MATLAB Function Reference

comet - 2-D comet plot

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.

Syntax

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

Description

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(y) displays a comet graph of the vector y.

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).

Remarks

The trace left by comet is created by using an EraseMode of none, which means you cannot print the graph (you get only the comet head), and it disappears if you cause a redraw (e.g., by resizing the window).

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);

See Also

comet3

Direction and Velocity Plots for related functions

colperm

comet3