MATLAB Function Reference (Volume 2: Graphics)

gtextPurpose2gtextMouse placement of text in two-dimensional viewSyntaxDescriptiongtext('string')h = gtext('string')gtext displays a text string in the current figure window after you select alocation with the mouse.gtext('string') waits for you to press a mouse button or keyboard key whilethe pointer is within a figure window. Pressing a mouse button or any keyplaces 'string' on the plot at the selected location.h = gtext('string') returns the handle to a text graphics object after youplace 'string' on the plot at the selected location.RemarksExamplesAs you move the pointer into a figure window, the pointer becomes a crosshairto indicate that gtext is waiting for you to select a location. gtext uses thefunctions ginput and text.Place a label on the current plot:gtext('Note this divergence!')See Alsoginput, text2-218