AREASHADE

Shades areas between a curve and a fixed threshold.

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AREASHADE(X,Y,F) shades the area where Y is larger than some fixed value F using the color yellow.

AREASHADE(X,Y,F,C) uses color C instead of yellow.

AREASHADE(X,Y,F,C,TH) where TH = 'h' uses F as a high threshold and shades the are where Y<F. Default for TH is 'l', painting Y>F.

H = AREASHADE(X,Y,F) returns a handle to the created patch.

Example:
x = [0:.5:20]; y = sin(x);
figure, plot(x,y,'o-'), hold on
areashade(x,y,1/sqrt(2),'r')
areashade(x,y,-1/sqrt(2),'b','h');
plot(xlim,1/sqrt(2)*[1 1],'k')
plot(xlim,-1/sqrt(2)*[1 1],'k')

Cite As

Andreas (2026). AREASHADE (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/7255-areashade), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0