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legend
Add legend to axes.
Syntax
| legend() |
| legend(label1, ..., labelN) |
| legend(labels) |
| legend('off') |
| legend('hide') |
| legend('show') |
| legend('toggle') |
| legend('boxon') |
| legend('boxoff') |
| legend(ax, ...) |
| legend(..., 'Location', lcn) |
| legend(..., propertyName, propertyValue) |
| L = legend(...) |
Input argument
- label1, ..., labelN
-
sets the legend labels: row vector characters.
- labels
-
cell array of character vectors or string array.
- 'off'
-
delete the legend.
- 'toggle'
-
toggle legend visibility.
- 'hide'
-
hide legend.
- 'show'
-
show legend.
- 'boxon'
-
display box around legend.
- 'boxoff'
-
hide box around legend.
- ax
-
axes to make current.
- lcn
-
Legend location: a string ('NE' default).
- propertyName
-
a scalar string or row vector character.
- propertyValue
-
a value.
Output argument
- L
-
a graphics object: axes type.
Description
legend creates a legend in the current figure.
Location for legend on the plot:
'northeast' or 'NE': Top right (default).
'north' or 'N': Top center.
'south' or 'S': Bottom center.
'east' or 'E': Middle right.
'west' or 'W': Middle left.
'northwest' or 'NW': Top left.
'southeast' or 'SE': Bottom right.
'southwest' or 'SW': Bottom left.
Example
f = figure();
x = linspace(0,10);
y1 = sin(x);
y2 = cos(x);
ax = gca();
plot(ax, x, y1);
plot(ax, x, y2);
legend('sin(x)', 'cos(x)', 'Location', 'N')
See also
History
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | initial version |
Author
Allan CORNET