hgexport

(Removed) Export contents of figure

hgexport has been removed. For more information, see Version History.

Syntax

hgexport(fig,filename)

hgexport(fig,"-clipboard")

Description

hgexport(fig,filename) exports the contents of the figure fig to an EPS file with the specified file name.

hgexport(fig,"-clipboard") copies the contents of the figure to the clipboard. This syntax is supported on Windows^® systems only.

The content is copied either as vector graphics or as an image, depending on the content in the figure.

Examples

Export Figure as EPS File

Create a plot and get the current figure by calling the gcf function.

plot([0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.4 1])
fig = gcf;

Save the contents of the figure to the file myplot.eps

hgexport(fig,"myplot.eps")

Input Arguments

fig — Figure to export

figure

Figure to export, specified as a figure object.

filename — File name

string scalar | character vector

File name, specified as a string scalar or a character vector.

Example: hgexport(gcf,"myfile.eps") specifies a string scalar for the file name.

Example: hgexport(gcf,'myfile.eps') specifies a character vector for the file name.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

R2025a: Removed

To save the contents of a plot as an image or vector graphics file, use the exportgraphics function. This function has a variety of options for controlling the output. For example, you can capture plots with tight cropping around the axes, control image resolution, embed fonts in PDFs, or create multipage PDFs and animated GIFs.

To copy the contents of a plot to the clipboard, use the copygraphics function. This function has many of the same options for capturing graphics content as the exportgraphics function does.

To save the contents of an app, use the exportapp function.

R2024a: To be removed

The hgexport function will be removed in a future release.