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Member of the plots class.

Syntax

text(x, y, plottext)

text(x, y, plottext, 'sc')

text(x, y, plottext, name1, value1, ..., nameN, valueN)

text(x, y, plottext, 'sc', name1, value1, ..., nameN, valueN)

obj = text(x, y, plottext)

obj = text(x, y, plottext, 'sc')

obj = text(x, y, plottext, name1, value1, ..., nameN, valueN)

obj = text(x, y, plottext, 'sc', name1, value1, ..., nameN, valueN)

Description

Adds text to the current plot area. text(x, y, plottext, name1, value1, ..., nameN, valueN) sets the text attributes according to the attribute names and values you specify.

Details

Examples

Inputs

Name	Description
x	Specifies the x-coordinate at which you want to add text. x is a scalar.
y	Specifies the y-coordinate at which you want to add text. y is a scalar.
plottext	Specifies the text you want to add. plottext is a string.
'sc'	Interprets x and y as relative coordinates, where (0, 0) is the lower-left corner and (1, 1) is the upper-right corner of the current plot. If you specify 'sc', x and y must be greater than 0 and less than 1.
name	Specifies the name of the attribute. name is a string.
value	Specifies the value of the attribute.

Outputs

Name	Description
obj	Returns the reference to the text LabVIEW creates. obj is a reference to a text object.

Details

This function is not supported in the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine if you request an output from the function. Either do not request an output or remove this function from scripts before you build a stand-alone application or shared library.

Examples

X = 0:1:10;
Y = X.*X;
plot(Y)
text(3, 70, 'Hello')
text(0.8, 0.2, 'Hello again', 'sc')

X = 0:1:10;
Y = X.*X;
plot(Y)
text(3, 70, 'Hello', 'EdgeColor', 'm')
obj = text(0.8, 0.2, 'Hello again', 'sc', 'BackgroundColor', 'c')

Related Topics

plot
xlabel
ylabel
zlabel