Add baseline support for UI object conversion

See: #6

Author: sco1

Readme.md

@@ -40,24 +40,26 @@ MLAPP2CLASSDEF assumes that the targeted `*.mlapp` file is a GUI created by MATL
 
 Structure of the packaged `*.mlapp` file is assumed to be a constant (e.g. `~\matlab\document.xml` is the path to the class definition XML)
 
-Replacement of App Designer specific GUI elements with their "regular" MATLAB equivalents is a work in progress. See the below table for a description of UI element support.
+Replacement of App Designer specific GUI elements with their "regular" MATLAB equivalents is a work in progress. See the below table for a description of UI element support. Conversion does not take into account object properties introduced in R2016a.
 
 UI Element    | App Designer Function | "Regular" MATLAB Function            | Conversion Supported | Caveats
-:-----------: | :-------------------: | :----------------------------------: | :------------------: | :-----:
-Figure        | `uifigure`            | `figure`                             | No                   | N/A    
-Axes          | `uiaxes`              | `axes`                               | No                   | N/A    
-Button        | `uibutton`            | `uicontrol('Style', 'pushbutton')`   | No                   | N/A    
-Checkbox      | `uicheckbox`          | `uicontrol('Style', 'checkbox')`     | No                   | N/A    
-Edit Box      | `uieditfield`         | `uicontrol('Style', 'edit')`         | No                   | N/A    
-Text Label    | `uilabel`             | `uicontrol('Style', 'text')`         | No                   | N/A    
-List Box      | `uilistbox`           | `uicontrol('Style', 'listbox')`      | No                   | N/A    
-Radio Button  | `uiradiobutton`       | `uicontrol('Style', 'radiobutton')`  | No                   | N/A    
-Slider        | `uislider`            | `uicontrol('Style', 'slider')`       | No                   | N/A    
-Toggle Button | `uitogglebutton`      | `uicontrol('Style', 'togglebutton')` | No                   | N/A    
+:------------ | :-------------------- | :----------------------------------- | :------------------: | :------
+Figure        | `uifigure`            | `figure`                             | Yes                  | Does not modify any input parameters
+Axes          | `uiaxes`              | `axes`                               | Yes                  | Does not modify any input parameters
+Button        | `uibutton`            | `uicontrol('Style', 'pushbutton')`   | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
+Checkbox      | `uicheckbox`          | `uicontrol('Style', 'checkbox')`     | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
+Edit Box      | `uieditfield`         | `uicontrol('Style', 'edit')`         | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
+Text Label    | `uilabel`             | `uicontrol('Style', 'text')`         | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
+List Box      | `uilistbox`           | `uicontrol('Style', 'listbox')`      | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
+Radio Button  | `uiradiobutton`       | `uicontrol('Style', 'radiobutton')`  | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
+Slider        | `uislider`            | `uicontrol('Style', 'slider')`       | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
+Toggle Button | `uitogglebutton`      | `uicontrol('Style', 'togglebutton')` | Yes                  | Modifies inputs, assumes only App Designer input is parent object
 Spinner       | `uispinner`           | N/A                                  | No                   | N/A    
 Text Area     | `uitextarea`          | N/A                                  | No                   | N/A    
 Gauge         | `uigauge`             | N/A                                  | No                   | N/A    
 Knob          | `uiknob`              | N/A                                  | No                   | N/A    
 Lamp          | `uilamp`              | N/A                                  | No                   | N/A    
 Switch        | `uiswitch`            | N/A                                  | No                   | N/A    
 UI Alert      | `uialert`             | N/A                                  | No                   | N/A    
+
+Converted GUIs will likely still require MATLAB R2014b and newer. MATLAB's App Designer heavily utilizes the dot notation for accessing properties of UI elements rather than using `set` and `get`. See [Graphics Handles Are Now Objects, Not Doubles](http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/graphics_transition/graphics-handles-are-now-objects-not-doubles.html) for more information.

mlapp2classdef.m

@@ -238,12 +238,52 @@ function writemfile(mymcode, pathname, appname)
 
 function [regexdict] = genregexdict()
 % Build structure of regular expressions to swap function calls
-regexdict.Figure.expression = 'uifigure';
-regexdict.Figure.replace    = 'figure';
 
-regexdict.Axes.expression = 'uiaxes';
-regexdict.Axes.replace    = 'axes';
-
-regexdict.Axes.expression = 'uiaxes';
-regexdict.Axes.replace    = 'axes';
+% Replace uifigure with figure, make no changes to function inputs
+regexdict.figureObj.expression = 'uifigure';
+regexdict.figureObj.replace    = 'figure';
+
+% Replace uiaxes with axes, make no changes to function inputs
+regexdict.axesObj.expression = 'uiaxes';
+regexdict.axesObj.replace    = 'axes';
+
+% Replace uibutton with pushbutton uicontrol, assume only UIfunction input 
+% is the parent object
+regexdict.pushbuttonObj.expression = '(uibutton)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.pushbuttonObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''pushbutton'')';
+
+% Replace uicheckbox with checkbox uicontrol, assume only UIfunction input 
+% is the parent object
+regexdict.checkboxObj.expression = '(uicheckbox)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.checkboxObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''checkbox'')';
+
+% Replace uieditfield with edit uicontrol, assume only UIfunction input is 
+% the parent object
+regexdict.editboxObj.expression = '(uieditfield)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.editboxObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''edit'')';
+
+% Replace uilabel with text uicontrol, assume only UIfunction input is the
+% parent object
+regexdict.textObj.expression = '(uilabel)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.textObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''text'')';
+
+% Replace uilistbox with listbox uicontrol, assume only UIfunction input
+% is the parent object
+regexdict.listboxObj.expression = '(uilistbox)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.listboxObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''listbox'')';
+
+% Replace uiradiobutton with radiobutton uicontrol, assume only UIfunction 
+% input is the parent object
+regexdict.radiobuttonObj.expression = '(uiradiobutton)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.radiobuttonObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''radiobutton'')';
+
+% Replace uislider with slider uicontrol, assume only UIfunction input is
+% the parent object
+regexdict.siderObj.expression = '(uislider)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.sliderObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''slider'')';
+
+% Replace uitogglebutton with pushbutton uicontrol, assume only UIfunction 
+% input is the parent object
+regexdict.togglebuttonObj.expression = '(uitogglebutton)\((.*)\)';
+regexdict.togglebuttonObj.replace    = 'uicontrol(''Parent'', $2, ''Style'', ''togglebutton'')';
 end