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How to stop interpolation of the Matlab 'PLOT' function?

I have got a problem about Matlab 'PLOT' function.

Assume we have
    a = [1 2 3];
and we plot it.
    plot(a);

This will display a straight line; however, if I want to draw something like a 'step'. How to avoid the interpolation from the Matlab 'PLOT' function.

Another example is I have got a 'rect' function f(x)=1 when |x|<=2, otherwise, it is zero. I would like to plot it. However, matlab PLOT connect the points 2 and 3 with a linear interpolation, which is not good...

Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
Aaronne.

"Aaronne" wrote in message <jcvsas$j3m$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> I have got a problem about Matlab 'PLOT' function.
>
> Assume we have
> a = [1 2 3];
> and we plot it.
> plot(a);
>
> This will display a straight line; however, if I want to draw something like a 'step'. How to avoid the interpolation from the Matlab 'PLOT' function.
>
> Another example is I have got a 'rect' function f(x)=1 when |x|<=2, otherwise, it is zero. I would like to plot it. However, matlab PLOT connect the points 2 and 3 with a linear interpolation, which is not good...
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
> Aaronne.

doc stairs

"Aaronne" wrote in message <jcvsas$j3m$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> I have got a problem about Matlab 'PLOT' function.
>
> Assume we have
> a = [1 2 3];
> and we plot it.
> plot(a);
>
> This will display a straight line; however, if I want to draw something like a 'step'. How to avoid the interpolation from the Matlab 'PLOT' function.
>
> Another example is I have got a 'rect' function f(x)=1 when |x|<=2, otherwise, it is zero. I would like to plot it. However, matlab PLOT connect the points 2 and 3 with a linear interpolation, which is not good...
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Just sample the thing you're plotting at a higher resolution, e.g.,

>> t=1:.0001:3; plot(t,round(t))
>> x=-3:.001:3; plot(x, abs(x)<2)

Thanks.

How about this problem.

I have got some data

dy = [0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45];
x = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15];

I want to plot data dy as y-axis values with coordinates x. I want to show it like the combination of step functions.


Aaronne.

"Aaronne" wrote in message <jcvuv9$rmn$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> Thanks.
>
> How about this problem.
>
> I have got some data
>
> dy = [0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45];
> x = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15];
>
> I want to plot data dy as y-axis values with coordinates x. I want to show it like the combination of step functions.
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In what way is this different from your earlier problem? (Why wouldn't STAIRS apply just as before?)

Great! STAIR is the solution.

Merry Christmas!
Aaronne.