colormap

set and/or get a figure colormap.

Syntax

cmap = colormap()
cmap = colormap(h)

cmap = colormap(m)
cmap = colormap(h, m)

colormap(m)
colormap(h, m)

Arguments

h: A figure handle. If not given the current figure is used (See gcf).
m: A string (function name), a function, a Nx3 double matrix or "default" (to reset colormap to the default one). The color map to be used.

Description

colormap function is a helper to manage colormaps.

cmap = colormap() returns the current figure colormap.

cmap = colormap(h) returns the colormap of the figure handle h.

[cmap =] colormap(m) sets the colormap m to the current figure. cmap is only returned when the output of the function is assigned.

[cmap =] colormap(h, m) sets the colormap m to the figure handle h. cmap is only returned when the output of the function is assigned.

Examples

plot3d();
// Change colormap to parula (32 values)
colormap(parula(32));
// Change colormap to jet (default size)
colormap(jet); // Equivalent to colormap("jet")

History

Version	Description
2024.1.0		Function `colormap` introduced.

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