How can I make a subplot of subplots?

Hi everyone, I'd like to create a figure (3 rows and 2 columns) using a for loop: every row is made up of other 2 subplots that I create with a function that is in the loop. Do you know how? This is the code I am currently using:

title_figure1='Sensitivity';
title_figure2='FPR';
high=list_snr(1);
mid=list_snr(5);
low=list_snr(10);
chosen_snr=[high, mid, low];
for j=1:length(chosen_snr)
    figure(1)
    ax=subplot(j,2,:)
    make_figure_sens_fpr(ax,list_smooth_factor,squeeze(SENSITIVITY((list_snr==chosen_snr(l)),:,:)),squeeze(FP_rate_all((list_snr==chosen_snr(l)),:,:)),............)
end

function make_figure_sens_fpr(....) 
    ............
h(1)=subplot(1,2,1);
    imagesc(ax,sensitivity(:,:));
h(2)=subplot(1,2,2);
    imagesc(ax,FP_rate(:,:))
    ..........
end 

Thank you

[Mohammad Sami]

So you essentialy want to do 3 row and 4 columns ?

[Rik]

As Mohammad implies: do you need to create the axes this way in your function, or would it also be possible to pass handles as variables?

Answer 1

[Ganesh Regoti]

Hi,

As per my knowledge, it is not possible to create subplot within subplot as the function returns the axis by default. Instead you can create 3 rows, 4 columns sub-plot for your purpose.

You can refer following link for more understanding

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/42168-subplots-in-an-axes-object

Also refer about the tiledlayout which might be helpful

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/tiledlayout.html

Hope this helps!