PolarAxes Properties
Polar axes appearance and behavior
PolarAxes
properties control the appearance
and behavior of a PolarAxes
object. By changing
property values, you can modify certain aspects of the polar axes. Set axes properties
after plotting since some graphics functions reset axes properties.
Some graphics functions create polar axes when plotting. Use gca
to
access the newly created axes. To create empty polar axes, use the
polaraxes
function.
polarplot([0 pi/2 pi],[1 2 3]) ax = gca; d = ax.ThetaDir; ax.ThetaDir = 'clockwise';
Font
FontName
— Font name
supported font name | "FixedWidth"
Font name, specified as a supported font name or "FixedWidth"
. To display
and print text properly, you must choose a font that your system supports. The default
font depends on your operating system and locale.
To use a fixed-width font that looks good in any locale, use "FixedWidth"
.
The fixed-width font relies on the root FixedWidthFontName
property. Setting the root FixedWidthFontName
property causes an
immediate update of the display to use the new font.
FontSize
— Font size
scalar numeric value
Font size, specified as a scalar numeric value. The font size affects the
title and tick labels. It also affects any legends or colorbars associated
with the axes. The default font size depends on the specific operating
system and locale. By default, the font size is measured in points. To
change the units, set the FontUnits
property.
MATLAB® automatically scales some of the text to a percentage of the axes font size.
Titles — 110% of the axes font size by default. To control the scaling, use the
TitleFontSizeMultiplier
andLabelFontSizeMultiplier
properties.Legends and colorbars — 90% of the axes font size by default. To specify a different font size, set the
FontSize
property for theLegend
orColorbar
object instead.
Example: ax.FontSize = 12
FontSizeMode
— Selection mode for font size
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the font size, specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Font size specified by MATLAB. If you resize the axes to be smaller than the default size, the font size might scale down to improve readability and layout.'manual'
— Font size specified manually. Do not scale the font size as the axes size changes. To specify the font size, set theFontSize
property.
FontWeight
— Character thickness
'normal'
(default) | 'bold'
Character thickness, specified as 'normal'
or
'bold'
.
MATLAB uses the FontWeight
property to select a font from
those available on your system. Not all fonts have a bold weight. Therefore, specifying
a bold font weight can still result in the normal font weight.
FontAngle
— Character slant
'normal'
(default) | 'italic'
Character slant, specified as 'normal'
or
'italic'
.
Not all fonts have both font styles. Therefore, the italic font might look the same as the normal font.
TitleFontSizeMultiplier
— Scale factor for title font size
1.1
(default) | numeric value greater than 0
Scale factor for the title font size, specified as a numeric value greater than 0. The scale factor is applied to the value of the FontSize
property to determine the font size for the title.
TitleFontWeight
— Title character thickness
'bold'
(default) | 'normal'
Title character thickness, specified as one of these values:
'normal'
— Default weight as defined by the particular font'bold'
— Thicker characters than normal
SubtitleFontWeight
— Subtitle character thickness
'normal'
(default) | 'bold'
Subtitle character thickness, specified as one of these values:
'normal'
— Default weight as defined by the particular font'bold'
— Thicker characters than normal
FontUnits
— Font size units
'points'
(default) | 'inches'
| 'centimeters'
| 'normalized'
| 'pixels'
Font size units, specified as one of these values.
Units | Description |
---|---|
'points' | Points. One point equals 1/72 inch. |
'inches' | Inches. |
'centimeters' | Centimeters. |
'normalized'
| Interpret font size as a fraction of the axes height. If you
resize the axes, the font size modifies accordingly. For example, if
the FontSize is 0.1 in
normalized units, then the text is 1/10 of the height value stored
in the axes Position property. |
'pixels' | Pixels. Starting in R2015b, distances in pixels are independent of your system resolution on Windows® and Macintosh systems.
|
To set both the font size and the font units in a single function call, you first must set the
FontUnits
property so that the Axes
object
correctly interprets the specified font size.
FontSmoothing
— Font smoothing
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
Font smoothing, specified as 'on'
or 'off'
, or
as numeric or logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of 'on'
is equivalent to true, and 'off'
is equivalent to
false
. Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical
value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
Value | Description | Result |
---|---|---|
'on' | Use antialiasing to make text appear smoother on the screen. Example:
| |
'off' | Do not use antialiasing. Use this setting if the text seems blurry. Example:
|
Note
The FontSmoothing
property will have no effect in a future
release. Font smoothing will be enabled regardless of the value of the
property.
Ticks
RTick
— Radius tick values
[0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1]
(default) | vector of increasing values
Radius tick values, specified as a vector of increasing values. The radius tick values
are the locations along the r-axis where the circular lines appear.
The radius tick labels are the labels that you see next to each line. Use the
RTickLabels
property to specify the associated labels.
Example: ax.RTick = [0 2 4 6];
Alternatively, use the rticks
function to specify the tick
values.
RTickMode
— Selection mode for radius tick values
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the radius tick values, specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the tick values based on the range of data for the axis.'manual'
— Manually specify the tick values. To specify the values, set theRTick
property.
Example: ax.RTickMode = 'auto'
RTickLabel
— Radius tick labels
{'0'; '0.2'; '0.4'; '0.6'; '0.8';
'1'}
(default) | cell array of character vectors | string array | categorical array
Radius tick labels, specified as a cell array of character vectors, string
array, or categorical array. If you do not want tick labels to show, then
specify an empty cell array {}
. If you do not specify
enough labels for all the ticks values, then the labels repeat.
Tick labels support TeX and LaTeX markup. See the TickLabelInterpreter
property for more information.
If you specify this property as a categorical array, MATLAB uses the values in the array, not the categories.
Example: ax.RTickLabel =
{'one','two','three','four'};
Alternatively, use the rticklabels
function.
RTickLabelMode
— Selection mode for RTickLabel
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the RTickLabel
property value,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the tick labels.'manual'
— Manually specify the tick labels. To specify the labels, set theRTickLabel
property.
ThetaTick
— Angles at which to display lines
[0 30 60 ... 300 330 360]
(default) | vector of increasing values
Angles at which to display lines extending from the origin,
specified as a vector of increasing values. MATLAB labels the
lines with the appropriate angle values, unless you specify different
labels using the ThetaTickLabel
property.
MATLAB interprets the values in units determined by the ThetaAxisUnits
property.
Example: ax.ThetaTick = [0 90 180 270];
Alternatively, specify the values using the thetaticks
function.
ThetaTickMode
— Selection mode for ThetaTick
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the ThetaTick
property value,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the property value.'manual'
— Use the specified property value. To specify the value, set theThetaTick
property.
ThetaTickLabel
— Labels for angle lines
{'0'; '30'; '60'; ... '300'; '330';
'360'}
(default) | cell array of character vectors | string array | categorical array
Labels for angle lines, specified as a cell array of character vectors, string array, or categorical array.
If you do not specify enough labels for all the lines, then the labels
repeat. Labels support TeX and LaTeX markup. See the TickLabelInterpreter
property for more information.
If you specify this property as a categorical array, MATLAB uses the values in the array, not the categories.
Example: ax.ThetaTickLabel =
{'right','top','left','bottom'};
Alternatively, specify the values using the thetaticklabels
function.
ThetaTickLabelMode
— Selection mode for ThetaTickLabel
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the ThetaTickLabel
property value,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the property value.'manual'
— Use the specified property value. To specify the value, set theThetaTickLabel
property.
RTickLabelRotation
— Rotation of r-axis tick labels
0
(default) | scalar value in degrees
Rotation of r-axis tick labels, specified as a scalar value in degrees. Positive values give counterclockwise rotation. Negative values give clockwise rotation.
Example: ax.RTickLabelRotation = 45;
Alternatively, use the rtickangle
function.
RTickLabelRotationMode
— Selection mode for tick label rotation
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the r-axis tick label rotation, specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the tick label rotation.'manual'
— Use a tick label rotation that you specify. To specify the rotation, set theRTickLabelRotation
property.
RMinorTick
— Minor tick marks along r-axis
'off'
| on/off logical value
Minor tick marks along r-axis, specified as
'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or
logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of
'on'
is equivalent to true
, and
'off'
is equivalent to false
.
Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical value. The value
is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
'on'
— Display minor tick marks. The space between the major tick marks and grid lines determines the number of minor tick marks. This property value has a visual effect only if the tick length is positive (controlled by theTickLength
property) and if the polar axes is a full circle (controlled by theThetaLim
property).'off'
— Do not display minor tick marks.
Example: ax.RMinorTick = 'on';
ThetaMinorTick
— Minor tick marks between angle lines
'off'
(default) | on/off logical value
Minor tick marks between angle lines, specified as 'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or logical 1
(true
) or 0
(false
). A value of 'on'
is
equivalent to true
, and 'off'
is
equivalent to false
. Thus, you can use the value of this
property as a logical value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value
of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
'on'
— Display minor tick marks. The space between the lines determines the number of minor tick marks. This property value has a visual effect only if the tick length is positive. To set the tick length, use theTickLength
property, for example,ax.TickLength = [0.02 0]
.'off'
— Do not display minor tick marks.
ThetaZeroLocation
— Location of the zero reference axis
'right'
(default) | 'top'
| 'left'
| 'bottom'
Location of the zero reference axis, specified as one of the values in this table.
Value | Result |
---|---|
'right' |
|
'top' |
|
'left' |
|
'bottom' |
|
Example: ax.ThetaZeroLocation = 'left';
TickDir
— Tick mark direction
'in'
(default) | 'out'
| 'both'
| 'none'
Tick mark direction, specified as one of these values:
'in'
— Direct the tick marks inward from the axis lines. (Default for 2-D views)'out'
— Direct the tick marks outward from the axis lines. (Default for 3-D views)'both'
— Center the tick marks over the axis lines.'none'
— Do not display any tick marks.
TickDirMode
— Selection mode for TickDir
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the TickDir
property,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the tick direction based on the current view.'manual'
— Manually specify the tick direction. To specify the tick direction, set theTickDir
property.
Example: ax.TickDirMode = 'auto'
TickLabelInterpreter
— Tick label interpreter
'tex'
(default) | 'latex'
| 'none'
Tick label interpreter, specified as one of these values:
'tex'
— Interpret labels using a subset of the TeX markup.'latex'
— Interpret labels using a subset of LaTeX markup. When you specify the tick labels, use dollar signs around each element in the cell array.'none'
— Display literal characters.
TeX Markup
By default, MATLAB supports a subset of TeX markup. Use TeX markup to add superscripts and subscripts, modify the text type and color, and include special characters in the labels.
Modifiers remain in effect until the end of the text.
Superscripts and subscripts are an exception because they modify only the next character or the
characters within the curly braces. When you set the interpreter to 'tex'
,
the supported modifiers are as follows.
Modifier | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
^{ } | Superscript | 'text^{superscript}' |
_{ } | Subscript | 'text_{subscript}' |
\bf | Bold font | '\bf text' |
\it | Italic font | '\it text' |
\sl | Oblique font (usually the same as italic font) | '\sl text' |
\rm | Normal font | '\rm text' |
\fontname{ | Font name — Replace
with the name of
a font family. You can use this in combination with other modifiers. | '\fontname{Courier} text' |
\fontsize{ | Font size —Replace
with a numeric
scalar value in point units. | '\fontsize{15} text' |
\color{ | Font color — Replace
with one of
these colors: red , green ,
yellow , magenta ,
blue , black ,
white , gray ,
darkGreen , orange , or
lightBlue . | '\color{magenta} text' |
\color[rgb]{specifier} | Custom font color — Replace
with a
three-element RGB triplet. | '\color[rgb]{0,0.5,0.5} text' |
This table lists the supported special characters for the
'tex'
interpreter.
Character Sequence | Symbol | Character Sequence | Symbol | Character Sequence | Symbol |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α |
| υ |
| ~ |
| ∠ |
| ϕ |
| ≤ |
|
|
| χ |
| ∞ |
| β |
| ψ |
| ♣ |
| γ |
| ω |
| ♦ |
| δ |
| Γ |
| ♥ |
| ϵ |
| Δ |
| ♠ |
| ζ |
| Θ |
| ↔ |
| η |
| Λ |
| ← |
| θ |
| Ξ |
| ⇐ |
| ϑ |
| Π |
| ↑ |
| ι |
| Σ |
| → |
| κ |
| ϒ |
| ⇒ |
| λ |
| Φ |
| ↓ |
| µ |
| Ψ |
| º |
| ν |
| Ω |
| ± |
| ξ |
| ∀ |
| ≥ |
| π |
| ∃ |
| ∝ |
| ρ |
| ∍ |
| ∂ |
| σ |
| ≅ |
| • |
| ς |
| ≈ |
| ÷ |
| τ |
| ℜ |
| ≠ |
| ≡ |
| ⊕ |
| ℵ |
| ℑ |
| ∪ |
| ℘ |
| ⊗ |
| ⊆ |
| ∅ |
| ∩ |
| ∈ |
| ⊇ |
| ⊃ |
| ⌈ |
| ⊂ |
| ∫ |
| · |
| ο |
| ⌋ |
| ¬ |
| ∇ |
| ⌊ |
| x |
| ... |
| ⊥ |
| √ |
| ´ |
| ∧ |
| ϖ |
| ∅ |
| ⌉ |
| 〉 |
| | |
| ∨ |
| 〈 |
| © |
LaTeX Markup
To use LaTeX markup, set the TickLabelInterpreter
property to
'latex'
. Use dollar symbols around the labels, for example, use
'$\int_1^{20} x^2 dx$'
for inline mode or '$$\int_1^{20} x^2
dx$$'
for display mode.
The displayed text uses the default LaTeX font style. The FontName
,
FontWeight
, and FontAngle
properties do not have
an effect. To change the font style, use LaTeX markup within the text. The maximum size of
the text that you can use with the LaTeX interpreter is 1200 characters. For multiline text,
the maximum size of the text reduces by about 10 characters per line.
For examples that use TeX and LaTeX, see Greek Letters and Special Characters in Chart Text. For more information about the LaTeX system, see The LaTeX Project website at https://www.latex-project.org/.
TickLength
— Tick mark length
[0 0]
(default) | two-element vector
Tick mark length, specified as a two-element vector. The first element determines the tick length. The second element is ignored.
Example: ax.TickLength = [0.02 0];
Rulers
RLim
— Minimum and maximum radius limits
[0 1]
(default) | two-element vector of the form [rmin rmax]
Minimum and maximum radius limits, specified as a two-element
vector of the form [rmin rmax]
, where rmax
is
a numeric value greater than rmin
. You can specify
both limits, or specify one limit and let the axes automatically calculate
the other.
To automatically set the minimum limit to the minimum data value, specify the first element as
-inf
, for example,[-inf 0]
.To automatically set the maximum limit to the maximum data value, specify the second element as
inf
, for example,[0 inf]
.
Alternatively, use the rlim
function
to set the limits.
Example: ax.RLim = [0 6];
RLimMode
— Selection mode for RLim
'auto'
(default) | 'manual
Selection mode for the RLim
property value, specified
as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically set the property value.'manual'
— Use the specified property value. To specify the value, set theRLim
property.
ThetaLim
— Minimum and maximum angle values
[0 360]
(default) | two-element vector of the form [thmin thmax]
Minimum and maximum angle values, specified as a two-element
vector of the form [thmin thmax]
. If the difference
between the values is less than 360 degrees, then the theta-axis is
a partial circle.
MATLAB interprets the values in units determined by the ThetaAxisUnits
property.
Example: ax.ThetaLim = [0 180];
ThetaLimMode
— Selection mode for ThetaLim
'auto'
(default) | 'manual
Selection mode for the ThetaLim
property value,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the property value.'manual'
— Use the specified property value. To specify the value, set theThetaLim
property.
RAxis
— Component that controls appearance and behavior of r-axis
ruler object (default)
Component that controls the appearance and behavior of the r-axis, returned as a ruler object. When MATLAB creates polar axes, it automatically creates a ruler for the r-axis. Modify the appearance and behavior of this axis by accessing the associated ruler and setting ruler properties. For a list of options, see NumericRuler Properties.
For example, change the color of the r-axis to red.
ax = polaraxes;
ax.RAxis.Color = 'r';
Use the RAxis
properties to access the ruler objects
and set ruler properties. If you want to set polar axes properties, set them
directly on the PolarAxes
object.
ThetaAxis
— Component that controls appearance and behavior of theta-axis
ruler object (default)
Component that controls the appearance and behavior of the theta-axis, returned as a ruler object. When MATLAB creates polar axes, it automatically creates a numeric ruler for the theta-axis. Modify the appearance and behavior of this axis by accessing the associated ruler and setting ruler properties. For a list of options, see NumericRuler Properties.
For example, change the color of the theta-axis to red.
ax = polaraxes;
ax.ThetaAxis.Color = 'r';
Use the ThetaAxis
property to access the ruler object
and set ruler properties. If you want to set polar axes properties, set them
directly on the PolarAxes
object.
RAxisLocation
— Location of r-axis
80
(default) | scalar angle value
Location of the r-axis, specified a scalar angle value. MATLAB interprets
the values in units determined by the ThetaAxisUnits
property.
Example: ax.RAxisLocation = 90;
RAxisLocationMode
— Selection mode for RAxisLocation
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the RAxisLocation
property value,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the property value.'manual'
— Use the specified property value. To specify the value, set theRAxisLocation
property.
RColor
— Color of r-axis
[0.15 0.15 0.15]
(default) | RGB triplet | hexadecimal color code | 'r'
| 'g'
| 'b'
| ...
Color of the r-axis, including the r-axis grid lines, tick marks, and tick labels. Specify this value as an RGB triplet, a hexadecimal color code, a color name, or a short name.
Note
If you specify the GridColor
property, then the grid lines use
the color in the GridColor
property instead. See GridColorMode
for more
information.
For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.
An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range
[0,1]
, for example,[0.4 0.6 0.7]
.A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (
#
) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from0
toF
. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes"#FF8800"
,"#ff8800"
,"#F80"
, and"#f80"
are equivalent.
Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.
Color Name | Short Name | RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
"red" | "r" | [1 0 0] | "#FF0000" | |
"green" | "g" | [0 1 0] | "#00FF00" | |
"blue" | "b" | [0 0 1] | "#0000FF" | |
"cyan"
| "c" | [0 1 1] | "#00FFFF" | |
"magenta" | "m" | [1 0 1] | "#FF00FF" | |
"yellow" | "y" | [1 1 0] | "#FFFF00" | |
"black" | "k" | [0 0 0] | "#000000" | |
"white" | "w" | [1 1 1] | "#FFFFFF" | |
"none" | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | No color |
Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.
RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|
[0 0.4470 0.7410] | "#0072BD" | |
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980] | "#D95319" | |
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250] | "#EDB120" | |
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560] | "#7E2F8E" | |
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880] | "#77AC30" | |
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330] | "#4DBEEE" | |
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840] | "#A2142F" |
For example, ax.RColor = 'r'
changes the color to red.
RColorMode
— Property for setting r-axis grid color
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Property for setting r-axis grid color, specified
'auto'
or 'manual'
. The mode value
only affects the r-axis grid color. The
r-axis tick labels always use the
RColor
value, regardless of the mode.
The r-axis grid color depends on both the
RColorMode
property and the
GridColorMode
property, as shown
here.
RColorMode | GridColorMode | r-Axis Grid Color |
---|---|---|
'auto' | 'auto' | GridColor property |
'manual' | GridColor property | |
'manual' | 'auto' | RColor property |
'manual' | GridColor property |
The r-axis minor grid color depends on both the
RColorMode
property and the
MinorGridColorMode
property, as shown
here.
RColorMode | MinorGridColorMode | r-Axis Minor Grid Color |
---|---|---|
'auto' | 'auto' | MinorGridColor property |
'manual' | MinorGridColor property | |
'manual' | 'auto' | RColor property |
'manual' | MinorGridColor property |
ThetaColor
— Color of theta-axis
[0.15 0.15 0.15]
(default) | RGB triplet | hexadecimal color code | 'r'
| 'g'
| 'b'
| ...
Color of the theta-axis, including the theta-axis grid lines, tick marks, tick labels. Specify this value as an RGB triplet, a hexadecimal color code, a color name, or a short name.
Note
If you specify the GridColor
property, then the grid lines use
the color in the GridColor
property instead. See GridColorMode
for more
information.
For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.
An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range
[0,1]
, for example,[0.4 0.6 0.7]
.A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (
#
) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from0
toF
. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes"#FF8800"
,"#ff8800"
,"#F80"
, and"#f80"
are equivalent.
Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.
Color Name | Short Name | RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
"red" | "r" | [1 0 0] | "#FF0000" | |
"green" | "g" | [0 1 0] | "#00FF00" | |
"blue" | "b" | [0 0 1] | "#0000FF" | |
"cyan"
| "c" | [0 1 1] | "#00FFFF" | |
"magenta" | "m" | [1 0 1] | "#FF00FF" | |
"yellow" | "y" | [1 1 0] | "#FFFF00" | |
"black" | "k" | [0 0 0] | "#000000" | |
"white" | "w" | [1 1 1] | "#FFFFFF" | |
"none" | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | No color |
Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.
RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|
[0 0.4470 0.7410] | "#0072BD" | |
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980] | "#D95319" | |
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250] | "#EDB120" | |
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560] | "#7E2F8E" | |
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880] | "#77AC30" | |
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330] | "#4DBEEE" | |
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840] | "#A2142F" |
For example, ax.ThetaColor = 'r'
changes the color to red.
ThetaColorMode
— Property for setting theta-axis grid color
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Property for setting theta-axis grid color, specified
'auto'
or 'manual'
. The mode value
only affects the theta-axis grid color. The
theta-axis line, tick marks, and labels always use
the ThetaColor
value, regardless of the mode.
The theta-axis grid color depends on both the
ThetaColorMode
property and the
GridColorMode
property, as shown
here.
ThetaColorMode | GridColorMode | theta-Axis Grid Color |
---|---|---|
'auto' | 'auto' | GridColor property |
'manual' | GridColor property | |
'manual' | 'auto' | ThetaColor property |
'manual' | GridColor property |
The theta-axis minor grid color depends on both the
ThetaColorMode
property and the
MinorGridColorMode
property, as shown
here.
ThetaColorMode | MinorGridColorMode | theta-Axis Minor Grid Color |
---|---|---|
'auto' | 'auto' | MinorGridColor property |
'manual' | MinorGridColor property | |
'manual' | 'auto' | ThetaColor property |
'manual' | MinorGridColor property |
RDir
— Direction of increasing values along r-axis
'normal'
(default) | 'reverse'
Direction of increasing values along the r-axis, specified as one of these values:
'normal'
— Values increase outward from the center of the chart. The radius at the origin corresponds to the minimum value stored in theRLim
property (typically 0).'reverse'
— Values decrease outward from the center of the chart. The radius at the origin corresponds to the maximum value stored in theRLim
property.
Example: ax.RDir = 'reverse';
ThetaDir
— Direction of increasing angles
'counterclockwise'
(default) | 'clockwise'
Direction of increasing angles, specified as one of the values in this table.
Value | Result |
---|---|
'counterclockwise' | Angles increase in a counterclockwise direction. |
'clockwise' | Angles increase in a clockwise direction. |
Example: ax.ThetaDir = 'clockwise';
ThetaAxisUnits
— Units for angle values
'degrees'
(default) | 'radians'
Units for angle values, specified as one of these values:
'degrees'
— Label the angles in degrees, and interpret theThetaLim
,ThetaTick
, andRAxisLocation
property values in degrees. When you switch the units from radians to degrees, MATLAB converts the radian values in those three properties to the equivalent degree values.'radians'
— Label the angles in radians, and interpret theThetaLim
,ThetaTick
, andRAxisLocation
property values in radians. When you switch the units from degrees to radians, MATLAB converts the degree values in those three properties to the equivalent radian values.
Example: ax.ThetaAxisUnits = 'radians';
Grid Lines
RGrid
— Display of r-axis grid lines
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
Display of r-axis grid lines, specified as
'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or
logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of
'on'
is equivalent to true
, and
'off'
is equivalent to false
.
Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical value. The value
is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
Value | Result |
---|---|
'on' | Display the lines. |
'off' | Do not display the lines. |
Example: ax.RGrid = 'off';
ThetaGrid
— Display of theta-axis grid lines
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
Display of theta-axis grid lines, specified as
'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or
logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of
'on'
is equivalent to true
, and
'off'
is equivalent to false
.
Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical value. The value
is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
Value | Result |
---|---|
'on' | Display the lines. |
'off' | Do not display the lines. |
Example: ax.ThetaGrid = 'off';
Layer
— Placement of grid lines and tick marks
'bottom'
(default) | 'top'
Placement of grid lines and tick marks in relation to graphic objects, specified as one of these values:
'bottom'
— Display tick marks and grid lines under graphics objects.'top'
— Display tick marks and grid lines over graphics objects.
This property affects only 2-D views.
Example: ax.Layer = 'top'
GridLineStyle
— Line style for grid lines
'-'
(default) | '--'
| ':'
| '-.'
| 'none'
Line style used for grid lines, specified as one of the line styles in this table.
Line Style | Description | Resulting Line |
---|---|---|
"-" | Solid line |
|
"--" | Dashed line |
|
":" | Dotted line |
|
"-." | Dash-dotted line |
|
"none" | No line | No line |
To display grid lines, use the grid on
command or set the ThetaGrid
or
RGrid
property to 'on'
.
Example: ax.GridLineStyle = '--';
GridColor
— Color of grid lines
[0.15 0.15 0.15]
(default) | RGB triplet | hexadecimal color code | 'r'
| 'g'
| 'b'
| ...
Color of the grid lines, specified as an RGB triplet, a hexadecimal color
code, a color name, or a short name. The actual grid color depends on the
values of the GridColorMode
,
ThetaColorMode
, and RColorMode
properties. See GridColorMode
for more information.
For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.
An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range
[0,1]
, for example,[0.4 0.6 0.7]
.A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (
#
) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from0
toF
. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes"#FF8800"
,"#ff8800"
,"#F80"
, and"#f80"
are equivalent.
Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.
Color Name | Short Name | RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
"red" | "r" | [1 0 0] | "#FF0000" | |
"green" | "g" | [0 1 0] | "#00FF00" | |
"blue" | "b" | [0 0 1] | "#0000FF" | |
"cyan"
| "c" | [0 1 1] | "#00FFFF" | |
"magenta" | "m" | [1 0 1] | "#FF00FF" | |
"yellow" | "y" | [1 1 0] | "#FFFF00" | |
"black" | "k" | [0 0 0] | "#000000" | |
"white" | "w" | [1 1 1] | "#FFFFFF" | |
"none" | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | No color |
Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.
RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|
[0 0.4470 0.7410] | "#0072BD" | |
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980] | "#D95319" | |
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250] | "#EDB120" | |
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560] | "#7E2F8E" | |
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880] | "#77AC30" | |
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330] | "#4DBEEE" | |
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840] | "#A2142F" |
Example: ax.GridColor = [0 0 1]
Example: ax.GridColor = 'blue'
Example: ax.GridColor = '#0000FF'
GridColorMode
— Property for setting grid color
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Property for setting the grid color, specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Check the values of theRColorMode
andThetaColorMode
properties to determine the grid line colors for the r and theta directions.'manual'
— UseGridColor
to set the grid line color for all directions.
GridAlpha
— Grid-line transparency
0.15
(default) | value in the range [0,1]
Grid-line transparency, specified as a value in the range [0,1]
.
A value of 1
means opaque and a value of 0
means
completely transparent.
Example: ax.GridAlpha = 0.5
GridAlphaMode
— Selection mode for GridAlpha
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the GridAlpha
property,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Default transparency value of0.15
.'manual'
— Manually specify the transparency value. To specify the value, set theGridAlpha
property.
Example: ax.GridAlphaMode = 'auto'
RMinorGrid
— Display of r-axis minor grid lines
'off'
(default) | on/off logical value
Display of r-axis minor grid lines, specified as
'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or
logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of
'on'
is equivalent to true
, and
'off'
is equivalent to false
.
Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical value. The value
is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
Value | Result |
---|---|
'on' | Display the lines. |
'off' | Do not display the lines. |
Example: ax.RMinorGrid = 'on';
ThetaMinorGrid
— Display of theta-axis minor grid lines
'off'
(default) | on/off logical value
Display of theta-axis minor grid lines, specified as
'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or
logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of
'on'
is equivalent to true
, and
'off'
is equivalent to false
.
Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical value. The value
is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
Value | Result |
---|---|
'on' |
Display the lines. |
'off' |
Do not display the lines. |
Example: ax.ThetaMinorGrid = 'on';
MinorGridLineStyle
— Line style for minor grid lines
':'
(default) | '-'
| '--'
| '-.'
| 'none'
Line style used for minor grid lines, specified as one of the line styles in this table.
Line Style | Description | Resulting Line |
---|---|---|
"-" | Solid line |
|
"--" | Dashed line |
|
":" | Dotted line |
|
"-." | Dash-dotted line |
|
"none" | No line | No line |
To display the grid lines, use the grid minor
command
or set the ThetaMinorGrid
or
RMinorGrid
property to
'on'
.
Example: ax.MinorGridLineStyle = '-.';
MinorGridColor
— Color of minor grid lines
[0.1 0.1 0.1]
(default) | RGB triplet | hexadecimal color code | 'r'
| 'g'
| 'b'
| ...
Color of minor grid lines, specified as an RGB triplet, a hexadecimal
color code, a color name, or a short name. The actual grid color depends on
the values of the MinorGridColorMode
,
ThetaColorMode
, and RColorMode
properties. See MinorGridColorMode
for more information.
For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.
An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range
[0,1]
, for example,[0.4 0.6 0.7]
.A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (
#
) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from0
toF
. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes"#FF8800"
,"#ff8800"
,"#F80"
, and"#f80"
are equivalent.
Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.
Color Name | Short Name | RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
"red" | "r" | [1 0 0] | "#FF0000" | |
"green" | "g" | [0 1 0] | "#00FF00" | |
"blue" | "b" | [0 0 1] | "#0000FF" | |
"cyan"
| "c" | [0 1 1] | "#00FFFF" | |
"magenta" | "m" | [1 0 1] | "#FF00FF" | |
"yellow" | "y" | [1 1 0] | "#FFFF00" | |
"black" | "k" | [0 0 0] | "#000000" | |
"white" | "w" | [1 1 1] | "#FFFFFF" | |
"none" | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | No color |
Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.
RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|
[0 0.4470 0.7410] | "#0072BD" | |
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980] | "#D95319" | |
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250] | "#EDB120" | |
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560] | "#7E2F8E" | |
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880] | "#77AC30" | |
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330] | "#4DBEEE" | |
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840] | "#A2142F" |
Example: ax.MinorGridColor = [0 0 1]
Example: ax.MinorGridColor = 'blue'
Example: ax.MinorGridColor = '#0000FF'
MinorGridColorMode
— Property for setting minor grid color
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Property for setting the minor grid color, specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Check the values of theRColorMode
andThetaColorMode
properties to determine the grid line colors for the r and theta directions.'manual'
— UseMinorGridColor
to set the grid line color for all directions.
MinorGridAlpha
— Minor grid line transparency
0.25
(default) | value in the range [0,1]
Minor grid line transparency, specified as a value in the range [0,1]
.
A value of 1
means opaque and a value of 0
means
completely transparent.
Example: ax.MinorGridAlpha = 0.5
MinorGridAlphaMode
— Selection mode for MinorGridAlpha
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the MinorGridAlpha
property,
specified as one of these values:
'auto'
— Default transparency value of0.25
.'manual'
— Manually specify the transparency value. To specify the value, set theMinorGridAlpha
property.
Example: ax.MinorGridAlphaMode = 'auto'
Labels
Title
— Text object for title
text object
Text object for the axes title. To add a title, set the String
property of the text object. To change the title appearance, such as the font style or color, set other properties. For a complete list, see Text Properties.
ax = gca; ax.Title.String = 'My Title'; ax.Title.FontWeight = 'normal';
Alternatively, use the title
function to add a title and control the appearance.
title('My Title','FontWeight','normal')
Note
This text object is not contained in the axes Children
property, cannot be returned by findobj
, and does not use default values defined for text objects.
Subtitle
— Text object for subtitle
text object
Text object for the axes subtitle. To add a subtitle, set the String
property of the text object. To change its appearance, such as the font angle, set other
properties. For a complete list, see Text Properties.
ax = gca; ax.Subtitle.String = 'An Insightful Subtitle'; ax.Subtitle.FontAngle = 'italic';
Alternatively, use the subtitle
function to add a subtitle and control the
appearance.
subtitle('An Insightful Subtitle','FontAngle','italic')
Or use the title
function, and specify two
character vector input arguments and two output arguments. Then set properties on the
second text object returned by the
function.
[t,s] = title('Clever Title','An Insightful Subtitle'); s.FontAngle = 'italic';
Note
This text object is not contained in the axes Children
property, cannot be returned by findobj
, and does not use default values defined for text objects.
TitleHorizontalAlignment
— Title and subtitle horizontal alignment
'center'
(default) | 'left'
| 'right'
Title and subtitle horizontal alignment with an invisible box that circumscribes the polar axes, specified as one of the following values:
'center'
— The title and subtitle are centered over the polar axes.'left'
— The title and subtitle are aligned with the left edge of an invisible box that circumscribes the polar axes.'right'
— The title and subtitle are aligned with the right edge of an invisible box that circumscribes the polar axes.
Legend
— Legend associated with the axes
empty GraphicsPlaceholder
(default) | legend object
This property is read-only.
Legend associated with the axes, specified as a legend object. You can use this property to determine if the axes has a legend.
ax = gca; lgd = ax.Legend if ~isempty(lgd) disp('Legend Exists') end
You also can use this property to access properties of an existing legend. For a list of properties, see Legend Properties.
polarplot(1:10) legend({'Line 1'},'FontSize',12) ax = gca; ax.Legend.TextColor = 'red';
Multiple Plots
ColorOrder
— Color order
seven predefined colors (default) | three-column matrix of RGB triplets
Color order, specified as a three-column matrix of RGB triplets. This property defines
the palette of colors MATLAB uses to create plot objects such as Line
,
Scatter
, and Bar
objects. Each row of the
array is an RGB triplet. An RGB triplet is a three-element vector whose elements specify
the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of a color. The intensities must
be in the range [0, 1]. This table lists the default colors.
This table lists the default colors.
RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|
[0 0.4470 0.7410] | "#0072BD" | |
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980] | "#D95319" | |
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250] | "#EDB120" | |
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560] | "#7E2F8E" | |
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880] | "#77AC30" | |
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330] | "#4DBEEE" | |
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840] | "#A2142F" |
MATLAB assigns colors to objects according to their order of creation. For example, when plotting lines, the first line uses the first color, the second line uses the second color, and so on. If there are more lines than colors, then the cycle repeats.
Changing the Color Order Before or After Plotting
You can change the color order in either of the following ways:
Call the
colororder
function to change the color order for all the axes in a figure. The colors of existing plots in the figure update immediately. If you place additional axes into the figure, those axes also use the new color order. If you continue to call plotting commands, those commands also use the new colors.Set the
ColorOrder
property on the axes, call thehold
function to set the axes hold state to'on'
, and then call the desired plotting functions. This is like calling thecolororder
function, but in this case you are setting the color order for the specific axes, not the entire figure. Setting thehold
state to'on'
is necessary to ensure that subsequent plotting commands do not reset the axes to use the default color order.
ColorOrderIndex
— Color order index
1
(default) | positive integer
Color order index, specified as a positive integer. This property specifies the next
color MATLAB selects from the axes ColorOrder
property when
it creates the next plot object such as a Line
,
Scatter
, or Bar
object.
Note
Setting the SeriesIndex
property of individual plot objects
is recommended over setting the ColorOrderIndex
property of the
axes. The behavior of the ColorOrderIndex
property changed in
R2019b. For more information, see Indexing scheme for ColorOrder and LineStyleOrder might change plot colors and line styles.
LineStyleOrder
— Line style order
"-"
solid line (default) | character vector | cell array of character vectors | string array
Line style order, specified as a character vector, a cell array of character vectors,
or a string array. This property lists the line styles that MATLAB uses to display multiple plot lines in the axes. MATLAB assigns styles to lines according to their order of creation. By default,
it changes to the next line style only after cycling through all the colors in the
ColorOrder
property with
the current line style. Set the LineStyleCyclingMethod
property to "withcolor"
to cycle through both together or to
"beforecolor"
to cycle through the line styles first. The default
LineStyleOrder
has only one line style,
"-"
.
To customize the line style order, create a cell array of character vectors or a
string array. Specify each element of the array as a line specifier or marker specifier
from the following tables. You can combine a line and a marker specifier into a single
element, such as "-*"
.
Line Style | Description | Resulting Line |
---|---|---|
"-" | Solid line |
|
"--" | Dashed line |
|
":" | Dotted line |
|
"-." | Dash-dotted line |
|
Marker | Description | Resulting Marker |
---|---|---|
"o" | Circle |
|
"+" | Plus sign |
|
"*" | Asterisk |
|
"." | Point |
|
"x" | Cross |
|
"_" | Horizontal line |
|
"|" | Vertical line |
|
"square" | Square |
|
"diamond" | Diamond |
|
"^" | Upward-pointing triangle |
|
"v" | Downward-pointing triangle |
|
">" | Right-pointing triangle |
|
"<" | Left-pointing triangle |
|
"pentagram" | Pentagram |
|
"hexagram" | Hexagram |
|
Changing Line Style Order Before or After Plotting
You can change the line style order before or after plotting into the axes. When
you set the LineStyleOrder
property to a new value, MATLAB updates the styles of any lines that are in the axes. If you continue
plotting into the axes, your plotting commands continue using the line styles from
the updated list.
Before R2019b: You must change the line style order before
plotting. Set the value of the LineStyleOrder
property, and
then call the hold
function to set the axes hold
state to "on"
before calling any plotting functions. For more
information, see Changing ColorOrder or LineStyleOrder affects existing plots immediately and
Indexing scheme for ColorOrder and LineStyleOrder might change plot colors and line styles.
LineStyleCyclingMethod
— How to cycle through line styles
"aftercolor"
(default) | "beforecolor"
| "withcolor"
Since R2023a
How to cycle through the line styles when there are multiple lines in the axes, specified as one of the values from this table.
The examples in this table were created using the default colors in the
ColorOrder
property and three line styles
(["-","-o","--"]
) in the LineStyleOrder
property.
Value | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
| Cycle through the line styles of the |
|
"beforecolor" | Cycle through the line styles of the
|
|
"withcolor" | Cycle through the line styles of the
|
|
NextSeriesIndex
— SeriesIndex
value for next object
whole number
This property is read-only.
SeriesIndex
value for the next plot object added to the axes,
returned as a whole number greater than or equal to 0
. This property
is useful when you want to track how the objects cycle through the colors and line
styles. This property maintains a count of the objects in the axes that have a numeric
SeriesIndex
property value. MATLAB uses it to assign a SeriesIndex
value to each new
object. The count starts at 1
when you create the axes, and it
increases by 1
for each additional object. Thus, the count is
typically n+1, where n is the number of objects in
the axes.
If you manually change the ColorOrderIndex
or
LineStyleOrderIndex
property on the axes, the value of the
NextSeriesIndex
property changes to 0
. As a
consequence, objects that have a SeriesIndex
property no longer
update automatically when you change the ColorOrder
or
LineStyleOrder
properties on the axes.
NextPlot
— Properties to reset
'replace'
(default) | 'add'
| 'replacechildren'
| 'replaceall'
Properties to reset when adding a new plot to the axes, specified as one of these values:
'add'
— Add new plots to the existing axes. Do not delete existing plots or reset axes properties before displaying the new plot.'replacechildren'
— Delete existing plots before displaying the new plot. Reset theColorOrderIndex
andLineStyleOrderIndex
properties to1
, but do not reset other axes properties. The next plot added to the axes uses the first color and line style based on theColorOrder
andLineStyle
order properties. This value is similar to usingcla
before every new plot.'replace'
— Delete existing plots and reset axes properties, exceptPosition
andUnits
, to their default values before displaying the new plot.'replaceall'
— Delete existing plots and reset axes properties, exceptPosition
andUnits
, to their default values before displaying the new plot. This value is similar to usingcla reset
before every new plot.
Note
For Axes
objects with only one y-axis, the
'replace'
and 'replaceall'
property values are
equivalent. For Axes
objects with two y-axes, the
'replace'
value affects only the active side while the
'replaceall'
value affects both sides.
Figures also have a NextPlot
property. Alternatively, you can
use the newplot
function to prepare figures and axes for
subsequent graphics commands.
SortMethod
— Order for rendering objects
'depth'
| 'childorder'
Order for rendering objects, specified as one of these values:
'depth'
— Draw objects in back-to-front order based on the current view. Use this value to ensure that objects in front of other objects are drawn correctly.'childorder'
— Draw objects in the order in which they are created by graphics functions, without considering the relationship of the objects in three dimensions. This value can result in faster rendering, particularly if the figure is very large, but also can result in improper depth sorting of the objects displayed.
LineStyleOrderIndex
— Line style order index
1
(default) | positive integer
Line style order index, specified as a positive integer. This property specifies the
next line style MATLAB selects from the axes LineStyleOrder
property
to create the next plot line.
Note
Setting the SeriesIndex
property of individual plot objects
is recommended over setting the LineStyleOrderIndex
property of
the axes. The behavior of the LineStyleOrderIndex
property
changed in R2019b. For more information, see Indexing scheme for ColorOrder and LineStyleOrder might change plot colors and line styles.
Color and Transparency Maps
Colormap
— Color map
parula (default) | m
-by-3
array of RGB triplets
Color map, specified as an m
-by-3
array of RGB (red, green, blue) triplets that define m
individual colors.
Example: ax.Colormap = [1 0 1; 0 0 1; 1 1 0]
sets the color map to three colors: magenta, blue, and yellow.
MATLAB accesses these colors by their row number.
Alternatively, use the colormap
function to change the color map.
ColorScale
— Scale for color mapping
'linear'
(default) | 'log'
Scale for color mapping, specified as one of these values:
'linear'
— Linear scale. The tick values along the colorbar also use a linear scale.'log'
— Log scale. The tick values along the colorbar also use a log scale.
CLim
— Color limits for colormap
[0 1]
(default) | two-element vector of the form [cmin cmax]
Color limits for the colormap, specified as a two-element vector of the
form [cmin cmax]
.
If the associated mode property is set to 'auto'
, then
MATLAB chooses the color limits. If you assign a value to this
property, then MATLAB sets the mode to 'manual'
and does not
automatically choose the color limits.
CLimMode
— Selection mode for CLim
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the CLim
property, specified
as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the limits based on the color data of the graphics objects contained in the axes.'manual'
— Manually specify the values. To specify the values, set theCLim
property. The values do not change when the limits of the axes children change.
Alphamap
— Transparency map
array of 64 values from 0
to 1
(default) | array of finite alpha values from 0
to 1
Transparency map, specified as an array of finite alpha values that progress linearly from
0
to 1
. The size of the array can be
m-by-1 or 1-by-m. MATLAB accesses alpha values by their index in the array. An alphamap can be any
length.
AlphaScale
— Scale for transparency mapping
'linear'
(default) | 'log'
Scale for transparency mapping, specified as one of these values:
'linear'
— Linear scale'log'
— Log scale
ALim
— Alpha limits for alphamap
[0 1]
(default) | two-element vector of the form [amin amax]
Alpha limits for alphamap, specified as a two-element vector of the form
[amin amax]
.
If the associated mode property is set to 'auto'
, then
MATLAB chooses the alpha limits. If you set this property, then
MATLAB sets the mode to 'manual'
and does not
automatically choose the alpha limits.
ALimMode
— Selection mode for ALim
'auto'
(default) | 'manual'
Selection mode for the ALim
property, specified
as one of these values:
'auto'
— Automatically select the limits based on theAlphaData
values of the graphics objects contained in the axes.'manual'
— Manually specify the alpha limits. To specify the alpha limits, set theALim
property.
Box Styling
Color
— Background color
[1 1 1]
(default) | RGB triplet | hexadecimal color code | 'r'
| 'g'
| 'b'
| ...
Background color, specified as an RGB triplet, a hexadecimal color code, a color name, or a short name.
For a custom color, specify an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code.
An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range
[0,1]
, for example,[0.4 0.6 0.7]
.A hexadecimal color code is a string scalar or character vector that starts with a hash symbol (
#
) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from0
toF
. The values are not case sensitive. Therefore, the color codes"#FF8800"
,"#ff8800"
,"#F80"
, and"#f80"
are equivalent.
Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.
Color Name | Short Name | RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
"red" | "r" | [1 0 0] | "#FF0000" | |
"green" | "g" | [0 1 0] | "#00FF00" | |
"blue" | "b" | [0 0 1] | "#0000FF" | |
"cyan"
| "c" | [0 1 1] | "#00FFFF" | |
"magenta" | "m" | [1 0 1] | "#FF00FF" | |
"yellow" | "y" | [1 1 0] | "#FFFF00" | |
"black" | "k" | [0 0 0] | "#000000" | |
"white" | "w" | [1 1 1] | "#FFFFFF" | |
"none" | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | No color |
Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.
RGB Triplet | Hexadecimal Color Code | Appearance |
---|---|---|
[0 0.4470 0.7410] | "#0072BD" | |
[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980] | "#D95319" | |
[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250] | "#EDB120" | |
[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560] | "#7E2F8E" | |
[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880] | "#77AC30" | |
[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330] | "#4DBEEE" | |
[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840] | "#A2142F" |
Example: ax.Color = 'none'
LineWidth
— Width of circular and angle lines
0.5
(default) | scalar value
Width of circular and angle lines, specified as a scalar value in point units. One point equals 1/72 inch.
Example: ax.LineWidth = 1.5
Box
— Outline around polar axes
'off'
(default) | on/off logical value
Outline around the polar axes, specified as 'on'
or
'off'
, or as numeric or logical 1
(true
) or 0
(false
). A value of 'on'
is
equivalent to true
, and 'off'
is
equivalent to false
. Thus, you can use the value of this
property as a logical value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value
of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
The difference between the values is most noticeable when the theta-axis limits do not span 360 degrees.
Value | Result |
---|---|
'on' | Display the full outline around the polar axes. |
'off' | Do not display the full outline around the polar axes. |
Example: ax.Box = 'on'
Clipping
— Clipping of objects to polar axes boundary
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
Clipping of objects to the polar axes boundary, specified as
'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or
logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of
'on'
is equivalent to true
, and
'off'
is equivalent to false
.
Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical value. The value
is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
The clipping behavior of an object in the polar axes depends on both the
Clipping
property of the polar axes and the
Clipping
property of the individual object. The
property value of the polar axes has these effects:
'on'
— Allow each individual object in the polar axes to control its own clipping behavior based on theClipping
property value for the object.'off'
— Disable clipping for all objects in the polar axes, regardless of theClipping
property value for the individual objects. Parts of objects can appear outside of the polar axes limits. For example, parts can appear outside the limits if you create a plot, sethold on
, freeze the axis scaling, and then add a plot that is larger than the original plot.
This table lists the results for different combinations of
Clipping
property values.
Clipping Property for Axes Object | Clipping Property for Individual Object | Result |
---|---|---|
'on' | 'on' | Individual object is clipped. Others might or might not be. |
'on' | 'off' | Individual object is not clipped. Others might or might not be. |
'off' | 'on' | Individual object and other objects are not clipped. |
'off' | 'off' | Individual object and other objects are not clipped. |
Thick lines and markers might display outside the polar axes limits, even if clipping is enabled. If a plot contains markers, then as long as the data point lies within the polar axes, MATLAB draws the entire marker.
Position
OuterPosition
— Size and position of polar axes, including labels and margins
[0 0 1 1]
(default) | four-element vector
Size and position of polar axes, including the labels and margins,
specified as a four-element vector of the form [left bottom width
height]
. This vector defines the extents of the rectangle that
encloses the outer bounds of the polar axes. The left
and
bottom
elements define the distance from the
lower-left corner of the figure or uipanel that contains the polar axes to
the lower-left corner of the rectangle. The width
and
height
elements are the rectangle dimensions.
By default, the values are measured in units normalized to the container.
To change the units, set the Units
property. The default
value of [0 0 1 1]
includes the whole interior of the
container.
Note
Setting this property has no effect when the parent container is a
TiledChartLayout
object.
InnerPosition
— Inner size and location
[0.1300 0.1100 0.7750 0.8150]
(default) | four-element vector
Inner size and location, specified as a four-element vector of the form
[left bottom width height]
. This property is
equivalent to the Position
property.
Note
When querying the inner position, consider using the
tightPosition
function for more accuracy. (since R2022b)Setting this property has no effect when the parent container is a
TiledChartLayout
Position
— Size and location of polar axes, not including labels or margins
[0.1300 0.1100 0.7750 0.8150]
(default) | four-element vector
Size and location of the polar axes, not including labels or margins,
specified as a four-element vector of the form [left bottom width
height]
. This vector defines the extents of the tightest
bounding rectangle that encloses the polar axes. The left
and bottom
elements define the distance from the
lower-left corner of the container to the lower-left corner of the
rectangle. The width
and height
elements are the rectangle dimensions.
By default, the values are measured in units normalized to the container.
To change the units, set the Units
property.
Example: ax.Position = [0 0 1 1]
Note
When querying the position, consider using the
tightPosition
function for more accuracy. (since R2022b)Setting this property has no effect when the parent container is a
TiledChartLayout
TightInset
— Margins for text labels
four-element vector of the form [left bottom right
top]
This property is read-only.
Margins for the text labels, returned as a four-element vector of the form
[left bottom right top]
. The elements define the
distances between the bounds of the Position
property
and the extent of the polar axes text labels and title. By default, the
values are measured in units normalized to the figure or uipanel that
contains the polar axes. To change the units, set the
Units
property.
The Position
property and the
TightInset
property define the tightest bounding
box that encloses the polar axes and its labels and title.
PositionConstraint
— Position to hold constant
"outerposition"
| "innerposition"
Position property to hold constant when adding, removing, or changing decorations, specified as one of the following values:
"outerposition"
— TheOuterPosition
property remains constant when you add, remove, or change decorations such as a title or an axis label. If any positional adjustments are needed, MATLAB adjusts theInnerPosition
property."innerposition"
— TheInnerPosition
property remains constant when you add, remove, or change decorations such as a title or an axis label. If any positional adjustments are needed, MATLAB adjusts theOuterPosition
property.
Note
Setting this property has no effect when the parent container is a
TiledChartLayout
object.
Units
— Position units
"normalized"
(default) | "inches"
| "centimeters"
| "points"
| "pixels"
| "characters"
Position units, specified as one of these values.
Units | Description |
---|---|
"normalized" (default) | Normalized with respect to the container, which is typically the
figure or a panel. The lower left corner of the container maps to
(0,0) and the upper right corner maps to
(1,1) . |
"inches" | Inches. |
"centimeters" | Centimeters. |
"characters" | Based on the default uicontrol font of the graphics root object:
|
"points" | Typography points. One point equals 1/72 inch. |
"pixels" | Pixels. Starting in R2015b, distances in pixels are independent of your system resolution on Windows and Macintosh systems.
|
When specifying the units as a Name,Value
pair
during object creation, you must set the Units
property
before specifying the properties that you want to use these units,
such as Position
.
Layout
— Layout options
empty LayoutOptions
array (default) | TiledChartLayoutOptions
object | GridLayoutOptions
object
Layout options, specified as a TiledChartLayoutOptions
or a
GridLayoutOptions
object. This property is useful when the axes
object is either in a tiled chart layout or a grid layout.
To position the axes within the grid of a tiled chart layout, set the
Tile
and TileSpan
properties on the
TiledChartLayoutOptions
object. For example, consider a 3-by-3
tiled chart layout. The layout has a grid of tiles in the center, and four tiles along
the outer edges. In practice, the grid is invisible and the outer tiles do not take up
space until you populate them with axes or charts.
This code places the axes ax
in the third tile of the
grid.
ax.Layout.Tile = 3;
To make the axes span multiple tiles, specify the TileSpan
property as a two-element vector. For example, this axes spans 2
rows and 3
columns of tiles.
ax.Layout.TileSpan = [2 3];
To place the axes in one of the surrounding tiles, specify the
Tile
property as 'north'
,
'south'
, 'east'
, or 'west'
.
For example, setting the value to 'east'
places the axes in the tile
to the right of the
grid.
ax.Layout.Tile = 'east';
To place the axes into a layout within an app, specify this property as a
GridLayoutOptions
object. For more information about working with
grid layouts in apps, see uigridlayout
.
If the axes is not a child of either a tiled chart layout or a grid layout (for example, if it is a child of a figure or panel) then this property is empty and has no effect.
Interactivity
Toolbar
— Data exploration toolbar
AxesToolbar
object (default)
Data exploration toolbar, which is an AxesToolbar
object.
The toolbar appears at the top-right corner of the axes when you hover over
it and includes options for exporting and data tips.
You can customize the toolbar buttons using the axtoolbar
and axtoolbarbtn
functions.
If you do not want the toolbar to appear when you hover over the axes, set
the Visible
property of the AxesToolbar
object to 'off'
.
ax = gca;
ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
For more information, see AxesToolbar Properties.
Interactions
— Interactions
DataTipInteraction
object (default) | []
Interactions, specified as a DataTipInteraction
object or an empty array. When the value of
this property is a DataTipInteraction
object, you can
display data tips within your chart without selecting any of the axes
toolbar buttons.
To remove all interactions from the axes, set this property to an empty
array. To temporarily disable the current set of interactions, call the
disableDefaultInteractivity
function. You can reenable them
by calling the enableDefaultInteractivity
function.
Note
The DataTipInteraction
object is not returned by
findobj
or findall
, and it is not
copied by copyobj
.
For more information about chart interactions, see Control Chart Interactivity.
Visible
— State of visibility
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
State of visibility, specified as 'on'
or 'off'
, or as numeric or logical 1
(true
) or 0
(false
). A value of 'on'
is equivalent to true
, and 'off'
is equivalent to false
. Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
'on'
— Display the axes and its children.'off'
— Hide the axes without deleting it. You still can access the properties of an invisible axes object.
Note
When the Visible
property is 'off'
, the axes
object is invisible, but child objects such as lines remain visible.
CurrentPoint
— Location of mouse pointer
two-element vector
This property is read-only.
Location of mouse pointer, returned as a two element vector of the form
[th r]
. The elements of the vector indicate the
location of the last click within the axes. th
is the
theta angle in radians, and r
is the radius value. Each
value is bounded by the following limits:
The theta angle is in the range
[tmin, tmin+2*pi]
, wheretmin
is the first value of theThetaLim
vector of the polar axes. The angle is measured from the location of the zero angle in the direction specified by theThetaDir
property. The location of the zero angle is specified by theThetaZeroLocation
property. By default, the zero angle on the right side of the axes, and the direction is counterclockwise.The radius value is greater than or equal to
rmin
, wherermin
is the first value in theRLim
vector of the polar axes.
If the figure has a WindowButtonMotionFcn
callback
defined, then the value indicates the last location of the pointer. The
figure also has a CurrentPoint
property.
ContextMenu
— Context menu
empty GraphicsPlaceholder
array (default) | ContextMenu
object
Context menu, specified as a ContextMenu
object. Use this property
to display a context menu when you right-click the object. Create the context menu using
the uicontextmenu
function.
Note
If the PickableParts
property is set to
'none'
or if the HitTest
property is set
to 'off'
, then the context menu does not appear.
Selected
— Selection state
'off'
(default) | on/off logical value
Selection state, specified as 'on'
or 'off'
, or as
numeric or logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of 'on'
is equivalent to true, and 'off'
is equivalent to
false
. Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical
value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
'on'
— Selected. If you click the object when in plot edit mode, then MATLAB sets itsSelected
property to'on'
. If theSelectionHighlight
property also is set to'on'
, then MATLAB displays selection handles around the object.'off'
— Not selected.
SelectionHighlight
— Display of selection handles
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
Display of selection handles when selected, specified as 'on'
or
'off'
, or as numeric or logical 1
(true
) or 0
(false
). A
value of 'on'
is equivalent to true, and 'off'
is
equivalent to false
. Thus, you can use the value of this property as
a logical value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
'on'
— Display selection handles when theSelected
property is set to'on'
.'off'
— Never display selection handles, even when theSelected
property is set to'on'
.
Callbacks
ButtonDownFcn
— Mouse-click callback
''
(default) | function handle | cell array | character vector
Mouse-click callback, specified as one of these values:
Function handle
Cell array containing a function handle and additional arguments
Character vector that is a valid MATLAB command or function, which is evaluated in the base workspace (not recommended)
Use this property to execute code when you click the object. If you specify this property using a function handle, then MATLAB passes two arguments to the callback function when executing the callback:
Clicked object — Access properties of the clicked object from within the callback function.
Event data — Empty argument. Replace it with the tilde character (
~
) in the function definition to indicate that this argument is not used.
For more information on how to use function handles to define callback functions, see Create Callbacks for Graphics Objects.
Note
If the PickableParts
property is set to 'none'
or
if the HitTest
property is set to 'off'
,
then this callback does not execute.
CreateFcn
— Creation function
''
(default) | function handle | cell array | character vector
Object creation function, specified as one of these values:
Function handle.
Cell array in which the first element is a function handle. Subsequent elements in the cell array are the arguments to pass to the callback function.
Character vector containing a valid MATLAB expression (not recommended). MATLAB evaluates this expression in the base workspace.
For more information about specifying a callback as a function handle, cell array, or character vector, see Create Callbacks for Graphics Objects.
This property specifies a callback function to execute when MATLAB creates the object. MATLAB initializes all property values before executing the CreateFcn
callback. If you do not specify the CreateFcn
property, then MATLAB executes a default creation function.
Setting the CreateFcn
property on an existing component has no effect.
If you specify this property as a function handle or cell array, you can access the object that is being created using the first argument of the callback function. Otherwise, use the gcbo
function to access the object.
DeleteFcn
— Deletion function
''
(default) | function handle | cell array | character vector
Object deletion function, specified as one of these values:
Function handle.
Cell array in which the first element is a function handle. Subsequent elements in the cell array are the arguments to pass to the callback function.
Character vector containing a valid MATLAB expression (not recommended). MATLAB evaluates this expression in the base workspace.
For more information about specifying a callback as a function handle, cell array, or character vector, see Create Callbacks for Graphics Objects.
This property specifies a callback function to execute when MATLAB deletes the object. MATLAB executes the DeleteFcn
callback before destroying the
properties of the object. If you do not specify the DeleteFcn
property, then MATLAB executes a default deletion function.
If you specify this property as a function handle or cell array, you can access the object that is being deleted using the first argument of the callback function. Otherwise, use the gcbo
function to access the object.
Callback Execution Control
Interruptible
— Callback interruption
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
Callback interruption, specified as 'on'
or 'off'
, or as
numeric or logical 1
(true
) or
0
(false
). A value of 'on'
is equivalent to true
, and 'off'
is equivalent to
false
. Thus, you can use the value of this property as a logical
value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
This property determines if a running callback can be interrupted. There are two callback states to consider:
The running callback is the currently executing callback.
The interrupting callback is a callback that tries to interrupt the running callback.
MATLAB determines callback interruption behavior whenever it executes a command that
processes the callback queue. These commands include drawnow
, figure
, uifigure
, getframe
, waitfor
, and pause
.
If the running callback does not contain one of these commands, then no interruption occurs. MATLAB first finishes executing the running callback, and later executes the interrupting callback.
If the running callback does contain one of these commands, then the
Interruptible
property of the object that owns the running
callback determines if the interruption occurs:
If the value of
Interruptible
is'off'
, then no interruption occurs. Instead, theBusyAction
property of the object that owns the interrupting callback determines if the interrupting callback is discarded or added to the callback queue.If the value of
Interruptible
is'on'
, then the interruption occurs. The next time MATLAB processes the callback queue, it stops the execution of the running callback and executes the interrupting callback. After the interrupting callback completes, MATLAB then resumes executing the running callback.
Note
Callback interruption and execution behave differently in these situations:
If the interrupting callback is a
DeleteFcn
,CloseRequestFcn
, orSizeChangedFcn
callback, then the interruption occurs regardless of theInterruptible
property value.If the running callback is currently executing the
waitfor
function, then the interruption occurs regardless of theInterruptible
property value.If the interrupting callback is owned by a
Timer
object, then the callback executes according to schedule regardless of theInterruptible
property value.
BusyAction
— Callback queuing
'queue'
(default) | 'cancel'
Callback queuing, specified as 'queue'
or 'cancel'
. The BusyAction
property determines how MATLAB handles the execution of interrupting callbacks. There are two callback states to consider:
The running callback is the currently executing callback.
The interrupting callback is a callback that tries to interrupt the running callback.
The BusyAction
property determines callback queuing behavior only
when both of these conditions are met:
Under these conditions, the BusyAction
property of the
object that owns the interrupting callback determines how MATLAB handles the interrupting callback. These are possible values of the
BusyAction
property:
'queue'
— Puts the interrupting callback in a queue to be processed after the running callback finishes execution.'cancel'
— Does not execute the interrupting callback.
PickableParts
— Ability to capture mouse clicks
'visible'
(default) | 'all'
| 'none'
Ability to capture mouse clicks, specified as one of these values:
'visible'
— Capture mouse clicks only when visible. TheVisible
property must be set to'on'
. TheHitTest
property determines if thePolarAxes
object responds to the click or if an ancestor does.'all'
— Capture mouse clicks regardless of visibility. TheVisible
property can be set to'on'
or'off'
. TheHitTest
property determines if thePolarAxes
object responds to the click or if an ancestor does.'none'
— Cannot capture mouse clicks. Clicking thePolarAxes
object passes the click to the object below it in the current view of the figure window, which is typically the axes or the figure. TheHitTest
property has no effect.
If you want an object to be clickable when it is underneath
other objects that you do not want to be clickable, then set the PickableParts
property
of the other objects to 'none'
so that the click
passes through them.
HitTest
— Response to captured mouse clicks
'on'
(default) | on/off logical value
Response to captured mouse clicks, specified as 'on'
or
'off'
, or as numeric or logical 1
(true
) or 0
(false
). A
value of 'on'
is equivalent to true, and 'off'
is
equivalent to false
. Thus, you can use the value of this property as
a logical value. The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
'on'
— Trigger theButtonDownFcn
callback of thePolarAxes
object. If you have defined theContextMenu
property, then invoke the context menu.'off'
— Trigger the callbacks for the nearest ancestor of thePolarAxes
object that has one of these:HitTest
property set to'on'
PickableParts
property set to a value that enables the ancestor to capture mouse clicks
Note
The PickableParts
property determines if
the PolarAxes
object can capture
mouse clicks. If it cannot, then the HitTest
property
has no effect.
BeingDeleted
— Deletion status
on/off logical value
This property is read-only.
Deletion status, returned as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState
.
MATLAB sets the BeingDeleted
property to
'on'
when the DeleteFcn
callback begins
execution. The BeingDeleted
property remains set to
'on'
until the component object no longer exists.
Check the value of the BeingDeleted
property to verify that the object is not about to be deleted before querying or modifying it.
Parent/Child
Parent
— Parent container
Figure
object | Panel
object | Tab
object | TiledChartLayout
object | GridLayout
object
Parent container, specified as a Figure
,
Panel
, Tab
,
TiledChartLayout
, or GridLayout
object.
Children
— Children
empty GraphicsPlaceholder
array | array of graphics objects
Children, returned as an array of graphics objects. Use this property to view a list of the children or to reorder the children by setting the property to a permutation of itself.
You cannot add or remove children using the Children
property.
To add a child to this list, set the Parent
property
of the child graphics object to the PolarAxes
object.
HandleVisibility
— Visibility of object handle
"on"
(default) | "off"
| "callback"
Visibility of the object handle in the Children
property
of the parent, specified as one of these values:
"on"
— Object handle is always visible."off"
— Object handle is invisible at all times. This option is useful for preventing unintended changes by another function. Set theHandleVisibility
to"off"
to temporarily hide the handle during the execution of that function."callback"
— Object handle is visible from within callbacks or functions invoked by callbacks, but not from within functions invoked from the command line. This option blocks access to the object at the command line, but permits callback functions to access it.
If the object is not listed in the Children
property of the parent, then
functions that obtain object handles by searching the object hierarchy or querying
handle properties cannot return it. Examples of such functions include the
get
, findobj
, gca
, gcf
, gco
, newplot
, cla
, clf
, and close
functions.
Hidden object handles are still valid. Set the root ShowHiddenHandles
property to "on"
to list all object handles regardless of their
HandleVisibility
property setting.
Identifiers
Type
— Type of graphics object
'polaraxes'
(default)
This property is read-only.
Type of graphics object, returned as
'polaraxes'
.
Tag
— Object identifier
''
(default) | character vector | string scalar
Object identifier, specified as a character vector or string scalar. You can specify a unique Tag
value to serve as an identifier for an object. When you need access to the object elsewhere in your code, you can use the findobj
function to search for the object based on the Tag
value.
UserData
— User data
[]
(default) | array
User data, specified as any MATLAB array. For example, you can specify a scalar, vector, matrix, cell array, character array, table, or structure. Use this property to store arbitrary data on an object.
If you are working in App Designer, create public or private properties in the app to share data instead of using the UserData
property. For more information, see Share Data Within App Designer Apps.
Version History
Introduced before R2006aR2023a: Control cycling of line styles using the
LineStyleCyclingMethod
property
Use the LineStyleCyclingMethod
property to control how
different lines are distinguished from one another in the axes.
R2022a: The FontSmoothing
property will have no effect in a future release
The FontSmoothing
property will have no effect in a future release. Font
smoothing will be enabled regardless of the value of the property.
R2022a: Control tick label rotation using the RTickLabelRotationMode
property
Now you can control the selection mode for the r-axis tick
label rotation by setting the RTickLabelRotationMode
property.
R2021b: Remove tick marks by setting the TickDir
property to "none"
You can remove all the tick marks from the axes by setting the
TickDir
property to "none"
.
R2020b: Control the alignment of a plot title with the TitleHorizontalAlignment
property
You can control the alignment of a plot title by setting the
TitleHorizontalAlignment
property of the axes to
"left"
, "right"
, or
"center"
.
R2020b: Create and style subtitles with the Subtitle
and SubtitleFontWeight
properties
Add a subtitle to your plot by setting the Subtitle
property
or calling the subtitle
function. To control the appearance of the subtitle, set
the SubtitleFontWeight
property.
R2020a: Preserve inner or outer position with the PositionConstraint
property
Set the PositionConstraint
property of a
PolarAxes
object to control the space around the axes when
you add or modify decorations such as titles and axis labels.
R2020a: ActivePositionProperty
is not recommended
Setting or getting ActivePositionProperty
is not recommended. Use the
PositionConstraint
property instead.
There are no plans to remove ActivePositionProperty
, but the property
is no longer listed when you call the set
, get
, or
properties
functions on the axes.
To update your code, make these changes:
Replace all instances of
ActivePositionProperty
withPositionConstraint
.Replace all references to the
'position'
option with the'innerposition'
option.
R2020a: UIContextMenu
property is not recommended
Setting or getting UIContextMenu
property is not recommended. Instead,
use the ContextMenu
property, which accepts the same type of input and behaves the same way as the
UIContextMenu
property.
There are no plans to remove the UIContextMenu
property, but it is no
longer listed when you call the set
, get
, or
properties
functions on the PolarAxes
object.
R2019b: Position axes within tiled chart layouts using the Layout
property
Use the Layout
property to position a
PolarAxes
object within a tiled chart layout.
R2019b: Changing ColorOrder
or LineStyleOrder
affects existing plots immediately
If you change the axes ColorOrder
or
LineStyleOrder
properties after plotting into the axes, the colors
and line styles in your plot update immediately. In R2019a and previous releases, the new
colors and line styles affect only subsequent plots, not the existing plots.
To preserve the original behavior, set the axes ColorOrderIndex
or
LineStyleOrderIndex
property to any value (such as its current
value) before changing the ColorOrder
or
LineStyleOrder
property.
R2019b: Indexing scheme for ColorOrder
and LineStyleOrder
might change plot colors and line styles
There is a new indexing scheme that enables you to change the colors and line styles of
existing plots by setting the ColorOrder
or
LineStyleOrder
properties. MATLAB applies this indexing scheme to all objects that have a
ColorMode
, FaceColorMode
,
MarkerFaceColorMode
, or CDataMode
. As a
result, your code might produce plots that cycle though the colors and line styles
differently than in previous releases.
In R2019a and earlier releases, MATLAB uses a different indexing scheme which does not allow you to change the colors of existing plots.
To preserve the way your plots cycle through colors and line styles, set the axes
ColorOrderIndex
or LineStyleOrderIndex
property to any value (such as its current value) before plotting into the axes.
R2019a: Customize chart interactions using the Interactions
property
You can create a customized set of chart interactions by setting the
Interactions
property of the axes. These interactions are
built into the axes and are available without having to select any buttons in the
axes toolbar. Some types of interactions are enabled by default, depending on the
content of the axes.
R2018a: Add a toolbar to the axes with the Toolbar
property
Use the Toolbar
property to add a toolbar to the top-right
corner of the axes for quick access to data exploration tools.
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