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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {[data, fmtstr] =} __plt2__ (@var{x1}, @var{x2}, @var{fmt})
## @end deftypefn

## Author: jwe

function [data, fmtstr] = __plt2__ (x1, x2, fmt)

  if (nargin < 2 || nargin > 3 || nargout != 2)
    usage ("[data, fmtstr] = __plt2__ (x1, x2, fmt)");
  endif

  if (nargin == 2)
    fmt = "";
  endif

  if (! isstr (fmt))
    error ("__plt2__: fmt must be a string");
  endif

  if (any (any (imag (x1))))
    x1 = real (x1);
  endif

  if (any (any (imag (x2))))
    x2 = real (x2);
  endif

  if (isscalar (x1))
    if (isscalar (x2))
      [data, fmtstr] = __plt2ss__ (x1, x2, fmt);
    else
      error ("__plt2__: invalid data for plotting");
    endif
  elseif (isvector (x1))
    if (isvector (x2))
      [data, fmtstr] = __plt2vv__ (x1, x2, fmt);
    elseif (ismatrix (x2))
      [data, fmtstr] = __plt2vm__ (x1, x2, fmt);
    else
      error ("__plt2__: invalid data for plotting");
    endif
  elseif (ismatrix (x1))
    if (isvector (x2))
      [data, fmtstr] = __plt2mv__ (x1, x2, fmt);
    elseif (ismatrix (x2))
      [data, fmtstr] = __plt2mm__ (x1, x2, fmt);
    else
      error ("__plt2__: invalid data for plotting");
    endif
  else
    error ("__plt2__: invalid data for plotting");
  endif

endfunction