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Re: Passing arguments to plot command
Posted:
Jan 24, 2013 10:13 AM
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"Nicolas " <PostJan23_2013.20.gnicolas@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
news:kdpdas$orv$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com...
> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to pass some string arguments to the plot command. Below is a
> little script that I wrote.
>
> **********
>
> close all;
> clear all;
>
> x = 1:10;
> y = 2.*x;
>
> trace1 = '-sb'
> trace2 = [' ''linestyle'',''-'',''marker'',''s'',''color'',[0 0 1] ']
This creates one big string containing both parameter names and values.
> figure(1);
> plot(x,y,'-sb');
>
> figure(2);
> plot(x,y,'linestyle','-','marker','s','color',[0 0 1]);
Note that this is calling PLOT with eight input arguments. The first two are
numeric arrays, followed by three parameter name/value pairs.
> figure(3);
> plot(x,y,trace1);
This calls PLOT with three input arguments where the third is a valid
linestyle specification.
> figure(4);
> plot(x,y,trace2);
This too calls PLOT with three input arguments (like your third attempt) but
the string you pass in as the third input is NOT a valid linestyle.
One way to do what you want is to use a comma-separated list:
trace4 = {'linestyle','-','marker','s','color',[0 0 1]}
plot(x, y, trace4{:})
If you're interested in more information about comma-separated lists, search
the documentation and/or Loren's blog using that term as the keyword.
> All figures should be the same. In figure 1 and 2, I do not pass any
> argument but write them directly within the command plot. On figure 3, I
> can pass the line arguments using the short statement. In figure 4, I try
> to do the same but using the long statements. However, fig. 4 does not
> plot and I get the following error message:
>
> ??? Error using ==> plot
> Error in color/linetype argument
>
> Does anyone have an idea how I can pass these arguments using the long
> statements?
See above.
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Steve Lord
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