%% Change Exponent Value for y-Axis Tick Labels
% This example shows how to change the value displayed in the
% exponent label at the top of the _y_-axis. 

% Copyright 2015 The MathWorks, Inc.


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% Plot data with _y_ values that range between -15,000 and 15,1000. By
% default, the _y_-axis tick labels use exponential notation with an
% exponent value of 4 and a base of 10.

x = linspace(0,5,1000);
y = 100*exp(x).*sin(20*x);
plot(x,y)

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% Change the exponent value to 2. Set the |Exponent| property of the
% numeric ruler associated with the _y_-axis. Access the numeric ruler
% through the |YAxis| property of the axes object. The exponent label and
% the tick labels change accordingly.

ax = gca;
ax.YAxis.Exponent = 2;

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% Change the exponent value to 0 so that the tick labels do not use
% exponential notation. 

ax.YAxis.Exponent = 0;

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% Change the exponent back to the default value by setting the associated
% mode property back to automatic.

ax.YAxis.ExponentMode = 'auto';


