
UIParameterOneValueWidth = UIFieldWidth;
UIParameterOneValueHeight = UIFieldHeight;
UIParameterOneValueHorizontalPosition = UIPanelProcessWidth-UIParameterOneValueWidth-UIWindowStandardSpacing;
UIParameterOneValueVerticalPosition = UIPanelProcessHeight-(UIParameterOneValueControlNumber+1.5)*UIWindowStandardSpacing- ...
  (UIParameterOneValueControlNumber-0.5)*UIParameterOneValueHeight+(UIParameterOneValueControlNumber-1)* ...
  (UIWindowStandardSpacing-1.5*abs(UIParameterOneValueHeight-UIParameterOneLabelHeight));
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Parent',UIPanelProcess);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Tag','UIParameterOneValue');
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Style','Edit');
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Callback',@SetParameterOne);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Units','Pixels');
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Position',[UIParameterOneValueHorizontalPosition UIParameterOneValueVerticalPosition ...
  UIParameterOneValueWidth UIParameterOneValueHeight]);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'HorizontalAlignment','Right');
set(UIParameterOneValue,'ForegroundColor','Black');
set(UIParameterOneValue,'BackgroundColor',UIWindowColor);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Visible','On');
set(UIParameterOneValue,'FontSize',12);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Min',ParameterOneMin);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'Max',ParameterOneMax);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'SliderStep',[0.1 0.01]);
set(UIParameterOneValue,'String',num2str(ParameterOneValueDefault));
%%Creating parameter 2 label
UIParameterTwoLabel = uicontrol;
UIParameterTwoLabelControlNumber = 2;
UIParameterTwoLabelWidth = UILabelWidth;
UIParameterTwoLabelHeight = UILabelHeight;
UIParameterTwoLabelHorizontalPosition = UIWindowStandardSpacing/2;
UIParameterTwoLabelVerticalPosition = UIPanelProcessHeight-(UIParameterTwoLabelControlNumber+1.5)*UIWindowStandardSpacing-...
  (0.5+UIParameterTwoLabelControlNumber-1)*UIParameterTwoLabelHeight;
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'Parent',UIPanelProcess);
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'Tag','UIParameterTwoLabel');
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'Style','Text');
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'Units','Pixels');
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'Position', [UIParameterTwoLabelHorizontalPosition UIParameterTwoLabelVerticalPosition ...
  UIParameterTwoLabelWidth UIParameterTwoLabelHeight]);
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'HorizontalAlignment','Left');
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'ForegroundColor','Black');
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'BackgroundColor',UIWindowColor);
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'Visible','On');
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'FontSize',9);
set(UIParameterTwoLabel,'String','Parameter 2 [V]');

%%Creating parameter 2 value
UIParameterTwoValue = uicontrol;
UIParameterTwoValueControlNumber = UIParameterTwoLabelControlNumber;
ParameterTwoValueDefault = 3.0;
ParameterTwoMin = 2.0;
ParameterTwoMax = 8.0;
UIParameterTwoValueWidth = UIFieldWidth;
UIParameterTwoValueHeight = UIFieldHeight;
UIParameterTwoValueHorizontalPosition = UIPanelProcessWidth-UIParameterTwoValueWidth-UIWindowStandardSpacing;
UIParameterTwoValueVerticalPosition = UIPanelProcessHeight-(UIParameterTwoValueControlNumber+1.5)*UIWindowStandardSpacing- ...
  (UIParameterTwoValueControlNumber-0.5)*UIParameterTwoValueHeight+(UIParameterTwoValueControlNumber-1)* ...
  (UIWindowStandardSpacing-1.5*abs(UIParameterTwoValueHeight-UIParameterTwoLabelHeight));
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Parent',UIPanelProcess);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Tag','UIParameterTwoValue');
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Style','Edit');
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Callback',@SetParameterTwo);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Units','Pixels');
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Position',[UIParameterTwoValueHorizontalPosition UIParameterTwoValueVerticalPosition ...
  UIParameterTwoValueWidth UIParameterTwoValueHeight]);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'HorizontalAlignment','Right');
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'ForegroundColor','Black');
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'BackgroundColor',UIWindowColor);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Visible','On');
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'FontSize',12);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Min',ParameterTwoMin);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'Max',ParameterTwoMax);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'SliderStep',[0.1 0.01]);
set(UIParameterTwoValue,'String',num2str(ParameterTwoValueDefault));
    function SetParameterTwo(varargin)
        %%Callback function to set the parameter one
      ParameterTwo = get(UIParameterTwoValue,'String');
      ParameterTwo = str2double(ParameterTwo);
      if isnan(ParameterTwo)
          set(UIParameterTwoValue, 'String', num2str(ParameterTwoValueDefault));
          ParameterTwo = ParameterTwoValueDefault;
          errordlg(' The input for the 1st parameter must be a number.','Error');
      end
      disp(['The parameter 2 is set to ' num2str(ParameterTwo) ' V.']);
  end

    function SetParameterOne(varargin)
        %%Callback function to set the parameter one
      ParameterOne = get(UIParameterOneValue,'String');
      ParameterOne = str2double(ParameterOne);
      if isnan(ParameterOne)
          set(UIParameterOneValue, 'String', num2str(ParameterOneValueDefault));
          ParameterOne = ParameterOneValueDefault;
          errordlg(' The input for the 1st parameter must be a number.','Error');
      end
      disp(['The parameter 1 is set to ' num2str(ParameterOne) ' V.']);
  end
end