Piecewise functions

Evaluate a general piecewise function of one variable

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Would you like to be able to specify a piecewise
function? For example, piecewise_eval can do this:

x < -5, y = 2
-5 <= x < 0, y = sin(x)
0 <= x < 2, y = x.^2
2 <= x < 3, y = 6
3 <= x, y = inf

y = piecewise_eval(-10:10,[-5 0 2 3], ...
{2,'sin(x)','x.^2',6,inf})

Plot a top hat function with ezplot?
ezplot(@(x) piecewise_eval(x,[0 1],{0 1 0}),[-1 2])

Cite As

John D'Errico (2026). Piecewise functions (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/9394-piecewise-functions), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: Piecewise defined function builder

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0

Fixed it so it now should work on older releases, as long as you supply inline functions.