Method set_view_interval

lib/matplotlib/axis.py:1172–1185

Set the axis view limits. This method is for internal use; Matplotlib users should typically use e.g. `~.Axes.set_xlim` or `~.Axes.set_ylim`. If *ignore* is False (the default), this method will never reduce the preexisting view limits, only expand them if *vmin* o

(self, vmin, vmax, ignore=False)

        raise NotImplementedError('Derived must override')

    def set_view_interval(self, vmin, vmax, ignore=False):
        """
        Set the axis view limits.  This method is for internal use; Matplotlib
        users should typically use e.g. `~.Axes.set_xlim` or `~.Axes.set_ylim`.

        If *ignore* is False (the default), this method will never reduce the
        preexisting view limits, only expand them if *vmin* or *vmax* are not
        within them.  Moreover, the order of *vmin* and *vmax* does not matter;
        the orientation of the axis will not change.

        If *ignore* is True, the view limits will be set exactly to ``(vmin,
        vmax)`` in that order.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError('Derived must override')

    def get_data_interval(self):
        """Return the ``(min, max)`` data limits of this axis."""