Re: [unclassified] Re: patch: Invalid call to __patch__

[David Bateman]

kahacjde wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> I have just checked with an older matlab version (7.0.4) your 1st example is
> not a valid call of patch. In the 2D case patch requires 3 arguments
> (x,y,c). Optionally you can add 'PropertyName','PropertyValue pairs to
> patch. So for example:
>
> patch(rand(4,1),rand(4,1),'blue','FaceColor','red')
>
> is valid and plots a blue patch but 
>
> patch(rand(4,1),rand(4,1),'FaceColor','red')
>
> is not. Thanks for spotting and fixing the other problems.
>
> Kai 
>   
Seriously

patch(rand(4,1),rand(4,1),'blue','FaceColor','red')

is the required syntax and

patch(rand(4,1),rand(4,1),'FaceColor','red')

is not legal!!! I think this is somewhere we shouldn't follow matlab
with bug to bug compatibility. I'd suggest sticking to the patch I
suggested.

Regards
David

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