get — Inspect figure, axes, and plot-object properties through RunMat’s graphics handles and MATLAB-style get workflows.

get reads properties from plotting handles such as figures, axes, titles, legends, and plot objects. In RunMat, it is the public read path for the expanded plotting object system: line handles, image handles, histogram handles, contour handles, and other plotting objects can all be queried through a single MATLAB-style property interface.

How get works in RunMat

• get(h) returns a struct of known properties for the handle h.
• get(h, 'PropertyName') returns a single property value.
• The supported property set depends on the handle family: figure, axes, text, legend, and child plot objects each expose different fields.
• RunMat uses get to surface subplot-local state such as limits, scale modes, legend visibility, and text metadata.
• The handle families covered by get now extend across the major plot families rather than just the most recently added plotting builtins.

Examples

Inspect the full property struct for a line handle

h = plot(1:5, [1 4 2 5 3]);
props = get(h);

Read an axes-local property

ax = subplot(1, 2, 2);
semilogx(logspace(0, 2, 50), logspace(0, 2, 50));
get(ax, 'XScale')

Expected output:

ans =
    'log'

Inspect a legend handle after creation

plot(1:5, 1:5);
lg = legend('series');
get(lg, 'Orientation')

Related functions to explore

These functions work well alongside get. Each page has runnable examples you can try in the browser.

set, legend, subplot, plot

Open-source implementation

Unlike proprietary runtimes, every RunMat function is open-source. Read exactly how get works, line by line, in Rust.

• View get.rs on GitHub
• Learn how the runtime works
• Found a bug? Open an issue with a minimal reproduction.

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