MATLAB Function Reference Volume 1: A - E - Bad Request

axes
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Purpose Create axes graphics object
Syntax axes
axes('PropertyName',PropertyValue,...)
axes(h)
h = axes(...)
Description axes is the low-level function for creating axes graphics objects.
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axes creates an axes graphics object in the current figure using default
property values.
axes('PropertyName',PropertyValue,...) creates an axes object having the
specified property values. MATLAB uses default values for any properties that
you do not explicitly define as arguments.
axes(h) makes existing axes h the current axes. It also makes h the first axes
listed in the figure’s Children property and sets the figure’s CurrentAxes
property to h. The current axes is the target for functions that draw image, line,
patch, surface, and text graphics objects.
h = axes(...) returns the handle of the created axes object.
Remarks MATLAB automatically creates an axes, if one does not already exist, when
you issue a command that draws image, light, line, patch, surface, or text
graphics objects.
The axes function accepts property name/property value pairs, structure
arrays, and cell arrays as input arguments (see the set and get commands for
examples of how to specify these data types). These properties, which control
various aspects of the axes object, are described in the “Axes Properties”
section.
Use the set function to modify the properties of an existing axes or the get
function to query the current values of axes properties. Use the gca command
to obtain the handle of the current axes.
The axis (not axes) function provides simplified access to commonly used
properties that control the scaling and appearance of axes.