MATLAB: Scatter Plot and Conditional Colour Gradients.

color gradientscatter plot

    f_tot = rand(50,9);
  hold on
  box on
  for ph = 1:length(numhels)  
  for pr = 1: 1:Nrows(1)
  if f_tot(ph,pr) >= 0.85000 
  c = 'red';
  scatter(x(ph,pr),y(ph,pr),9,c,'filled');
  hold on;
  else
      if f_tot(ph,pr) >= 0.7 && f_tot(ph,pr) <= 0.84999
      c = 'yellow'; 
      scatter(x(ph,pr),y(ph,pr),9,c,'filled');
      hold on;
      else
          if f_tot(ph,pr) >= 0.6 && f_tot(ph,pr) <= 0.69999
          c = 'green';
          scatter(x(ph,pr),y(ph,pr),9,c,'filled');
          hold on;
          else
              if f_tot(ph,pr) >= 0.4 && f_tot(ph,pr) <= 0.59999
              c = 'cyan';
              scatter(x(ph,pr),y(ph,pr),9,c,'filled');
              hold on;
              else
                      if f_tot(ph,pr) < 0.40 
                      c = 'blue';
                      scatter(x(ph,pr),y(ph,pr),9,c,'filled');
                      hold on;
                      end 
                  end 
          end       
      end 
  end
  end
  end
Hello,
Can the scatter plot be made to take in the colormap or jet function.Instead of the 'c'defining specific colors but rather have the entire points in the plot as a gradient.
Thanks

Best Answer

No loops:
scatter(x(:), y(:), 9, f_tot(:), 'filled');
colormap(jet)
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