colorbar
Colorbar showing color scale.
📝Syntax
colorbar()
colorbar('off')
colorbar(location)
colorbar(..., propertyName, propertyValue)
colorbar(target, ...)
colorbar(target, 'off')
c = colorbar(...)
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
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 Arguments
Parameter Description
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()
Example illustration 
f = figure();
surf(peaks);
axis('square');
colormap('gray');
cb = colorbar(gca);
Example illustration 
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
🕔Version History
Version Description
1.0.0 initial version
1.15.0 added support for location parameter
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