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title
display a title on a graphic window
Calling Sequence
title(my_title) title(my_title,<Property>) title(<axes_handle>,<my_title>,<Property>)
Arguments
- my_title
a string, it's the title to display
- <Property>
This optional argument represents a sequence of couple statements
{PropertyName,PropertyValue}
that defines global objects' properties applied to the created title.- <axes_handle>
This optional argument forces the title to appear inside the selected axes given by
axes_handle
rather than the current axes (see gca).
Description
title
displays a title on a graphic window.
The Property
arguments should be used to customize the
title. Here is a complete list of the available options.
- Property :
backgroundcolor :
this field contains the color used to fill the box if any. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).color :
this field contains the color used to display the title text. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).edgecolor :
this field contains the color used to display the line around the box if any. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).fontname :
seven differents fonts are available : "Courrier", "Symbol", "Times", "Times Italic", "Times Bold", "User defined". The font_size property is an index in [0 6] which is associated to the previous font names.fontsize :
the fontsize property is used to select the type of size of the title. Its value should be an integer in between 0 and 5 which stands for 8pt, 10pt, 12pt, 14pt, 18pt and 24pt.position :
this 2d vector allows you to place manually the title on the screen. The position is stored in the data units of the axes.rotation :
this scalar allows you to turn the title. The font is turned inverse clockise with the angle given in degrees.visible :
this field contains the visible property value for the title. It should be "on" or "off". By default, the label is visible, the value's property is "on" . If "off" the title is not displayed on the screen.
Examples
// display a title with several properties title('my title'); // change the color for the font title('my title','color','blue'); // change the color for the around the box title('my title','edgecolor','red'); // change the position of the title title('my title','position',[0.3 0.8]); // change the size of the font title('my title','fontsize',3); // a rotation title('my title','rotation',90); // We can do all these modifications with just the below instruction: title('my title','color','blue','edgecolor','red','fontsize',3,'rotation',90,'position',[0.3 0.8]);
See Also
- label_properties — description of the Label entity properties
- titlepage — add a title in the middle of a graphics window
- xtitle — add titles on a graphics window
Authors
F.Belahcene
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