Copy XLabel from axes: R2014a

Hello

I was trying to copy xlabel text from one axes to another with following code. What I exactly want is XLabel of a1f1 and a1f2 same.

f1 = figure;
a1f1 = axes;
XLa1f1 = xlabel('XLabel of axes');
f2 = figure;
a1f2 = axes;
set(a1f2, 'XLabel', XLa1f1)

The above code produces following error:

Error using set
XLabel must be an existing text child of axes

Can someone tell me how to work around this.

I am using R2014a

Thanks

Answer 1

[Wayne King]

You should say what version of MATLAB you are using because handle graphics changed appreciably in 14b.

R2014b and on

f1 = figure;
a1f1 = axes;
XLa1f1 = xlabel('XLabel of axes');
f2 = figure;
ax = gca;
ax.XLabel.String = XLa1f1.String;

Prior to 14b:

f1 = figure;
a1f1 = axes;
XLa1f1 = xlabel('XLabel of axes');
f2 = figure;
xlab = get(XLa1f1,'String');
xlabel(xlab)

[Pankaj]

Thanks Wayne, Unfortunately, R2014a

[Pankaj]

Thanks, that works.

[Wayne King]

You should accept the answer if that worked for you.

[Pankaj]

Accepted. Usually I gave sufficient time to others also for answering.