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Scilab Function
Last update : 28/04/2006

title - display a title on a graphic window

### Calling Sequence

  `title(my_title)`
  `title(my_title,<Property>)`
  `title(<axes_handle>,<my_title>,<Property>)`

### Parameters

- `my_title` : a string, it's the title to display
- `<Property>` : This optional argument represents a sequence of couple statements `{PropertyName,PropertyValue}` that defines global objects' properties applied to the created title.
- `<axes_handle>` : This optional argument forces the title to appear inside the selected axes given by `axes_handle` rather than the current axes (see `gca` ).

### Description

`title` displays a title on a graphic window.

The `Property` arguments should be used to customize the title. Here is a complete list of the available options.

  Property :

  `backgroundcolor` : this field contains the color used to fill the box if any. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).

  `color` : this field contains the color used to display the title text. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).

  `edgecolor` : this field contains the color used to display the line around the box if any. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).

  `fontname` : Seven differents fonts are available : "Courrier", "Symbol", "Times", "Times Italic", "Times Bold", "User defined". The font_size property is an index in [0 6] which is associated to the previous font names.

  `fontsize` : The fontsize property is used to select the type of size of the title. Its value should be an integer in between 0 and 5 which stands for 8pt, 10pt, 12pt, 14pt, 18pt and 24pt.

  `position` : This 2d vector allows you to place manually the title on the screen. The position is stored in the data units of the axes.

  `rotation` : This scalar allows you to turn the title. The font is turned inverse clockise with the angle given in degrees.

  `visible` : this field contains the visible property value for the title. It should be "on" or "off". By default, the label is visible, the value's property is "on" . If "off" the title is not displayed on the screen.

### Examples

    // display a title with several properties
    title('my title');
    // change the color for the font
    title('my title','color','blue');
    // change the color for the around the box
    title('my title','edgecolor','red');
    // change the position of the title
    title('my title','position',[0.3 0.8]);
    // change the size of the font
    title('my title','fontsize',3);
    // a rotation
    title('my title','rotation',90);

    // We can do all these modifications with just the below instruction:
    title('my title','color','blue','edgecolor','red','fontsize',3,'rotation',90,'position',[0.3 0.8]);

### See Also

`label_properties` , `titlepage` , `xtitle` ,

### Author

F.Belahcene