Matlab Plot XTickLabel valid strings

Question

I have a plot: ``` x = [0 1 2 3]; y = [0 0 1 1]; plot (x, y, 'k'); ``` I want to use labels at X-axis, and it works: ``` set(gca,'XTick',[0:3]) % This automatically sets labels = ['0'; 'T'; 'T'; '1';]; set(gca,'XTickLabel',labels) ``` However, when I change `T` to `T0`. It doesn't work. Q1: What are the valid strings of `XTickLabel`? Q2: How can I use strings like T0, T1. Or is that possible to use characters with subindex like $A_2$ in latex format.

Accepted Answer

If you want to set strings of different lengths, you need to use cell arrays, i.e.

```
labels = {'0','T','T0','somethingCompletelyDifferent'}
```

will work.

If you want to use Latex to format tick labels, you'll need to download a function from the Matlab File Exchange.

Matlab Plot XTickLabel valid strings

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