Function polyLine( x, xys, ... )

Description:
Function of x defined by straight line segments between a specified list of vertices. The vertices are specified as a sequence of Xi, Yi pairs, for which the Xi values must be monotonic. The line segment at each end of the specified point sequence is considered to be extended to infinity. If only two points are specified, this is the equation of a straight line between those points. As a special case, if only one point is specified, the line is considered to be a horizontal line (equal to the sole specified Yi coordinate for all x).

By reversing the Xi and Yi values, this function can equally be used to represent a function X(y) rather than Y(x).

If the number of coordinates is odd, or the Xi values are not monotonic, behaviour is undefined.

Parameters:
x (floating point)
X value at which function is to be evaluated
xys (floating point, one or more)
2N arguments (x1, y1, x2, y2, ..., xN, yN) giving vertices of an N-point line with monotonically increasing or decreasing X values
Return Value (floating point):
Y coordinate of poly-line for specified x
Example:
polyLine(5, 0,0, 2,2) = 5
Signature:
double polyLine(double, double...)