Getting points with ginput from image and plotting simultaneously each selected point

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I am trying to select an unlimited number of points from an image ([x,y] = ginput), and each time I select a point I want to plot it, so I can have a real time reference of each point I get.
I have tried with this code, but I don't get it to work.
Here is the code I use:
I = imread('cameraman.tif'); % example
imshow(I);
axis on;
button = 1;
i = 1;
n = 1;
while button(i) == 1
[x,y, button] = ginput(1)
x_n(n) = x(i); % save all points you continue getting
x_n(n) = y(i);
hold on
plot(x(i),y(i),'r')
drawnow
n=n+1;
end
I have read some answers where they use for loops with a limited number of points to be selected, but I must have an unlimited number of points, that's why I use as loop condition the pressed button.
Thank you for any help in advance.
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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 3 Jun 2018
When the user finally clicks a button other than 1, do you want to plot the final point, or do you want to consider that to immediately terminate without entering the point the user is at?
Alfonso
Alfonso on 3 Jun 2018
Each time the user clicks the button with value 1 it means the user selected a new point, so it must plot the point before the user continues selecting more points.
When the user clicks a button different to 1, this means the user has finished, so the while loop breaks.

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 3 Jun 2018
Edited: Walter Roberson on 16 Nov 2019
n = 0;
while true
[x, y, button] = ginput(1);
if isempty(x) || button(1) == 1; break; end
n = n+1;
x_n(n) = x(1); % save all points you continue getting
y_n(n) = y(1);
hold on
plot(x(1), y(1), 'r')
drawnow
end
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LO
LO on 1 Jul 2020
Edited: LO on 1 Jul 2020
is the typo the index for x and y = 1 ?
would x and y alone be Ok ? it seems to work but haven't tested large numbers
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 1 Jul 2020
I think the typo got corrected already ? I do not remember now.
The index for x and y should be 1, since you ginput(1) .

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