title — display a title on a graphic window
title(my_title) title(my_title,<Property>) title(<axes_handle>,<my_title>,<Property>)
a string, it's the title to display
This optional argument represents a sequence of couple
statements {PropertyName,PropertyValue} that defines
global objects' properties applied to the created title.
This optional argument forces the title to appear inside the
selected axes given by axes_handle rather than the
current axes (see gca).
title displays a title on a graphic window.
The Property arguments should be used to customize the
title. Here is a complete list of the available options.
backgroundcolor : this field contains the color used to
fill the box if any. Its value should be a color index (relative to
the current colormap).
color : this field contains the color used to display
the title text. Its value should be a color index (relative to the
current colormap).
edgecolor : this field contains the color used to
display the line around the box if any. Its value should be a color
index (relative to the current colormap).
fontname : seven differents fonts are available :
"Courrier", "Symbol", "Times", "Times Italic", "Times Bold", "User
defined". The font_size property is an index in [0 6] which is
associated to the previous font names.
fontsize : the fontsize property is used to select the
type of size of the title. Its value should be an integer in between 0
and 5 which stands for 8pt, 10pt, 12pt, 14pt, 18pt and 24pt.
position : this 2d vector allows you to place manually
the title on the screen. The position is stored in the data units of
the axes.
rotation : this scalar allows you to turn the title.
The font is turned inverse clockise with the angle given in degrees.
visible : this field contains the visible property
value for the title. It should be "on" or "off". By default, the label
is visible, the value's property is "on" . If "off" the title is not
displayed on the screen.
// display a title with several properties
title('my title');
// change the color for the font
title('my title','color','blue');
// change the color for the around the box
title('my title','edgecolor','red');
// change the position of the title
title('my title','position',[0.3 0.8]);
// change the size of the font
title('my title','fontsize',3);
// a rotation
title('my title','rotation',90);
// We can do all these modifications with just the below instruction:
title('my title','color','blue','edgecolor','red','fontsize',3,'rotation',90,'position',[0.3 0.8]);