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+## Copyright (C) 1995-2012 Auburn University. All rights reserved.
+##
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+
+## -*- texinfo -*-
+## @deftypefn {Function File} {} polyout (@var{c})
+## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} polyout (@var{c}, @var{x})
+## @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{str} =} polyout (@dots{})
+## Write formatted polynomial
+## @tex
+## $$ c(x) = c_1 x^n + \ldots + c_n x + c_{n+1} $$
+## @end tex
+## @ifnottex
+##
+## @example
+## c(x) = c(1) * x^n + @dots{} + c(n) x + c(n+1)
+## @end example
+##
+## @end ifnottex
+## and return it as a string or write it to the screen (if @var{nargout} is
+## zero). @var{x} defaults to the string @code{"s"}.
+## @seealso{polyreduce}
+## @end deftypefn
+
+## Author: A. S. Hodel <a.s.hodel@eng.auburn.edu>
+## Created: May 1995
+## Nov 1998: Correctly handles complex coefficients
+
+function y = polyout (c, x)
+
+ if (nargin < 1) || (nargin > 2) || (nargout < 0) || (nargout > 1)
+ print_usage ();
+ endif
+
+ if (! isvector (c))
+ error ("polyout: first argument must be a vector");
+ endif
+
+ if (nargin == 1)
+ x = "s";
+ elseif (! ischar (x))
+ error ("polyout: second argument must be a string");
+ endif
+
+ n = length (c);
+ if(n > 0)
+ n1 = n+1;
+
+ tmp = coeff (c(1));
+ for ii = 2:n
+ if (real (c(ii)) < 0)
+ ns = " - ";
+ c(ii) = -c(ii);
+ else
+ ns = " + ";
+ endif
+
+ tmp = sprintf ("%s*%s^%d%s%s", tmp, x, n1-ii, ns, coeff (c(ii)));
+
+ endfor
+ else
+ tmp = " ";
+ endif
+
+ if(nargout == 0)
+ disp (tmp);
+ else
+ y = tmp;
+ endif
+
+endfunction
+
+function str = coeff (c)
+ if (imag (c))
+ if (real (c))
+ str = sprintf ("(%s)", num2str (c, 5));
+ else
+ str = num2str (c, 5);
+ endif
+ else
+ str = num2str (c, 5);
+ endif
+endfunction
+
+%!assert (polyout ([3 2 1]), '3*s^2 + 2*s^1 + 1')
+%!assert (polyout ([3 2 1], 'x'), '3*x^2 + 2*x^1 + 1')
+%!assert (polyout ([3 2 1], 'wxyz'), '3*wxyz^2 + 2*wxyz^1 + 1')
+%!assert (polyout ([5 4 3 2 1], '1'),'5*1^4 + 4*1^3 + 3*1^2 + 2*1^1 + 1')
+%!error polyout ([])