MATLAB Function Reference

selectmoveresize

Select, move, resize, or copy axes and uicontrol graphics objects

Syntax

• A = selectmoveresize;
  set(h,'ButtonDownFcn','selectmoveresize')
  

Description

selectmoveresize is useful as the callback routine for axes and uicontrol button down functions. When executed, it selects the object and allows you to move, resize, and copy it.

For example, this statement sets the ButtonDownFcn of the current axes to selectmoveresize:

• set(gca,'ButtonDownFcn','selectmoveresize')
  

A = selectmoveresize returns a structure array containing

• A.Type: a string containing the action type, which can be Select, Move, Resize, or Copy
• A.Handles: a list of the selected handles, or, for a Copy, an m-by-2 matrix containing the original handles in the first column and the new handles in the second column

See Also

The ButtonDownFcn of axes and uicontrol graphics objects

Object Manipulation for related functions

selectmoveresize

semilogx, semilogy

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