Figure Properties - SERC

Figure Properties
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You can make an axes current using the axes and set commands. For example,
axes(axes_handle) and set(gcf,'CurrentAxes',axes_handle) both make
the axes identified by the handle axes_handle the current axes. In addition,
axes(axes_handle) restacks the axes above all other axes in the figure.
If a figure contains no axes, get(gcf,'CurrentAxes') returns the empty
matrix. Note that the gca function actually creates an axes if one does not exist.
CurrentCharacter single character
Last key pressed. MATLAB sets this property to the last key pressed in the
figure window. CurrentCharacter is useful for obtaining user input.
CurrentMenu (Obsolete)
This property produces a warning message when queried. It has been
superseded by the root CallbackObject property.
CurrentObject object handle
Handle of current object. MATLAB sets this property to the handle of the object
that is under the current point (see the CurrentPoint property). This object is
the front-most object in the view. You can use this property to determine which
object a user has selected. The function gco provides a convenient way to
retrieve the CurrentObject of the CurrentFigure.
CurrentPoint two-element vector: [x-coordinate, y-coordinate]
Location of last button click in this figure. MATLAB sets this property to the
location of the pointer at the time of the most recent mouse button press.
MATLAB updates this property whenever you press the mouse button while
the pointer is in the figure window.
In addition, MATLAB updates CurrentPoint before executing callback
routines defined for the figure WindowButtonMotionFcn and
WindowButtonUpFcn properties. This enables you to query CurrentPoint from
these callback routines. It behaves like this:
If there is no callback routine defined for the WindowButtonMotionFcn or the
WindowButtonUpFcn, then MATLAB updates the CurrentPoint only when
the mouse button is pressed down within the figure window.
If there is a callback routine defined for the WindowButtonMotionFcn, then
MATLAB updates the CurrentPoint just before executing the callback. Note
that the WindowButtonMotionFcn executes only within the figure window