Assigning array-type names to elements of a GUI or App

How can I assign names coming from a string array to the elements of an App?

Example: I have the following string array

CBNames= ["NameCheckBox" "PhoneCheckBox" "AddressCheckBox"]  

Now, when trying to change the Value property of the PhoneCheckBox in may App, I would like to refer to it as:

app.CBNames(2).Value=1

But when I try this I receive an error message that says:

Unrecognized method, property, or field 'CBName' for class 'MAINApp'

Is there a way to do this or is this categorically impossible in Matlab?

Answer 1

[Matt J]

app.(CBNames(2)).Value=1

[Saeid]

Thanks Matt.

[Saeid]

By the way, is there a way to refer to more than one element in one command?

Something like:

app.(CBNames(1:4)).Value=1

[Matt J]

You could create a property which stores a vector of handles to your checkboxes.

app.checkboxes=arrayfun(@(el)app.(el),  CBNames);

Then, you can manipulate them as a group by doing things like,

set(app.checkboxes,'Value',1)
set(app.checkboxes,{'Value'},{1,0,1,0}')