getDataTips - Get data tip text and handles
Version 1.0.1 (446 KB) by
Adam Danz
Extract data tip text and handles.
getDataTips() - prints content of all existing data tips in the current figure to the command window.
getDataTips(h) - specify an array of figure or axis handles.
content = getDataTips(__) - stores content of data tips to a cell array.
[content, dtHandles] = getDataTips(__) - also stores handles to data tips.
getDataTip_examples.mlx - demo file showing syntax options for getDataTips().
Supported in r2014b and later.
Tested in r2015b and r2020b.
Cite As
Adam Danz (2026). getDataTips - Get data tip text and handles (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/82038-getdatatips-get-data-tip-text-and-handles), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with
R2020b
Compatible with R2014b and later releases
Platform Compatibility
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