MATLAB Function Reference (Volume 2: Graphics)

xlabel, ylabel, zlabelPurpose2xlabel, ylabel, zlabelLabel the x-, y-, and z-axisSyntaxxlabel('string')xlabel(fname)xlabel(...,'PropertyName',PropertyValue,...)h = xlabel(...)ylabel(...)h = ylabel(...)zlabel(...)h = zlabel(...)DescriptionEach axes graphics object can have one label for the x-, y-, and z-axis. The labelappears beneath its respective axis in a two-dimensional plot and to the side orbeneath the axis in a three-dimensional plot.xlabel('string') labels the x-axis of the current axes.xlabel(fname) evaluates the function fname, which must return a string, thendisplays the string beside the x-axis.xlabel(...,'PropertName',PropertyValue,...) specifies property nameand property value pairs for the text graphics object created by xlabel.h = xlabel(...), h = ylabel(...), and h = zlabel(...) return the handleto the text object used as the label.ylabel(...) and zlabel(...) label the y-axis and z-axis, respectively, of thecurrent axes.RemarksSee AlsoRe-issuing an xlabel, ylabel, or zlabel command causes the new label toreplace the old label.For three-dimensional graphics, MATLAB puts the label in the front or side,so that it is never hidden by the plot.text, title2-589