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<h2>4.1: uix.Empty <a href="Function_reference.html#4"><img src="Images/uparrow.png" border="0" align="top" alt="Go back up one level"/></a></h2>
<p>Create an empty space</p>
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<dt><code class="OUTARG">obj</code><code class="FUNCTION"> = uix.Empty(</code><code class="FUNCTION"> )</code></dt>
<dd>creates an empty space object that can be
used in layouts to add gaps between other elements.</dd>
<dt><code class="OUTARG">obj</code><code class="FUNCTION"> = uix.Empty(</code><code class="INARG"> param</code><code class="FUNCTION">,</code><code class="INARG"> value</code><code class="FUNCTION">,</code><code class="INARG"> ...</code><code class="FUNCTION"> )</code></dt>
<dd>also sets one or more property values.</dd>
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<h3>uix.Empty properties</h3>
<p>The empty space is achieved using a container that monitors
its parent's color and changes its own to match.</p>
<center><table frame="box" rules="all" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><tr><th class="PROPERTYTABLE">Property</th><th class="PROPERTYTABLE">Value</th><th class="PROPERTYTABLE">Description</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>BeingDeleted </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>on | off</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Deletion status.</description></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>HandleVisibility </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>on | off</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Visibility of the object.</description></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>Parent </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>empty GraphicsPlaceholder array | figure | container</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Parent of the object.</description></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>Position </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>[x y w h]</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Position (x,y) and size (w,h) within figure or container.</description></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>Tag </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>string</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Tag to associate with object.</description></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>Type </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>string</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Type of graphics object.</description></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>Units </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>inches | centimeters | normalized | points | pixels | characters</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Position units.</description></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><code>Visible </code></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><value>on | off</value></td><td valign="top" class="PROPERTYTABLE"><description>Visibility.</description></td></tr></table></center>
<h3>For example:</h3>
<pre style="background-color: #eeeeff; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px"><font color="#000011"><!-->> -->f = <a href="matlab:doc figure"><code class="FUNCTION">figure</code></a>();
<!-->> -->box = <a href="uix.HBox.html"><code class="FUNCTION">uix.HBox</code></a>( <code class="STRING">'Parent'</code>, f, <code class="STRING">'Spacing'</code>, 5 );
<!-->> --><a href="matlab:doc uicontrol"><code class="FUNCTION">uicontrol</code></a>( <code class="STRING">'Parent'</code>, box, <code class="STRING">'Background'</code>, <code class="STRING">'r'</code> )
<!-->> --><a href="uix.Empty.html"><code class="FUNCTION">uix.Empty</code></a>( <code class="STRING">'Parent'</code>, box )
<!-->> --><a href="matlab:doc uicontrol"><code class="FUNCTION">uicontrol</code></a>( <code class="STRING">'Parent'</code>, box, <code class="STRING">'Background'</code>, <code class="STRING">'g'</code> )</font></pre>
<p style="background-color: #ddddee; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px"><font color="#000022"><center><img src="Images/Empty.png"/></center></font></p>
<br/><b>See also:</b><ul><li><code class="FUNCTION"><a href="uix.HBox.html">uix.HBox</a></code> - for arranging widgets horizontally</li></ul>
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