numColumns Property in legend

I've got the need to arrange my legend into two columns. Luckily, I found matlab has the built-in method to do it.

However, as the image shows, even the example given by MATLAB does not work here. No matter I use the paired value set as legend({}, 'NumColumns', 2) or I use the dot notation as lgd = legend({}), and then lgd.NumColumns = 2.

I wonder what's the matter. Is this properties cut in recent version or is there something wrong?

Thanks a lot

[dpb]

Doc doesn't indicate which release was introduced with; it's not in R2016b here; which release are you on?

[Linda de Man]

i`m on R2017b version and it doesn`t work

[Star Strider]

It’s new in R2018a.

See Release Notes (link) under Graphics. Specifically: Add Legend to Graph (link).

Answer 1

[Rik]

For those not on R2018a, there is a FEX submission that should provide the same functionality: columnlegend

[Golan Bel]

It does not provide the same functionality as it does not allow to set the font properties nor many other tweaks.