How to plot function from m file with vectors

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Hello I have this function in my m file
function F = A(x)
F = 2 * x(1)^2 - x(2)^2;
end
and I want to plot this function but I have no idea how to do this. I tried fplot(@(x)A(x)) but I got this error
Warning: Function behaves unexpectedly on array inputs. To improve performance,
properly vectorize your function to return an output with the same size and shape as
the input arguments.
> In matlab.graphics.function.FunctionLine>getFunction
In matlab.graphics.function.FunctionLine/updateFunction
In matlab.graphics.function.FunctionLine/set.Function_I
In matlab.graphics.function.FunctionLine/set.Function
In matlab.graphics.function.FunctionLine
In fplot>singleFplot (line 234)
In fplot>@(f)singleFplot(cax,{f},limits,extraOpts,args) (line 193)
In fplot>vectorizeFplot (line 193)
In fplot (line 163)
Warning: Error updating FunctionLine.
The following error was reported evaluating the function in FunctionLine update:
Index exceeds array bounds.

Answers (2)

Star Strider
Star Strider on 21 May 2018
First, vectorizing will help:
F = 2 * x(1).^2 - x(2).^2;
Second, you are confusing fplot, since it does not know what to do with a bivariate function. A solution is to use fsurf (or fmesh), and create ‘A’ as a function of two variables (which it actually is):
figure(1)
fsurf( @(x1,x2) A([x1,x2]), [-1 1 -1 1] )
The plot then works. The warning continues to appear for some reason. You can safely ignore it.
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Star Strider
Star Strider on 21 May 2018
My pleasure.
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phoenix
phoenix on 23 May 2018
Hello Star Strider, Your comments are not showing.Please tell why 2^18 is used in freqz(nz,dz,2^18)?

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Abraham Boayue
Abraham Boayue on 21 May 2018
Edited: Abraham Boayue on 21 May 2018
If x is a vector (1×N), then F must be a function of x, write F = x.^2 in this case. Else if x is a matrix (2×N) containing two vectors, x1 and x2, then F must be a function of two variables. You should write F = 2x1-x2;
Plotting F in case 1
N = 200;
x = -2:4/(N-1):2;
F = A(x);
Plot (x,F,'linewidth ',2);
Plotting F for case 2
First modify your function as
function F = A (x1, x2)
F = 2*x1.^2-x2.^2;
end
N = 200;
x1 = 0:2/(N-1):2;
x2 = -2:4/(N-1):2;
[x1,x2]= meshgrid(x1,x2);
F = A (x1, x2);
mesh (x1, x2, F)

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