`hgload`

Loads a graphics object hierarchy saved in a .fig file.

Category: Graphics > Printing and Saving

Syntax

h = hgload(filename)

Loads the objects stored in filename and returns the handle of the figure.

Description

hgload reads a file written by hgsave or savefig and recreates its objects. It is the older counterpart of openfig. If the file cannot be found, an error is raised.

Input arguments

filename: Name of the .fig file, as text.

Output arguments

h: Handle of the loaded figure.

Example

Read back a saved figure

h = figure('Visible', 'off');
plot(1:3);
hgsave(h, 'line');
k = hgload('line');
l = findobj(k, 'Type', 'line');
disp(get(l, 'YData'))

Output

     1     2     3

See also

hgsave openfig savefig findobj