Wrap Axis Labels in AppDesigner

Is it possible to wrap the text in a UIAxis YLabel in AppDesigner if its string is too long? An example is provided below:
The string can change depending on what the user does, so it does not work to do something like:
str = ["Variation of";"Steering Wheel Angle"];

Answers (1)

App Designer’s UIAxes do not automatically wrap long axis labels. However, you can manually force multiple lines by inserting newline characters (\n) or by assigning a cell array of strings. For example:
app.UIAxes.XLabel.String = sprintf("Long Label Text\n(Continued Here)");
or
app.UIAxes.XLabel.String = {"Long Label Text", "(Continued Here)"};
Either approach displays a multi-line label. Keep in mind there’s no built-in “auto-wrap,” so you’ll need to decide where to insert the line breaks.
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on 12 Mar 2025

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on 12 Mar 2025

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