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MATLAB Figure Reference: layout.selections

  • selections
    Parent: layout
    Type: cell array of struct where each struct has one or more of the keys listed below.
    • line
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: struct containing one or more of the keys listed below.
      • color
        Parent: layout.selections[].line
        Type: color

        Sets the line color.

      • dash
        Parent: layout.selections[].line
        Type: string
        Default: 'dot'

        Sets the dash style of lines. Set to a dash type string ('solid', 'dot', 'dash', 'longdash', 'dashdot', or 'longdashdot') or a dash length list in px (eg '5px,10px,2px,2px').

      • width
        Parent: layout.selections[].line
        Type: number greater than or equal to 1
        Default: 1

        Sets the line width (in px).

    • name
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: string

      When used in a template, named items are created in the output figure in addition to any items the figure already has in this array. You can modify these items in the output figure by making your own item with `templateitemname` matching this `name` alongside your modifications (including `visible: false` or `enabled: false` to hide it). Has no effect outside of a template.

    • opacity
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: number between or equal to 0 and 1
      Default: 0.7

      Sets the opacity of the selection.

    • path
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: string

      For `type` 'path' - a valid SVG path similar to `shapes.path` in data coordinates. Allowed segments are: M, L and Z.

    • templateitemname
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: string

      Used to refer to a named item in this array in the template. Named items from the template will be created even without a matching item in the input figure, but you can modify one by making an item with `templateitemname` matching its `name`, alongside your modifications (including `visible: false` or `enabled: false` to hide it). If there is no template or no matching item, this item will be hidden unless you explicitly show it with `visible: true`.

    • type
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: enumerated , one of ( 'rect' | 'path' )

      Specifies the selection type to be drawn. If 'rect', a rectangle is drawn linking (`x0`,`y0`), (`x1`,`y0`), (`x1`,`y1`) and (`x0`,`y1`). If 'path', draw a custom SVG path using `path`.

    • x0
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: number or categorical coordinate string

      Sets the selection's starting x position.

    • x1
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: number or categorical coordinate string

      Sets the selection's end x position.

    • xref
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: enumerated , one of ( 'paper' | '/^x([2-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)?( domain)?$/' )

      Sets the selection's x coordinate axis. If set to a x axis id (e.g. 'x' or 'x2'), the `x` position refers to a x coordinate. If set to 'paper', the `x` position refers to the distance from the left of the plotting area in normalized coordinates where '0' ('1') corresponds to the left (right). If set to a x axis ID followed by 'domain' (separated by a space), the position behaves like for 'paper', but refers to the distance in fractions of the domain length from the left of the domain of that axis: e.g., 'x2 domain' refers to the domain of the second x axis and a x position of 0.5 refers to the point between the left and the right of the domain of the second x axis.

    • y0
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: number or categorical coordinate string

      Sets the selection's starting y position.

    • y1
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: number or categorical coordinate string

      Sets the selection's end y position.

    • yref
      Parent: layout.selections[]
      Type: enumerated , one of ( 'paper' | '/^y([2-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)?( domain)?$/' )

      Sets the selection's x coordinate axis. If set to a y axis id (e.g. 'y' or 'y2'), the `y` position refers to a y coordinate. If set to 'paper', the `y` position refers to the distance from the bottom of the plotting area in normalized coordinates where '0' ('1') corresponds to the bottom (top). If set to a y axis ID followed by 'domain' (separated by a space), the position behaves like for 'paper', but refers to the distance in fractions of the domain length from the bottom of the domain of that axis: e.g., 'y2 domain' refers to the domain of the second y axis and a y position of 0.5 refers to the point between the bottom and the top of the domain of the second y axis.