--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@workspaceBrowser/getSelectedObjects.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+% GETSELECTEDOBJECTS returns a cell-array of the objects selected in the
+% workspace browser.
+% 
+% 
+function objs = getSelectedObjects(wb)
+  
+  vars = wb.hdl.getSelectedPaths;
+  
+  objs = {};
+  for kk=1:numel(vars)
+    var = char(vars(kk));
+    var = strrep(var, 'workspace,', '');
+    var = strrep(var, '[', '');
+    var = strrep(var, ']', '');
+    var = strrep(var, ' ', '');
+    var = strrep(var, ',', '.');
+    
+    try
+      % get the variable
+      cmd = sprintf('obj = evalin(''base'', ''%s'');', var);
+      eval(cmd);
+      objs = [objs {obj}];
+    catch
+      error('### variable ''%s'' not available in the workspace. Refresh the browser.', var);
+    end
+  end
+  
+end