add_DataTips

A simple tool to create multiple data tips on multiple line handles, with color matched to that of each curve.

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Massimo Ciacci (2026). add_DataTips (https://nl.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/72849-add_datatips), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: add_DataTips_2D

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with R2014b and later releases

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
2.2.0

- Added customDataTipCallBack, Separated update function from creation of data tips
- Added setTips_CallBack to add colored tips by mouse click
- placefig_Normalized no need to know screensize now

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2.0.0

cleaned up test bench
added a check for interpolation which would fire error

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1.9.2

forgot to include one function

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1.9.1

screenshot was not updated ?

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1.9.0

Now it is possible to specify a different format per curve.
A new chopY parameter can truncate values close to 0 to exactly 0, on a single data tip, without affecting precision of other data tips.

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1.8.0

fixed bug when plot contains only one point

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1.7.0

- fixed bug when xdata was not sorted or xvalues upon call
- added feature: can define only X or only Y values on tip
- added feature: when plot handles not given as input, consider stem plots too

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1.5.0

Hopefully fixed issue with the background color of the data tips.

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1.4.0

Now one can pass empty handles ( h_curve_Array) and the function will fetch them from gca.

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1.3.0

Fixed background color with simpler HSL space which preserves hue.

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1.2.0

Solved this warning by adding a check on interp position of tip:
Warning: Error updating PointDataTip.
DataSpace or ColorSpace transform method failed"

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1.1.0

updated for ML2016b: added drawnow to fix potential error
prevent error when data tip out of current xlims

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1.0.1

removed unused old code

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1.0.0

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