How to Create a Hyperlink Component in MATLAB?

In MATLAB, we can use the MATLAB's built-in GUI environment 'App Designer' to create a hyperlink component. The App Designer Environment of MATLAB allows to create several types of GUI components like hyperlink, buttons, sliders, text fields, etc.

To create a hyperlink component in MATLAB, we can use a built-in option 'uihyperlink'. This function creates a GUI hyperlink component in MATLAB. This function allows users to navigate across web resources with a single click. The 'uihyperlink' function creates a hyperlink object in a MATLAB app. The 'uihyperlink' function can have the following syntaxes.

(1). Create Hyperlink Object with Default Properties

Syntax

To create a hyperlink component with default properties, we can use the following syntax of the 'uihyperlink' function −

hlink = uihyperlink;

This syntax of the 'uihyperlink' function creates a hyperlink component with default properties and display it in a new GUI figure window.

MATLAB Program (1)

The following MATLAB program demonstrates the implementation of this syntax of 'uihyperlink' function.

% Create a hyperlink component with default properties
hlink = uihyperlink;

Output

Code Explanation

When we run this MATLAB, it will open a GUI figure window with a hyperlink component 'Hyperlink' displayed in it.

(2). Create a Hyperlink Component in Parent Container

Syntax

The following syntax of the 'uihyperlink' function is used to create a hyperlink component in the parent container −

hlink = uihyperlink(parent);

Here, we can the parent container can be a figure created by using the 'uifigure' option in MATLAB.

This syntax of the 'uihyperlink' function creates a hyperlink component and places it as a child in the specified parent container.

Matlab Example (2)

The following MATLAB program demonstrates the use of this syntax.

% MATLAB program to create a hyperlink component with parent container
% Create a GUI figure container
fig = uifigure;

% Create a hyperlink component with parent container
hlink = uihyperlink(fig);

Output

Code Explanation

This MATLAB code will create a hyperlink component with the text 'Hyperlink' and place it as a child of the figure. Hence, this hyperlink component 'Hyperlink' will be shown within the GUI figure window.

(3). Create a Hyperlink Component with Customized Properties

We can also create a hyperlink component in MATLAB with customized properties. For this, we can use the following syntax of the 'uihyperlink' function −

hlink = uihyperlink(parent, PropertyName, PropertyValue,…);

In this case, we define custom properties of the hyperlink component by using the name-value pairs.

Matlab Example (3)

The following MATLAB program demonstrates the implementation of this syntax of the 'uihyperlink' function.

% MATLAB code to create a hyperlink component with custom properties
% Create a GUI figure as the parent container
fig = uifigure;

% Create a hyperlink with custom Text and URL
hlink = uihyperlink(fig, 'Text', 'Tutorials Point', 'URL', 'https://www.tutorialspoint.com');

Output

Code Explanation

This MATLAB code will create a hyperlink component with a custom text 'Tutorials Point' and URL 'https://www.tutorialspoint.com'. Hence, this hyperlink component will open the Tutorials Point website when clicked.

Example (1) – Create a Hyperlink Component to Redirect the Text to the Specified web Link.

After getting a brief overview of different syntaxes of the 'uihyperlink' function. Let us now discuss some example programs to understand the applications of 'uihyperlink' components.

% MATLAB code to create a hyperlink to connect the text to a specified link
% Create a figure window
fig = uifigure;

% Create a hyperlink component to connect the link and text
hlink = uihyperlink(fig, 'Text', 'Tutorials Point', 'URL', 'https://www.tutorialspoint.com', 'Position', [200, 200, 150, 40], 'FontColor', [0, 0.7, 0]);

Output

Explanation

When user will click the link text 'Tutorials Point', he will be redirected to the Tutorials Point website.

Example (2) – Create a Hyperlink Component and Display Custom Tooltip

% MATLAB code to create a hyperlink and display custom tooltip
% Create a figure window
fig = uifigure;

% Create a hyperlink component to display a custom tooltip
hlink = uihyperlink(fig, 'Text', 'Tutorials Point', 'URL', 'https://www.tutorialspoint.com', 'Position', [200, 200, 150, 40], 'FontColor', [0, 0.7, 0], 'Tooltip', 'Click to Visit TutorialsPoint');

Output

Explanation

When the user holds their mouse pointer over the hyperlink text 'Tutorials Point', a tooltip showing 'Click to Visit TutorialsPoint' will be displayed.

Example (3) – Create Hyperlink Component to Send an Email

% MATLAB code to create a hyperlink to send an email
% Create a figure window
fig = uifigure;

% Create a hyperlink component to connect the link and text
hlink = uihyperlink(fig, 'Text', 'Contact Tutorials Point', 'URL', ['mailto:', 'contact@tutorialspoint.com'], 'Position', [200, 200, 150, 40]);

Output

Explanation

This MATLAB code will display a figure window containing a hyperlink component 'Contact Tutorials Point'. When user click on this hyperlink component, he will be redirected to a default email service to send an email to Tutorials Point.

Conclusion

This is all about how to create a hyperlink component in MATLAB. In MATLAB, we can use the 'uihyperlink' function to create an interactive hyperlink component. The creation of a hyperlink component for different use cases is explained in the above sections of this article with the help of example programs.