Make plot appear in-line with text output when publishing

When I am publishing my script in MATLAB, I have code similar to the following:

 

       plot(rand(1,5));
       disp('Figure 1: A random plot');

When I publish this script, the figure is placed at the bottom of the section it is in, so the text appears above it. How can I get the figures to be displayed in-line with the other outputs?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This functionality can be achieved with the "snapnow" function, which forces a snapshot of an image for inclusion in the published document. The image appears in the published document at the end of the cell that contains the "snapnow" command. Take, for example, the following code:

 

       for i = 1:3
            figure;
            plot(rand(1,5));
            snapnow
            disp(['Figure ' num2str(i)]);
       end

When published, this will display the plots in-line with the corresponding text outputs.

More information about the "snapnow" function can be found on its documentation page, linked below:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/snapnow.html