%% Change Grid Line Style
% This example shows how to change the grid line style using the
% |GridLineStyle| and |MinorGridLineStyle| axes properties. Line style
% options are a solid line, |'-'|, a dotted line, |':'|, a dashed line,
% |'--'|, and a dash-dotted line, |'-.'|.

% Copyright 2015 The MathWorks, Inc.


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% Create a line plot and display the major and minor grid lines. Major grid
% lines align with the tick marks. 
x = -10:10;
y = x.^2;
plot(x,y)
grid on
grid minor

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% Specify a solid line for all the grid lines. Starting in R2014b, you can
% use dot notation to set properties. If you are using an earlier release,
% use the <docid:matlab_ref.f67-432995> function instead.
ax = gca;
ax.GridLineStyle = '-';
ax.MinorGridLineStyle = '-';