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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} jet (@var{n})
## Create color colormap. This colormap is dark blue through blue, cyan, 
## green, yellow, red to dark red. The argument @var{n} should be a scalar. 
## If it is omitted, the length of the current colormap or 64 is assumed.
## @seealso{colormap}
## @end deftypefn

## Author:  Kai Habel <kai.habel@gmx.de>

function map = jet (number)

  if (nargin == 0)
    number = rows (colormap);
  elseif (nargin == 1)
    if (! isscalar (number))
      error ("jet: argument must be a scalar");
    endif
  else
    print_usage ();
  endif

  if (number == 1)
    map = [0, 0, 0.5];  
  elseif (number > 1)
    x = linspace(0, 1, number)';
    r = (x >= 3/8 & x < 5/8) .* (4 * x - 3/2)\
      + (x >= 5/8 & x < 7/8) + (x >= 7/8) .* (-4 * x + 9/2);
    g = (x >= 1/8 & x < 3/8) .* (4 * x - 1/2)\
      + (x >= 3/8 & x < 5/8) + (x >= 5/8 & x < 7/8) .* (-4 * x + 7/2);
    b = (x < 1/8) .* (4 * x + 1/2) + (x >= 1/8 & x < 3/8)\
      + (x >= 3/8 & x < 5/8) .* (-4 * x + 5/2);
    map = [r, g, b];
  else
    map = [];
  endif

endfunction