Merge pull request #169 from mathworks/168-baseviewcontroller-onfieldedited-should-handle-cellstr-values-as-strings-just-like-char-values

168 baseviewcontroller onfieldedited should handle cellstr values as strings just like char values

Author: rjackey

test/+wt/+test/BaseWidgetTest.m

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-classdef BaseWidgetTest < wt.test.BaseTest
+classdef (Abstract) BaseWidgetTest < wt.test.BaseTest
     % Implements a unit test for a widget or component
 
     %   Copyright 2020-2025 The MathWorks Inc.

widgets/+wt/+abstract/BaseViewController.m

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function onFieldEdited(obj,evt,fieldName,index)
             newValue = evt.Value;
 
             % Treat char as string
-            if ischar(newValue)
+            if ischar(newValue) || iscellstr(newValue) %#ok<ISCLSTR>
                 newValue = string(newValue);
             end