Computes the Heaviside function.

Syntax

h = heaviside(x)

h = heaviside(x, v)

Arguments

Name

Description

x

A scalar, vector or matrix.

v

A scalar: the value of the Heaviside function when x equals 0, by default it is 0.5.

Outputs

Name

Description

h

A scalar, vector or matrix. h equals if x is greater than 0, h = 0 if x is lesser than 0.

Example

Syntax

x = [-2:0.005:2]

h = heaviside(x)

PlotLine(x,h)