error in a function, Error: In an assignment A(I) = B, the number of elements in B and I must be the same.

I have defined a piecewise function (below), where C1 (and hence x) is a vector. I don't understand why the error "In an assignment A(I) = B, the number of elements in B and I must be the same." is showing up for the boldfaced line.

function f = eta(C1)

N = 15;

x = N^(1/2).*C1;

f = zeros(size(x));

f(0<x<=0.5) = 1;

*f(0.5<x<=2/3) =  -(x-1/2).^2+1;*

f(2/3<x<=5/6) = 384*x.^3-864*x.^2+(1919/3)*x-621/4;

f(5/6<x<=1) = (x-1).^2;

Thanks for the help!

[KSSV]

f(0.5<x<=2/3) = -(x-1/2).^2+1;

The above is not valid.....because the condition 0.5<x<=2/3 gives some indices says m in number....where as right side is of size of C1..so you cannot save them into f..so the error.

Answer 1

[Torsten]

You see the difference ?

https://de.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/59214

Best wishes

Torsten.

Answer 2

[KSSV]

function f = eta(C1)

N = 15;

x = N^(1/2).*C1;

f = zeros(size(x));

f(x>0 & x<=0.5) = 1;
idx = 0.5<x<=2/3 ;
f(idx) = -(x(idx)-1/2).^2+1;
idx = 2/3<x<=5/6  ;
f(idx) = 384*x(idx).^3-864*x(idx).^2+(1919/3)*x(idx)-621/4;
idx = 5/6<x<=1 ;
f(idx) = (x(idx)-1).^2;