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author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:53:30 -0700
parents 1cbdd14711c5
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19 ## -*- texinfo -*- 19 ## -*- texinfo -*-
20 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y}) 20 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y})
21 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{s}) 21 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{s})
22 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{s}, @var{c}) 22 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{s}, @var{c})
23 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{s}, @var{c}, @var{style}) 23 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@dots{}, @var{style})
24 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{x}, @var{y}, @var{s}, @var{c}, @var{prop}, @var{val})
25 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@dots{}, "filled") 24 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@dots{}, "filled")
26 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{h}, @dots{}) 25 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@dots{}, @var{prop}, @var{val}, @dots{})
26 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} scatter (@var{hax}, @dots{})
27 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{h} =} scatter (@dots{}) 27 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{h} =} scatter (@dots{})
28 ## 28 ## Draw a 2-D scatter plot.
29 ## Draw a scatter plot of the data. A marker is plotted at each point 29 ##
30 ## defined by the points in the vectors @var{x} and @var{y}. The size of 30 ## A marker is plotted at each point defined by the coordinates in the vectors
31 ## the markers used is determined by the @var{s}, which can be a scalar or 31 ## @var{x} and @var{y}.
32 ## a vector of the same length as @var{x} and @var{y}. If @var{s} is not 32 ##
33 ## given or is an empty matrix, then the default value of 8 points is used. 33 ## The size of the markers is determined by @var{s}, which can be a scalar
34 ## or a vector of the same length as @var{x} and @var{y}. If @var{s}
35 ## is not given, or is an empty matrix, then a default value of 8 points is
36 ## used.
34 ## 37 ##
35 ## The color of the markers is determined by @var{c}, which can be a string 38 ## The color of the markers is determined by @var{c}, which can be a string
36 ## defining a fixed color; a 3-element vector giving the red, green,and blue 39 ## defining a fixed color; a 3-element vector giving the red, green, and blue
37 ## components of the color; a vector of the same length as @var{x} that gives 40 ## components of the color; a vector of the same length as @var{x} that gives
38 ## a scaled index into the current colormap; or an @var{n}-by-3 matrix defining 41 ## a scaled index into the current colormap; or an @nospell{Nx3} matrix defining
39 ## the colors of each of the markers individually. 42 ## the RGB color of each marker individually.
40 ## 43 ##
41 ## The marker to use can be changed with the @var{style} argument, that is a 44 ## The marker to use can be changed with the @var{style} argument, that is a
42 ## string defining a marker in the same manner as the @code{plot} command. 45 ## string defining a marker in the same manner as the @code{plot} command.
43 ## If the argument @code{"filled"} is given then the markers as filled. All 46 ## If no marker is specified it defaults to 'o' or circles.
44 ## additional arguments are passed to the underlying patch command. 47 ## If the argument "filled" is given then the markers are filled.
48 ##
49 ## Additional property/value pairs are passed directly to the underlying
50 ## patch object.
51 ##
52 ## If the first argument @var{hax} is an axes handle, then plot into this axis,
53 ## rather than the current axes returned by @code{gca}.
45 ## 54 ##
46 ## The optional return value @var{h} is a graphics handle to the created patch 55 ## The optional return value @var{h} is a graphics handle to the created patch
47 ## object. 56 ## object.
48 ## 57 ##
49 ## Example: 58 ## Example:
54 ## y = randn (100, 1); 63 ## y = randn (100, 1);
55 ## scatter (x, y, [], sqrt (x.^2 + y.^2)); 64 ## scatter (x, y, [], sqrt (x.^2 + y.^2));
56 ## @end group 65 ## @end group
57 ## @end example 66 ## @end example
58 ## 67 ##
59 ## @seealso{plot, patch, scatter3} 68 ## @seealso{scatter3, patch, plot}
60 ## @end deftypefn 69 ## @end deftypefn
61 70
62 function retval = scatter (varargin) 71 function retval = scatter (varargin)
63 72
64 [hax, varargin, nargin] = __plt_get_axis_arg__ ("scatter", varargin{:}); 73 [hax, varargin, nargin] = __plt_get_axis_arg__ ("scatter", varargin{:});