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<h4 class="subsection">15.2.5 Multiple Plot Windows</h4>
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<p>You can open multiple plot windows using the <code>figure</code> function.
For example,
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<pre class="example">figure (1);
fplot (@sin, [-10, 10]);
figure (2);
fplot (@cos, [-10, 10]);
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<p>creates two figures, with the first displaying a sine wave and
the second a cosine wave. Figure numbers must be positive integers.
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<dt><a name="index-figure"></a><em></em> <strong>figure</strong></dt>
<dt><a name="index-figure-1"></a><em></em> <strong>figure</strong> <em><var>n</var></em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-figure-2"></a><em></em> <strong>figure</strong> <em>(<var>n</var>)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-figure-3"></a><em></em> <strong>figure</strong> <em>(…, "<var>property</var>", <var>value</var>, …)</em></dt>
<dt><a name="index-figure-4"></a><em><var>h</var> =</em> <strong>figure</strong> <em>(…)</em></dt>
<dd><p>Create a new figure window for plotting.
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<p>If no arguments are specified, a new figure with the next available number
is created.
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<p>If called with an integer <var>n</var>, and no such numbered figure exists, then
a new figure with the specified number is created. If the figure already
exists then it is made visible and becomes the current figure for plotting.
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<p>Multiple property-value pairs may be specified for the figure object, but
they must appear in pairs.
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<p>The optional return value <var>h</var> is a graphics handle to the created figure
object.
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<p>Programming Note: The full list of properties is documented at
<a href="Figure-Properties.html#Figure-Properties">Figure Properties</a>.
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<p><strong>See also:</strong> <a href="Graphics-Objects.html#XREFaxes">axes</a>, <a href="Graphics-Objects.html#XREFgcf">gcf</a>, <a href="Manipulation-of-Plot-Windows.html#XREFshg">shg</a>, <a href="Manipulation-of-Plot-Windows.html#XREFclf">clf</a>, <a href="Manipulation-of-Plot-Windows.html#XREFclose">close</a>.
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