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

Axes Properties
define object handles as global variables or pass them as arguments between
callback routines.
For example, suppose you want to direct all graphics output from an M-file to
a particular axes, regardless of user actions that may have changed the current
axes. To do this, identify the axes with a Tag:
axes('Tag','Special Axes')
Then make that axes the current axes before drawing by searching for the Tag
with findobj:
axes(findobj('Tag','Special Axes'))
TickDir in | out
Direction of tick marks. For 2-D views, the default is to direct tick marks
inward from the axis lines; 3-D views direct tick marks outward from the axis
line.
TickDirMode {auto} | manual
Automatic tick direction control. In auto mode, MATLAB directs tick marks
inward for 2-D views and outward for 3-D views. When you specify a setting for
TickDir, MATLAB sets TickDirMode to manual. In manual mode, MATLAB
does not change the specified tick direction.
TickLength [2DLength 3DLength]
Length of tick marks. A two-element vector specifying the length of axes tick
marks. The first element is the length of tick marks used for 2-D views and the
second element is the length of tick marks used for 3-D views. Specify tick mark
lengths in units normalized relative to the longest of the visible X-, Y-, or Z-axis
annotation lines.
Title handle of text object
Axes title. The handle of the text object that is used for the axes title. You can
use this handle to change the properties of the title text or you can set Title to
the handle of an existing text object. For example, the following statement
changes the color of the current title to red:
set(get(gca,'Title'),'Color','r')
To create a new title, set this property to the handle of the text object you want
to use:
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