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+%% -*- texinfo -*-
+%% @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{T} = } createScaling (@var{s})
+%% @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{T} = } createScaling (@var{sx}, @var{sy})
+%% Create the 3x3 matrix of a scaling in 2 dimensions.
+%
+% Assume scaling @var{s} is equal n all directions unless @var{sx} and @var{sy} are given.
+% Returns the matrix corresponding to scaling in the 2 main directions.
+% The returned matrix has the form:
+% [SX 0 0]
+% [0 SY 0]
+% [0 0 1]
+%
+% @seealso{transforms2d, transformPoint, createTranslation, createRotation}
+%% @end deftypefn
+
+function trans = createScaling(varargin)
+
+ % defined default arguments
+ sx = 1;
+ sy = 1;
+ cx = 0;
+ cy = 0;
+
+ % process input arguments
+ if length(varargin)==1
+ % the argument is either the scaling factor in both direction,
+ % or a 1x2 array containing scaling factor in each direction
+ var = varargin{1};
+ sx = var(1);
+ sy = var(1);
+ if length(var)>1
+ sy = var(2);
+ end
+ elseif length(varargin)==2
+ % the 2 arguments are the scaling factors in each dimension
+ sx = varargin{1};
+ sy = varargin{2};
+ elseif length(varargin)==3
+ % first argument is center, 2nd and 3d are scaling factors
+ center = varargin{1};
+ cx = center(1);
+ cy = center(2);
+ sx = varargin{2};
+ sy = varargin{3};
+ end
+
+ % create result matrix
+ trans = [sx 0 cx*(1-sx); 0 sy cy*(1-sy); 0 0 1];
+
+endfunction
+
+%!test
+%! trans = createScaling(2);
+%! assert (trans, [2 0 0;0 2 0;0 0 1], 1e-6);
+
+%!test
+%! trans = createScaling(2, 3);
+%! assert (trans, [2 0 0;0 3 0;0 0 1], 1e-6);
+
+%!test
+%! trans = createScaling([2 3]);
+%! assert (trans, [2 0 0;0 3 0;0 0 1], 1e-6);
+
+%!test
+%! sx = 2;
+%! sy = 3;
+%! p0 = [4 5];
+%! trans1 = createScaling(p0, sx, sy);
+%! t1 = createTranslation(-p0);
+%! sca = createScaling(sx, sy);
+%! t2 = createTranslation(p0);
+%! trans2 = t2*sca*t1;
+%! assert (trans1, trans2, 1e-6);