matlab add legend code example

Example 1: matlab plot legend

x = linspace(0,pi);
y1 = cos(x);
plot(x,y1)

hold on 
y2 = cos(2*x);
plot(x,y2)

legend('cos(x)','cos(2x)')

Example 2: add manual legend matlab

h1=plot([1:10],'Color','r','DisplayName','This one');hold on;
h2=plot([1:2:10],'Color','b','DisplayName','This two');
h3=plot([1:3:10],'Color','k','DisplayName','This three');
legend([h1 h3],{'Legend 1','Legend 3'})