shg

Show current figure

Syntax

shg

Description

shg makes the current figure visible and places it in front of all other figures on the screen. This is identical to using the command figure(gcf).

Examples

Raise Figure on Screen

From the Command Window, create a figure with a plot. The figure appears on the screen.

plot(1:10)

Add a title to the axes. Notice that the figure goes behind the Command Window. To bring the figure forward and make it visible, call shg.

title('My Plot')
shg

Version History

Introduced before R2006a