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Update some of Advanced Plotting documentation. Updated functions delete, allchild, backend, clf, hold, and refreshdata.
author Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com>
date Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:12:16 -0700
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536 A figure window. 536 A figure window.
537 537
538 @item axes 538 @item axes
539 @cindex axes graphics object 539 @cindex axes graphics object
540 @cindex graphics object, axes 540 @cindex graphics object, axes
541 An set of axes. This object is a child of a figure object and may be a 541 A set of axes. This object is a child of a figure object and may be a
542 parent of line, text, image, patch, or surface objects. 542 parent of line, text, image, patch, or surface objects.
543 543
544 @item line 544 @item line
545 @cindex line graphics object 545 @cindex line graphics object
546 @cindex graphics object, line 546 @cindex graphics object, line
565 @cindex surface graphics object 565 @cindex surface graphics object
566 @cindex graphics object, surface 566 @cindex graphics object, surface
567 A three-dimensional surface. 567 A three-dimensional surface.
568 @end table 568 @end table
569 569
570 To determine whether an object is a graphics object index or a figure 570 To determine whether a variable is a graphics object index or a figure
571 index, use the functions @code{ishandle} and @code{isfigure}. 571 index, use the functions @code{ishandle} and @code{isfigure}.
572 572
573 @DOCSTRING(ishandle) 573 @DOCSTRING(ishandle)
574 574
575 @DOCSTRING(ishghandle) 575 @DOCSTRING(ishghandle)
591 @example 591 @example
592 @group 592 @group
593 get (0) 593 get (0)
594 @result{} ans = 594 @result{} ans =
595 @{ 595 @{
596 type = root figure 596 type = root
597 currentfigure = [](0x0) 597 currentfigure = [](0x0)
598 children = [](0x0) 598 children = [](0x0)
599 visible = on 599 visible = on
600 @dots{}
600 @} 601 @}
601 @end group 602 @end group
602 @end example 603 @end example
603 604
604 @noindent 605 @noindent
671 @code{drawnow} function. 672 @code{drawnow} function.
672 673
673 @DOCSTRING(drawnow) 674 @DOCSTRING(drawnow)
674 675
675 Only figures that are modified will be updated. The @code{refresh} 676 Only figures that are modified will be updated. The @code{refresh}
676 function can also be to force an update of the current figure, even if 677 function can also be used to force an update of the current figure, even if
677 it is nor modified. 678 it is not modified.
678 679
679 @DOCSTRING(refresh) 680 @DOCSTRING(refresh)
680 681
681 Normally, high-level plot functions like @code{plot} or @code{mesh} call 682 Normally, high-level plot functions like @code{plot} or @code{mesh} call
682 @code{newplot} to initialize the state of the current axes so that the 683 @code{newplot} to initialize the state of the current axes so that the
683 next plot is drawn in a blank window with default property settings. To 684 next plot is drawn in a blank window with default property settings. To
684 have two plots superimposed over one another, call the @code{hold} 685 have two plots superimposed over one another, use the @code{hold}
685 function. For example, 686 function. For example,
686 687
687 @example 688 @example
688 @group 689 @group
689 hold ("on"); 690 hold on;
690 x = -10:0.1:10; 691 x = -10:0.1:10;
691 plot (x, sin (x)); 692 plot (x, sin (x));
692 plot (x, cos (x)); 693 plot (x, cos (x));
693 hold ("off"); 694 hold off;
694 @end group 695 @end group
695 @end example 696 @end example
696 697
697 @noindent 698 @noindent
698 displays sine and cosine waves on the same axes. If the hold state is 699 displays sine and cosine waves on the same axes. If the hold state is