How to set axis limit as a function of time with fanimator

I have an object I would like to center in the figure frame when using fanimator. Say the x-position of the object is simply

x = @(t) 2*t

Then, I would like to be able to use xlim in a way like

hold on;
fanimator(@(t) plot(x(t),y(t)));
xlim([-5 5] + x(t));
ylim([0 3])
hold off;

However, x is just a function handle and t is undefined. How can I achieve this?

Answer 1

[Ayush Gupta]

I have brought this issue to the notice of our developers. They will investigate the matter further.

Answer 2

[Christopher Creutzig]

Unfortunately, it is currently not possible to animate xlim/ylim/zlim with fanimator. Changing that would not be easy, based on the structure of graphics objects inside a figure.

For animations requiring this kind of parameters, please use one of the other ways of animating MATLAB graphics as described on https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/animation-1.html; for example, using a loop:

for t=0:.1:5
    plot(x(t),y(t),'*');
    xlim([-5 5] + x(t));
    ylim([0 3]);
    pause(0.1);
end