Graphics

Controlling Graphics Output

MATLAB allows many figure windows to be open simultaneously during a session. A MATLAB application might create figures to display graphical user interfaces as well as plotted data. It is necessary then to protect some figures from becoming the target for graphics display and to prepare (e.g., reset properties and clear existing objects from) others before receiving new graphics.

This section discusses how to control where and how MATLAB displays graphics output. Topics include

• Specifying the Target for Graphics Output
• Preparing Figures and Axes for Graphics
• Targeting Graphics Output with newplot
• Example -- Using newplot
• Testing for Hold State
• Protecting Figures and Axes

Deleting Objects

Specifying the Target for Graphics Output

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