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ans =
[]
>> gcf
ans =
1

Exercise 16 The m-file objects.m creates a graphic with
assorted objects on it. Run objects and try clicking on the objects
to make them current. Investigate what happens when you do
get(gco,’type’),or delete(gco). (Answer on page 191.)

32 Axes Effects

32.1 The Axis Command

Axes objects have many properties you can modify to alter details such
as tick mark labels, positioning of axes, direction of tick marks, and so
on. These can be changed using the get and set commands. You can
also change the way axes behave using the axis command, which is an
easy way to set some axis and related commands to achieve frequently
sought effects. Let us look first at the axis command. These are the
available options (adapted from the help entry):

axis([xmin xmax ymin ymax]) sets scaling for the x- and y-axes on
the current plot.

axis([xmin xmax ymin ymax zmin zmax]) sets the scaling for the x-,
y-, and z-axes on the current 3-D plot.

v = axis returns a row vector containing the scaling for the current
plot. If the current view is two-dimensional, v has four components;
if it is three-dimensional, v has six components.
axis auto returns the axis scaling to its default, automatic mode where,
for each dimension, “nice” limits are chosen based on the extents
of all line, surface, patch, and image children.

axis manual freezes the scaling at the current limits, so that if hold is
turned on, subsequent plots will use the same limits.

axis tight sets the axis limits to the range of the data.
axis fill sets the axis limits and PlotBoxAspectRatio so that the
axis fills the position rectangle. This option only has an effect if
PlotBoxAspectRatioMode or DataAspectRatioMode are manual.

axis ij puts matlab into its “matrix” axes mode. The coordinate
system origin is at the upper left corner. The i axis is vertical and

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