Copying Simulink masks from multiple blocks to a single block.

Hi,

When using HDL coder you can't have masked subsystems under a subsystem with a mask, in other words there can be only one mask in a model. What I would like to do is programmatically copy masks from lower subsystems to the highest level masked subsystem I have. I can use find_system(' modelname ','Mask','on')to find masked blocks and use the commands:

pSource = Simulink.Mask.get( srcBlockName )

pDest = Simulink.Mask.create(destBlockName)

pDest.copy(pSource)

To get a mask and copy a mask from one block to another. However, pDest.copy(pSource) replaces any existing mask. What I would like to do is if masks already exists add the new mask as a separate tab. That way all my masks could be at the top level and exist as separate tabs for "neatness" although not absolutely necessary.

Any help appreciated

Thanks

Stuart

[Guy Championnet]

Hi,

I needed to do something very similar, so I wrote the following function:

function [ ] = CopyMaskDialogElementsFromTo(pSourceMask,pSrcDialogElement,pDestMask,pDestDialogElement)
% Recursively copy the content of the mask pSourceMask under dialog element pSrcDialogElement
% to the mask pDestMask under dialog element pDestDialogElement

for i=1:size(pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls,2)
    switch class(pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i))

          case 'Simulink.dialog.Text'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','text',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Prompt',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Prompt,...
                  'WordWrap',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).WordWrap,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

          case 'Simulink.dialog.Tab'

              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','tab',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Prompt',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Prompt);

              CopyMaskDialogElementsFromTo( pSourceMask,pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i),pDestMask,tmpDialogCtrlObject)

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

          case 'Simulink.dialog.TabContainer'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','tabcontainer',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row);

              CopyMaskDialogElementsFromTo( pSourceMask,pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i),pDestMask,tmpDialogCtrlObject)

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

          case 'Simulink.dialog.Panel'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','panel',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row);

              CopyMaskDialogElementsFromTo( pSourceMask,pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i),pDestMask,tmpDialogCtrlObject)

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

           case 'Simulink.dialog.Image'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','image',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'FilePath',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).FilePath,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

         case 'Simulink.dialog.Hyperlink'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','hyperlink',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Prompt',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Prompt,...
                  'Callback',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Callback,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

          case 'Simulink.dialog.Group'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','group',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Prompt',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Prompt,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row);

              CopyMaskDialogElementsFromTo( pSourceMask,pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i),pDestMask,tmpDialogCtrlObject)

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

          case 'Simulink.dialog.Button'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','pushbutton',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Prompt',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Prompt,...
                  'Callback',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Callback,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row,...
                  'FilePath',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).FilePath);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;

          case {'Simulink.dialog.parameter.Edit','Simulink.dialog.parameter.Max','Simulink.dialog.parameter.Min','Simulink.dialog.parameter.Popup'}
              tmpParamObject = pSourceMask.getParameter(pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name);

              pDestMask.addParameter('Type',tmpParamObject.Type,...
                  'TypeOptions',tmpParamObject.TypeOptions,...
                  'Name',tmpParamObject.Name,...
                  'Prompt',tmpParamObject.Prompt,...
                  'Value',tmpParamObject.Value,...
                  'Evaluate',tmpParamObject.Evaluate,...
                  'Tunable',tmpParamObject.Tunable,...
                  'NeverSave',tmpParamObject.NeverSave,...
                  'Internal',tmpParamObject.Internal,...
                  'Enabled',tmpParamObject.Enabled,...
                  'Visible',tmpParamObject.Visible,...
                  'ToolTip',tmpParamObject.ToolTip,...
                  'Callback',tmpParamObject.Callback);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject = pDestMask.getDialogControl(pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.moveTo(pDestDialogElement);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.PromptLocation = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).PromptLocation;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Row = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row;

          case {'Simulink.dialog.parameter.CheckBox', 'Simulink.dialog.parameter.Control', 'Simulink.dialog.parameter.RadioButton'}

              tmpParamObject = pSourceMask.getParameter(pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name);

              pDestMask.addParameter('Type',tmpParamObject.Type,...
                  'TypeOptions',tmpParamObject.TypeOptions,...
                  'Name',tmpParamObject.Name,...
                  'Prompt',tmpParamObject.Prompt,...
                  'Value',tmpParamObject.Value,...
                  'Evaluate',tmpParamObject.Evaluate,...
                  'Tunable',tmpParamObject.Tunable,...
                  'NeverSave',tmpParamObject.NeverSave,...
                  'Internal',tmpParamObject.Internal,...
                  'Enabled',tmpParamObject.Enabled,...
                  'Visible',tmpParamObject.Visible,...
                  'ToolTip',tmpParamObject.ToolTip,...
                  'Callback',tmpParamObject.Callback);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject = pDestMask.getDialogControl(pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.moveTo(pDestDialogElement);

              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Row = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row;

          otherwise
              disp(['Unknown type:', class(pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i))])
      end
  end

end

To call the function, you need to get the source/destination block pointers and the dialog controls pointers to copy from/to.

pSourceMask = Simulink.Mask.get('sys/blockFrom');
pDestMask   = Simulink.Mask.get('sys/blockTo');

[pSrcDialogElement, ~]  = pSourceMask.getDialogControl('ParameterGroupVar');
[pDestDialogElement, ~] = pDestMask.getDialogControl('AddUnderThisTab');

CopyMaskDialogElementsFromTo( pSourceMask,pSrcDialogElement,pDestMask,pDestDialogElement);

Answer 1

[Ryan Chladny]

Nice function Guy and thanks for posting. I would only suggest that you include a switch case for the CollapsiblePanel dialog type now as well found in the later releases (same as Panel).

          case 'Simulink.dialog.CollapsiblePanel'
              tmpDialogCtrlObject=pDestDialogElement.addDialogControl('Type','panel',...
                  'Name',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Name,...
                  'Row',pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Row);
              CopyMaskDialogElementsFromTo( pSourceMask,pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i),pDestMask,tmpDialogCtrlObject)
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Enabled = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Enabled;
              tmpDialogCtrlObject.Visible = pSrcDialogElement.DialogControls(i).Visible;