annotate scripts/general/linspace.m @ 4:b4df021f796c

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1 function retval = linspace (x1, x2, n)
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3 # usage: linspace (x1, x2, n)
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4 #
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5 # Return a vector of n equally spaced points between x1 and x2
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6 # inclusive.
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7 #
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8 # If the final argument is omitted, n = 100 is assumed.
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9 #
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10 # All three arguments must be scalars.
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11 #
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12 # See also: logspace
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14 if (nargin == 2)
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15 npoints = 100;
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16 elseif (nargin == 3)
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17 if (length (n) == 1)
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18 npoints = n;
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19 else
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20 error ("linspace: arguments must be scalars");
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21 endif
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22 else
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23 error ("usage: linspace (x1, x2 [, n])");
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24 endif
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26 if (npoints < 2)
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27 error ("linspace: npoints must be greater than 2");
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28 endif
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30 if (length (x1) == 1 && length (x2) == 1)
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31 delta = (x2 - x1) / (npoints - 1);
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32 retval = zeros (1, npoints);
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33 for i = 0:npoints-1
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34 retval (i+1) = x1 + i * delta;
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35 endfor
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36 else
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37 error ("linspace: arguments must be scalars");
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38 endif
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40 endfunction