.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_shapes_and_collections_hatch_demo.py>`     to download the full example code
    .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

    .. _sphx_glr_gallery_shapes_and_collections_hatch_demo.py:


==========
Hatch Demo
==========

Hatching (pattern filled polygons) is supported currently in the PS,
PDF, SVG and Agg backends only.


.. code-block:: default

    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse, Polygon

    x = np.arange(1, 5)
    y1 = np.arange(1, 5)
    y2 = np.ones(y1.shape) * 4

    fig, (ax1, ax2, ax3) = plt.subplots(3)

    ax1.bar(x, y1, edgecolor='black', hatch="/")
    ax1.bar(x, y2, bottom=y1, edgecolor='black', hatch='//')
    ax1.set_xticks([1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5])

    ax2.bar(x, y1, edgecolor='black', hatch=['-', '+', 'x', '\\'])
    ax2.bar(x, y2, bottom=y1, edgecolor='black', hatch=['*', 'o', 'O', '.'])
    ax2.set_xticks([1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5])

    ax3.fill([1, 3, 3, 1], [1, 1, 2, 2], fill=False, hatch='\\')
    ax3.add_patch(Ellipse((4, 1.5), 4, 0.5, fill=False, hatch='*'))
    ax3.add_patch(Polygon([[0, 0], [4, 1.1], [6, 2.5], [2, 1.4]], closed=True,
                          fill=False, hatch='/'))
    ax3.set_xlim((0, 6))
    ax3.set_ylim((0, 2.5))

    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/shapes_and_collections/images/sphx_glr_hatch_demo_001.png
    :alt: hatch demo
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img





------------

References
""""""""""

The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
in this example:


.. code-block:: default


    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.patches
    matplotlib.patches.Ellipse
    matplotlib.patches.Polygon
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.add_patch
    matplotlib.patches.Patch.set_hatch
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.bar
    matplotlib.pyplot.bar




.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out

 Out:

 .. code-block:: none


    <function bar at 0x7f79f26d1700>




.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_shapes_and_collections_hatch_demo.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

     :download:`Download Python source code: hatch_demo.py <hatch_demo.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: hatch_demo.ipynb <hatch_demo.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot
    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery
    <https://sphinx-gallery.readthedocs.io>`_