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Working with Handle Graphics Objects  Graphics Objects  Graphics
objects are the basic elements used to display graphs and user
interface components. These objects are organized into a
hierarchy, as shown by the following diagram.  When you call a
plotting function, MATLAB® creates the graph using various
graphics objects, such as a figure window, axes, lines, text,
and so on. Each object has a fixed set of properties, which you
can use to control the behavior and appearance of your graph.
For example, the following statement creates a figure with a
white background color and does not display the figure toolbar:
Common Graphics Objects  When you call a function to create a
graph, MATLAB creates a hierarchy of graphics objects. For
example, calling the plot function creates the following
graphics objects:    • Figure — Window that contains axes,
toolbars, menus, and so on.    • Axes — Coordinate system that
contains the lines representing the dat