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comet - 2-D comet plot

Syntax

comet(y)
comet(x,y)
comet(x,y,p)
comet(axes_handle,...)

Description

comet(y) displays a comet graph of the vector y. A comet graph is an animated graph in which a circle (the comet head) traces the data points on the screen. The comet body is a trailing segment that follows the head. The tail is a solid line that traces the entire function.

comet(x,y) displays a comet graph of vector y versus vector x.

comet(x,y,p) specifies a comet body of length p*length(y). p defaults to 0.1.

comet(axes_handle,...) plots into the axes with the handle axes_handle instead of into the current axes (gca).

Examples

Create a simple comet graph:

t = 0:.01:2*pi;
x = cos(2*t).*(cos(t).^2);
y = sin(2*t).*(sin(t).^2);
comet(x,y);

GUI Alternatives

To graph selected variables, use the Plot Selector in the Workspace Browser, or use the Figure Palette Plot Catalog. Manipulate graphs in plot edit mode with the Property Editor. For details, see Plotting Tools — Interactive Plotting in the MATLAB Graphics documentation and Creating Graphics from the Workspace Browser in the MATLAB Desktop Tools and Development Environment documentation.

See Also

comet3

Direction and Velocity Plots for related functions

colperm

comet3

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