rticklabels

Sets or queries the text of the radial tick labels of polar axes.

Category: Graphics > 2-D and 3-D Plots

Syntax

rticklabels(labels)

Sets the labels, one per radial tick.

L = rticklabels

Returns the current labels as a cell array.

Description

The labels replace the numbers on the radial axis, for example to show categories or units. Set the tick positions first with rticks, so each label lands where you intend.

Input arguments

labels
Cell array of character vectors or string array. If there are fewer labels than ticks, they repeat.

Output arguments

L
Cell array with one label per tick.

Example

Named levels

polarplot(1:3, 1:3)
rticks([1 2 3])
rticklabels({'low', 'mid', 'high'})
rticklabels
Output
ans = 3×1 cell

    {'low' }
    {'mid' }
    {'high'}

See also

rticks rtickformat rlim thetaticklabels