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I want to bring the white dot in front of the axis. How can I do this without removing the "axis on top" code?

current: enter image description here

I want this: enter image description here

\documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.11}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \begin{axis}[grid=both,ymin=-5,ymax=5,xmax=5,xmin=-5,xticklabel=\empty,yticklabel=\empty,axis on top,
               minor tick num=1,axis lines = middle,xlabel=$x$,ylabel=$y$,label style =
               {at={(ticklabel cs:1.1)}}]
   \draw[fill=white,thick] (0,3.4) circle (1.6pt);
  \end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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  • You can draw the circle out of axis but using cs coordinates.
    – Sigur
    Jun 20 at 14:59
  • hmm how? @Sigur
    – Pitaya88
    Jun 20 at 15:00
  • It's caused by option axis on top. Do you really need this option?
    – muzimuzhi Z
    Jun 20 at 15:09
  • yes @muzimuzhiZ
    – Pitaya88
    Jun 20 at 15:16

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Option axis on top makes axis staff to be drawn on top of "main plotting" (unofficial name). It seems you can set layered graphics by set layers=axis on top and then put your drawing on a most foreground layer, which is axis foreground when axis on top is set.

See more info in pgfplots's package manual, doc for set layers and /pgfplots/layers/axis on top.

\documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.11}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \begin{axis}[grid=both,ymin=-5,ymax=5,xmax=5,xmin=-5,xticklabel=\empty,yticklabel=\empty,
               minor tick num=1,axis lines = middle,xlabel=$x$,ylabel=$y$,label style =
               {at={(ticklabel cs:1.1)}},
               set layers=axis on top]
    \addplot expression {x};   % to check axis IS on top of plotting
    \addplot expression {3.5}; % and `\draw` is on top of of axis
    \begin{pgfonlayer}{axis foreground}
      \draw[fill=white,thick] (0,3.4) circle (1.6pt);
    \end{pgfonlayer}
  \end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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  • set layers (the same as set layers=default) sets the default order of layers. OP want to have the axis on top order. I am having trouble making it work.
    – hpekristiansen
    Jun 20 at 16:03
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    @hpekristiansen Seems set layers=axis on top works.
    – muzimuzhi Z
    Jun 20 at 16:10
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In the axis you can save the position:

\coordinate (foo) at (axis cs:0,3.4);

Then, out of axis you can draw anything you want on that position. For example:

\draw[fill=white,thick] (foo) circle (1.6pt);

enter image description here

MWE

\documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.11}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \begin{axis}[grid=both,ymin=-5,ymax=5,xmax=5,xmin=-5,xticklabel=\empty,yticklabel=\empty,axis on top,
               minor tick num=1,axis lines = middle,xlabel=$x$,ylabel=$y$,label style =
               {at={(ticklabel cs:1.1)}}]
   \coordinate (foo) at (axis cs:0,3.4);
  \end{axis}
   \draw[fill=white,thick] (foo) circle (1.6pt);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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  • is not working:(
    – Pitaya88
    Jun 20 at 15:21
  • @Pitaya88, see the MWE above.
    – Sigur
    Jun 20 at 15:32

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