AssistedFreehand

Assisted freehand region of interest

Description

An AssistedFreehand object specifies the shape and position of a hand-drawn region-of-interest (ROI), where the line drawn automatically follows edges in the underlying image. You can customize the appearance and interactive behavior of the ROI.

For more information about using this ROI, including keyboard shortcuts, see Tips.

Assisted Freehand ROI tracing the edge of an object between selected waypoints.

Creation

There are two ways to create an AssistedFreehand object. For more information, see Create ROI Shapes.

Use the drawassisted function. Use this function when you want to create the ROI and set the appearance in a single command. You can specify the shape and position of the ROI interactively by drawing the ROI over an image using the mouse.
Use the images.roi.AssistedFreehand function described here. Use this function when you want to specify the appearance and behavior of the ROI before you specify the shape and position of the ROI. After creating the object, you can specify the shape and position interactively by using the draw function.

Syntax

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand(ax)

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand(___,Name,Value)

Description

example

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand creates an AssistedFreehand object with default properties.

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand(ax) creates the ROI on the axes specified by ax.

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand(___,Name,Value) sets properties of the ROI using name-value arguments. You can specify multiple name-value arguments. Enclose each property name in single quotes.

Example: images.roi.AssistedFreehand('Color','y') creates a yellow colored AssistedFreehand object.

Input Arguments

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`ax` — Parent of ROI
`gca` (default) | `Axes` object | `UIAxes` object

Parent of ROI, specified as an Axes object or a UIAxes object. For information about using an ROI in a UIAxes, including important limitations, see Using ROIs in Apps Created with App Designer.

Properties

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`Closed` — Close ROI
`true` or `1` (default) | `false` or `0`

Close the ROI, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false). When true, the AssistedFreehand object closes the ROI by connecting the last point drawn to the first point drawn.

`Color` — ROI color
`[0 0.4470 0.7410]` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

ROI color, specified as an RGB triplet, a color name, or a short color name.

You can specify any color using an RGB triplet. An RGB triplet is a 3-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range [0, 1].

You can specify some common colors by name as a string scalar or character vector. This table lists the named color options and the equivalent RGB triplets.

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet
`"red"`	`"r"`	`[1 0 0]`
`"green"`	`"g"`	`[0 1 0]`
`"blue"`	`"b"`	`[0 0 1]`
`"cyan"`	`"c"`	`[0 1 1]`
`"magenta"`	`"m"`	`[1 0 1]`
`"yellow"`	`"y"`	`[1 1 0]`
`"black"`	`"k"`	`[0 0 0]`
`"white"`	`"w"`	`[1 1 1]`

Here are the RGB triplets for the default colors that MATLAB^® uses in many types of plots.

RGB Triplet	Appearance
`[0 0.4470 0.7410]`
`[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]`
`[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]`
`[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]`
`[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]`
`[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]`
`[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]`

Example: 'Color','r'

Example: 'Color','green'

Example: 'Color',[0 0.4470 0.7410]

`ContextMenu` — Context menu
`ContextMenu` object

Context menu that displays when you right-click the ROI, specified as a ContextMenu object. You can create a custom context menu by using the uicontextmenu function and then configuring context menu properties.

`Deletable` — Context menu provides option to delete the ROI
`true` or `1` (default) | `false` or `0`

Context menu provides an option to delete the ROI, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false). When the value is true, you can delete the ROI interactively using the context menu. When the value is false, the context menu option to delete the ROI is disabled.

In both cases, you can delete the ROI outside of the context menu by using the delete function.

`DrawingArea` — Area of axes in which you can interactively place ROI
`'auto'` (default) | `'unlimited'` | `[x,y,w,h]`

Area of the axes in which you can interactively place the ROI, specified as one of the values in this table.

Value	Description
`'auto'`	The drawing area is the current axes limits (default).
`'unlimited'`	The drawing area has no boundary and ROIs can be drawn or dragged to extend beyond the axes limits.
`[x,y,w,h]`	The drawing area is restricted to a rectangular region beginning at (x,y), and extending to width w and height h.

`FaceAlpha` — Transparency of ROI face
`0.2` (default) | number in the range [0, 1]

Transparency of the ROI face, specified as a number in the range [0, 1]. When the value is 1, the ROI face is completely opaque. When the value is 0, the ROI face is completely transparent.

`FaceSelectable` — ROI face can capture clicks
`true` or `1` (default) | `false` or `0`

ROI face can capture clicks, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false). When true, the ROI face captures mouse clicks. When false, the ROI face does not capture mouse clicks.

`HandleVisibility` — Visibility of ROI handle in `Children` property of parent
`'on'` (default) | `'off'` | `'callback'`

Visibility of the ROI handle in the Children property of the parent, specified as one of the values in this table.

Value	Description
`'on'`	The object handle is always visible (default).
`'off'`	The object handle is hidden at all times.
`'callback'`	The object handle is visible from within callbacks or functions invoked by callbacks, but not from within functions invoked from the command line.

`Image` — Image on which to draw ROI
handle to `Image` object

Image on which to draw ROI, specified as a handle to an Image object.

`InteractionsAllowed` — Interactivity of ROI
`'all'` (default) | `'none'` | `'reshape'` | `'translate'`

Interactivity of the ROI, specified as one of the values in this table.

Value	Description
`'all'`	The ROI is fully interactable (default).
`'none'`	The ROI is not interactable, and no drag points are visible.
`'translate'`	The ROI can be translated (moved) within the drawing area but not reshaped.
`'reshape'`	The ROI can be reshaped but not translated.

`Label` — ROI label
`''` (default) | character vector | string scalar

ROI label, specified as a character vector or string scalar. By default, the ROI has no label ('').

`LabelAlpha` — Transparency of text background
`1` (default) | number in the range [0, 1]

Transparency of the text background, specified as a number in the range [0, 1]. When set to 1, the text background is completely opaque. When set to 0, the text background is completely transparent.

`LabelTextColor` — Label text color
`'black'` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

Label text color, specified as an RGB triplet, a color name, or a short color name.

You can specify some common colors by name as a string scalar or character vector. This table lists the named color options and the equivalent RGB triplets.

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet
`"red"`	`"r"`	`[1 0 0]`
`"green"`	`"g"`	`[0 1 0]`
`"blue"`	`"b"`	`[0 0 1]`
`"cyan"`	`"c"`	`[0 1 1]`
`"magenta"`	`"m"`	`[1 0 1]`
`"yellow"`	`"y"`	`[1 1 0]`
`"black"`	`"k"`	`[0 0 0]`
`"white"`	`"w"`	`[1 1 1]`

Here are the RGB triplets for the default colors that MATLAB uses in many types of plots.

RGB Triplet	Appearance
`[0 0.4470 0.7410]`
`[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]`
`[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]`
`[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]`
`[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]`
`[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]`
`[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]`

Example: 'LabelTextColor','r'

Example: 'LabelTextColor','green'

Example: 'LabelTextColor',[0 0.4470 0.7410]

`LabelVisible` — Label visibility
`'on'` (default) | `'off'` | `'hover'`

Label visibility, specified as one of these values.

Value	Description
`'on'`	Label is visible when the ROI is visible.
`'hover'`	Label is visible only when the mouse is hovering over the ROI.
`'off'`	Label is not visible.

`LineWidth` — Width of ROI border
positive number

Width of the ROI border, specified as a positive number in points. The default value is three times the number of points per screen pixel, such that the border is three pixels wide.

`MarkerSize` — Marker size
positive number

Marker size, specified as a positive number in points. The default value is eight times the number of points per screen pixel, such that markers are eight pixels in size.

`Parent` — ROI parent
`Axes` object | `UIAxes` object

ROI parent, specified as an Axes or UIAxes object. For information about using an ROI in a UIAxes, including important limitations, see Using ROIs in Apps Created with App Designer.

`Position` — Position of ROI
`[]` (default) | n-by-2 numeric matrix

Position of the ROI, specified as an n-by-2 numeric matrix where n is the number of vertices or points defining the ROI. Each row represents the [x y] coordinates of a vertex or point. The AssistedFreehand object generates these points as you draw the ROI shape interactively. To work with fewer points, use the reduce function.

`Selected` — Selection state of ROI
`false` or `0` (default) | `true` or `1`

Selection state of the ROI, specified as a numeric or logical 0 (false) or 1 (true). You can also set this property interactively. For example, clicking on the ROI selects the ROI and sets this property to true. Similarly, pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the ROI deselects the ROI and sets the value of this property to false.

`SelectedColor` — Color of ROI when selected
`'none'` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

Color of the ROI when selected, specified as an RGB triplet, a color name, a short color name, or 'none'. If you specify 'none', then the value of Color defines the color of the ROI for all states, selected or not.

You can specify some common colors by name as a string scalar or character vector. This table lists the named color options and the equivalent RGB triplets.

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet
`"red"`	`"r"`	`[1 0 0]`
`"green"`	`"g"`	`[0 1 0]`
`"blue"`	`"b"`	`[0 0 1]`
`"cyan"`	`"c"`	`[0 1 1]`
`"magenta"`	`"m"`	`[1 0 1]`
`"yellow"`	`"y"`	`[1 1 0]`
`"black"`	`"k"`	`[0 0 0]`
`"white"`	`"w"`	`[1 1 1]`

Here are the RGB triplets for the default colors that MATLAB uses in many types of plots.

RGB Triplet	Appearance
`[0 0.4470 0.7410]`
`[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]`
`[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]`
`[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]`
`[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]`
`[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]`
`[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]`

Example: 'SelectedColor','r'

Example: 'SelectedColor','green'

Example: 'SelectedColor',[0 0.4470 0.7410]

`Smoothing` — Smoothing applied to edge of ROI
`1` (default) | nonnegative number

Smoothing applied to the edge of ROI after interactive placement, specified as a nonnegative scalar. The AssistedFreehand object filters the x and y coordinates of the ROI using a Gaussian smoothing kernel with a default standard deviation of 1. The size of the Gaussian filter is 2*ceil(2*Smoothing)+1.

You can see the smoothing effect only after completing the drawing. Changing the value of Smoothing after completing the drawing has no effect on the ROI.

`StripeColor` — Color of ROI stripe
`'none'` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

Color of the ROI stripe, specified as an RGB triplet, a color name, a short color name, or 'none'. If you specify 'none', then the ROI edge is a solid color specified by Color. Otherwise, the edge of the ROI is striped, with colors alternating between the colors specified by Color and StripeColor.

You can specify some common colors by name as a string scalar or character vector. This table lists the named color options and the equivalent RGB triplets.

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet
`"red"`	`"r"`	`[1 0 0]`
`"green"`	`"g"`	`[0 1 0]`
`"blue"`	`"b"`	`[0 0 1]`
`"cyan"`	`"c"`	`[0 1 1]`
`"magenta"`	`"m"`	`[1 0 1]`
`"yellow"`	`"y"`	`[1 1 0]`
`"black"`	`"k"`	`[0 0 0]`
`"white"`	`"w"`	`[1 1 1]`

Here are the RGB triplets for the default colors that MATLAB uses in many types of plots.

RGB Triplet	Appearance
`[0 0.4470 0.7410]`
`[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]`
`[0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]`
`[0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]`
`[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]`
`[0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]`
`[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]`

Example: 'StripeColor','r'

Example: 'StripeColor','green'

Example: 'StripeColor',[0 0.4470 0.7410]

`Tag` — Tag to associate with ROI
`''` (default) | character vector | string scalar

Tag to associate with the ROI, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Use the tag value to find the ROI object in a hierarchy of objects using the findobj function.

`UserData` — Data to associate with ROI
any MATLAB data

Data to associate with the ROI, specified as any MATLAB data. For example, you can specify a scalar, vector, matrix, cell array, string, character array, table, or structure. The AssistedFreehand object does not use this data.

`Visible` — ROI visibility
`'on'` (default) | `'off'` | on/off logical value

ROI visibility, specified as 'on' or 'off', or as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false). A value of 'on' is equivalent to true, and 'off' is equivalent to false. The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type OnOffSwitchState.

Value	Description
`'on'`	Display the ROI.
`'off'`	Hide the ROI without deleting it. You still can access the properties of an invisible ROI.

`Waypoints` — Position point is waypoint
`[]` (default) | logical vector

Position point is waypoint, specified as a logical vector of the same length as the Position property. Elements in Waypoints with the value true identify points in the Position matrix that are waypoints. By default, the AssistedFreehand object generates all the points that define the ROI and only makes points at locations of increased curvature into waypoints. You can turn all the points, or some subset of points, into waypoints by using code similar to roi.Waypoints(1:4:end) = true;.

Waypoints appear as circular shapes on the ROI edge. You can use waypoints to reshape the ROI by clicking and dragging the waypoint with the mouse. Moving waypoints modifies the freehand-drawn region between the waypoint that you clicked and the adjacent waypoints.

Object Functions

`addlistener`	Create event listener bound to event source
`beginDrawingFromPoint`	Begin drawing ROI from specified point
`bringToFront`	Bring ROI to front of Axes stacking order
`createMask`	Create binary mask image from ROI
`draw`	Begin drawing ROI interactively
`inROI`	Query if points are located in ROI
`reduce`	Reduce density of points in ROI
`wait`	Block MATLAB command line until ROI operation is finished

Examples

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Create Freehand ROI Using Assisted Freehand

Read an image into the workspace and display it.

 figure
 imshow(imread('baby.jpg'))

Create an AssistedFreehand object. By default, the class creates the ROI on the current axes. Note that the axes must contain an image.

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand;

Call the draw function, specifying the AssistedFreehand object as an argument. The pointer changes to a cross-hair shape when you move it over the image. You can being drawing the ROI. Note how, as you move the pointer, the line you draw follows the edges in the underlying image. Click to add vertices along the edge as you draw.

draw(roi);

Set Up Listeners for AssistedFreehand ROI Events

Open Live Script

Read an image into the workspace.

I = imread('cameraman.tif');

Display the image. Use the imshow syntax that returns the image object displayed.

img = imshow(I);

Create an AssistedFreehand ROI on the image. Call the draw object function to enable interactive drawing of the ROI shape. Note how the ROI line automatically follow edges in the underlying image.

roi = images.roi.AssistedFreehand(img);
draw(roi)

Set up listeners for ROI moving events. When you move it, the ROI sends notifications of these events and executes the callback function you specify.

addlistener(roi,'MovingROI',@allevents);
addlistener(roi,'ROIMoved',@allevents);

The allevents callback function displays at the command line the previous position and the current position of the ROI.

function allevents(src,evt)
    evname = evt.EventName;
    switch(evname)
        case{'MovingROI'}
            disp(['ROI moving previous position: ' mat2str(evt.PreviousPosition)]);
            disp(['ROI moving current position: ' mat2str(evt.CurrentPosition)]);
        case{'ROIMoved'}
            disp(['ROI moved previous position: ' mat2str(evt.PreviousPosition)]);
            disp(['ROI moved current position: ' mat2str(evt.CurrentPosition)]);
    end
end

More About

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Events

To receive notification from the ROI when certain events happen, set up listeners for these events. You can specify a callback function that executes when one of these events occurs. When the ROI notifies your application through the listener, it returns data specific to the event. Look at the event class for the specific event to see what is returned.

For an example, see Set Up Listeners for AssistedFreehand ROI Events.

Event Name	Trigger	Event Data	Event Attributes
`DeletingROI`	ROI is about to be interactively deleted.	`event.EventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`DrawingStarted`	ROI is about to be interactively drawn.	`event.EventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`DrawingFinished`	ROI has been interactively drawn.	`event.EventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`MovingROI`	ROI shape or location is being interactively changed.	`images.roi.ROIMovingEventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`ROIMoved`	ROI shape or location has been interactively changed.	`images.roi.ROIMovingEventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`ROIClicked`	ROI has been clicked.	`images.roi.ROIClickedEventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`AddingWaypoint`	A waypoint is about to be interactively added to the ROI.	`event.EventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`WaypointAdded`	A waypoint has been interactively added to the ROI.	`event.EventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`RemovingWaypoint`	A waypoint is about to be interactively removed from the ROI.	`event.EventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`
`WaypointRemoved`	A waypoint has been interactively removed from the ROI.	`event.EventData`	`NotifyAccess`: `private` `ListenAccess`: `public`

Tips

To draw the ROI interactively using the draw or drawassisted function, position the pointer on the image, click and release to place the first vertex (waypoint). Then move the pointer to draw a line. As you draw, the line automatically follows the edges of objects in the image. Double-click to finish the ROI.

The ROI supports the following interactivity, including keyboard shortcuts.

Behavior	Keyboard shortcut
Cancel drawing the ROI.	Press Esc. The function returns a valid ROI object with an empty `Position` property.
Finish drawing (close) the ROI.	Double-click, which adds a point at the pointer position and draws a line connecting this point to the first point drawn, closing the ROI. Right-click, which draws a line connecting the last point to the first point drawn. Position the pointer over the first point and click. Press Enter, which draws a line connecting the last point to the first point drawn.
Resize (reshape) the ROI.	Position pointer over a waypoint and then click and drag. No assistance (snapping to edges) is available in this mode.
Add a waypoint.	Position the pointer on an edge of the ROI, right-click, and select Add Waypoint. You can also position the pointer on an edge of the ROI and double-click.
Remove a waypoint.	Position the pointer on a waypoint, right-click, and select Remove Waypoint.
Move the ROI.	Position the pointer over the ROI. The pointer changes to the fleur shape. Click and drag to move the ROI.
Delete an ROI.	Position the pointer on the ROI (not on a vertex), right-click, and select Delete Freehand from the context menu. You can also delete the ROI programmatically using the `delete` function.

For information about using an ROI in an app created with App Designer, see Using ROIs in Apps Created with App Designer.

Version History

Introduced in R2018b

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R2020a: `UIContextMenu` property is not recommended

Starting in R2020a, using the UIContextMenu property to assign a context menu to a graphics object or UI component is not recommended. Use the ContextMenu property instead. The property values are the same.

There are no plans to remove support for the UIContextMenu property at this time. However, the UIContextMenu property no longer appears in the list returned by calling the get function on a graphics object or UI component.

AssistedFreehand

Description

Creation

Syntax

Description

Input Arguments

ax — Parent of ROI gca (default) | Axes object | UIAxes object

Properties

Closed — Close ROI true or 1 (default) | false or 0

Color — ROI color [0 0.4470 0.7410] (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

ContextMenu — Context menu ContextMenu object

Deletable — Context menu provides option to delete the ROI true or 1 (default) | false or 0

DrawingArea — Area of axes in which you can interactively place ROI 'auto' (default) | 'unlimited' | [x,y,w,h]

FaceAlpha — Transparency of ROI face 0.2 (default) | number in the range [0, 1]

FaceSelectable — ROI face can capture clicks true or 1 (default) | false or 0

HandleVisibility — Visibility of ROI handle in Children property of parent 'on' (default) | 'off' | 'callback'

Image — Image on which to draw ROI handle to Image object

InteractionsAllowed — Interactivity of ROI 'all' (default) | 'none' | 'reshape' | 'translate'

Label — ROI label '' (default) | character vector | string scalar

LabelAlpha — Transparency of text background 1 (default) | number in the range [0, 1]

LabelTextColor — Label text color 'black' (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

LabelVisible — Label visibility 'on' (default) | 'off' | 'hover'

LineWidth — Width of ROI border positive number

MarkerSize — Marker size positive number

Parent — ROI parent Axes object | UIAxes object

Position — Position of ROI [] (default) | n-by-2 numeric matrix

Selected — Selection state of ROI false or 0 (default) | true or 1

SelectedColor — Color of ROI when selected 'none' (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

Smoothing — Smoothing applied to edge of ROI 1 (default) | nonnegative number

StripeColor — Color of ROI stripe 'none' (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

Tag — Tag to associate with ROI '' (default) | character vector | string scalar

UserData — Data to associate with ROI any MATLAB data

Visible — ROI visibility 'on' (default) | 'off' | on/off logical value

Waypoints — Position point is waypoint [] (default) | logical vector

Object Functions

Examples

Create Freehand ROI Using Assisted Freehand

Set Up Listeners for AssistedFreehand ROI Events

More About

Events

Tips

Version History

R2020a: UIContextMenu property is not recommended

See Also

Topics

`ax` — Parent of ROI
`gca` (default) | `Axes` object | `UIAxes` object

`Closed` — Close ROI
`true` or `1` (default) | `false` or `0`

`Color` — ROI color
`[0 0.4470 0.7410]` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

`ContextMenu` — Context menu
`ContextMenu` object

`Deletable` — Context menu provides option to delete the ROI
`true` or `1` (default) | `false` or `0`

`DrawingArea` — Area of axes in which you can interactively place ROI
`'auto'` (default) | `'unlimited'` | `[x,y,w,h]`

`FaceAlpha` — Transparency of ROI face
`0.2` (default) | number in the range [0, 1]

`FaceSelectable` — ROI face can capture clicks
`true` or `1` (default) | `false` or `0`

`HandleVisibility` — Visibility of ROI handle in `Children` property of parent
`'on'` (default) | `'off'` | `'callback'`

`Image` — Image on which to draw ROI
handle to `Image` object

`InteractionsAllowed` — Interactivity of ROI
`'all'` (default) | `'none'` | `'reshape'` | `'translate'`

`Label` — ROI label
`''` (default) | character vector | string scalar

`LabelAlpha` — Transparency of text background
`1` (default) | number in the range [0, 1]

`LabelTextColor` — Label text color
`'black'` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

`LabelVisible` — Label visibility
`'on'` (default) | `'off'` | `'hover'`

`LineWidth` — Width of ROI border
positive number

`MarkerSize` — Marker size
positive number

`Parent` — ROI parent
`Axes` object | `UIAxes` object

`Position` — Position of ROI
`[]` (default) | n-by-2 numeric matrix

`Selected` — Selection state of ROI
`false` or `0` (default) | `true` or `1`

`SelectedColor` — Color of ROI when selected
`'none'` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

`Smoothing` — Smoothing applied to edge of ROI
`1` (default) | nonnegative number

`StripeColor` — Color of ROI stripe
`'none'` (default) | RGB triplet | color name | short color name

`Tag` — Tag to associate with ROI
`''` (default) | character vector | string scalar

`UserData` — Data to associate with ROI
any MATLAB data

`Visible` — ROI visibility
`'on'` (default) | `'off'` | on/off logical value

`Waypoints` — Position point is waypoint
`[]` (default) | logical vector

R2020a: `UIContextMenu` property is not recommended