Boolean constraints in plot functions
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- Subject: [mg89963] Boolean constraints in plot functions
- From: Cca <cca at gregosetroianos.mat.br>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:27:55 -0400 (EDT)
- Reply-to: Cca <cca at gregosetroianos.mat.br>
Hello,
Now that we have "arbitrary plotting regions" in Mathematica 6, would it not be more natural (and easier) to allow for arbitray Boolean combinations in plot functions? (Consider RegionPlot.) For example, instead of
Plot[f[x], {x, a, b},
RegionFunction -> Function[{x, y}, ineq]
]
it should be possible to simply write
Plot[f[x] && ineq, {x, a, b}]
Well, to my surprise, I just discovered that this works (even in Mathematica 5.1)! Example:
Plot[x^2 && -1 < x < 1, {x, -4, 4},
PlotRange -> {-4, 4}]
However, it doest not work for ContourPlot:
ContourPlot[y == x^2 && -1 < x < 1, {x, -4, 4}, {y, -4, 4}]
Why not? Can anyone elaborate on this? What about other plot functions?
Carlos César de Araújo
Gregos & Troianos Educacional
http://www.gregosetroianos.mat.br
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