Manage and produce subplots

I have around 160 plots that are generated in a for loop. The number of plots might vary based on the inputs they are more than 100 so I need to manage them.

I was wondering if you have any suggestion managing/presenting this number of plots? If I want to use subplots (3*3 for example) how can I manage to do it automatically so I dont need to give the location of each subplot? since e.g. I want to have 9 plots in one subplot, I need to have 18 distinct subplot. e.g. when each loop is called, the plot is placed next to the previous plot.

The for loop that I use is:

for jjj=1:length(struct)
    if jjj==1
        rowidx = KsTable.k_name == KsTable.k_name(jjj) ;
        x=KsTable.k_value(rowidx);
        y=KsTable.Mean.prolif(rowidx);
        figure
        plot(x,y,'-rs','LineWidth',2,...
            'MarkerEdgeColor','k',...
            'MarkerFaceColor','g',...
            'MarkerSize',5)
        xlabel(KsTable.k_name(jjj))
        ylabel(strrep('Mean_Prolif','_','\_'))
        
        %Plot derivative:
        x=KsTable.deltax(rowidx);
        y=KsTable.prolif(rowidx);
        figure
        plot(x,y,'-rs','LineWidth',2,...
            'MarkerEdgeColor','k',...
            'MarkerFaceColor','g',...
            'MarkerSize',5)
        xlabel("delta x" + KsTable.k_name(jjj))
        ylabel(strrep('prolif_mean','_','\_'))
        
    elseif KsTable.k_name(jjj)~= KsTable.k_name(jjj-1)
        rowidx = KsTable.k_name == KsTable.k_name(jjj) ;
        x=KsTable.k_value(rowidx);
        y=KsTable.Mean.prolif(rowidx);
        figure
        plot(x,y,'-rs','LineWidth',2,...
            'MarkerEdgeColor','k',...
            'MarkerFaceColor','g',...
            'MarkerSize',5)
        xlabel(KsTable.k_name(jjj))
        ylabel(strrep('Mean_Prolif','_','\_'))
        
        %Plot derivative:
        x=KsTable.deltax(rowidx);
        y=KsTable.prolif(rowidx);
        figure
        plot(x,y,'-rs','LineWidth',2,...
            'MarkerEdgeColor','k',...
            'MarkerFaceColor','g',...
            'MarkerSize',5)
        xlabel("delta x" + KsTable.k_name(jjj))
        ylabel(strrep('prolif_mean','_','\_'))
    end
end

[Rik]

This time I edited your question for you. Next time, please use the tools explained on this page to make your question more readable.

[Zeynab Mousavikhamene]

Thanks. I already asked how to edit the code here: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/486731-how-to-copy-and-paste-the-code-with-matlab-layout-when-asking-question-here

[darova]

Show how you use subplot. It's quite simple

[Zeynab Mousavikhamene]

@darova Need to use subplot(m,n,p) which m and n should be 3 but for p it would be a question. Is there any wy to say plot at the first place which is empty instead of determining the p?

[Adam]

p = mod( plotNumber, 9 )

should work fine. Unless you fill them in some zany order the first place that is empty should be the next plot in the list.

I don't know how you are planning to control your figures for each having 3x3 plots on, but if you are doing that anyway then determining p is trivial.

Answer 1

[Rik]

It is not too dificult to keep track of you p in a loop:

p=0;
for n=1:9
    p=p+1;%(p=n; would also work for this example)
    subplot(3,3,p)
    plot(rand(10,2))
    title(sprintf('%d',n))
end

[darova]

I like this solution. Simple and effective

[Zeynab Mousavikhamene]

@ Rik Thanks but this soloution is not the answer to my question. As I mentioned, I have around 160 plots so I cant put them all in one subplot. As I said, if I want to have 3*3 subplots I would need 18 distinct subplots each has 9 plots in it instead of having one subplot that has 160 plots in one subplot.

[Steven Lord]

So after you create the 9th subplot in your figure, create a new figure and reset the counter of which subplot you want to contain your next plot to 1.