xticklabels — Query or set X-axis tick labels for the current axes or a specified axes handle.

xticklabels controls the display text associated with X-axis tick marks. It supports query, explicit label assignment, automatic mode, manual mode, mode query, and explicit axes-target forms.

Syntax

labels = xticklabels()
labels = xticklabels(labels)
mode = xticklabels(mode)
labels = xticklabels(ax, labels)

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Returns

Errors

GPU memory and residency

xticklabels only reads and writes axes metadata. It does not gather GPU-resident plot data; automatic labels are generated from current tick metadata and cached display bounds.

Examples

Set X-axis tick values and labels

plot(0:10, (0:10).^2);
xticks([0 5 10]);
xticklabels({'x = 0', 'x = 5', 'x = 10'});

Expected output:

% The X-axis shows the three supplied labels

Query and reset label mode

xticklabels({'A', 'B'});
xticklabels('mode')
xticklabels('auto');

Expected output:

ans = 'manual'
% Labels return to automatic numeric formatting

Set labels on a specific axes

ax = subplot(1, 2, 1);
plot(ax, 1:3);
xticks(ax, [1 2 3]);
xticklabels(ax, {'one', 'two', 'three'});

Expected output:

% Only the target axes receives the labels

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