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Sin[x]

Show[Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, π}, PlotStyle -> Red, 
          PlotRange -> {{0, 2 π}, {-1, 1}}], 
     Plot[Sin[x], {x, π, 2 π}, PlotStyle -> Green, 
          PlotRange -> {{0, 2 π}, {-1, 1}}]]

Is there a simpler way of doing this? Especially, one that does not require repeating the Plot command 2 times ;)

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 Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2 π}, PlotStyle -> Thick,
 ColorFunction -> Function[{x, y}, If[x < Pi, Red, Blue]],
 ColorFunctionScaling -> False,
 PlotRange -> {{0, 2 π}, {-1, 1}}]

or

 Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2 π}, PlotStyle -> Thick,
 Mesh -> {{Pi}},
 MeshShading -> {Red, Blue},
 PlotRange -> {{0, 2 π}, {-1, 1}}]

or

 Plot[{ConditionalExpression[Sin[x], 0 <= x <= Pi],
 ConditionalExpression[Sin[x], Pi <= x <= 2 Pi]}, {x, 0, 2 Pi},
 PlotStyle -> {Directive[Thick, Red], Directive[Thick, Blue]}]

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you! And if I want to make the blue region dashed? I tried MeshShading -> {Red, {Blue, Dashed}} without any luck.. $\endgroup$
    – Andrei
    Feb 4, 2013 at 13:14
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    $\begingroup$ you need to use Directive: MeshShading->{Red,Directive[Blue,Dashed]} $\endgroup$
    – kglr
    Feb 4, 2013 at 13:24
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Not a simpler way：

plt = Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2 \[Pi]}];
{d, opt} = {Cases[plt, Line[x_] -> x, Infinity][[1]], plt[[2]]};
{r, b} = GatherBy[d, #[[1]] <= Pi &];
Graphics[{Thick, {Red, Line@r}, {Blue, Line@b}}, opt]
(*ListLinePlot[{r,b},PlotStyle->{{#,Red},{#,Blue}}&@Thick]*)

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