Adding an Xlabel to a Semilogx plot?

Hello, I plotted a semilogx plot because I want my x values to be in log scale. However, now, when I try to add an xlabel, I can't do it! I looked on the forums and found the following answer:

set(get(gca,'xlabel'),'units','pixels'); set(get(gca,'xlabel'),'Pos', [10 10]);

However, I tried this and this also does not work.

Any reason why and how do I overcome this? Thank you.

Ashley

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

Look at this example

x=0:1000
y=sin(x)
plot(x,y)
set(gca,'xscale','log')

Now add xlabel

xlabel('you can do it')

[Ashley]

Hello, This is a portion of my script that I'm using:

semilogx(frequency, phaseinmrad, '*') set(gca, 'XTickLabel', num2str(get(gca,'XTick')','%g')); xlabel('Frequency Hz');

but it won't label my x-axis. It keeps saying:

Index exceeds matrix dimensions.

Error in MagnetiteGraphs (line 13) xlabel('Frequency Hz');

That is the message it gives me. Please advise, Thank you.

Ashley

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

You probably used xlabel as a variable in your code. Try this to restore the functionality of xlabel

clear xlabel
xlabel('Frequency Hz');

Answer 2

[the cyclist]

Are you able to post a small but self-contained example (i.e. code that we can run) that has everything except the xlabel you want, and describe a little more specifically what you want?

I have a feeling you mean xticklabel and not xlabel.

Here is a trivial example of an xlabel:

figure
semilogx(10.^(1:4),1:4);
xlabel('I am an x-label')