Improved dictionary variable view

Is there any way view a dictionary and click on key / values inside the dictionary to view the tables/objects inside, similar to what happens for a struct?

Currently when looking at a dictionary with the variable viewer, it looks like the following:

Answer 1

[Harimurali]

Hi Henry,

As of MATLAB R2024a, it is not possible to directly expand and view the contents of objects that are the keys or values in a dictionary variable by double-clicking on the dictionary variable in the MATLAB workspace browser.

This can be achieved using the "entries" function in MATLAB, which returns the key-value pairs of the dictionary as a table or structure. Follow the below mentioned steps to view the contents of the objects that are keys or values in a dictionary variable:

• Save the result of the "entries" function to a variable in MATLAB.

comp_defs_table = entries(comp_defs);

• Double-click on "comp_defs_table" variable from the MATLAB workspace browser to open and view the table.
• From the table, double-click on the object that is a key or a value to view the contents.

Refer to the following documentation for information about the "entries" function: https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2024a/matlab/ref/dictionary.entries.html