gca

Arguments

a

handle, the handle of the current axes entity.

Description

This routine returns the handle of the current axes for the current figure.

Examples

subplot(211)
a=gca() //get the current axes
a.box="off";
t=-%pi:0.3:%pi;plot3d(t,t,sin(t)'*cos(t),80,50,'X@Y@Z',[5,2,4]);
subplot(212)
plot2d(); //simple plot
a=gca() //get the current axes
a.box="off";
a.x_location="middle";
a.parent.background=4;
delete(gca()) // delete the current axes
xdel(0) //delete a graphics window

See also

• gda — Return handle of default axes.
• gcf — Return handle of current graphic window.
• gce — Get current entity handle.
• get — Retrieve a property value from a graphics entity or an User Interface object.
• graphics_entities — description of the graphics entities data structures