Function Name: graphcmp

Inputs:

1. ( char ) A MxN char array representing a bar graph

2. ( char ) A KxL char array representing a misformated bar graph

Outputs:

1. ( char ) A formatted string describing the mistakes in the second graph

Topics: ( masking ), ( array operations )

Background:

You are a hardworking intern at CS1371 Corp and have compiled some performance

data on different employees to help your boss decide who should get a raise at the end of the

quarter. However, your boss can be a bit of a dunce and has messed up your nicely formatted

graphs! You must now find the differences between the two graphs and inform your boss of how

they messed up!

Function Description:

You are given two char arrays that represent bar graphs. The first array contains your

correctly formatted bar graph. In your array, each EVEN column will represent a bar on your

graph. The ODD columns contain only white space ( ' ') to help your graph be more visually

appealing. Starting from the bottom of the array, the bars are made of an arbitrary character that

is NOT a space ( ' ' ). The second array is messed up and may have any number of the

following errors: (1) the bars themselves may consist of a different character, (2) the bar heights

may be different, (3) the second array may have been reshaped so the array dimensions are

incorrect and the graph is unreadable.

You must determine how many bars in the second bar graph are incorrect. First, you

should ensure your second array has the same dimensions as the first array. Second, you

should compare the heights of each bar between the two graphs to count the number of bars

that are different. Output the number of bars with incorrect heights in a string that follows the

format: 'My boss' graph has bars that need fixed!'

where numIncorrectBars is the number of bars in the second graph that are of a different

height than the first graph.

myGraph =

[' '

' # '

' # # '

' # # # '];

bossGraph =

[' % '

' % %'

' '

' % '

' % '

' % '];

str = graphcmp(myGraph, bossGraph);

str 'My boss' graph has 3 bars that need fixed!'

Notes:

The even columns of myGraph have been highlighted for visual clarity, this is not a part

of the problem.

Every column with an even index in the graph counts as a bar, even if that bars value is

zero.

The first and last column of the graph will always contain only spaces.

You are guaranteed to have at least 1 bar in every graph

You will always have the same number of bars for both graphs

A bar of correct height but incorrect character does not have to be fixed and is not to be

counted in the output

Hints:

The reshape() function may be useful

Masking might help you figure out the size of each bar

When including an apostrophe in a string, use '' (2 apostrophes) to tell MATLAB that

the apostrophe is not supposed to be the end of the string

Please Solve using matlab! To receive a thumbs up DO NOT USE CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS(if, else, elseif) or ITERATIONS (loops) in you solution code!! Example inputs have been added so they can be copied and pasted into matlab. A picture of the example provided for clarity!

Example: myGraph bossGraph = ! ! ! # # 1 ']; do op op ']; Example: myGraph bossGraph = ! ! ! # # 1 ']; do op op ']