`ysecondarylabel`

Sets the secondary label of the y-axis.

Category: Graphics > Formatting and Annotation

Syntax

ysecondarylabel(txt)

Sets the secondary label of the current axes.

ysecondarylabel(txt, Name, Value)

Sets text properties of the label.

ysecondarylabel(ax, ___)

Acts on the axes ax.

Description

The secondary label is a small text beside the end of the axis, where MATLAB shows an exponent multiplier such as \times10^{5}. Writing your own text there replaces that automatic content.

The string is stored in ax.YAxis.SecondaryLabel.String. It is separate from the main ylabel.

Input arguments

txt: Text for the secondary label.

Example

Custom secondary label

plot(1:3, [1 2 3]*1e5)
ysecondarylabel('scale factor')
ax = gca;
ax.YAxis.SecondaryLabel.String

Output

ans = 'scale factor'

Notes

ysecondarylabel has no output argument, so the text object cannot be captured with t = ysecondarylabel(...). Read the text from ax.YAxis.SecondaryLabel.String.

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