Can we add a vertical slider to trace points in a linked axis plot?

I would like to create plots in a MATLAB figure, similar to Simulink scope output with multiple inputs, where the different plots are linked together. Specifically I wish to know how to implement a feature like the Trace selection in the Simulink scope where the vertical line highlights the y-axis value for same x-axis point for all the plots.

While linkaxes solves part of the problem and allows me to zoom the subplots simultaneously in a synchronised manner

linkaxes(axis,'x')

I still have to use datatip to manually select values in the different plots. Is there a way which would highlight the y-values in all the plots, given that x-axis has been selected in any one of them? Exactly what a Simulink scope does under Trace mode.

Answer 1

[Kevin Holly]

You could use stackedplot.

[Manish Kumar Nayak]

Thanks. This functionality is very close to what I wanted. However, I have pretty long and descriptive titles for each subplot. Would it be possible to pass it as an option in the case of stackedplot? It seems that only legends are allowed, based on the descritption.

[Kevin Holly]

tbl = readtable("patients.xls","TextType","string");
h = stackedplot(tbl,["Height","Weight","Systolic","Diastolic"]);
h.DisplayLabels(4) = {'Pretty Long Title For Plot'};

OR

figure
stackedplot(tbl,["Height","Weight","Systolic","Diastolic"],'DisplayLabels',{'one' 'two' 'long title right here' 'four'})

[Manish Kumar Nayak]

These display labels you mentioned were going to be "y-labels" for me instead of subplot title, which is not exactly what I wanted. However, if that's the limit of this method, I am still satisfied with it as the functionality is more important to me. Thanks for the help.

[Kevin Holly]

tbl = readtable("patients.xls","TextType","string");
h = stackedplot(tbl,["Height","Weight","Systolic","Diastolic"]);
ax = findobj(h.NodeChildren, 'Type','Axes');
ax(1).Title.String = 'Axes 4';
ax(2).Title.String = 'Axes 3';
ax(3).Title.String = 'Axes 2';
ax(4).Title.String = 'Axes 1';

[Manish Kumar Nayak]

This is it. Thank you.