# PGFplots Tikz plot two or more added expressions in different domains

Basically I want to use PGFplots/tikzs to plot the sum of two expressions, but the first expression - let's name it f(x) - is specified within 0<=x<=1000 and the second expression - let's name it g(x) - should only be specified within 100<=x<=200 but is unfortunately not equal zero in the regions outside of 100<=x<=200. I just want to add the two functions (f(x)+g(x)) and plot the result with a single \addplot command within the full domain 0<=x<=1000, with g(x) being zero outside of 100<=x<=200.

Do you know a flexible and easy way to achieve the desired bahavior with a single \addplot[...][domain=0:1000]{...} command, as the only solution I found (but some sort of don't like - as it forces me to plot three different functions) is plotting

1. \addplot ... f(domain: 0<=x<100)


as a workaround.

PS: I want to avoid solutions that involve gnuplot or having to store the data within files or something like that... I'd prefer to have a solution that works with the following packages/libraries within the preamble \usepackage{tikz,pgfplots,grffile,amsmath} and \usetikzlibrary{fpu} but feel free to post the most easy solution.

I hope you don't mind that I didn't include any MWE and that the syntax I provided within the description is actually not 'fully working syntax' but just some sort of symbolic excerpts that provide the key to understand my problem.

• I think you actually mean 1000 in \addplot ... f(domain: 0<=x<100), don't you ? Jun 25 '17 at 10:32
• No it was correct: only within 100<=x<=200 I want the function f(x)+g(x) and within the rest (0<=x<100 and 200<x<=1000) I only want f(x).
– phw
Jun 25 '17 at 13:12

You can do pgfmath if then else inside math expressions.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplotstable}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.14}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}
% Cancel f(x) until 2 then after 4 shift it with 40
\addplot+[no marks,domain=0:6,samples=301] { -x^2 + ( x<2 ? x+x^2 : ( x>4 ? 40 : 0) ) };
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}


• I am going to mark your answer as solution, as it is very convenient and a little easier than the answer of @marsupilam. The solution I am using looks like this: %\addplot+[no marks,domain=0:1000,samples=1000] {( x>200 ? f(x) : ( x>=100 ? f(x)+g(x) : f(x) ) )}; Is there not an easier way to get the same result, e.g. a logical AND or similar?: %\addplot+[...] {( x<=200 && x>=100 ? f(x)+g(x) : f(x) )};
– phw
Jun 25 '17 at 13:14
• @phw This is in my answer ! \addplot+[...] {f(x) + (x<=200)*(x>=100)*g(x)} ; Also the && operator is documented at page 927 in the PGF-TikZ manual Jun 25 '17 at 17:23

You can truncate your functions by using boolean multipliers.

## The code

\documentclass[12pt,tikz,border=0pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\def\omeg{.1}
\def\A{1}
\begin{tikzpicture}
[
declare function=
{
f(\x) = 1/\omeg * (1.5+sin( .1 * \omeg * deg(\x)));
g(\x) = (100<=\x) * (\x<=200) * \A/\omeg * (1+sin(\omeg*deg(\x)));
}
]
\begin{axis}
[
%{{{
domain = 0:1000,
samples = 201,
axis lines = center,
%}}}
]