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

Axes Properties
When a handle’s visibility is restricted using callback or off, the object’s
handle does not appear in its parent’s Children property, figures do not appear
in the Root’s Currentfigure property, objects do not appear in the Root’s
CallbackObject property or in the figure’s CurrentObject property, and axes
do not appear in their parent’s Currentaxes property.
You can set the Root ShowHiddenHandles property to on to make all handles
visible, regardless of their HandleVisibility settings (this does not affect the
values of the HandleVisibility properties).
Handles that are hidden are still valid. If you know an object’s handle, you can
set and get its properties, and pass it to any function that operates on handles.
HitTest {on} | off
Selectable by mouse click. HitTest determines if the axes can become the
current object (as returned by the gco command and the figure CurrentObject
property) as a result of a mouse click on the axes. If HitTest is off, clicking on
the axes selects the object below it (which is usually the figure containing it).
Interruptible {on} | off
Callback routine interruption mode. The Interruptible property controls
whether an axes callback routine can be interrupted by subsequently invoked
callback routines. Only callback routines defined for the ButtonDownFcn are
affected by the Interruptible property. MATLAB checks for events that can
interrupt a callback routine only when it encounters a drawnow, figure,
getframe, or pause command in the routine. See the BusyAction property for
related information.
Setting Interruptible to on allows any graphics object’s callback routine to
interrupt callback routines originating from an axes property. Note that
MATLAB does not save the state of variables or the display (e.g., the handle
returned by the gca or gcf command) when an interruption occurs.
Layer {bottom} | top
Draw axis lines below or above graphics objects. This property determines if
axis lines and tick marks draw on top or below axes children objects for any 2-D
view (i.e., when you are looking along the x-, y-, or z-axis). This is useful for
placing grid lines and tick marks on top of images.
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