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20 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} ezplot3 (@var{fx}, @var{fy}, @var{fz})
21 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} ezplot3 (@dots{}, @var{dom})
22 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} ezplot3 (@dots{}, @var{n})
23 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} ezplot3 (@var{h}, @dots{})
24 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{h} =} ezplot3 (@dots{})
26 ## Plot a parametrically defined curve in three dimensions.
27 ## @var{fx}, @var{fy}, and @var{fz} are strings, inline functions
28 ## or function handles with one arguments defining the function. By
29 ## default the plot is over the domain @code{-2*pi < @var{x} < 2*pi}
32 ## If @var{dom} is a two element vector, it represents the minimum and maximum
33 ## value of @var{t}. @var{n} is a scalar defining the number of points to use.
35 ## The optional return value @var{h} is a graphics handle to the created plot.
39 ## fx = @@(t) cos (t);
40 ## fy = @@(t) sin (t);
42 ## ezplot3 (fx, fy, fz, [0, 10*pi], 100);
46 ## @seealso{plot3, ezplot, ezsurf, ezmesh}
49 function retval = ezplot3 (varargin)
51 [h, needusage] = __ezplot__ ("plot3", varargin{:});
68 %! ezplot3 (fx, fy, fz, [0, 10*pi], 100);