MATLAB: Multi-Line Colors in 2014

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In 2013 and earlier I could do this to compare multi-line plots:
   % make up some data
   X1 = rand(5,3);
   X2 = X1+rand(5,3)*0.1;
   plot(X1);     % draw dataset 1
   hold on;
   plot(X2,':'); % compare with corresponding dataset 2 
   hold off;
This is broken in matlab 2014: the second set of lines colours don't match up with the first set.
I guess this is because the axes keep track of the colororder index when hold is on.
How can I reset the colororder index so that subsequent plots restart with color 1, as in previous matlabs? I'd really rather not have to go through a for loop to draw each of the lines!

Best Answer

Thanks all for your help. For anyone who wants to do this in future:
I finally got the answer by email from Claudette at Mathworks Documentation.
    set(gca,'ColorOrderIndex',1)
will reset the colour order, so subsequent plot calls will use the same colour set.
So:
   % make up some data
   X1 = rand(5,3);
   X2 = X1+rand(5,3)*0.1;
   plot(X1);     % draw dataset 1
   hold on;
   set(gca,'ColorOrderIndex',1)
   plot(X2,':'); % compare with corresponding dataset 2 
   hold off;
will produce comparable solid and dotted lines.
It can be found in the online docs at http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/axes-properties.html#prop_ColorOrderIndex - and she will update the page http://uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/graphics_transition/why-are-plot-lines-different-colors.html with an example.
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