update docstring for hatch parameter of stackplot

nbarlowATI · nbarlowATI · commit d7034b294db2 · 2023-10-26T13:52:58.000+01:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/stackplot.py
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ def stackplot(axes, x, *args,
 
         If not specified, the colors from the Axes property cycle will be used.
 
-    hatch : list of hatching styles, optional
-        A sequence of styles to be cycled through for filling the stacked areas.
+    hatch : list of str, default: None
+        A sequence of hatching styles (see reference in
+        https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/gallery/shapes_and_collections/hatch_style_reference.html)
+        to be cycled through for filling the stacked areas.
         The sequence need not be exactly the same length as the number
         of provided *y*, in which case the styles will repeat from the
         beginning.
