How can I reposition the colorbar to not overlap my x-axis label?

When I create a plot with a horizontal colorbar my x-axis label is covered by the colorbar itself so that it is no longer visible. How can I reposition my colorbar so that the label is uncovered.

plot(1:10);

xlabel('\Omega_m');

ylabel('H_0');

hbar = colorbar('horiz');

xlabel(hbar,'\Omega_c h^2');

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

To ensure that overlap of the x-axis label and the colorbar does not occur, you can modify the position of the axes in the figure and the position of the colorbar. For example:

%Create Plot as before

plot(1:10);

xlabel('\Omega_m');

ylabel('H_0');

ax = gca;

hbar = colorbar('horiz');

xlabel(hbar,'\Omega_c h^2');

% Modify Colorbar to a manual setting

set(hbar,'location','manual','ActivePositionProperty','OuterPosition')

% Reset the outerposition of the colorbar to be normalized from figure

hbarPos = get(hbar,'OuterPosition');

set(hbar,'OuterPosition',[0 0 1 hbarPos(4)])

% What are the axes positions and margin info

axPos = get(ax,'Position');

axMargin = get(ax,'TightInset');

% Calculate and set new position of axes to accomodate colorbar and margins

newAxPos = [axPos(1),hbarPos(4)+axMargin(2),...

axPos(3), axPos(4)+axPos(2)-hbarPos(4)-axMargin(2)-axMargin(4)];

set(ax,'ActivePositionProperty','Position','Position',newAxPos)

Answer 2

[Mr M.]

Error using matlab.graphics.illustration.ColorBar/set There is no activepositionproperty property on the ColorBar class.

set(hbar,'location','manual','activepositionproperty','outerposition')