x and y ticks in pcolor plots

I have a p-color plot with the 'EdgeColor' property set to none.

This not only eliminates the grid (which I do not want) but removes the x and y-axes ticks.

How can I enable these ticks and show them outside the plot, with the following

set(gca,'TickDir','out')

Below is what I am trying to achieve with the ticks

Answer 1

[Voss]

Set the axes property 'Layer' to 'top' in order to get the grid to show up on top of the pcolor surface.

% a pcolor with EdgeColor 'none':
set(pcolor(zeros(100)),'EdgeColor','none')

% set axes properties:
set(gca(), ...
    'XGrid','on', ...
    'YGrid','on', ...
    'Layer','top', ...
    'TickDir','out', ...
    'TickLength',[0.05 0.05])

[Les Beckham]

Add 'Box', 'off' to the set(gca, ... command if you don't want the ticks on the top and right edges. And change the 'XGrid','on' to 'XGrid','off' (same for Y) since you don't want the grid.

[Cesium Modern]

Sorry, I just saw a typo in my inital question (now corrected). I do not want the grid, but I want the ticks outside.

[Cesium Modern]

Thanks, Les Beckham and Voss. Appreciate the help!

[Les Beckham]

You are quite welcome.