App Designer: "Value" element now a string

Folks,

Is there any replacement variable for the "Value" in a dropdown UI element that enables me to get the index of the array that was chosen by the user? It is cumbersome to have to execute a find command every time this array index needs to be used.

Thank you,

Kris

Answer 1

[Ganesh Regoti]

Hi Kristoffer,

It is possible to index information if you can use the property ItemData of drop-down component.

I found a similar question in Matlab Answers which can be referred to

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/366338-get-selection-index-for-dropdown-object-using-appdesigner

Hope this helps!

[Kristoffer Walker]

Thanks Ganesh. Your response clears up my understanding of the current usage model.

Kris