root/gliderproc/trunk/MATLAB/plots/cplot.m

function h=cplot(x,y,varargin)
%CPLOT  colored linear plot
%       CPLOT(X,Y,C) plots a line (Y vs. X) with the color specified by C.
%       If X is a matrix, one line per column is created (Y&C should match its size then)
%       Colors are interpolated according to current colormap & caxis.
%       CPLOT(X,Y) is equivalent to CPLOT(X,Y,Y).
%       CPLOT(...,linespec) specifies the style of the line used (cf. PLOT) 
%       all other parameters are passed to the PATCH object (e.g. MarkerSize, etc.)
%       H=CPLOT(...) returns handle(s) of PATCH object.
%  
%       Example: cplot(-5:.1:5,cos(-5:.1:5));
%       
%       Note: you can use ('edgecolor','interp'), but neither line thickness, 
%                       nor line style will work (at least with Matlab 5.3Win)
%       Note: PATCH objects are much slower than LINEs. Be patient with larger plots(~1e6 points) 

% 5/21/2001 ashcherbina@ucsd.edu
arg=varargin;

if isempty(arg) | isstr(arg{1})
   c=y;
else
   c=arg{1};
   arg={arg{2:end}};
end

% get the linestyle
line=[];
marker=[];
if ~isempty(arg)
%   [line,marker]=lstyle(arg{1});
   if (~isempty(line) | ~isempty(marker)) 
      if length(arg)>1, 
         arg={arg{2:end}};
      else
         arg={};
      end
   end
end   
if (isempty(line) & ~isempty(marker)) line='none';
elseif (~isempty(line) & isempty(marker)) marker='none';
elseif (isempty(line) & isempty(marker)) line='-';marker='none';end

if any(size(x)==1) 
   
   x=[x(:);nan];
   y=[y(:);nan];
   c=[c(:);nan];
else
   x=[x;x(1,:)*nan];
   y=[y;y(1,:)*nan];
   c=[c;c(1,:)*nan];
end

cax = newplot;

hh=patch(x,y,0);
set(hh,'cdata',c,'LineStyle',line,'Marker',marker);
set(hh,'facecolor','none','edgecolor','flat');

if (~isempty(arg))
   set(hh,arg{:});
end

box on;

if nargout>0, h=hh;end;