figure

Creates an figure window.

Syntax

  • f = figure()

  • f = figure(ID)

  • f = figure(H)

  • f = figure(propertyName, propertyValue)

  • f = figure(ID, propertyName, propertyValue)

  • f = figure(H, propertyName, propertyValue)

Input argument

  • ID - a scalar integer value: find or creates with ID.

  • H - a scalar graphics object on an existing figure.

  • propertyName - a scalar string or row vector character.

  • propertyValue - a value.

Output argument

  • f - a graphics object: figure handle.

Description

figure creates figure.

Clicking on an figure automatically sets it as the current figure object.

Properties:

AlphaMap: Transparency map for Axes content.

Children: Children of figure: empty array (default) or 1-D array of objects.

Color: Background color [R, G, B] or string (example: 'blue') or hexadecimal color code ('#FFAA00').

Colormap: Color map for axes content of figure: m-by-3 array of RGB triplets, parula (default).

CurrentAxes: Target axes in current figure: Axes object.

Name: Name (default '').

GraphicsSmoothing: GraphicsSmoothing (default 'on').

MenuBar: Figure menu bar display: 'none' or 'figure' (default).

NextPlot: Directive on how to add next plot: 'new', 'replace', 'replacechildren' or 'add' (default).

Number: Figure Number.

NumberTitle: Use number title: 'off' or 'on' (default).

Parent: Figure parent: root graphics object.

Position: Location and size of drawable area: [left, bottom, width, height]

'width' and 'height' define the size of the window. 'left' and 'bottom' define the position of the first addressable pixel in the lower left corner of the window

Tag: Object identifier: string scalar, character vector, '' (default).

ToolBar: Figure toolbar display: 'none', 'auto' (default), 'figure'.

Type: Type 'figure'.

UserData: User data: array or [] (default).

Visible: State of visibility: 'off' or 'on' (default).

DrawLater: is used to delay a huge succession of graphics commands (implying several drawings or redrawings): 'on' or 'off' (default).

Example

f = figure(1)
g = figure(2)
h = figure(3)
figure(g)
gcf()
figure('Name', 'Hello')

See also

gcf, close.

History

VersionDescription

1.0.0

initial version

1.2.0

Clicking on an figure automatically sets it as the current figure object.

Author

Allan CORNET

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