MATLAB: Which is better to use in the case -uigetfile or uigetdir

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I have a archived files in the following location- C:\Archive\project_dir\project_folder.

I have a Browse button in the GUI, which should allow to choose the entire project folder (It consists of .mat files). Which command is better for my requirement, uigetfile or uigetdir?

Note: Also, I need to have a check if the user has selected the file within the folder C:\Archive\project_dir. It is not possible to select the project_folder outside this directory location.

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f='C:\Archive\project_dir\project_folder\'
[file,pat]=uigetfile(f,'*.mat')
yourfile=fullfile(pat,file)
test=isequal(f,pat)  % to check if the user has selected the right folder

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