quiver properties
quiver graphics object properties.
📄Description

This page documents the visible properties returned by properties for a quiver graphics object.

Property Action Type and supported values
AlignVertexCenters updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: on/off value. Supported values: 'on', 'off', true, or false.
Alignment recomputes geometry, limits, or layout. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'left', 'center', 'right'.
Annotation updates the annotation metadata used by interactive tools and object inspection. Type: graphics annotation object or empty handle value. Supported values: an annotation object associated with the graphics item, or an empty graphics handle when no annotation is attached.
AutoScale updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'linear', 'log'.
AutoScaleFactor changes the automatically computed scale used for vector lengths. Type: numeric scalar. Supported values: positive finite scalar.
BeingDeleted Nelson computes this value; graphics operations update it. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'off', 'on'.
BusyAction controls whether an interrupting callback is queued or canceled. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'queue', 'cancel'.
ButtonDownFcn runs when the object receives a mouse-button event. Type: callback value. Supported values: [], function handle, character vector, string scalar, or callback cell array.
Children parenting operations update the vector. Type: graphics object handle vector. Supported values: empty vector or child handles.
Clipping updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'on', 'off'.
Color updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: color value. Supported values: 'red'/'r', 'green'/'g', 'blue'/'b', 'cyan'/'c', 'magenta'/'m', 'yellow'/'y', 'black'/'k', 'white'/'w', RGB triplet [r g b] with values in [0,1], or hexadecimal color '#RRGGBB'/'#RGB'.
ColorMode 'auto' lets Nelson recompute the paired property; 'manual' preserves the assigned value. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'auto', 'manual'.
ContextMenu attaches the menu used for context-click actions. Type: graphics object handle scalar. Supported values: [] or a uicontextmenu handle.
CreateFcn runs when the object is created. Type: callback value. Supported values: [], function handle, character vector, string scalar, or callback cell array.
DataTipTemplate updates the content used for interactive data tips. Type: data tip template object or empty handle value. Supported values: a data tip template object owned by the graphics item, or an empty graphics handle when data tips are not configured.
DeleteFcn runs when the object is deleted. Type: callback value. Supported values: [], function handle, character vector, string scalar, or callback cell array.
DisplayName updates the label used by legend entries and object identification. Type: text value. Supported values: character row vector or string scalar.
HandleVisibility controls whether handle-search functions can find the object. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'on', 'off', 'callback'.
HitTest includes or excludes the object from mouse hit testing. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'on', 'off'.
Interruptible controls whether a running callback can be interrupted. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'on', 'off'.
LineStyle updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: '-', '--', ':', '-.', 'none'.
LineStyleMode 'auto' lets Nelson recompute the paired property; 'manual' preserves the assigned value. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'auto', 'manual'.
LineWidth updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: finite numeric scalar. Supported values: value greater than or equal to 0.
Marker updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'o', '+', '*', '.', 'x', '_', '|', 'square', 'diamond', '^', 'v', '>', '<', 'pentagram', 'hexagram', 'none'.
MarkerEdgeColor updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: color value or marker color keyword. Supported values: 'red'/'r', 'green'/'g', 'blue'/'b', 'cyan'/'c', 'magenta'/'m', 'yellow'/'y', 'black'/'k', 'white'/'w', RGB triplet [r g b] with values in [0,1], or hexadecimal color '#RRGGBB'/'#RGB', 'auto', 'none', 'flat'.
MarkerFaceColor updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: color value or marker color keyword. Supported values: 'red'/'r', 'green'/'g', 'blue'/'b', 'cyan'/'c', 'magenta'/'m', 'yellow'/'y', 'black'/'k', 'white'/'w', RGB triplet [r g b] with values in [0,1], or hexadecimal color '#RRGGBB'/'#RGB', 'auto', 'none', 'flat'.
MarkerMode 'auto' lets Nelson recompute the paired property; 'manual' preserves the assigned value. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'auto', 'manual'.
MarkerSize recomputes geometry, limits, or layout. Type: finite numeric scalar. Supported values: finite scalar value.
MaxHeadSize recomputes geometry, limits, or layout. Type: finite numeric scalar. Supported values: finite scalar value.
Parent reparents the object and updates Children on the old and new parents. Type: graphics object handle scalar. Supported values: a valid parent handle for the object class.
PickableParts selects which visible or invisible parts can receive mouse hits. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'visible', 'all', 'none'.
ScaleFactor changes the scale applied to chart geometry or vector lengths. Type: numeric scalar. Supported values: positive finite scalar.
Selected updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'on', 'off'.
SelectionHighlight updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'on', 'off'.
SeriesIndex updates the stored object state. Type: integer scalar or numeric vector. Supported values: finite integer value, finite numeric value, or vector required by the property.
ShowArrowHead updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: on/off value. Supported values: 'on', 'off', true, or false.
Tag updates the stored object state. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: empty text or an object identifier.
Type Nelson computes this value; graphics operations update it. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: read-only object type name, for example 'figure', 'axes', 'line', or 'scatter'.
UData replaces data and recomputes automatic limits that depend on it. Type: numeric, logical, categorical, string, vector, matrix, or table-derived data. Supported values: [] or data with dimensions compatible with the rendered object.
UDataSource updates the stored object state. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: empty text or a workspace/table variable name.
UserData updates the stored object state. Type: Nelson array. Supported values: any Nelson value, including [], numeric arrays, text, cells, structures, or handles.
VData replaces data and recomputes automatic limits that depend on it. Type: numeric, logical, categorical, string, vector, matrix, or table-derived data. Supported values: [] or data with dimensions compatible with the rendered object.
VDataSource updates the stored object state. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: empty text or a workspace/table variable name.
Visible updates rendered output on the next graphics refresh. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'on', 'off'.
WData replaces data and recomputes automatic limits that depend on it. Type: numeric, logical, categorical, string, vector, matrix, or table-derived data. Supported values: [] or data with dimensions compatible with the rendered object.
WDataSource updates the stored object state. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: empty text or a workspace/table variable name.
XData replaces data and recomputes automatic limits that depend on it. Type: numeric, logical, categorical, string, vector, matrix, or table-derived data. Supported values: [] or data with dimensions compatible with the rendered object.
XDataMode 'auto' lets Nelson recompute the paired property; 'manual' preserves the assigned value. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'auto', 'manual'.
XDataSource updates the stored object state. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: empty text or a workspace/table variable name.
YData replaces data and recomputes automatic limits that depend on it. Type: numeric, logical, categorical, string, vector, matrix, or table-derived data. Supported values: [] or data with dimensions compatible with the rendered object.
YDataMode 'auto' lets Nelson recompute the paired property; 'manual' preserves the assigned value. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: 'auto', 'manual'.
YDataSource updates the stored object state. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: empty text or a workspace/table variable name.
ZData replaces data and recomputes automatic limits that depend on it. Type: numeric, logical, categorical, string, vector, matrix, or table-derived data. Supported values: [] or data with dimensions compatible with the rendered object.
ZDataSource updates the stored object state. Type: text scalar or character row vector. Supported values: empty text or a workspace/table variable name.
💡Examples
Create the graphics object and list its properties.
f = figure('Visible', 'off');
ax = axes('Parent', f);
h = quiver(ax, 1:3, 1:3, [1 0 1], [0 1 0]);
names = properties(h);
close(f)
🔗See Also
quiverquiver3propertiesgetset
🕔Version History
Version Description
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