#### 15.3.3.7 Patch Properties

The `patch` properties are:

`__modified__`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`alphadatamapping`: `"direct"` | `"none"` | {`"scaled"`}

  Transparency is not yet implemented for patch objects. `alphadatamapping` is unused.

`ambientstrength`: scalar, def. `0.30000`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `ambientstrength` is unused.

`backfacelighting`: `"lit"` | {`"reverselit"`} | `"unlit"`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `backfacelighting` is unused.

`beingdeleted`: {`"off"`} | `"on"`
`busyaction`: `"cancel"` | {`"queue"`}
`buttondownfcn`: string | function handle, def. `[](0x0)`
`cdata`: scalar | matrix, def. `[](0x0)`

  Data defining the patch object color. Patch color can be defined for faces or for vertices.

  If `cdata` is a scalar index into the current colormap or a RGB triplet, it defines the color of all faces.

  If `cdata` is an N-by-1 vector of indices or an N-by-3 (RGB) matrix, it defines the color of each one of the N faces.

  If `cdata` is an N-by-M or an N-by-M-by-3 (RGB) matrix, it defines the color at each vertex.

`cdatamapping`: `"direct"` | {`"scaled"`}
`children` (read-only): vector of graphics handles, def. `[](0x1)`

  `children` is unused.

`clipping`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}

  If `clipping` is `"on"`, the patch is clipped in its parent axes limits.

`createfcn`: string | function handle, def. `[](0x0)`

  Callback function executed immediately after patch has been created. Function is set by using default property on root object, e.g., `set (0, "defaultpatchcreatefcn", 'disp ("patch created!")')` .

`deletefcn`: string | function handle, def. `[](0x0)`

  Callback function executed immediately before patch is deleted.

`diffusestrength`: scalar, def. `0.60000`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `diffusestrength` is unused.

`displayname`: def. `""`

  Text of the legend entry corresponding to this patch.

`edgealpha`: scalar | matrix, def. `1`

  Transparency is not yet implemented for patch objects. `edgealpha` is unused.

`edgecolor`: def. `[0 0 0]`
`edgelighting`: `"flat"` | `"gouraud"` | {`"none"`} | `"phong"`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `edgelighting` is unused.

`erasemode`: `"background"` | `"none"` | {`"normal"`} | `"xor"`

  `erasemode` is unused.

`facealpha`: scalar | matrix, def. `1`

  Transparency is not yet implemented for patch objects. `facealpha` is unused.

`facecolor`: {colorspec} | `"none"` | `"flat"` | `"interp"`, def. `[0 0 0]`
`facelighting`: `"flat"` | `"gouraud"` | {`"none"`} | `"phong"`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `facelighting` is unused.

`faces`: def. `[1 2 3]`
`facevertexalphadata`: scalar | matrix, def. `[](0x0)`

  Transparency is not yet implemented for patch objects. `facevertexalphadata` is unused.

`facevertexcdata`: def. `[](0x0)`
`handlevisibility`: `"callback"` | `"off"` | {`"on"`}

  If `handlevisibility` is `"off"`, the patch’s handle is not visible in its parent’s "children" property.

`hittest`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`interpreter`: `"latex"` | `"none"` | {`"tex"`}

  `interpreter` is unused.

`interruptible`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`linestyle`: {`"-"`} | `"--"` | `"-."` | `":"` | `"none"`
`linewidth`: def. `0.50000`
`marker`: `"*"` | `"+"` | `"."` | `"<"` | `">"` | `"^"` | `"d"` | `"diamond"` | `"h"` | `"hexagram"` | {`"none"`} | `"o"` | `"p"` | `"pentagram"` | `"s"` | `"square"` | `"v"` | `"x"`

  See line marker property.

`markeredgecolor`: {`"auto"`} | `"flat"` | `"none"`

  See line markeredgecolor property.

`markerfacecolor`: `"auto"` | `"flat"` | {`"none"`}

  See line markerfacecolor property.

`markersize`: scalar, def. `6`

  See line markersize property.

`normalmode`: {`"auto"`} | `"manual"`
`parent`: graphics handle

  Handle of the parent graphics object.

`selected`: {`"off"`} | `"on"`
`selectionhighlight`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}
`specularcolorreflectance`: scalar, def. `1`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `specularcolorreflectance` is unused.

`specularexponent`: scalar, def. `10`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `specularexponent` is unused.

`specularstrength`: scalar, def. `0.90000`

  Light is not yet implemented for patch objects. `specularstrength` is unused.

`tag`: string, def. `""`

  A user-defined string to label the graphics object.

`type` (read-only): string

  Class name of the graphics object. `type` is always `"patch"`

`uicontextmenu`: def. `[](0x0)`
`userdata`: Any Octave data, def. `[](0x0)`

  User-defined data to associate with the graphics object.

`vertexnormals`: def. `[](0x0)`
`vertices`: vector | matrix, def. 3-by-2 double
`visible`: `"off"` | {`"on"`}

  If `visible` is `"off"`, the patch is not rendered on screen.

`xdata`: vector | matrix, def. `[0; 1; 0]`
`ydata`: vector | matrix, def. `[1; 1; 0]`
`zdata`: vector | matrix, def. `[](0x0)`