XLABEL Plot X-axis Label Function

Section: Handle-Based Graphics

Usage

This command adds a label to the x-axis of the plot. The general syntax for its use is 
  xlabel('label')

or in the alternate form 

  xlabel 'label'

or simply 

  xlabel label

Here label is a string variable. You can also specify properties for that label using the syntax 

  xlabel('label',properties...)

Example

Here is an example of a simple plot with a label on the x-axis. 
--> x = linspace(-1,1);
--> y = cos(2*pi*x);
--> plot(x,y,'r-');
--> xlabel('time');

which results in the following plot.