matplotlib.axes.Axes.indicate_inset

Axes.indicate_inset(self, bounds, inset_ax=None, *, transform=None, facecolor='none', edgecolor='0.5', alpha=0.5, zorder=4.99, **kwargs) [source]

Add an inset indicator to the Axes. This is a rectangle on the plot at the position indicated by bounds that optionally has lines that connect the rectangle to an inset Axes (Axes.inset_axes).

Parameters:
bounds[x0, y0, width, height]

Lower-left corner of rectangle to be marked, and its width and height.

inset_axAxes

An optional inset Axes to draw connecting lines to. Two lines are drawn connecting the indicator box to the inset Axes on corners chosen so as to not overlap with the indicator box.

transformTransform

Transform for the rectangle coordinates. Defaults to ax.transAxes, i.e. the units of rect are in Axes-relative coordinates.

facecolorcolor, default: 'none'

Facecolor of the rectangle.

edgecolorcolor, default: '0.5'

Color of the rectangle and color of the connecting lines.

alphafloat, default: 0.5

Transparency of the rectangle and connector lines.

zorderfloat, default: 4.99

Drawing order of the rectangle and connector lines. The default, 4.99, is just below the default level of inset Axes.

**kwargs

Other keyword arguments are passed on to the Rectangle patch:

Property Description
agg_filter a filter function, which takes a (m, n, 3) float array and a dpi value, and returns a (m, n, 3) array
alpha scalar or None
animated bool
antialiased or aa unknown
capstyle CapStyle or {'butt', 'projecting', 'round'}
clip_box Bbox
clip_on bool
clip_path Patch or (Path, Transform) or None
color color
contains unknown
edgecolor or ec color or None or 'auto'
facecolor or fc color or None
figure Figure
fill bool
gid str
hatch {'/', '\', '|', '-', '+', 'x', 'o', 'O', '.', '*'}
in_layout bool
joinstyle JoinStyle or {'miter', 'round', 'bevel'}
label object
linestyle or ls {'-', '--', '-.', ':', '', (offset, on-off-seq), ...}
linewidth or lw float or None
path_effects AbstractPathEffect
picker None or bool or float or callable
rasterized bool
sketch_params (scale: float, length: float, randomness: float)
snap bool or None
transform Transform
url str
visible bool
zorder float
Returns:
rectangle_patchpatches.Rectangle

The indicator frame.

connector_lines4-tuple of patches.ConnectionPatch

The four connector lines connecting to (lower_left, upper_left, lower_right upper_right) corners of inset_ax. Two lines are set with visibility to False, but the user can set the visibility to True if the automatic choice is not deemed correct.

Warning

This method is experimental as of 3.0, and the API may change.

Examples using matplotlib.axes.Axes.indicate_inset

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