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gcf

Return handle of current graphic window.

Syntax

h = gcf()

Arguments

h

handle.

Description

This routine returns the handle of the current graphic window.

Examples

f=gcf(); // Create a figure
f.figure_size= [610,469]/2;
f.figure_name= "Foo";

f=figure(); // Create a figure
h=uicontrol(f,"style","listbox","position", [10 10 150 160]); // Create a listbox
set(h, "string", "item 1|item 2|item3");// fill the list
set(h, "value", [1 3]); // select item 1 and 3 in the list
gcf()

scf(0); // Make graphic window 0 the current figure
gcf()  // Return the graphic handle of the current figure

figure(f) // Make window f the current figure
gcf() // Return the graphic handle of the current figure

See also

  • gdf — Return handle of default figure.
  • gca — Return handle of current axes.
  • gce — Get current entity handle.
  • get — Retrieve a property value from a graphics entity or an User Interface object.
  • scf — set the current graphic figure (window)
  • set — set properties of some graphic objects or uimenus or uicontrol interactive components
  • graphics_entities — description of the graphics entities data structures
  • uicontrol — create a Graphic User Interface object
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