Add Legend Automatically Based on Tag Property Value
Instead of adding a legend manually and making sure the colors are consistent, use the 'Tag' property for each plot to separate them. Then use the function add_legend to add a legend. The function groups all plots based on their Tag property, and give each group a separate color. It uses the Tag property values as labels in the legend.
I have included the function varycolor by Daniel Helmick:
https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/21050-varycolor
Cite As
Hannes Mogensen (2026). Add Legend Automatically Based on Tag Property Value (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/58456-add-legend-automatically-based-on-tag-property-value), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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Acknowledgements
Inspired by: varycolor
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| Version | Published | Release Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.0 | Added credit to Daniel Helmick Updated description |
