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Data visualization can help programmers and scientists identify trends in their data and efficiently communicate these results with their peers. Modern C++ is being used for a variety of scientific applications, and this environment can benefit considerably from graphics libraries that attend the typical design goals toward scientific data visualization. Besides the option of exporting results to other environments, the customary alternatives in C++ are either non-dedicated libraries that depend on existing user interfaces or bindings to other languages. Matplot++ is a graphics library for data visualization that provides interactive plotting, means for exporting plots in high-quality formats for scientific publications, a compact syntax consistent with similar libraries, dozens of plot categories with specialized algorithms, multiple coding styles, and supports generic backends.

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Integration

Package Managers

Vcpkg

Vcpkg users can install Matplot++ with the matplotplusplus port:

vcpkg install matplotplusplus

This formula is a contribution to vcpkg by @myd7349.

Homebrew

Mac users can install Matplot++ with Homebrew:

brew install matplotplusplus

This formula is a contribution to Homebrew by Andrew Kane.

Arch Linux

Matplot++ is available in the Arch User Repository (AUR) as matplotplusplus.

Note you can manually install the package by following the instructions on the Arch Wiki or use an AUR helper like yay (recommended for ease of install).

yay -S matplotplusplus

To discuss any issues related to this package refer to the comments section on the AUR page of matplotplusplus here.

CMake

Embed as Subdirectory

You can use Matplot++ directly in CMake projects as a subproject, without installing it. This is convenient if you are experimenting with this library for the first time or don't expect your users to have Matplot++ installed on their systems.

Check if you have Cmake 3.14+ installed:

cmake --version

Clone the whole project

git clone https://github.com/alandefreitas/matplotplusplus/

and add the subdirectory to your CMake project:

add_subdirectory(matplotplusplus)

When creating your executable, link the library to the targets you want:

add_executable(my_target main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(my_target PUBLIC matplot)

Add this header to your source files:

#include <matplot/matplot.h>

However, in larger projects, it's always recommended to look for Matplot++ with find_package before including it as a subdirectory to avoid ODR errors.

Install as a Package via CMake

If you have CMake 3.21 or greater, you can use the system build preset to build the package system-wide:

cmake --preset=system
cmake --build --preset=system
sudo cmake --install build/system

Alternatively, if the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH environment variable is set to $HOME/.local, then you can install it locally. This can be set in /etc/profile or your shell config. This will not affect discovery of packages installed system-wide.

export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$HOME/.local"

This has the advantage of not requiring sudo, and matplotplusplus will be installed in $HOME/.local.

cmake --preset=local
cmake --build --preset=local
cmake --install build/local

You can now use it from CMake with find_package:

find_package(Matplot++ REQUIRED)

target_link_libraries(<your target> Matplot++::matplot)

If you're using a version of CMake too old to support presets, then building with the system preset is equivilant to:

cmake -B build/system         \
    -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF      \
    -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON    \
    -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF         \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=ON

cmake --build build/system

While building with the local preset is equivilant to:

cmake -B build/local                      \
    -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF                  \
    -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON                \
    -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF                     \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release            \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$HOME/.local" \
    -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=ON

cmake --build build/local

Embed with Automatic Download

FetchContent is a CMake command that can automatically download the Matplot++ repository. Check if you have Cmake 3.14+ installed:

cmake --version

Include FetchContent in your CMake build script:

include(FetchContent)

Declare the source for the contents:

FetchContent_Declare(matplotplusplus
        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/alandefreitas/matplotplusplus
        GIT_TAG origin/master) # or whatever tag you want

Let CMake download the repository and include it as a subdirectory.

FetchContent_GetProperties(matplotplusplus)
if(NOT matplotplusplus_POPULATED)
    FetchContent_Populate(matplotplusplus)
    add_subdirectory(${matplotplusplus_SOURCE_DIR} ${matplotplusplus_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
endif()

When creating your executable, link the library to the targets you want:

add_executable(my_target main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(my_target PUBLIC matplot)

Then add this header to your source files:

#include <matplot/matplot.h>

However, in larger projects, it's always recommended to look for Matplot++ with find_package before including it as a subdirectory to avoid ODR errors.

Embed with CPM.cmake

CPM.cmake is a nice wrapper around the CMake FetchContent function.

Check if you have Cmake 3.14+ installed:

cmake --version

Install CPM.cmake and then use this command to add Matplot++ to your build script:

CPMAddPackage(
    NAME matplotplusplus
    GITHUB_REPOSITORY alandefreitas/matplotplusplus
    GIT_TAG origin/master # or whatever tag you want
)
# ...
target_link_libraries(my_target PUBLIC matplot)

Then add this header to your source files:

#include <matplot/matplot.h>

However, in larger projects, it's always recommended to look for Matplot++ with find_package before including it as a subdirectory to avoid ODR errors.

You can use:

option(CPM_USE_LOCAL_PACKAGES "Try `find_package` before downloading dependencies" ON)

in your build script to let CPM.cmake do that for you.

Find as External Package

If you have the library installed on your system, you can call find_package() from your CMake build script.

find_package(Matplot++ REQUIRED)

When creating your executable, link the library to the targets you want:

add_executable(my_target main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(my_target PUBLIC Matplot++::matplot)

Then add this header to your source files:

#include <matplot/matplot.h>

You can see a complete example in test/integration/CMakeLists.txt.

CMake should be able to locate the Matplot++Config.cmake script automatically if you installed the library under /usr/local/ (Linux / Mac OS). Unfortunately, there is no easy default directory for find_package on Windows.

!!! warning "Default directories"

By default, the library is likely to be in `/usr/local/` (Linux / Mac OS) or `C:/Program Files/` (Windows). The installer will try to find the directory where you usually keep your libraries but that's not always perfect.

!!! warning "Finding packages on Windows"

Unfortunately, CMake does not have a single default directory for packages on Windows like `/usr/local/lib`. If CMake cannot find Matplot++ on Windows or if you installed the library outside the default directory on Linux/Mac OS, there are a few [options](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21314893/what-is-the-default-search-path-for-find-package-in-windows-using-cmake):

* **Environment Variables**: The most reliable way to set this default directory is through environment variables. You can create an environment variable `MATPLOTPP_DIR` and then add `$ENV{MATPLOTPP_DIR}` to the `HINTS` section of the `find_package` command. This tends to be more convenient than requiring the path on the command line every time. Starting with version 3.12, CMake now implicitly considers the `<PackageName>_Root` environment variable a HINT for every `find_package` call.
* **Package Registry**: CMake offers the [Package Registry](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.5/manual/cmake-packages.7.html#package-registry) as an alternative mechanism for finding package locations. CMake maintains a list of package information in the Windows registry under `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kitware\CMake\Packages\`.
* **Append CMAKE_MODULE_PATH**: You can append more directories to [`CMAKE_MODULE_PATH`](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_MODULE_PATH.html) with something like `list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "C:\\Program Files\\matplotplusplus 1.0.1")`. `CMAKE_MODULE_PATH` is a list of search paths for CMake modules to be loaded by the `include()` or `find_package()` commands.
* **Set the DIR variable directly**: Directly set the `Matplot++_DIR` variable with something like `set(Matplot++_DIR "C:\\Program Files\\matplotplusplus 1.0.1\\lib\\cmake\\Matplot++")`. This might be good enough for small local projects but it is hard-coding the directory in your build script. When your library gets out of your local environment, you need to choose one of the other options above (better) or make this variable an option and require the user to provide the directory on the command line every time (worse).

Supporting Both

It's often useful to let your build script download Matplot++ when find_package fails. If using CPM.cmake, you can set the CPM_USE_LOCAL_PACKAGES option to try to find_package(Matplot++) before download Matplot++.

If using FetchContent, you can use the following pattern:

find_package(Matplot++ QUIET)
if(NOT Matplot++_FOUND)
    # Put your FetchContent or CPM.cmake script here
endif()

Install

Binary Packages

Get the binary package from the release section. These binaries refer to the last release version of Matplot++.

If you need a more recent version of Matplot++, you can download the binary packages from the CI artifacts or build the library from the source files.

Build from Source

Dependencies

C++17

Make sure your C++ compiler supports C++17:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
g++ --version
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
clang --version
```

=== "Windows + MSVC"

!!! warning ""
    * Visit the [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) website
    * Download Git from [https://git-scm.com/download/win](https://git-scm.com/download/win) and install it

The output should be something like:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```console
g++-8 (Ubuntu 8.4.0-1ubuntu1~18.04) 8.4.0
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```console
Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.8)
```

=== "Windows + MSVC"

!!! warning ""
    * Visit the [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) website
    * Download Git from [https://git-scm.com/download/win](https://git-scm.com/download/win) and install it

If you need to update your compiler:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
# install GCC-8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gcc-8
sudo apt install g++-8
```

To update to any other version, like GCC-9 or GCC-10:

```bash
sudo apt install build-essential
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install g++-10
```

Once you installed a newer version of GCC, you can link it to `update-alternatives`. For instance, if you have GCC-7 and GCC-10, you can link them with:

```bash
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-7 7
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-7 7
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-10 10
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-10 10
```

You can now use `update-alternatives` to set your default `gcc` and `g++` to a more recent version:

```bash
update-alternatives --config g++
update-alternatives --config gcc
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
# download clang
curl --output clang.tar.xz -L https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/download/llvmorg-11.0.0/clang+llvm-11.0.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz
mkdir clang
tar -xvJf clang.tar.xz -C clang

# copy files to /usr/local
cd clang/clang+llvm-11.0.0-x86_64-apple-darwin
sudo cp -R * /usr/local/

# update default compiler
export CXX=/usr/local/bin/clang++
```

=== "Windows + MSVC"

!!! warning ""
    * Visit the [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) website
    * Download Git from [https://git-scm.com/download/win](https://git-scm.com/download/win) and install it

CMake 3.14+

Also check your CMake version is at least 3.14+:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
cmake --version
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
cmake --version
```

=== "Windows + MSVC"

```bash
cmake --version
```

If CMake is not installed or its version is older than CMake 3.14, update it with

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
sudo apt upgrade cmake
```

!!! warning ""
    Alternatively, download the most recent version from [cmake.org](https://cmake.org/).

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
brew upgrade cmake
```

!!! warning "Homebrew"
    If this command fails because you don't have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) on your computer, you can install it with

    ```bash
    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
    ```

    or you can follow the instructions in [https://brew.sh](https://brew.sh).


!!! warning ""
    Alternatively, download the most recent version from [cmake.org](https://cmake.org/).

=== "Windows + MSVC"

!!! warning ""
    Download the most recent version from [cmake.org](https://cmake.org/).

Gnuplot 5.2.6+

Install Gnuplot 5.2.6+ (Required at runtime)

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gnuplot
```

!!! note ""
    Or download the latest version from [www.gnuplot.info](http://www.gnuplot.info). If you're using an installer, make sure you mark the option "Add application directory to your PATH environment variable".

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
brew install gnuplot
```

!!! note ""
    Or download the latest version from [www.gnuplot.info](http://www.gnuplot.info). If you're using an installer, make sure you mark the option "Add application directory to your PATH environment variable".

=== "Windows + MSVC"

!!! warning ""
    Download Gnuplot from [www.gnuplot.info](http://www.gnuplot.info) and install it.

    If you're using the Gnuplot installer, make sure you mark the option "Add application directory to your PATH environment variable"

!!! warning "Windows Gnuplot Terminals"

    If the Matplot++ examples don't display without console errors and gnuplot running, try to re-install Gnuplot with the wxt terminal.

Optional Dependencies

The build script will also look for these optional dependencies for manipulating images:

Embedded Dependencies

There are two dependencies in source/3rd_party. These dependencies are bundled, so you don't have to worry about them:

You can define MATPLOTPP_WITH_SYSTEM_NODESOUP=ON or MATPLOTPP_WITH_SYSTEM_CIMG=ON in the cmake command line to use a system-provided version of these dependencies.

OpenGL Dependencies

There's an extra target matplot_opengl with the experimental OpenGL backend. You need to define MATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL_OPENGL_BACKEND=ON in the CMake command line to build that target. In that case, the build script will also look for these extra dependencies:

If these dependencies are not found, the build script will download them. In any case, you can install these dependencies with:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
sudo apt-get install libglfw3-dev
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

!!! note ""
    Download GLFW3 from https://www.glfw.org

=== "Windows + MSVC"

!!! note ""
    Download GLFW3 from https://www.glfw.org

You can also see all dependencies in source/3rd_party/CMakeLists.txt.

Build and Install

Building Examples

This will build the examples in the build/examples directory:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2"
sudo cmake --build . --parallel 2 --config Release
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2"
cmake --build . --parallel 2 --config Release
```

=== "Windows + MSVC"

```bash
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="/O2"
cmake --build . --parallel 2 --config Release
```

!!! hint "Parallel Build" Replace --parallel 2 with --parallel <number of cores in your machine>

!!! note "Setting C++ Compiler"

If your C++ compiler that supports C++17 is not your default compiler, make sure you provide CMake with the compiler location with the DCMAKE_C_COMPILER and DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER options. For instance:

```bash
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc-8 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++-8
```

Installing

You can 1) use -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF to bypass the examples and tests, and then 2) cmake --install . to install Matplot++ on your system:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2" -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
sudo cmake --build . --parallel 2 --config Release
sudo cmake --install .
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2" -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
cmake --build . --parallel 2 --config Release
cmake --install .
```

=== "Windows + MSVC"

```bash
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="/O2" -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
cmake --build . --parallel 2 --config Release
cmake --install .
```

!!! hint "Parallel Build" Replace --parallel 2 with --parallel <number of cores in your machine>

Create Packages

You can also create the binary packages to install Matplot++ on other systems:

=== "Ubuntu + GCC"

```bash
sudo cpack .
```

=== "Mac Os + Clang"

```bash
cpack .
```

=== "Windows + MSVC"

```bash
cpack .
```

Plot Types

Line Plots

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Line Plot | Line Plot 3D | Stairs | Error Bars | Area | Loglog Plot | Semilogx Plot | Semilogy Plot | Function Plot | Function Plot 3D | Implicit function

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Line Plot

!!! tip Use these examples to understand how to quickly use the library for data visualization. If you are interested in understanding how the library works, you can later read the details in the complete article.

plot(x,y);

Where x and y are are any value ranges.

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READ THE DOCUMENTATION TO SEE THESE EXAMPLES WITH THE IMAGES

</h3> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

=== "Plot"

[![example_plot_1](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_1.cpp"
```
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>More examples</summary>

example_plot_2 example_plot_3 example_plot_4 example_plot_5 example_plot_6 example_plot_7 example_plot_8 example_plot_9 example_plot_10 example_plot_11 example_plot_12

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

!!! tip Setters return a reference to *this to allow method chaining:

```cpp
plot(x,y)->line_width(2).color("red");
```

!!! tip These examples use free-standing functions to create plots. You can also use a object-oriented style for plots. We discuss these coding styles in the Section Coding Styles.

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_2](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_3](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_3.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_4](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_4.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_5](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_5.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_6](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_6.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_7](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_7.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_8](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_8.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_9](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_9.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_10](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_10.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_10.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_11](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_11.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_11.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_11.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot_12](docs/examples/line_plot/plot/plot_12.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot/plot_12.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot/plot_12.cpp"
```

Line Plot 3D

plot3(x,y);

=== "Plot"

[![example_plot3_1](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_1.cpp"
```

!!! tip With method chaining:

```cpp
plot3(x,y)->line_width(2).color("red");
```
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>More examples</summary>

example_plot3_2 example_plot3_3 example_plot3_4 example_plot3_5 example_plot3_7 example_plot3_8 example_plot3_9 example_plot3_10

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_2](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_3](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_3.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_4](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_4.png)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_5](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_5.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_7](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_7.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_8](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_8.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_9](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_9.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plot3_10](docs/examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_10.svg)](examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/plot3/plot3_10.cpp"
```

Stairs

stairs(x,y);

The stair object renders the line with stairs between data points to denote discrete data.

<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_stairs_1

More Examples:

example_stairs_2 example_stairs_3 example_stairs_4 example_stairs_5 example_stairs_6 example_stairs_7 example_stairs_8 example_stairs_9 example_stairs_10

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_2](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_2.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_3](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_3.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_4](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_4.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_5](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_5.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_6](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_6.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_7](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_7.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_8](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_8.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_9](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_9.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stairs_10](docs/examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_10.svg)](examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/stairs/stairs_10.cpp"
```

Error Bars

errorbar(x,y,err);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_errorbar_1

More Examples:

example_errorbar_2 example_errorbar_3 example_errorbar_4 example_errorbar_5 example_errorbar_6 example_errorbar_7 example_errorbar_8 example_errorbar_9 example_errorbar_10

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_1](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_2](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_3](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_3.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_4](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_4.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_5](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_5.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_6](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_6.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_7](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_7.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_8](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_8.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_9](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_9.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_errorbar_10](docs/examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_10.svg)](examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/errorbar/errorbar_10.cpp"
```

The error bar object includes extra lines to represent error around data points. Log plots are utility functions that adjust the x or y axes to a logarithmic scale.

Area

area(Y);
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example_area_1

More Examples:

example_area_2 example_area_3 example_area_4

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===! "Plot"

[![example_area_1](docs/examples/line_plot/area/area_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/area/area_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/area/area_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_area_2](docs/examples/line_plot/area/area_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/area/area_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/area/area_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_area_3](docs/examples/line_plot/area/area_3.svg)](examples/line_plot/area/area_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/area/area_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_area_4](docs/examples/line_plot/area/area_4.svg)](examples/line_plot/area/area_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/area/area_4.cpp"
```

Loglog Plot

loglog(x,y);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_loglog_1

More Examples:

example_loglog_2 example_loglog_3 example_loglog_4 example_loglog_5 example_loglog_6 example_loglog_7 example_loglog_8 example_loglog_9

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_1](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_2](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_3](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_3.png)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_4](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_4.svg)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_5](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_5.png)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_6](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_6.svg)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_7](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_7.svg)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_8](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_8.svg)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

  [![example_loglog_9](docs/examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_9.svg)](examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/loglog/loglog_9.cpp"
```

Semilogx Plot

semilogx(x,y);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_semilogx_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_semilogx_1](docs/examples/line_plot/semilogx/semilogx_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/semilogx/semilogx_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/semilogx/semilogx_1.cpp"
```

Semilogy Plot

semilogy(x,y);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_semilogy_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_semilogy_1](docs/examples/line_plot/semilogy/semilogy_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/semilogy/semilogy_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/semilogy/semilogy_1.cpp"
```

Function Plot

fplot(fx);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_fplot_1

More Examples:

example_fplot_2 example_fplot_3 example_fplot_4 example_fplot_5 example_fplot_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot_1](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot_2](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot_3](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_3.png)](examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot_4](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_4.png)](examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot_5](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_5.png)](examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot_6](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_6.svg)](examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot/fplot_6.cpp"
```

Instead of storing data points, the objects function line and string function store a function as a lambda function or as a string with an expression. These objects use lazy evaluation to generate absolute data points. The data is generated only when the draw function is called.

Function Plot 3D

fplot(fxy);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_fplot3_1

More Examples:

example_fplot3_2 example_fplot3_3 example_fplot3_4 example_fplot3_5

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot3_1](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_1.cpp"
`````

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot3_2](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot3_3](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_3.png)](examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot3_4](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_4.svg)](examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fplot3_5](docs/examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_5.svg)](examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fplot3/fplot3_5.cpp"
```

Implicit function

fplot(fxy);
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example_fimplicit_1

More Examples:

example_fimplicit_2 example_fimplicit_3 example_fimplicit_4

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===! "Plot"

[![example_fimplicit_1](docs/examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_1.svg)](examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_fimplicit_2](docs/examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_2.svg)](examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fimplicit_3](docs/examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_3.svg)](examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fimplicit_4](docs/examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_4.svg)](examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/line_plot/fimplicit/fimplicit_4.cpp"
```

Data Distribution

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Histogram | Boxplot | Scatter Plot | Scatter Plot 3D | Binned Scatter Plots | Plot Matrix | Parallel Coordinates | Pie Chart | Heatmap | Word Cloud

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Histogram

The histogram object creates the histogram edges and bins when the draw function is called for the first time with lazy evaluation. Lazy evaluation avoids calculating edges unnecessarily in case the user changes the object parameters before calling draw. This object includes several algorithms for automatically delimiting the edges and bins for the histograms.

hist(data);
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example_histogram_1

More Examples:

example_histogram_2 example_histogram_3 example_histogram_4 example_histogram_5 example_histogram_6 example_histogram_7 example_histogram_8 example_histogram_9 example_histogram_10 example_histogram_11 example_histogram_12 example_histogram_14

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===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_1.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_2.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_3.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_4.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_5](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_5.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_6](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_6.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_7](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_7.svg)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_8](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_8.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_9](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_9.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_10](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_10.svg)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_10.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_11](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_11.svg)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_11.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_11.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_12](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_12.svg)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_12.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_12.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_histogram_14](docs/examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_14.png)](examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_14.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/histogram/histogram_14.cpp"
```

Boxplot

boxplot(data);
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example_boxplot_1

More Examples:

example_boxplot_2 example_boxplot_3

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===! "Plot"

[![example_boxplot_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_1.svg)](examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_boxplot_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_2.svg)](examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_boxplot_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_3.png)](examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/boxplot/boxplot_3.cpp"
```

Scatter Plot

scatter(x,y);
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example_scatter_1

More Examples:

example_scatter_2 example_scatter_3 example_scatter_4 example_scatter_5 example_scatter_6 example_scatter_7 example_scatter_8

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===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_1.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_2.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_3.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_4.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_5](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_5.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_6](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_6.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_7](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_7.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter_8](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_8.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter/scatter_8.cpp"
```

Scatter plots also depend on the line object. As the line object can represent lines with markers, the scatter function simply creates markers without the lines.

Scatter Plot 3D

scatter(x,y,z);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_scatter3_1

More Examples:

example_scatter3_2 example_scatter3_3 example_scatter3_4 example_scatter3_5 example_scatter3_6

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===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter3_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_1.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter3_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_2.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter3_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_3.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter3_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_4.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter3_5](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_5.svg)](examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_scatter3_6](docs/examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_6.png)](examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/scatter3/scatter3_6.cpp"
```

Binned Scatter Plots

binscatter(x,y);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_binscatter_1

More Examples:

example_binscatter_2 example_binscatter_3 example_binscatter_4 example_binscatter_5 example_binscatter_6 example_binscatter_7

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===! "Plot"

[![example_binscatter_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_1.png)](examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_binscatter_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_2.png)](examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_binscatter_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_3.png)](examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_binscatter_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_4.png)](examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_binscatter_5](docs/examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_5.png)](examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_binscatter_6](docs/examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_6.png)](examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_binscatter_7](docs/examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_7.svg)](examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/binscatter/binscatter_7.cpp"
```

Binned scatter plots use variations of the histogram algorithms of the previous section as an extra step to place all the data into two-dimensional bins that can be represented with varying colors or sizes. This is useful when there are so many data points that a scatter plot would be impractical for visualizing the data.

Plot Matrix

plotmatrix(X);
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example_plotmatrix_1

More Examples:

example_plotmatrix_2 example_plotmatrix_3 example_plotmatrix_4

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===! "Plot"

[![example_plotmatrix_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_1.svg)](examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_plotmatrix_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_2.png)](examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plotmatrix_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_3.png)](examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_plotmatrix_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_4.svg)](examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/plotmatrix/plotmatrix_4.cpp"
```

The Plot Matrix subcategory is a combination of histograms and scatter plots. It creates a matrix of axes objects on the figure and creates a scatter plot for each pair of data sets.

Parallel Coordinates

parallelplot(X);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_parallelplot_1

More Examples:

example_parallelplot_2 example_parallelplot_3

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===! "Plot"

[![example_parallelplot_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_1.svg)](examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_parallelplot_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_2.svg)](examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_parallelplot_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_3.svg)](examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/parallelplot/parallelplot_3.cpp"
```

The function parallelplot creates a plot with Parallel Coordinates. In this type of plot, a parallel lines object stores an arbitrary set of axis objects to represent multi-dimensional data.

Pie Chart

pie(x);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_pie_1

More Examples:

example_pie_2 example_pie_3 example_pie_4 example_pie_5 example_pie_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_pie_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_1.svg)](examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_pie_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_2.svg)](examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_pie_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_3.svg)](examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_pie_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_4.svg)](examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_pie_5](docs/examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_5.svg)](examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_pie_6](docs/examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_6.svg)](examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/pie/pie_6.cpp"
```

Heatmap

heatmap(data);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_heatmap_1

More Examples:

example_heatmap_2 example_heatmap_3 example_heatmap_4 example_heatmap_5 example_heatmap_6 example_heatmap_7

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===! "Plot"

[![example_heatmap_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_1.png)](examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_heatmap_2](docs/examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_2.png)](examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_heatmap_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_3.png)](examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_heatmap_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_4.png)](examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_heatmap_5](docs/examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_5.png)](examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_heatmap_6](docs/examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_6.png)](examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_heatmap_7](docs/examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_7.png)](examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/heatmap/heatmap_7.cpp"
```

Word Cloud

wordcloud(text, black_list);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_wordcloud_1

More Examples:

example_wordcloud_3 example_wordcloud_4 example_wordcloud_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_wordcloud_1](docs/examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_1.png)](examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_wordcloud_3](docs/examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_3.png)](examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_wordcloud_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_4.png)](examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_wordcloud_4](docs/examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_4.png)](examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/data_distribution/wordcloud/wordcloud_4.cpp"
```

Word clouds are generated from text or pairs of words and their frequency. After attributing a size proportional to each word frequency, the algorithm to position the labels iterates words from the largest to the smallest. For each word, it spins the word in polar coordinates converted to Cartesian coordinates until it does not overlap with any other word.

By default, the colors and the sizes depend on the word frequencies. We can customize the colors by passing a third parameter to the wordcloud function.

Discrete Data

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Bar Plot | Pareto Chart | Stem Plot | Stem Plot 3D

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Bar Plot

bar(y);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_bar_1

More Examples:

example_bar_2 example_bar_3 example_bar_4 example_bar_5 example_bar_6 example_bar_7 example_bar_8 example_bar_9 example_bar_10 example_bar_11 example_bar_12 example_bar_13

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_1](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_1.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_2](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_2.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_3](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_3.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_4](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_4.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_5](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_5.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_6](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_6.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_7](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_7.svg)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_8](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_8.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_9](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_9.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_10](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_10.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_10.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_11](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_11.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_11.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_11.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_12](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_12.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_12.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_12.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_bar_13](docs/examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_13.png)](examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_13.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/bar/bar_13.cpp"
```

Pareto Chart

pareto(y);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_pareto_1

More Examples:

example_pareto_2 example_pareto_3 example_pareto_4

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===! "Plot"

[![example_pareto_1](docs/examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_1.svg)](examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_pareto_2](docs/examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_2.svg)](examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_pareto_3](docs/examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_3.svg)](examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_pareto_4](docs/examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_4.svg)](examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/pareto/pareto_4.cpp"
```

Pareto Charts are a type of chart that uses both <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y"> axes. The <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y_1"> axis is used to represent bars with the data values in descending order. The <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y_2"> axis is used to represent the cumulative distribution function of the data in the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y_1"> axis. By default, a Pareto Chart includes up to 10 items or as many items as needed to represent 95% of the cumulative distribution.

If you need Pareto fronts rather than Pareto charts, we refer to Scatter Plots for two-dimensional fronts, Plot matrices for three-dimensional fronts, or Parallel Coordinate Plots for many-objective fronts. These plot subcategories are described in Section Data Distribution. If you also need a tool to calculate these fronts efficiently, we refer to the Pareto Front Library.

Stem Plot

stem(Y);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_stem_1

More Examples:

example_stem_2 example_stem_3 example_stem_4 example_stem_5 example_stem_6 example_stem_7 example_stem_8 example_stem_9

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_1](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_1.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_2](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_2.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_3](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_3.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_4](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_4.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_5](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_5.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_6](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_6.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_7](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_7.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_8](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_8.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem_9](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_9.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem/stem_9.cpp"
```

Stem Plot 3D

stem3(z);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_stem3_1

More Examples:

example_stem3_2 example_stem3_3 example_stem3_4 example_stem3_5 example_stem3_6 example_stem3_7 example_stem3_8 example_stem3_9 example_stem3_10 example_stem3_11

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_1](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_1.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_2](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_2.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_3](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_3.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_4](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_4.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_5](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_5.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_6](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_6.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_7](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_7.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_8](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_8.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_9](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_9.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_10](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_10.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_10.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_stem3_11](docs/examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_11.svg)](examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_11.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/discrete_data/stem3/stem3_11.cpp"
```

Geography

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Geoplot | Geoscatter Plot | Geobubble | Geodensity Plot

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Geoplot

geoplot(lat,lon);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_geoplot_1

More Examples:

example_geoplot_2 example_geoplot_3 example_geoplot_4 example_geoplot_5 example_geoplot_6 example_geoplot_7

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoplot_1](docs/examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_1.png)](examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoplot_2](docs/examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_2.png)](examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoplot_3](docs/examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_3.png)](examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoplot_4](docs/examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_4.png)](examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoplot_5](docs/examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_5.png)](examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoplot_6](docs/examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_6.png)](examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoplot_7](docs/examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_7.png)](examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoplot/geoplot_7.cpp"
```

For the first geography plot, Matplot++ calls geoplot(), which creates a filled polygon with the world map. This first plot receives the tag "map" so that subsequent geography plots recognize there is no need to recreate this world map.

The data for the world map comes from Natural Earth. They provide data at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110m scales. The geoplot function will initially use the data at the 1:110m scales. The geolimits function can be used to update the axis limits for geography plots. The difference between the usual functions for adjusting axis limits (xlim and ylim) and geolimits is that the latter will also update the map resolution according to the new limits for the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y"> axis.

The geolimits function will query the figure size and, depending on the new limits for the axes, update the map to the 1:10m, or 1:50m scales if needed. Because it would be very inefficient to render the whole world map at a 1:10m or 1:50m scale only to display a region of this map, the geolimits function also crops the data pertinent to the new region being displayed.

Note that this does not only involve removing data points outside the new limits but it also needs to create new data points on the correct borders to create new polygons coherent with the map entry points in the region. For this reason, the algorithm needs to track all submaps represented as closed polygons in the original world map. If submaps are completely inside or outside the new ranges, we can respectively include or dismiss the data points. However, if the submap is only partially inside the new limits, to generate the correct borders for the polygons, we need to track all points outside the limits to classify the directions of these points outside the limits. We do that by only including points that change quadrants around the new limits so that the map entry points create polygons that look like they would if the complete world map were still being rendered outside these new limits.

If the you are not interested in geographic plots, the build script includes an option to remove the high-resolution maps at 1:10m and 1:50m scales from the library. In this case, the library will always use the map at a 1:110m scale no matter the axis limits.

The function world_cities returns a list of major world cities. Its parameters define the minimum distances between cities in the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y"> axes. The greedy_tsp function is a naive greedy algorithm to find a route between these cities as a Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). We use the geoplot function to draw this route. Note that we use method chaining to define some further plot properties. Finally, the text function includes the city names in the map.

Geoscatter Plot

geoscatter(lat,lon);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_geoscatter_1

More Examples:

example_geoscatter_2

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoscatter_1](docs/examples/geography/geoscatter/geoscatter_1.png)](examples/geography/geoscatter/geoscatter_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoscatter/geoscatter_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_geoscatter_2](docs/examples/geography/geoscatter/geoscatter_2.png)](examples/geography/geoscatter/geoscatter_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geoscatter/geoscatter_2.cpp"
```

Geobubble

geobubble(lat,lon,sizes);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_geobubble_1

More Examples:

example_geobubble_2

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_geobubble_1](docs/examples/geography/geobubble/geobubble_1.png)](examples/geography/geobubble/geobubble_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geobubble/geobubble_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_geobubble_2](docs/examples/geography/geobubble/geobubble_2.png)](examples/geography/geobubble/geobubble_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geobubble/geobubble_2.cpp"
```

Geodensity Plot

geodensityplot(lat, lon);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_geodensityplot_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

=== "Plot"

[![example_geodensityplot_1](docs/examples/geography/geodensityplot/geodensityplot_1.png)](examples/geography/geodensityplot/geodensityplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/geography/geodensityplot/geodensityplot_1.cpp"
```

Polar Plots

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Polar Line Plot | Polar Scatter Plot | Polar Histogram | Compass | Polar Function

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Polar Line Plot

polarplot(theta, rho);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_polarplot_1

More Examples:

example_polarplot_2 example_polarplot_3 example_polarplot_4 example_polarplot_5 example_polarplot_6 example_polarplot_7 example_polarplot_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_1](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_1.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_2](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_2.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_3](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_3.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_4](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_4.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_5](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_5.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_6](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_6.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_7](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_7.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarplot_8](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_8.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarplot/polarplot_8.cpp"
```

By emplacing a polar plot in the axes, the axes move to a polar mode, where we use the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=r"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=t"> axis instead of the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y"> axis.

From the backend point of view, these axes are an abstraction to the user. The data points in the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=r"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=t"> axis are drawn by converting the positions from the polar coordinates <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=r"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=t"> to the Cartesian coordinates <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y"> with the relationships <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x=r\cos{t}"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y=r\sin{t}">.

Aside from this conversion, these plot subcategories are analogous to line plots, scatter plots, histograms, quiver plots, and line functions.

Polar Scatter Plot

polarscatter(theta, rho);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_polarscatter_1

More Examples:

example_polarscatter_2 example_polarscatter_3 example_polarscatter_4 example_polarscatter_5 example_polarscatter_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarscatter_1](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_1.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarscatter_2](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_2.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarscatter_3](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_3.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarscatter_4](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_4.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarscatter_5](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_5.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarscatter_6](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_6.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarscatter/polarscatter_6.cpp"
```

Polar Histogram

polarhistogram(theta, 6);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_polarhistogram_1

More Examples:

example_polarhistogram_2 example_polarhistogram_3 example_polarhistogram_4 example_polarhistogram_5

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===! "Plot"

[![example_polarhistogram_1](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_1.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarhistogram_2](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_2.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarhistogram_3](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_3.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarhistogram_4](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_4.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_polarhistogram_5](docs/examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_5.svg)](examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/polarhistogram/polarhistogram_5.cpp"
```

The function polarhistogram distributes the data into the number of bins provided as its second parameter.

Compass

compass(u, v);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_compass_1

More Examples:

example_compass_2

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_compass_1](docs/examples/polar_plots/compass/compass_1.svg)](examples/polar_plots/compass/compass_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/compass/compass_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_compass_2](docs/examples/polar_plots/compass/compass_2.svg)](examples/polar_plots/compass/compass_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/compass/compass_2.cpp"
```

Polar Function

ezpolar(fn);
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example_ezpolar_1

More Examples:

example_ezpolar_2

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===! "Plot"

[![example_ezpolar_1](docs/examples/polar_plots/ezpolar/ezpolar_1.svg)](examples/polar_plots/ezpolar/ezpolar_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/ezpolar/ezpolar_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_ezpolar_2](docs/examples/polar_plots/ezpolar/ezpolar_2.svg)](examples/polar_plots/ezpolar/ezpolar_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/polar_plots/ezpolar/ezpolar_2.cpp"
```

Contour Plots

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Contour | Filled Contour | Function Contour

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Contour

contour(X, Y, Z);
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example_contour_1

More Examples:

example_contour_2 example_contour_3 example_contour_4 example_contour_5 example_contour_6 example_contour_7 example_contour_8

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===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_1](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_1.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_2](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_2.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_3](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_3.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_4](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_4.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_5](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_5.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_6](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_6.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_7](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_7.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contour_8](docs/examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_8.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contour/contour_8.cpp"
```

All these subcategories depend on the contours type. They also depend on lazy evaluation for generating the contour lines. When the function draw is called in the contours class, it preprocesses all contour lines for a three-dimensional function.

Although it is relatively simple to show a heatmap with the values for the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=z">-axis, calculating contour lines relative to the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=yz">-axis is more complex than it might seem at first. We provide the function contourc for calculating contour lines. This function uses an adaptation of the algorithm adopted by Matplotlib.

The algorithm creates a quad grid defined by the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y"> values. It uses this grid to infer a contour line passing through positions with the same <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=z"> value. The algorithm sweeps through the grid twice to generate these lines. The first sweep looks for lines that start on the boundaries. The second sweep looks for interior closed loops.

Filled contours are closed polygons for pairs of contour levels. Some polygons for filled contours might be holes inside other polygons. The algorithm needs to keep track of these relationships so that we can render the polygons in their accurate order. To avoid an extra step that identifies this relationship between the polygons, the sweeping algorithm already identifies which polygons are holes for each level.

Once we find the quads with the contour line, the line is generated by interpolating the <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=z"> values around that quad.

Filled Contour

contourf(X, Y, Z);
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example_contourf_1

More Examples:

example_contourf_2 example_contourf_3 example_contourf_4 example_contourf_5 example_contourf_6

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===! "Plot"

[![example_contourf_1](docs/examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_1.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_contourf_2](docs/examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_2.png)](examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contourf_3](docs/examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_3.png)](examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contourf_4](docs/examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_4.png)](examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contourf_5](docs/examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_5.png)](examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_contourf_6](docs/examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_6.svg)](examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/contourf/contourf_6.cpp"
```

Function Contour

fcontour(f);
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example_fcontour_1

More Examples:

example_fcontour_2 example_fcontour_3 example_fcontour_4 example_fcontour_5 example_fcontour_6 example_fcontour_7 example_fcontour_8 example_fcontour_9 example_fcontour_10 example_fcontour_11

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_1](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_1.svg)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_2](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_2.svg)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_3](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_3.svg)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_4](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_4.svg)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_5](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_5.svg)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_6](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_6.png)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_7](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_7.png)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_8](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_8.svg)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_9](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_9.png)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_10](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_10.png)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_10.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fcontour_11](docs/examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_11.png)](examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_11.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/contour_plots/fcontour/fcontour_11.cpp"
```

By default, the function fcontour will generate 9 contour lines from a lambda function. The functions contour and contourf, on the other hand, plot contour lines and filled contour lines from a grid of data points for <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x">, <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y">, and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=z">.

Vector Fields

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Feather | Quiver | Quiver 3D

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Quiver

quiver(x, y, u, v);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_quiver_1

More Examples:

example_quiver_2 example_quiver_3 example_quiver_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_quiver_1](docs/examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_1.svg)](examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_quiver_2](docs/examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_2.svg)](examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_quiver_3](docs/examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_3.svg)](examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_quiver_4](docs/examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_4.svg)](examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_quiver_6](docs/examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_6.svg)](examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/quiver/quiver_6.cpp"
```

All these subcategories depend on the vectors object type. In a two-dimensional plot, for each value of <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=x"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=y"> with the position of a vector, it also requires the value of <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=u"> and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=v"> indicating its direction and magnitude. In a three-dimensional plot, the direction and magnitude are defined by <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=u">, <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=v">, and <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=w">.

A quiver plot (or velocity plot) shows a grid of vectors whose direction and magnitude are scaled to prevent the overlap between vectors in subsequent quads.

Quiver 3D

quiver3(Z, U, V, W);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_quiver3_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_quiver3_1](docs/examples/vector_fields/quiver3/quiver3_1.svg)](examples/vector_fields/quiver3/quiver3_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/quiver3/quiver3_1.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_quiver3_2](docs/examples/vector_fields/quiver3/quiver3_2.svg)](examples/vector_fields/quiver3/quiver3_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/quiver3/quiver3_2.cpp"
```

Feather

feather(u, v);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_feather_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_feather_1](docs/examples/vector_fields/feather/feather_1.svg)](examples/vector_fields/feather/feather_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/vector_fields/feather/feather_1.cpp"
```

Surfaces

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Surface | Surface with Contour | Mesh | Mesh with Contour | Mesh with Curtain | Function Surface | Function Mesh | Waterfall | Fence | Ribbon

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Surface

surf(X, Y, Z);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_surf_1

More Examples:

example_surf_2 example_surf_3 example_surf_4 example_surf_5 example_surf_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_surf_1](docs/examples/surfaces/surf/surf_1.png)](examples/surfaces/surf/surf_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surf/surf_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_surf_2](docs/examples/surfaces/surf/surf_2.svg)](examples/surfaces/surf/surf_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surf/surf_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_surf_3](docs/examples/surfaces/surf/surf_3.svg)](examples/surfaces/surf/surf_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surf/surf_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_surf_4](docs/examples/surfaces/surf/surf_4.svg)](examples/surfaces/surf/surf_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surf/surf_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_surf_5](docs/examples/surfaces/surf/surf_5.svg)](examples/surfaces/surf/surf_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surf/surf_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_surf_6](docs/examples/surfaces/surf/surf_6.svg)](examples/surfaces/surf/surf_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surf/surf_6.cpp"
```

Surface with Contour

surfc(X, Y, Z);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_surfc_1

More Examples:

example_surfc_2 example_surfc_3 example_surfc_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_surfc_1](docs/examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_1.png)](examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_surfc_2](docs/examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_2.svg)](examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_surfc_3](docs/examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_3.png)](examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_surfc_4](docs/examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_4.png)](examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/surfc/surfc_4.cpp"
```

Mesh

mesh(X, Y, Z);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_mesh_1

More Examples:

example_mesh_2 example_mesh_3 example_mesh_4

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===! "Plot"

[![example_mesh_1](docs/examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_1.png)](examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_mesh_2](docs/examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_2.png)](examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_mesh_3](docs/examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_3.svg)](examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_mesh_4](docs/examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_4.svg)](examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/mesh/mesh_4.cpp"
```

Mesh with Contour

meshc(X, Y, Z);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_meshc_1

More Examples:

example_meshc_2 example_meshc_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_meshc_1](docs/examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_1.png)](examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_meshc_2](docs/examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_2.png)](examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_meshc_3](docs/examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_3.png)](examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/meshc/meshc_3.cpp"
```

Mesh with Curtain

meshz(X, Y, Z);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_meshz_1

More Examples:

example_meshz_2 example_meshz_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_meshz_1](docs/examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_1.png)](examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_meshz_2](docs/examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_2.png)](examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_meshz_3](docs/examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_3.png)](examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/meshz/meshz_3.cpp"
```

Function Surface

fsurf(fn);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_fsurf_1

More Examples:

example_fsurf_2 example_fsurf_3 example_fsurf_4 example_fsurf_5 example_fsurf_6 example_fsurf_7 example_fsurf_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_1](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_1.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_2](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_2.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_3](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_3.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_4](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_4.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_5](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_5.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_6](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_6.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_7](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_7.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fsurf_8](docs/examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_8.png)](examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fsurf/fsurf_8.cpp"
```

Function Mesh

fmesh(fn);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_fmesh_1

More Examples:

example_fmesh_2 example_fmesh_3 example_fmesh_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_fmesh_1](docs/examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_1.png)](examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_fmesh_2](docs/examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_2.svg)](examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fmesh_3](docs/examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_3.png)](examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fmesh_4](docs/examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_4.png)](examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fmesh/fmesh_4.cpp"
```

Waterfall

waterfall(X, Y, Z);
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example_waterfall_1

More Examples:

example_waterfall_2 example_waterfall_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_waterfall_1](docs/examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_1.png)](examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_waterfall_2](docs/examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_2.png)](examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_waterfall_3](docs/examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_3.svg)](examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/waterfall/waterfall_3.cpp"
```

Fence

fence(X, Y, Z);
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example_fence_1

More Examples:

example_fence_2 example_fence_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_fence_1](docs/examples/surfaces/fence/fence_1.png)](examples/surfaces/fence/fence_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fence/fence_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_fence_2](docs/examples/surfaces/fence/fence_2.png)](examples/surfaces/fence/fence_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fence/fence_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_fence_3](docs/examples/surfaces/fence/fence_3.png)](examples/surfaces/fence/fence_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/fence/fence_3.cpp"
```

Ribbon

ribbon(X, Y, Z);
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example_ribbon_1

More Examples:

example_ribbon_2 example_ribbon_3 example_ribbon_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_ribbon_1](docs/examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_1.png)](examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_ribbon_2](docs/examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_2.png)](examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ribbon_3](docs/examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_3.svg)](examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ribbon_4](docs/examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_4.png)](examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/surfaces/ribbon/ribbon_4.cpp"
```

Graphs

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Undirected Graph | Directed Graph

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Undirected Graph

graph(edges);
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example_graph_1

More Examples:

example_graph_2 example_graph_3 example_graph_4 example_graph_5

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===! "Plot"

[![example_graph_1](docs/examples/graphs/graph/graph_1.svg)](examples/graphs/graph/graph_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/graph/graph_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_graph_2](docs/examples/graphs/graph/graph_2.svg)](examples/graphs/graph/graph_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/graph/graph_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_graph_3](docs/examples/graphs/graph/graph_3.svg)](examples/graphs/graph/graph_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/graph/graph_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_graph_4](docs/examples/graphs/graph/graph_4.svg)](examples/graphs/graph/graph_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/graph/graph_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_graph_5](docs/examples/graphs/graph/graph_5.svg)](examples/graphs/graph/graph_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/graph/graph_5.cpp"
```

All these subcategories depend on the network class. Graphs are abstract structures that represent objects and relationships between these objects. The objects are represented as vertices and the relationships are depicted as edges.

In an abstract graph, the vertices have no specific position in space. Mathematically, a graph does not depend on its layout. However, the graph layout has a large impact on its understandability. The network class can calculate appropriate positions for graph vertices with several algorithms: Kamada Kawai algorithm, Fruchterman-Reingold algorithm, circle layout, random layout, and automatic layout.

The implementation of the Kamada Kawai and Fruchterman-Reingold algorithms depend on the NodeSoup library. The automatic layout uses the Kamada Kawai algorithm for small graphs and the Fruchterman-Reingold algorithm for larger graphs.

Directed Graph

digraph(edges);
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example_digraph_1

More Examples:

example_digraph_2 example_digraph_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_digraph_1](docs/examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_1.svg)](examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_digraph_2](docs/examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_2.svg)](examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_digraph_3](docs/examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_3.svg)](examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/graphs/digraph/digraph_3.cpp"
```

Images

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Image Show | Image Matrix | Scaled Image

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Image Show

imshow(image);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_imshow_1

More Examples:

example_imshow_2 example_imshow_3 example_imshow_4 example_imshow_5 example_imshow_6 example_imshow_7 example_imshow_8 example_imshow_9 example_imshow_10 example_imshow_11

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_1](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_1.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_2](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_2.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_3](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_3.svg)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_4](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_4.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_5](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_5.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_6](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_6.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_7](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_7.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_8](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_8.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_9](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_9.svg)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_10](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_10.svg)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_10.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imshow_11](docs/examples/images/imshow/imshow_11.png)](examples/images/imshow/imshow_11.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imshow/imshow_11.cpp"
```

These subcategories depend on the matrix class. The matrix class can have up to four matrices. If it has only one matrix, it is represented with a colormap. If it has three matrices, they represent the red, green, and blue channels. If it has four matrices, the fourth matrix represents an alpha channel to control the transparency of each pixel.

We use the CImg library to load and save images. CImg can handle many common image formats as long as it has access to the appropriate libraries. The Matplot++ build script will look at compile-time for the following optional libraries: JPEG, TIFF, ZLIB, PNG, LAPACK, BLAS, OpenCV, X11, fftw3, OpenEXR, and Magick++. The build script will attempt to link all libraries from this list to Matplot++.

Matplot++ includes a few convenience functions to manipulate matrices with images: imread, rgb2gray, gray2rgb, imresize, and imwrite. All these functions work with lists of matrices.

Image Matrix

image(C);
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example_image_1

More Examples:

example_image_2 example_image_3 example_image_4 example_image_5

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_image_1](docs/examples/images/image/image_1.png)](examples/images/image/image_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/image/image_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_image_2](docs/examples/images/image/image_2.png)](examples/images/image/image_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/image/image_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_image_3](docs/examples/images/image/image_3.png)](examples/images/image/image_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/image/image_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_image_4](docs/examples/images/image/image_4.png)](examples/images/image/image_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/image/image_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_image_5](docs/examples/images/image/image_5.png)](examples/images/image/image_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/image/image_5.cpp"
```

Scaled Image

imagesc(C);
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example_imagesc_1

More Examples:

example_imagesc_2 example_imagesc_3 example_imagesc_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_imagesc_1](docs/examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_1.png)](examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_imagesc_2](docs/examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_2.png)](examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imagesc_3](docs/examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_3.png)](examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_imagesc_4](docs/examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_4.png)](examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/images/imagesc/imagesc_4.cpp"
```

Annotations

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Text | Text with Arrow | Rectangle | Filled Polygon | Ellipse | Textbox | Arrow | Line

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Text

The annotations category is meant to create individual objects on the plot rather than representations of data sets. An important difference between the annotations category and other categories is that, by default, the annotations do not replace the plot that already exists in the axes object, even if the user does not call the hold function.

text(x0, y0, str);
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example_text_1

More Examples:

example_text_2 example_text_3 example_text_4 example_text_5 example_text_6 example_text_7 example_text_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_1](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_1.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_2](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_2.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_3](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_3.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_4](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_4.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_5](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_5.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_6](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_6.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_7](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_7.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_text_8](docs/examples/annotations/text/text_8.svg)](examples/annotations/text/text_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/text/text_8.cpp"
```

Text with Arrow

textarrow(x1, y1, x2, y2, str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_textarrow_1

More Examples:

example_textarrow_2

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_textarrow_1](docs/examples/annotations/textarrow/textarrow_1.svg)](examples/annotations/textarrow/textarrow_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/textarrow/textarrow_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_textarrow_2](docs/examples/annotations/textarrow/textarrow_2.svg)](examples/annotations/textarrow/textarrow_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/textarrow/textarrow_2.cpp"
```

Rectangle

rectangle(x, y, w, h);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_rectangle_1

More Examples:

example_rectangle_2 example_rectangle_3 example_rectangle_4 example_rectangle_5

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_rectangle_1](docs/examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_1.svg)](examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_rectangle_2](docs/examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_2.png)](examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_rectangle_3](docs/examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_3.svg)](examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_rectangle_4](docs/examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_4.png)](examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_rectangle_5](docs/examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_5.png)](examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/rectangle/rectangle_5.cpp"
```

The rectangle object can have a border curvature from <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=0"> to <img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=1">. We can also annotate with text, arrows, polygons, and lines.

Filled Polygon

polygon(x0, y0, color);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_fill_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_fill_1](docs/examples/annotations/fill/fill_1.svg)](examples/annotations/fill/fill_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/fill/fill_1.cpp"
```

Ellipse

ellipse(x, y, w, h);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_ellipse_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_ellipse_1](docs/examples/annotations/ellipse/ellipse_1.svg)](examples/annotations/ellipse/ellipse_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/ellipse/ellipse_1.cpp"
```

Textbox

textbox(x, y, w, h, str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_textbox_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_textbox_1](docs/examples/annotations/textbox/textbox_1.svg)](examples/annotations/textbox/textbox_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/textbox/textbox_1.cpp"
```

Arrow

arrow(x1, y1, x2, y2);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_arrow_1

More Examples:

example_arrow_2

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_arrow_1](docs/examples/annotations/arrow/arrow_1.svg)](examples/annotations/arrow/arrow_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/arrow/arrow_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_arrow_2](docs/examples/annotations/arrow/arrow_2.svg)](examples/annotations/arrow/arrow_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/arrow/arrow_2.cpp"
```

Line

line(x1, y1, x2, y2);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_line_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_line_1](docs/examples/annotations/line/line_1.svg)](examples/annotations/line/line_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/annotations/line/line_1.cpp"
```

Appearance

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Labels

Title

title(str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_title_1

More Examples:

example_title_2 example_title_3 example_title_4 example_title_5 example_title_6 example_title_7 example_title_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_1](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_1.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_2](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_2.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_3](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_3.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_4](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_4.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_5](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_5.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_6](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_6.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_7](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_7.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_title_8](docs/examples/appearance/labels/title/title_8.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/title/title_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/title/title_8.cpp"
```

Subplot Title

sgtitle(str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_sgtitle_1

More Examples:

example_sgtitle_2

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_sgtitle_1](docs/examples/appearance/labels/sgtitle/sgtitle_1.png)](examples/appearance/labels/sgtitle/sgtitle_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/sgtitle/sgtitle_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_sgtitle_2](docs/examples/appearance/labels/sgtitle/sgtitle_2.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/sgtitle/sgtitle_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/sgtitle/sgtitle_2.cpp"
```

X Label

xlabel(str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_xlabel_1

More Examples:

example_xlabel_2 example_xlabel_3 example_xlabel_4 example_xlabel_5 example_xlabel_6 example_xlabel_7 example_xlabel_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_1](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_1.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_2](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_2.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_3](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_3.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_4](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_4.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_5](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_5.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_6](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_6.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_7](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_7.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlabel_8](docs/examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_8.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/xlabel/xlabel_8.cpp"
```

Y Label

ylabel(str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_ylabel_1

More Examples:

example_ylabel_2 example_ylabel_3 example_ylabel_4 example_ylabel_5 example_ylabel_6 example_ylabel_7 example_ylabel_8

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===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_1](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_1.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_2](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_2.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_3](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_3.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_4](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_4.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_5](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_5.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_6](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_6.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_7](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_7.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylabel_8](docs/examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_8.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/ylabel/ylabel_8.cpp"
```

Z Label

zlabel(str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_zlabel_1

More Examples:

example_zlabel_2 example_zlabel_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlabel_1](docs/examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_1.png)](examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlabel_2](docs/examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_2.png)](examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlabel_3](docs/examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_3.png)](examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/zlabel/zlabel_3.cpp"
```

Legend

legend({str1,str2,str3});
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_legend_1

More Examples:

example_legend_2 example_legend_3 example_legend_4 example_legend_5 example_legend_6 example_legend_7 example_legend_8

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===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_1](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_1.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_2](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_2.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_3](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_3.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_4](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_4.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_5](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_5.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_6](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_6.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_7](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_7.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_legend_8](docs/examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_8.svg)](examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/labels/legend/legend_8.cpp"
```

Axis

X Limits

xlim({xmin,xmax});
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_xlim_1

More Examples:

example_xlim_2 example_xlim_3 example_xlim_4 example_xlim_5 example_xlim_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlim_1](docs/examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_1.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlim_2](docs/examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_2.png)](examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlim_3](docs/examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_3.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlim_4](docs/examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_4.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlim_5](docs/examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_5.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xlim_6](docs/examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_6.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/xlim/xlim_6.cpp"
```

Y Limits

ylim({ymin,ymax});
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_ylim_1

More Examples:

example_ylim_2 example_ylim_3 example_ylim_4 example_ylim_5 example_ylim_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylim_1](docs/examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_1.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylim_2](docs/examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_2.png)](examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylim_3](docs/examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_3.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylim_4](docs/examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_4.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylim_5](docs/examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_5.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ylim_6](docs/examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_6.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/ylim/ylim_6.cpp"
```

Z Limits

zlim({zmin,zmax});
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_zlim_1

More Examples:

example_zlim_2 example_zlim_3 example_zlim_4 example_zlim_5 example_zlim_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlim_1](docs/examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_1.png)](examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlim_2](docs/examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_2.png)](examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlim_3](docs/examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_3.png)](examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlim_4](docs/examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_4.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlim_5](docs/examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_5.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zlim_6](docs/examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_6.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/zlim/zlim_6.cpp"
```

Adjust Axis

axis({xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax});
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_axis_1

More Examples:

example_axis_2 example_axis_3 example_axis_4 example_axis_5 example_axis_6 example_axis_7 example_axis_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_1](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_1.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_2](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_2.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_3](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_3.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_4](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_4.png)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_5](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_5.png)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_6](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_6.png)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_7](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_7.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_axis_8](docs/examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_8.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/axis/axis_8.cpp"
```

Box

box(on);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_box_1

More Examples:

example_box_2 example_box_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_box_1](docs/examples/appearance/axis/box/box_1.png)](examples/appearance/axis/box/box_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/box/box_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_box_2](docs/examples/appearance/axis/box/box_2.png)](examples/appearance/axis/box/box_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/box/box_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_box_3](docs/examples/appearance/axis/box/box_3.svg)](examples/appearance/axis/box/box_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axis/box/box_3.cpp"
```

Grid

Grid Background

grid(on);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_grid_1

More Examples:

example_grid_2 example_grid_3 example_grid_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_grid_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_grid_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_2.png)](examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_grid_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_grid_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/grid/grid_4.cpp"
```

X Ticks

xticks(xs);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_xticks_1

More Examples:

example_xticks_2 example_xticks_3 example_xticks_4 example_xticks_5 example_xticks_6 example_xticks_7 example_xticks_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_5](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_5.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_6](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_6.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_7](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_7.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticks_8](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_8.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticks/xticks_8.cpp"
```

Y Ticks

yticks(ys);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_yticks_1

More Examples:

example_yticks_2 example_yticks_3 example_yticks_4 example_yticks_5 example_yticks_6 example_yticks_7 example_yticks_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_5](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_5.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_6](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_6.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_7](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_7.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticks_8](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_8.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticks/yticks_8.cpp"
```

Z Ticks

zticks(zs);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_zticks_1

More Examples:

example_zticks_2 example_zticks_3 example_zticks_4 example_zticks_5 example_zticks_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_zticks_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_1.png)](examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_zticks_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_2.png)](examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zticks_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_3.png)](examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zticks_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zticks_5](docs/examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_5.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_zticks_6](docs/examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_6.png)](examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/zticks/zticks_6.cpp"
```

X Tick Labels

xticklabels(xstrs);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_xticklabels_1

More Examples:

example_xticklabels_2 example_xticklabels_3 example_xticklabels_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticklabels_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticklabels_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticklabels_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xticklabels_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xticklabels/xticklabels_4.cpp"
```

Y Tick Labels

yticklabels(ystrs);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_yticklabels_1

More Examples:

example_yticklabels_2 example_yticklabels_3 example_yticklabels_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticklabels_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticklabels_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticklabels_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yticklabels_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/yticklabels/yticklabels_4.cpp"
```

X Tick Format

xtickformat(fmtstr);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_xtickformat_1

More Examples:

example_xtickformat_2 example_xtickformat_3 example_xtickformat_4 example_xtickformat_5

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===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickformat_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickformat_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickformat_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickformat_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickformat_5](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_5.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickformat/xtickformat_5.cpp"
```

Y Tick Format

ytickformat(fmtstr);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_ytickformat_1

More Examples:

example_ytickformat_2 example_ytickformat_3 example_ytickformat_4 example_ytickformat_5

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickformat_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickformat_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickformat_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickformat_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickformat_5](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_5.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickformat/ytickformat_5.cpp"
```

Z Tick Format

ztickformat(fmtstr);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_ztickformat_1

More Examples:

example_ztickformat_2 example_ztickformat_3 example_ztickformat_4 example_ztickformat_5

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_ztickformat_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_ztickformat_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ztickformat_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ztickformat_4](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_4.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ztickformat_5](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_5.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ztickformat/ztickformat_5.cpp"
```

X Tick Angle

xtickangle(ang);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_xtickangle_1

More Examples:

example_xtickangle_2 example_xtickangle_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickangle_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickangle_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_xtickangle_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/xtickangle/xtickangle_3.cpp"
```

Y Tick Angle

ytickangle(ang);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_ytickangle_1

More Examples:

example_ytickangle_2 example_ytickangle_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickangle_1](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_1.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickangle_2](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_2.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_ytickangle_3](docs/examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_3.svg)](examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/grid/ytickangle/ytickangle_3.cpp"
```

Multiplot

Hold

hold(on);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_hold_1

More Examples:

example_hold_2 example_hold_3 example_hold_4

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_hold_1](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_1.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_hold_2](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_2.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_hold_3](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_3.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_hold_4](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_4.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/hold/hold_4.cpp"
```

YY-axis

plot(x, y)->use_y2(true);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_yyaxis_1

More Examples:

example_yyaxis_2 example_yyaxis_3 example_yyaxis_4 example_yyaxis_5 example_yyaxis_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_yyaxis_1](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_1.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_yyaxis_2](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_2.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yyaxis_3](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_3.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yyaxis_4](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_4.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yyaxis_5](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_5.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_yyaxis_6](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_6.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/yyaxis/yyaxis_6.cpp"
```

Color Order

colororder(colors);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_colororder_1

More Examples:

example_colororder_2 example_colororder_3 example_colororder_4 example_colororder_5 example_colororder_6 example_colororder_7

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_colororder_1](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_1.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_colororder_2](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_2.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colororder_3](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_3.png)](examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colororder_4](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_4.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colororder_5](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_5.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colororder_6](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_6.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colororder_7](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_7.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/colororder/colororder_7.cpp"
```

Subplots

subplot(rows, cols, id);

Unlike other libraries, subplots uses 0-based indices.

<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_subplot_1

More Examples:

example_subplot_2 example_subplot_3 example_subplot_4 example_subplot_5 example_subplot_6 example_subplot_7 example_subplot_8 example_subplot_9 example_subplot_10 example_subplot_11 example_subplot_12 example_subplot_13

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_1](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_1.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_2](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_2.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_3](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_3.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_4](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_4.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_5](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_5.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_6](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_6.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_7](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_7.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_8](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_8.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_9](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_9.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_9.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_10](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_10.png)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_10.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_10.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_11](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_11.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_11.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_11.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_12](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_12.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_12.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_12.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_subplot_13](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_13.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_13.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/subplot/subplot_13.cpp"
```

Tiled Layout

tiledlayout(rows, cols);
nexttile();
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_tiledlayout_1

More Examples:

example_tiledlayout_2 example_tiledlayout_3 example_tiledlayout_4 example_tiledlayout_5 example_tiledlayout_6 example_tiledlayout_7 example_tiledlayout_8

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_1](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_1.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_2](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_2.png)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_3](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_3.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_4](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_4.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_5](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_5.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_6](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_6.svg)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_7](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_7.png)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_tiledlayout_8](docs/examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_8.png)](examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/multiplot/tiledlayout/tiledlayout_8.cpp"
```

Our tiling functions are convenience shortcuts for the subplot functions. If there is no room for the next tile, we automatically rearrange the axes and increase the number of subplot rows or columns to fit the next tile. Use subplots for more control over the subplots.

Colormaps

Colormap

As a convenience, the colors.h header contains many functions to generate colors from strings and vice-versa.

colormap(colors);
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example_colormap_1

More Examples:

example_colormap_2 example_colormap_3 example_colormap_4 example_colormap_5 example_colormap_6 example_colormap_7 example_colormap_8 example_colormap_9

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===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_1](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_1.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_2](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_2.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_3](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_3.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_4](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_4.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_5](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_5.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_6](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_6.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_7](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_7.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_8](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_8.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_8.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colormap_9](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_9.svg)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_9.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colormap/colormap_9.cpp"
```

Color Bar

colorbar();
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example_colorbar_1

More Examples:

example_colorbar_2 example_colorbar_3 example_colorbar_4 example_colorbar_5 example_colorbar_6 example_colorbar_7

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===! "Plot"

[![example_colorbar_1](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_1.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_colorbar_2](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_2.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colorbar_3](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_3.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colorbar_4](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_4.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colorbar_5](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_5.svg)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colorbar_6](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_6.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_colorbar_7](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_7.png)](examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/colorbar/colorbar_7.cpp"
```

RGB Plot

rgbplot(colors);
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example_rgbplot_1

More Examples:

example_rgbplot_2

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===! "Plot"

[![example_rgbplot_1](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/rgbplot/rgbplot_1.svg)](examples/appearance/colormaps/rgbplot/rgbplot_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/rgbplot/rgbplot_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_rgbplot_2](docs/examples/appearance/colormaps/rgbplot/rgbplot_2.svg)](examples/appearance/colormaps/rgbplot/rgbplot_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/colormaps/rgbplot/rgbplot_2.cpp"
```

Camera

View

view(az, el);
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example_view_1

More Examples:

example_view_2 example_view_3 example_view_4 example_view_5

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===! "Plot"

[![example_view_1](docs/examples/appearance/camera/view/view_1.png)](examples/appearance/camera/view/view_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/view/view_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_view_2](docs/examples/appearance/camera/view/view_2.png)](examples/appearance/camera/view/view_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/view/view_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_view_3](docs/examples/appearance/camera/view/view_3.svg)](examples/appearance/camera/view/view_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/view/view_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_view_4](docs/examples/appearance/camera/view/view_4.svg)](examples/appearance/camera/view/view_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/view/view_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_view_5](docs/examples/appearance/camera/view/view_5.svg)](examples/appearance/camera/view/view_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/view/view_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_view_6](docs/examples/appearance/camera/view/view_6.png)](examples/appearance/camera/view/view_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/view/view_6.cpp"
```

Lighting

surf(x, y, z)->lighting(true);
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example_lighting_1

More Examples:

example_lighting_2 example_lighting_3 example_lighting_4 example_lighting_5 example_lighting_6

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_lighting_1](docs/examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_1.png)](examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_lighting_2](docs/examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_2.png)](examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_lighting_3](docs/examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_3.png)](examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_lighting_4](docs/examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_4.png)](examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_lighting_5](docs/examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_5.png)](examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_lighting_6](docs/examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_6.png)](examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/camera/lighting/lighting_6.cpp"
```

Figure Object

figure();
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_figure_1

More Examples:

example_figure_2 example_figure_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_figure_1](docs/examples/appearance/figure/figure_1.svg)](examples/appearance/figure/figure_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/figure/figure_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_figure_2](docs/examples/appearance/figure/figure_2.svg)](examples/appearance/figure/figure_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/figure/figure_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_figure_3](docs/examples/appearance/figure/figure_3.svg)](examples/appearance/figure/figure_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/figure/figure_3.cpp"
```

Line Specs

fplot(fn, spec_str);
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_line_spec_1

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_line_spec_1](docs/examples/appearance/line_spec/line_spec_1.svg)](examples/appearance/line_spec/line_spec_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/line_spec/line_spec_1.cpp"
```

Axes Object

auto ax1 = gca();
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example_axes_1

More Examples:

example_axes_2 example_axes_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_axes_1](docs/examples/appearance/axes/axes_1.svg)](examples/appearance/axes/axes_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axes/axes_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_axes_2](docs/examples/appearance/axes/axes_2.png)](examples/appearance/axes/axes_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axes/axes_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_axes_3](docs/examples/appearance/axes/axes_3.svg)](examples/appearance/axes/axes_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/axes/axes_3.cpp"
```

Clear Axes

cla();
<!-- START mdsplit-ignore --> <details> <summary>See result</summary>

example_cla_1

More Examples:

example_cla_2 example_cla_3

</details> <!-- END mdsplit-ignore -->

===! "Plot"

[![example_cla_1](docs/examples/appearance/cla/cla_1.svg)](examples/appearance/cla/cla_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/cla/cla_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_cla_2](docs/examples/appearance/cla/cla_2.svg)](examples/appearance/cla/cla_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/cla/cla_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_cla_3](docs/examples/appearance/cla/cla_3.svg)](examples/appearance/cla/cla_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/appearance/cla/cla_3.cpp"
```

Exporting

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Saving (Manually)

The interactive plot window contains a widget to save the current figure. Because this widget uses the same backend as the one used to produce the interactive image, the final image matches closely what the user sees in the window.

Saving (Programatically)

You can programmatically save the figure in a number of formats with the save function:

save(filename);

or

save(filename, fileformat);
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example_save_1

More Examples:

example_save_2 example_save_3 example_save_4 example_save_5 example_save_6 example_save_7 example_save_8

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===! "Plot"

[![example_save_1](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_1.png)](examples/exporting/save/save_1.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_1.cpp"
```

More Examples:

===! "Plot"

[![example_save_2](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_2.png)](examples/exporting/save/save_2.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_2.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_save_3](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_3.png)](examples/exporting/save/save_3.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_3.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_save_4](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_4.svg)](examples/exporting/save/save_4.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_4.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_save_5](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_5.svg)](examples/exporting/save/save_5.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_5.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_save_6](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_6.svg)](examples/exporting/save/save_6.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_6.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_save_7](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_7.svg)](examples/exporting/save/save_7.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_7.cpp"
```

===! "Plot"

[![example_save_8](docs/examples/exporting/save/save_8.png)](examples/exporting/save/save_8.cpp)

=== "C++"

```cpp
--8<-- "examples/exporting/save/save_8.cpp"
```

The first option (save(filename)) infers the appropriate file format from the filename extension. In both cases (save(filename) and save(filename,fileformat)), this function temporarily changes the backend to a non-interactive backend appropriate to draw the figure. A different backend is used for each format and, depending on the format, the final image does not necessarily match what is on the interactive plot window. The reason is that some file formats purposefully do not include the same features.

For instance, consider the bar chart generated by

vector<double> x = {29, 17, 14, 13, 12, 4, 11};
bar(x);

If we export the image with

save("barchart.svg");

we get the vector graphics

<details> <summary>See result</summary>

Barchart as SVG file

</details>

Exporting the image with

save("barchart.txt");

generates a representation of the image appropriate for text or markdown files, such as

<details> <summary>See result</summary>

       30 +-----------------------------------------------------------+
          |    *******   +       +      +       +      +       +      |
          |    *     *                                                |
       25 |-+  *     *                                              +-|
          |    *     *                                                |
          |    *     *                                                |
       20 |-+  *     *                                              +-|
          |    *     *                                                |
          |    *     ********                                         |
       15 |-+  *     **     *                                       +-|
          |    *     **     * *******                                 |
          |    *     **     * *     ******** *******                  |
          |    *     **     * *     **     * *     *        *******   |
       10 |-+  *     **     * *     **     * *     *        *     * +-|
          |    *     **     * *     **     * *     *        *     *   |
          |    *     **     * *     **     * *     *        *     *   |
        5 |-+  *     **     * *     **     * *     ******** *     * +-|
          |    *     **     * *     **     * *     **     * *     *   |
          |    *  +  **  +  * *  +  **  +  * *  +  **  +  * *  +  *   |
        0 +-----------------------------------------------------------+
                  1      2       3      4       5      6       7

</details>

As the last example, saving an image with

save("barchart.tex");

would save the image in a format appropriate to embed in latex documents, such as

<details> <summary>See result</summary>

Barchart - Latex

</details>

This exports the image in a format in which the labels are replaced by latex text so that the plot fits the rest of the document.

Coding styles

Member vs. Free-standing Functions

Like in Matplotlib, we support two coding styles: Free-standing functions and an Object-oriented interface.

These two examples would generate the same plot:

=== "Free-standing functions"

```cpp
auto ax = gca();
plot(ax, x, y)->color("red").line_width(2);
my_function(ax);
```

=== "Object-oriented interface"

```cpp
auto ax = gca();
ax->plot(x, y)->color("red").line_width(2);
my_function(ax);
```

All free-standing functions are templated functions that use meta-programming to call the main function on the current axes object. If the first parameter is not an axes_handle, it will get an axes_handle from the figure registry with gca (Section Axes Object) and forward all parameters to the function in this axes object. If the first parameter is an axes_handle, the template function will forward all parameters, but the first one, to this axes object. This use of templates for the free-standing functions keeps both coding styles maintainable by the developers.

Note that, because the example needs the axes object for the function my_function, we also need to get a reference to the axes object with the free-standing functions. In that case, the free-standing functions are not less verbose than the object-oriented interface.

To adhere to free-standing functions, we could create two versions of my_function: one that receives an axes_handle, and a second version that would get an axes_handle from the figure registry and call the first version. If my_function is going to be exposed to other users as a library, this could be a convenience to these users. However, notice that this is only moving the verbosity from the main function to my_function. In fact, this is how the free-standing functions in Matplot++ work.

Reactive vs. Quiet Figures

There are also two modes for figures: reactive (or interactive) mode and quiet mode.

=== "Reactive mode"

```cpp
// Reactive mode
auto f = figure(false);
auto ax = f->gca();
auto p = ax->plot(ax, x, y);   // draws once
p->color("red").line_width(2); // draws twice more
show();                        // pause console
```

=== "Quiet mode"

```cpp
// Quiet mode
auto f = figure(true);
auto ax = f->gca();
auto p = ax->plot(x,y);        // does not draw
p->color("red").line_width(2); // does not draw
f->show();                     // draw only once and pause console
```

Figures in reactive mode are updated whenever any of their child objects change. This happens through the touch function, that gets called on any child object when it changes its appearance. This creates an interactive mode in which figures are updated as soon as we adjust their properties. If we combine interactive figures with free-standing functions, we have a "Matlab-like style" for plots. This is a coding pattern where the figure registry works as a stream for plots. The problem with this coding style is that the user might unnecessarily create useless intermediary plots.

Figures in quiet mode are updated by calling the functions draw() or show() (Section Reactive Figures). Unless these functions are called, nothing changes in the figure. The combination of the object-oriented coding style and quiet mode is the "OO-Matplotlib-like style" for plots. This is a coding style in which the user explicitly decides when the plot is shown or updated. This is beneficial to applications that cannot waste computational resources on intermediary figures that might not be valuable to the application.

We generally use free-standing functions with reactive mode and the object-oriented interface with quiet mode. By default, new figures are in reactive mode, unless it is using an non-interactive backend. One can turn this reactive mode on and off with:

For convenience, the examples in Section Examples use the reactive mode. The show function pauses the console until the user interacts with the plot window. If the backend is based on process pipes, because these are unidirectional, closing the window is not enough to resume. The user needs to use the console to unblock execution. A similar example is quiet mode would be

In this example, the figure is only updated once. The user could replace the show function with the draw function, but the window would close as soon as execution completes. It is important to use show() with caution. These functions are meant for some particular executables so that an interactive plot does not close before the user can see it. It is probably unreasonable to call these functions inside a library because the user would have to manually interfere with the execution to continue.

Method Chaining

To support a more compact syntax, the library allows method chaining on plot objects. For instance, we can create a simple line plot and modify its appearance by

=== "Object Handle"

```cpp
// Using the line handle
auto p = plot(x,y,"--gs");
p->line_width(2);
p->marker_size(10);
p->marker_color("b");
p->marker_face_color({.5,.5,.5});
```

=== "Method Chaining"

```cpp
// Method chaining
plot(x,y,"--gs")
  ->line_width(2)
  .marker_size(10)
  .marker_color("b")
  .marker_face_color({.5,.5,.5});
```

The first code snippet works because plot returns a line_handle to the object in the axes. We can use this line handle to modify the line plot. Whenever we modify a property, the setter function calls touch, which will draw the figure again if it is in reactive mode. The second option works because setters return a reference to *this rather than void.

Ranges

The plotting functions work on any range of elements convertible to double. For instance, we can create a line plot from a set of elements by

set<int> y = {6,3,8,2,5};
plot(y);

Any object that has the functions begin and end are considered iterable ranges. Most axes object subclasses use vector<double> or vector<vector<double>> to store their data. For convenience, the common.h header file includes the aliases vector_1d and vector_2d to these data types.

These conversions also work on ranges of ranges:

vector<set<int>> Y = { {6, 3, 8, 2, 5}, {6, 3, 5, 8, 2} };
plot(Y);

Unfortunately, because of how templated functions work, one exception is initializer lists. Initializer lists only work for functions that are explicitly defined for them.

Common Utilities

The headers common.h and colors.h include a number of utilities we use in our examples. These include naive functions to:

Although some of these functions might be helpful, most functions only operate on std::vector<double> and they are not intended to be a library of utilities. The sole purpose of these algorithms is to simplify the examples.

Backends

This library currently include a GnuPlot backend and an experimental OpenGL backend. Coming up with new backends is a continuous process. See the complete article for a description of the backend interface, a description of the current default backend (Gnuplot pipe), and what's involved in possible new backends. See the directory source/matplot/backend for some examples. Also, have a look at this example test/backends/main.cpp.

If you're in a hurry, here is a summary of the backends we have and the backends we have been considering or are working on:

Motivation and Details

If you are interested in understanding how the library works, you can read the details in the complete article. It describes the relationship between its main objects, the backend interface, how to create new plot categories, its limitations, and compares this library with similar alternatives.

Community

Get Involved

Ideas and Roadmap

Feel free to contribute with new features to this library. For complex features and changes, consider getting feedback from the community first. Contributing to an existing code base with its own conventions might seem intricate at first but please don't let that discourage you from sharing your ideas.

There are many ways in which you can contribute to this library:

The only thing we ask you is to make sure your contribution is not destructive. Some contributions in which we are not interested are:

In doubt, please open a discussion first

Contributing Guidelines

If contributing with code, please leave the OpenGL backend and pedantic mode ON (-DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL_OPENGL_BACKEND=ON -DMATPLOTPP_BUILD_WITH_PEDANTIC_WARNINGS=ON), use cppcheck, and clang-format.

<details> <summary>Example: CLion</summary>

CLion Settings with Pedantic Mode

</details>

If contributing to the documentation, please edit README.md directly, as the files in ./docs are automatically generated with mdsplit.

Contributors

<!-- readme: collaborators,contributors,ankane -start --> <table> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/alandefreitas"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5369819?v=4" width="100;" alt="alandefreitas"/> <br /> <sub><b>Alan De Freitas</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/mrexodia"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2458265?v=4" width="100;" alt="mrexodia"/> <br /> <sub><b>Duncan Ogilvie</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/lacc97"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23489037?v=4" width="100;" alt="lacc97"/> <br /> <sub><b>Luis CC!ceres</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/matthew-hennefarth"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27997339?v=4" width="100;" alt="matthew-hennefarth"/> <br /> <sub><b>Matthew-hennefarth</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/actions-user"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/65916846?v=4" width="100;" alt="actions-user"/> <br /> <sub><b>Actions-user</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/aminya"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16418197?v=4" width="100;" alt="aminya"/> <br /> <sub><b>Amin Yahyaabadi</b></sub> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/j0hnnybash"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100471420?v=4" width="100;" alt="j0hnnybash"/> <br /> <sub><b>J0hnnybash</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/leha-bot"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10153298?v=4" width="100;" alt="leha-bot"/> <br /> <sub><b>Alex</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/rath3t"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10537464?v=4" width="100;" alt="rath3t"/> <br /> <sub><b>Rath3t</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/xnorpx"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/302709?v=4" width="100;" alt="xnorpx"/> <br /> <sub><b>Marcus Asteborg</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/edvinsmineikis"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13079947?v=4" width="100;" alt="edvinsmineikis"/> <br /> <sub><b>Edvins Mineikis</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/codeinred"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/36810712?v=4" width="100;" alt="codeinred"/> <br /> <sub><b>Alecto Irene Perez</b></sub> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/gitplcc"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24852963?v=4" width="100;" alt="gitplcc"/> <br /> <sub><b>Gitplcc</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/madronalabs"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1434276?v=4" width="100;" alt="madronalabs"/> <br /> <sub><b>Randy Jones</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/sammi"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/189128?v=4" width="100;" alt="sammi"/> <br /> <sub><b>Sammi</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/acxz"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17132214?v=4" width="100;" alt="acxz"/> <br /> <sub><b>Akash Patel</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/aalbaali"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/36138453?v=4" width="100;" alt="aalbaali"/> <br /> <sub><b>Amro Al-Baali</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/avocadoboi"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24738592?v=4" width="100;" alt="avocadoboi"/> <br /> <sub><b>BjC6rn Sundin</b></sub> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/csernib"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26774231?v=4" width="100;" alt="csernib"/> <br /> <sub><b>BC!lint Cserni</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/david-x64"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11367746?v=4" width="100;" alt="david-x64"/> <br /> <sub><b>David</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/dimztimz"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6236568?v=4" width="100;" alt="dimztimz"/> <br /> <sub><b>Dimitrij Mijoski</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/saxbophone"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8693463?v=4" width="100;" alt="saxbophone"/> <br /> <sub><b>Joshua Saxby</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/MaBnt"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/28400222?v=4" width="100;" alt="MaBnt"/> <br /> <sub><b>MaBnt</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/globberwops"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11492152?v=4" width="100;" alt="globberwops"/> <br /> <sub><b>Martin Stump</b></sub> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/Morwenn"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1164683?v=4" width="100;" alt="Morwenn"/> <br /> <sub><b>Morwenn</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/kaffehalv"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33203776?v=4" width="100;" alt="kaffehalv"/> <br /> <sub><b>Niclas Wall Wennerdal</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/RTrioux"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37375368?v=4" width="100;" alt="RTrioux"/> <br /> <sub><b>RTrioux</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/solosuper"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11663739?v=4" width="100;" alt="solosuper"/> <br /> <sub><b>Solo Super</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/TheGreatRambler"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31906920?v=4" width="100;" alt="TheGreatRambler"/> <br /> <sub><b>TheGreatRambler</b></sub> </a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/ankane"> <img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/220358?v=4" width="100;" alt="ankane"/> <br /> <sub><b>Andrew Kane</b></sub> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href=https://github.com/wwinslade"> <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/103067129?v=4" width="100;" alt="wwinslade"/> <br /> <sub><b>William Winslade</b></sub> </a> </td></tr> </table> <!-- readme: collaborators,contributors,ankane -end -->

We would also like to thank The Icculus Microgrant.

References

These are some references we used for this work: