How to zoom in/out on an axis programmatically?

Matt J · Nov 2, 2022 · 2.2K views
Question
In a figure window toolbar, there are spyglass icons that let you zoom in and out on parts of an image or plot. I'd like to know how to do this programmatically.  
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Answered Aug 29, 2026
hi,
There is a function "zoom" with the following options :
 
 zoom on 
 zoom off
 zoom out
 zoom reset 
 zoom xon
 zoom yon
 zoom(factor)
 zoom(fig, option) 
 h = zoom(figure_handle)

 

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