Interaction Control

Customize data tips, axes toolbar buttons, and other interactions

You can customize the interactions for your charts. For example, you can customize the axes toolbar buttons or the built-in interactions, such as panning and zooming. You can also add custom data tips or link the properties of multiple charts.

Functions

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Data Tips and Toolbar Buttons

Customize Data Tips

`datatip`	Create data tip
`dataTipTextRow`	Add row to data tips

Customize Toolbar Buttons

`axtoolbar`	Create axes toolbar
`axtoolbarbtn`	Add buttons to axes toolbar
`addToolbarExplorationButtons`	Add data exploration buttons to figure toolbar
`removeToolbarExplorationButtons`	Remove data exploration buttons from figure toolbar

Built-In Interactions

`panInteraction`	Pan interaction
`rulerPanInteraction`	Ruler-pan interaction
`zoomInteraction`	Zoom interaction
`regionZoomInteraction`	Region-zoom interaction
`rotateInteraction`	Rotate interaction
`dataTipInteraction`	Data tip interaction
`editInteraction`	Edit text interaction (Since R2021b)
`enableDefaultInteractivity`	Enable built-in axes interactions
`disableDefaultInteractivity`	Disable built-in axes interactions

Interaction Modes

`pan`	Enable pan mode
`zoom`	Enable zoom mode
`rotate3d`	Enable rotate mode
`datacursormode`	Enable data cursor mode
`brush`	Interactively mark data values in a chart
`enableLegacyExplorationModes`	Control behavior of modes in figures
`plotedit`	Interactively edit and annotate plots

Property and Data Linking

Link Properties

`linkaxes`	Synchronize limits of multiple axes
`linkprop`	Keep same value for corresponding properties of graphics objects

Link Charts to Data

`linkdata`	Automatically update charted data
`refreshdata`	Refresh charted data

Properties

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Data Tips and Toolbar Buttons

DataTipTemplate Properties	Data tip content and appearance
AxesToolbar Properties	Axes toolbar appearance and behavior
ToolbarStateButton Properties	Axes toolbar state button appearance and behavior
ToolbarPushButton Properties	Axes toolbar push button appearance and behavior
ToolbarDropdown Properties	Modify drop-down menus in axes toolbar

Interaction Behavior in Apps

CartesianAxesInteractionOptions Properties	Axes interaction behavior (Since R2023a)
PolarAxesInteractionOptions Properties	Polar axes interaction behavior (Since R2024a)
GeographicAxesInteractionOptions Properties	Geographic axes interaction behavior (Since R2024a)

Topics

Interactively Explore and Analyze Plotted Data
Explore data using interactions such as zoom, pan, and data tips, and analyze data using data brushing, statistics, and annotations.
Create Custom Data Tips
Change data tip labels and values or display new rows.
Automatically Refresh Plot After Changing Data
Use data linking or set data source properties to link plots to the workspace variables that they represent.
Control Chart Interactivity
Customize the axes toolbar, specify interactions to build into the axes, or control interaction behavior for axes in apps.
Display Interactive Graphics on Webpages
Export MATLAB^® graphics as interactive webpages. (Since R2026a)