colorbar

Colorbar showing color scale.

📝 Syntax

  • colorbar()

  • colorbar('off')

  • colorbar(location)

  • colorbar(..., propertyName, propertyValue)

  • colorbar(target, ...)

  • colorbar(target, 'off')

  • c = colorbar(...)

📥 Input argument

  • propertyName - a scalar string or row vector character.

  • propertyValue - a value.

  • target - Target: axes.

  • 'off' - deletes colorbar associated with the current axes.

  • location - location of the colorbar (e.g. 'north','south','east','west', ...).

📤 Output argument

  • c - graphics object: axes on color bar.

📄 Description

colorbar adds a color bar into a plot.

It can be placed at different locations around the axes.

Supported locations include: 'north','south','east','west', 'northoutside','southoutside','eastoutside','westoutside'.

💡 Examples

f = figure();
surf(peaks);
axis('square');
colormap('summer');
colorbar()

f = figure();
surf(peaks);
axis('square');
colormap('gray');
cb = colorbar(gca);

locations = { 'north';
'south';
'east';
'west';
'northoutside';
'southoutside';
'eastoutside';
'westoutside'};
f = figure();
surf(peaks);
colormap('jet');
for k = 1 : length(locations)
    colorbar(locations{k});
    pause(1);
end

🔗 See also

colormap.

🕔 History

Version
📄 Description

1.0.0

initial version

1.15.0

added support for location parameter

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