MATLAB Functions Help Desk

gtext

Purpose

Mouse placement of text in two-dimensional view

Syntax

Description

gtext displays a text string in the current Figure window after you select a location with the mouse.

gtext('string') waits for you to press a mouse button or keyboard key while the pointer is within a Figure window. Pressing a mouse button or any key places 'string' on the plot at the selected location.

h = gtext('string') returns a handle to a Text graphics objects after you place 'string' on the plot at the selected location.

Remarks

As you move the pointer into a Figure window, the pointer becomes a crosshair to indicate that gtext is waiting for you to select a location.

Algorithm

gtext uses the functions ginput and text.

Examples

Place a label on the current plot:

See Also

ginput, text



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