Create pointer manager in figure
iptPointerManager( creates a pointer
manager in the specified figure. If the figure contains a pointer behavior structure, then the pointer manager
controls the pointer behavior for graphics objects in the figure. hFigure)
Use iptSetPointerBehavior to associate a pointer
behavior structure with a particular object and to define specific actions that occur when the
mouse pointer moves over and then leaves the object.
Note
If the figure already contains a pointer manager, then
iptPointerManager(hFigure) does not create a new pointer manager. The
syntax has the same behavior as iptPointerManager(hFigure,'enable').
iptPointerManager( disables the
figure's pointer manager.hFigure,'disable')
iptPointerManager( enables and
updates the figure's pointer manager.hFigure,'enable')
Plot a line. Create a pointer manager in the figure. Then, associate a pointer behavior structure with the line object in the figure that changes the mouse pointer into a fleur whenever the pointer is over it.
h = plot(1:10); iptPointerManager(gcf); enterFcn = @(hFigure, currentPoint)... set(hFigure, 'Pointer', 'fleur'); iptSetPointerBehavior(h, enterFcn);
iptPointerManager considers not just the object the pointer is over,
but all objects in the figure. iptPointerManager searches the graphics
objects hierarchy to find the first object that contains a pointer behavior structure. The
iptPointerManager then executes that object's pointer behavior function.
For more information, see Graphics Object Hierarchy.
For example, you could set the pointer to be a fleur and associate that pointer with the axes. Then, when you slide the pointer into the figure window, it will initially be the default pointer, then change to a fleur when you cross into the axes, and remain a fleur when you slide over the objects parented to the axes.