MATLAB® and Its Applications in Engineering: [Based on MATLAB 7.5 (R2007b)]

6.6. Sub-Plots

A graphic window can be subdivided into many sub-graphs or sub-plots using subplot command. The command subplot(i, j, k) splits the figure window into (i × j) parts of plotting areas with each treated as a subplot and selects the k^th area for the current plot. The subplots are numbered starting from top row left to right then along the second row and so on. For example: The following commands:

subplot(2,1,1);
plot (profit);
subplot(2,1,2);
plot (loss);

when executed will divide the figure window into (2 × 1) parts of plotting area that is, two sub-windows (two rows and one column), and will plot profit in the top half of the window and loss on the bottom half.

The command subplot(2, 2, 3); plot(x, y) will divide the figure window ...