AXES Create Handle Axes

Section: Handle-Based Graphics

Usage

This function has three different syntaxes. The first takes no arguments,
  h = axes

and creates a new set of axes that are parented to the current figure (see gcf). The newly created axes are made the current axes (see gca) and are added to the end of the list of children for the current figure. The second form takes a set of property names and values

  h = axes(propertyname,value,propertyname,value,...)

Creates a new set of axes, and then sets the specified properties to the given value. This is a shortcut for calling set(h,propertyname,value) for each pair. The third form takes a handle as an argument

  axes(handle)

and makes handle the current axes, placing it at the head of the list of children for the current figure.