unable to use the functionality xticklabel_rotate in matlab to make my xlabel values to be rotated to 45degrees.

Hello Everyone,

I'm currently using the Matlab R2012a(7.14.0.739) version. I'm unable to rotate my labels present on xaxis. I get the below given error each time. I tried various things but nothing seems to work. can you assist? Error Received:-

Undefined function 'XTICKLABEL_ROTATE' for input arguments of type 'double'.

Error in Research_script (line 157)
    XTICKLABEL_ROTATE(gca,45);

I did try searching online and going through math documentation, but i can't figure out where I'm wrong.

Code module where error is been faced:-

y = [ 10    20    30    40    50    60    70    80    90   100];
bar(y,'stacked')
set(gca,'XTickLabel','one','two','three','four','five','six','seven','eight','nine','ten'});
XTICKLABEL_ROTATE(gca,45);

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You need to download from the file exchange http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/3486-xticklabelrotate

and you need to use lowercase in the function name, xticklabel_rotate

[KUSHAL]

I tried that already...Same problem. can you check whether my line set(gca,'XTickLabel','one','two','three','four','five','six','seven','eight','nine','ten'}); is correct way of writing it or not?

[Walter Roberson]

The code you show has no { in it to match the } that is there, so it is wrong in the form you show us.

Did you try

which xticklabel_rotate

to check whether the routine is on your path? When you downloaded the routine and unzipped it, which directory did you store the routine in? Did you use pathtool to ad that directory ?

[KUSHAL]

Hi Walter,

Many Thanks for your kind help on this. The problem was with the function file which was not located in the path and this made whole mess. I didn't figure out until I saw your line "which xticklabel_rotate'. Thanks again and correcting me. Have a nice evening.