MATLAB Function Reference (Volume 2: Graphics)

Text PropertiesVerticalAlignment top | cap | {middle} | baseline |bottomVertical alignment of text. This property specifies the vertical justification ofthe text string. It determines where MATLAB places the string with regard tothe value of the Position property. The possible values mean:• top – Place the top of the string’s Extent rectangle at the specified y-position.• cap – Place the string so that the top of a capital letter is at the specifiedy-position.• middle – Place the middle of the string at specified y-position.• baseline – Place font baseline at the specified y-position.• bottom – Place the bottom of the string’s Extent rectangle at the specifiedy-position.The following picture illustrates the alignment options.Text VerticalAlignment property viewed with the HorizontalAlignmentproperty set to left (the default).MiddleBaselineTopBottomCapVisible{on} | offText visibility. By default, all text is visible. When set to off, the text is notvisible, but still exists and you can query and set its properties.2-521