diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/2017-11-24_figurecanvas_inaxes.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/2017-11-24_figurecanvas_inaxes.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6de6f8a7740d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/users/next_whats_new/2017-11-24_figurecanvas_inaxes.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+Add ``inaxes`` method to FigureCanvas
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The `FigureCanvas` class has now an ``inaxes`` method to check whether a point is in an axes
+and returns the topmost axes, else None.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
index 7fec6081f405..a8d546003158 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -1496,15 +1496,12 @@ def __init__(self, name, canvas, x, y, guiEvent=None):
self._update_enter_leave()
return
- # Find all axes containing the mouse
if self.canvas.mouse_grabber is None:
- axes_list = [a for a in self.canvas.figure.get_axes()
- if a.in_axes(self)]
+ self.inaxes = self.canvas.inaxes((x, y))
else:
- axes_list = [self.canvas.mouse_grabber]
+ self.inaxes = self.canvas.mouse_grabber
- if axes_list:
- self.inaxes = cbook._topmost_artist(axes_list)
+ if self.inaxes is not None:
try:
trans = self.inaxes.transData.inverted()
xdata, ydata = trans.transform_point((x, y))
@@ -1514,8 +1511,6 @@ def __init__(self, name, canvas, x, y, guiEvent=None):
else:
self.xdata = xdata
self.ydata = ydata
- else:
- self.inaxes = None
self._update_enter_leave()
@@ -1993,6 +1988,39 @@ def enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=None, xy=None):
event = LocationEvent('figure_enter_event', self, x, y, guiEvent)
self.callbacks.process('figure_enter_event', event)
+ @cbook.deprecated("2.1")
+ def idle_event(self, guiEvent=None):
+ """Called when GUI is idle."""
+ s = 'idle_event'
+ event = IdleEvent(s, self, guiEvent=guiEvent)
+ self.callbacks.process(s, event)
+
+ def inaxes(self, xy):
+ """
+ Check if a point is in an axes.
+
+ Parameters
+ ----------
+ xy : tuple or list
+ (x,y) coordinates.
+ x position - pixels from left of canvas.
+ y position - pixels from bottom of canvas.
+
+ Returns
+ -------
+ axes: topmost axes containing the point, or None if no axes.
+
+ """
+ axes_list = [a for a in self.figure.get_axes()
+ if a.patch.contains_point(xy)]
+
+ if axes_list:
+ axes = cbook._topmost_artist(axes_list)
+ else:
+ axes = None
+
+ return axes
+
def grab_mouse(self, ax):
"""
Set the child axes which are currently grabbing the mouse events.
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