Section: Handle-Based Graphics
ylabel('label')
or in the alternate form
ylabel 'label'
or simply
ylabel label
You can also specify properties for that label using the syntax
ylabel('label',properties...)
y
-axis.
--> x = linspace(-1,1); --> y = cos(2*pi*x); --> plot(x,y,'r-'); --> ylabel('cost');
which results in the following plot.