How to use different markers for different X,Y pairs?

I'd like to have separated (X,Y) points, marked by different markers and legend that describes those points. When I use plot(x1,y1,'+',x2,y2,'o') I have error message. Solution with plot()... hold on; plot()... is not convenient because in such a case legend not shows all pairs information. Thanks for ideas.

[Joseph Cheng]

can you expand on what the error message is? Its hard to understand your issue without knowing

1. what your data looks like
2. what the error message is to correct your implementation

[Image Analyst]

This works just fine with no errors.

numPoints = 10;
x1 = rand(1, numPoints);
y1 = rand(1, numPoints);
x2 = rand(1, numPoints);
y2 = rand(1, numPoints);
plot(x1,y1,'+',x2,y2,'o')

Please read this link and then attach ALL the red error text along with the code that generated the error.

[Valeriy]

Thanks Josdph Cheng and Image Analyst for quick reply. Line

plot(RzACF.ACL(1),RzACF.Rz(1),'>','MarkerEdgeColor','y','MarkerFaceColor','m',...
     RzACF.ACL(2),RzACF.Rz(2),'<','MarkerEdgeColor','m','MarkerFaceColor','c'); 

produced next error message:
??? Error using ==> plot
String argument is an unknown option.

Line with suppressed color options works well:

plot(RzACF.ACL(1),RzACF.Rz(1),'>',RzACF.ACL(2),RzACF.Rz(2),'<');

I have a lot of X,Y pairs, so using different colors will be convenient and useful.

[Ali]

if true
--------------------------------------------------- code start
This is an example for your case 
Input is "Input_Data", two dimension matrix 
Marker_Counter=1;
   figure6=figure;
   Markers = {'+','o','*','x','v','d','^','s','>','<'};
   for i=1:10:size(Input_Data,1)
    TPR=Input_Data(i:i+9,7);
    FPR=Input_Data(i:i+9,8);
plot(FPR,TPR,strcat('-',Markers{Marker_Counter}));
Marker_Counter=Marker_Counter+1;   
hold on
   end
plot([0.5 1],[0.5 1],'--');
legend('Minpts = 100','Minpts = 200','Minpts = 300','Minpts = 400','Minpts = 500','Minpts = 600','Minpts = 700','Minpts = 800','Minpts = 900','Minpts = 1000','','Location','SouthEast');
xlabel('FPR or (1-Specificity)','FontSize',12,'FontWeight','bold'); ylabel('TPR or Spensitivity)','FontSize',12,'FontWeight','bold');
title('ROC Space');
close(gcf);
-------------------------------------------- code end
end
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Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Plot by using two separate calls to plot:

 plot(x1(1),y1(1),'>','MarkerEdgeColor','y','MarkerFaceColor','m');
 hold on
 plot(x2(2),y2(2),'<','MarkerEdgeColor','m','MarkerFaceColor','c');

or whatever - not sure exactly what is a point and what is an array with your x,y. But anyway, this works - I've tried it.

[dpb]

Yeah, OP's problem is trying to used named parameters for multiple points in a single call--that syntax isn't supported by the argument input parser altho seems from the doc that it could be so; it isn't excluded (altho I can see it could become extremely convoluted to parse).

[Valeriy]

Thanks all. Both proposed methods work well, but there is question, how to provide legend to each of Xi, Yi pair?

[Image Analyst]

Did you try the legend() function?

legend('This is (X1, Y1)', 'This is (X2, Y2)');

Answer 2

[dpb]

Can't use the named names multiple times in the same call, per the documentation: "Property name-value pairs apply to all the lines plotted. You cannot specify name-value pairs for each set of data."

You'll have to use

hL=plot(x1,y1,lspec1,x2,y2,lspec2,...);

then

set(hL,{'markerfacecolor'},{cell array of colors}, ...
       {'markeredgecolor'},{cell array of colors})

to do this it appears. NB: that to set multiple handles to different values you have to use cell arrays on both. This is documented at set with examples; it can get pretty complex, but is doable.

ADDENDUM

Just came to me that you can simplify just a tad by using the color in the linestyle string...

hL=plot(1.1,2.3,'>r',1.8,1.8,'<g');
xlim([1 2]), ylim([1 3])
set(hL,{'markerfacecolor'},{'r';'g'})

works and illustrates the cell array usage w/ set mentioned earlier.

   set(hL,{'markerfacecolor'},{'r';'g'},'markeredgecolor','k')

is a variation when is single value with multiple handles.

Answer 3

[Walter Roberson]

Property / Value pairs must be grouped together at the end. You cannot mix them with data. As soon as the first one is detected, it is assumed that everything after is a property / value pair.

[dpb]

I see even I quit reading too soon, Walter...it is documented near the very end of Description section: "Property name-value pairs apply to all the lines plotted. You cannot specify name-value pairs for each set of data."

So, my comment earlier of it being undocumented was in error...I'll amend that for the record.