AXES Create Handle Axes
Section: Handle-Based Graphics
UsageThis function has three different syntaxes. The first takes no arguments,
h = axes
and creates a new set of axes that are parented to the current
gcf). The newly created axes are made the current
gca) and are added to the end of the list of children
for the current figure.
The second form takes a set of property names and values
h = axes(propertyname,value,propertyname,value,...)
Creates a new set of axes, and then sets the specified properties
to the given value. This is a shortcut for calling
set(h,propertyname,value) for each pair.
The third form takes a handle as an argument
handle the current axes, placing it at the head of
the list of children for the current figure.