CBNEEDLE

Add a 'needle' to a colorbar.

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CBNEEDLE is used to create a 'needle' or an indicator on a colorbar. Currently, the possible input combinations are: none (searches for a colorbar, adds needle at average y value), handle for colorbar axis (adds needle at average y value), y value (searches for colorbar,adds needle at specified y value), colorbar axis and y value. Output is handle to 'needle' (patch object).
Examples:

surf(peaks); c = colorbar;

%add needle at middle point
cb = cbneedle;

delete(cb)

%add needle to 'c'
cb = cbneedle(c);

delete(cb)

%add needle at 3
cb = cbneedle(3);

delete(cb)

%add needle to 'c' at 5
cb = cbneedle(c,5);

delete(cb)

Cite As

Steve Simon (2026). CBNEEDLE (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/1891-cbneedle), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.1

Updated license

1.0.0.0