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35 %% @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{points} =} randomPointInBox (@var{box})
36 %% @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{points} =} randomPointInBox (@var{box}, @var{n})
37 %% Generate random points within a box.
39 %% Generate a random point within the box @var{box}. The result is a 1-by-2 row
40 %% vector. If @var{n} is given, generates @var{n} points. The result is a
41 %% @var{n}-by-2 array.
46 %% % draw points within a box
47 %% box = [10 80 20 60];
48 %% pts = randomPointInBox(box, 500);
49 %% figure(1); clf; hold on;
51 %% drawPoint(pts, '.');
53 %% axis([0 100 0 100]);
56 %% @seealso{edges2d, boxes2d, clipLine}
59 function points = randomPointInBox(box, N=1, varargin)
71 % compute point coordinates
72 points = [rand(N, 1)*dx+xmin , rand(N, 1)*dy+ymin];
77 %! % draw points within a box
78 %! bb = [10 80 20 60];
79 %! pts = randomPointInBox(bb, 500);
80 %! figure(1); clf; hold on;
82 %! drawPoint(pts, '.');
84 %! axis([0 100 0 100]);