## Copyright (C) 1996-2012 John W. Eaton
##
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##
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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {Command} {} figure
## @deftypefnx {Command} {} figure @var{n}
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} figure (@var{n})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} figure (@dots{}, "@var{property}", @var{value}, @dots{})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{h} =} figure (@var{dots})
## Create a new figure window for plotting.
##
## If no arguments are specified, a new figure with the next available number
## is created.
##
## If called with an integer @var{n}, and no such numbered figure exists, then
## a new figure with the specified number is created.  If the figure already
## exists then it is made visible and becomes the current figure for plotting.
## 
## Multiple property-value pairs may be specified for the figure object, but
## they must appear in pairs.
##
## The optional return value @var{h} is a graphics handle to the created figure
## object.
## @seealso{axes, gcf, clf, close}
## @end deftypefn

## Author: jwe, Bill Denney

function h = figure (varargin)

  nargs = nargin;

  f = NaN;

  init_new_figure = false;
  if (mod (nargs, 2) == 1)
    tmp = varargin{1};
    if (ischar (tmp))
      tmp = str2double (tmp);
    endif
    if (isfigure (tmp))
      f = tmp;
      varargin(1) = [];
      nargs--;
    elseif (isnumeric (tmp) && tmp > 0 && tmp == fix (tmp))
      f = tmp;
      init_new_figure = true;
      varargin(1) = [];
      nargs--;
    else
      error ("figure: expecting figure handle or figure number");
    endif
  endif

  ## Check to see if we already have a figure on the screen.  If we do,
  ## then update it if it is different from the figure we are creating
  ## or switching to.
  cf = get (0, "currentfigure");   # Can't use gcf () because it calls figure ()
  if (! isempty (cf) && cf != 0)
    if (isnan (f) || cf != f)
      drawnow ();
    endif
  endif

  if (rem (nargs, 2) == 0)
    if (isnan (f) || init_new_figure)
      if (ismac () && strcmp (graphics_toolkit (), "fltk"))
        ## FIXME - Hack for fltk-aqua to work around bug #31931
        f = __go_figure__ (f);
        drawnow ();
        if (! isempty (varargin))
          set (f, varargin{:});
        endif
      else
        f = __go_figure__ (f, varargin{:});
      endif
    elseif (nargs > 0)
      set (f, varargin{:});
    endif
    set (0, "currentfigure", f);
  else
    print_usage ();
  endif

  __add_default_menu__ (f);

  if (nargout > 0)
    h = f;
  endif

endfunction


%!test
%! hf = figure ("visible", "off");
%! unwind_protect
%!   assert (gcf, hf);
%!   assert (isfigure (hf));
%! unwind_protect_cleanup
%!   close (hf);
%! end_unwind_protect