## The module "series_cell2mat" of the Mastrave modelling library

Daniele de Rigo

#### Copyright and license notice of the function series_cell2mat

The file series_cell2mat.m is part of Mastrave.

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#### Function declaration

[ x_cols , y_cols ] = series_cell2mat( x_series_cell , y_series_cell , sep )



#### Description

Rearranges a set of data series whose monodimensional domain (independent variable) values are collected in x_series_cell and whose n -dimensional codomain ( n dependent variables) values are collected in y_series_cell . This utility may help to visualize complex data using the standard 2-D plot facilities. See the example for an intuitive introduction. The codomain set of data y_series_cell must be passed as a cell array of n_param matrices each of them representing an n -dimensional data series. All data series must have the same number of n_elem vectors of data (i.e each matrix must be composed by n_elem rows, each row being a row-vector of n columns; each column being a dimension of the codomain). The domain set of data x_series_cell can be passed as a cell array of n_param matrices each of them representing the domain values associated to the corresponding n -dimensional data series. Alternatively, x_series_cell can be passed as a cell array of n_param column vectors, so implying that each dimension of the data series shares a common codomain set of values. Cell-arrays having only one element (a matrix of n_elem rows and n columns, or a column vector of n_elem rows) can be passed too. Values will be replicated to fit the size of y_series_cell . If the domain or codomain data set is passed as matrix, it is regarded as the unique element of a cell-array. In case of multi-array elements, all dimensions beyond the second one are splitted in bidimensional slices and regarded as data matrices, each of them being an element of the cell-array.

x_series_cell and y_series_cell are rearranged to become matrices of n_elem * n_param rows and n columns. If the optional input argument sep is passed and its value is the string 'true', then each matrix element of the data series will be terminated with a trailing row of nan values. In this case the number of output matrices rows will be
n_elem * ( n_param + 1 ).

#### Input arguments


x_series_cell     ::cellnumeric::
column vector, matrix or cell array of column vectors ── or
matrices ──  all having the same size.  It collects the
values of the mono-dimensional independent variable.

y_series_cell     ::cellnumeric::
matrix or cell array of matrices all having the same size.
It collects the values of the  n -dimensional dependent
variables.

sep               ::string::
string to enable/disable the separation of each matrix
with a row of nan values.  Available categories are:
sep  value │      behaviour
────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────
'true'    │ Add to each matrix element of the data
│ series a trailing row of nan values
────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────
'false'   │ Don't add any trailing row



#### Example of usage

version: 0.3.2

#### Support

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Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Daniele de Rigo