diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index 60e3fca4be41fa685d9eab1d6dc9ee4d4d3f731c..e299c00d29fc234251e36b1582adb3cc079a85b7 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -11356,7 +11356,7 @@ Whether or not to show vertical lines separating the columns. Default: @code{fal
@end defmethod
@anchor{addSeries}
-@defmethod Report addSeries data, graphLegendName, graphLineColor, graphLineStyle, graphLineWidth, graphMarker, graphMarkerEdgeColor, graphMarkerFaceColor, graphMarkerSize, graphMiscTikzAddPlotOptions, tableDataRhs, tableRowColor, tableRowIndent, tableShowMarkers, tableAlignRight, tableNegColor, tablePosColor, tableSubSectionHeader, zeroTol
+@defmethod Report addSeries data, graphLegendName, graphLineColor, graphLineStyle, graphLineWidth, graphMarker, graphMarkerEdgeColor, graphMarkerFaceColor, graphMarkerSize, graphMiscTikzAddPlotOptions, graphVline, tableDataRhs, tableRowColor, tableRowIndent, tableShowMarkers, tableAlignRight, tableNegColor, tablePosColor, tableSubSectionHeader, zeroTol
Adds a @code{Series} to a @code{Graph} or a @code{Table}.
@optionshead
@table @code
@@ -11400,6 +11400,9 @@ above, you can pass a string such as the following to this option:
used for desired @code{PGFPLOTS/Ti}@i{k}@code{Z} options that have not been
incorporated into Dynare Reproting. Default: @code{empty}
+@item graphVline, @code{dates}
+Use this option to draw a vertical line at a given date. Default: @code{empty}
+
@item tableDataRhs, @code{dseries}
A series to be added to the right of the current series. Usefull for
displaying aggregate data for a series. @i{e.g} if the series is
diff --git a/matlab/reports/@graph/writeGraphFile.m b/matlab/reports/@graph/writeGraphFile.m
index f02283b5a7b6f937a3e6b3b41230efab807b0b3d..8b649b58978b109bbed14a17b1414d882e7cec70 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@graph/writeGraphFile.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@graph/writeGraphFile.m
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ end
for i=1:ne
o.series{i}.writeSeriesForGraph(fid, dd);
if o.showLegend
- fprintf(fid, '\\addlegendentry{%s}\n', o.series{i}.getTexName());
+ le = o.series{i}.getTexName();
+ if ~isempty(le)
+ fprintf(fid, '\\addlegendentry{%s}\n', le);
+ end
end
end
diff --git a/matlab/reports/@report_series/getTexName.m b/matlab/reports/@report_series/getTexName.m
index 90e6ba23358cd0fbc33b76f85a9da58f7c763fcd..0672508f9bbffbf2b2f0fe2263ec181e1c5e52ff 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@report_series/getTexName.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@report_series/getTexName.m
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
function s = getTexName(o)
%function s = getTexName(o)
-% Copyright (C) 2013 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Dynare Team
%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ function s = getTexName(o)
% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
% along with Dynare. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-assert(~isempty(o.data) && size(o.data, 2) == 1);
-s = o.data.tex{:};
+if isempty(o.data)
+ % for the case when there is no data in the series
+ % e.g. graphVline was passed
+ s = '';
+else
+ assert(size(o.data,2) == 1);
+ s = o.data.tex{:};
+end
end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/matlab/reports/@report_series/report_series.m b/matlab/reports/@report_series/report_series.m
index 611277686e8579fe62a1454b5ea14a2c0b371cc5..5f06d853099314b2aa93e018b72e456fcd50ba2c 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@report_series/report_series.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@report_series/report_series.m
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ o.graphMarkerSize = 1;
o.graphMiscTikzAddPlotOptions = '';
+o.graphVline = dates();
+
o.tableShowMarkers = false;
o.tableNegColor = 'red';
o.tablePosColor = 'blue';
diff --git a/matlab/reports/@report_series/writeSeriesForGraph.m b/matlab/reports/@report_series/writeSeriesForGraph.m
index f45f4a92892a3589e0906bd663cb6a998021c767..c834d7d40b8c3cae94c300717edcfc2f91cca613 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@report_series/writeSeriesForGraph.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@report_series/writeSeriesForGraph.m
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ function o = writeSeriesForGraph(o, fid, xrange)
% along with Dynare. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
%% Validate options provided by user
-assert(~isempty(o.data) && isa(o.data, 'dseries'), ['@report_series.writeSeriesForGraph: must ' ...
- 'provide data as a dseries']);
+if isempty(o.graphVline)
+ assert(~isempty(o.data) && isa(o.data, 'dseries'), ['@report_series.writeSeriesForGraph: must ' ...
+ 'provide data as a dseries']);
+end
assert(ischar(o.graphMiscTikzAddPlotOptions), ['@report_series.writeSeriesForGraph: ' ...
'graphMiscTikzAddPlotOptions file must be a string']);
@@ -64,12 +66,40 @@ assert(isfloat(o.graphMarkerSize) && o.graphMarkerSize > 0, ...
assert(~(strcmp(o.graphLineStyle, 'none') && isempty(o.graphMarker)), ['@report_series.writeSeriesForGraph: ' ...
'you must provide at least one of graphLineStyle and graphMarker']);
-% Validate xrange
-
+% Validate graphVline
+assert(isdates(o.graphVline), '@report_series.writeSeriesForGraph: graphVline must be a dates');
% Zero tolerance
assert(isfloat(o.zeroTol), '@report_series.write: zeroTol must be a float');
+%% graphVline
+
+if ~isempty(o.graphVline)
+ for i=1:o.graphVline.ndat
+ fprintf(fid, '%%vline %d\n\\begin{pgfonlayer}{background1}\n\\draw[color=%s,%s,line width=%fpt,line join=round',...
+ i, o.graphLineColor, o.graphLineStyle, o.graphLineWidth);
+ if ~isempty(o.graphMarker)
+ if isempty(o.graphMarkerEdgeColor)
+ o.graphMarkerEdgeColor = o.graphLineColor;
+ end
+ if isempty(o.graphMarkerFaceColor)
+ o.graphMarkerFaceColor = o.graphLineColor;
+ end
+ fprintf(fid, ',mark=%s,mark size=%f,every mark/.append style={draw=%s,fill=%s}',...
+ o.graphMarker,o.graphMarkerSize,o.graphMarkerEdgeColor,o.graphMarkerFaceColor);
+ end
+ if ~isempty(o.graphMiscTikzAddPlotOptions)
+ fprintf(fid, ',%s', o.graphMiscTikzAddPlotOptions);
+ end
+ stringsdd = strings(xrange);
+ x = find(strcmpi(date2string(o.graphVline(i)), stringsdd));
+ fprintf(fid, ['] (axis cs:%d,\\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgfplots/ymin}) -- (axis ' ...
+ 'cs:%d,\\pgfkeysvalueof{/pgfplots/ymax});\n\\end{pgfonlayer}\n'], ...
+ x, x);
+ end
+ return
+end
+
%%
if isempty(xrange) || all(xrange == o.data.dates)
ds = o.data;
diff --git a/tests/reporting/runDynareReport.m b/tests/reporting/runDynareReport.m
index f6e51afa3fbc2679daeaace701c2e18930508fa4..812f948a00c73343abe3a5351390d691a6898174 100644
--- a/tests/reporting/runDynareReport.m
+++ b/tests/reporting/runDynareReport.m
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ rep = rep.addSeries('data', db_q{'LRPFOOD_BAR_WORLD'}, ...
'graphLineColor', 'green', ...
'graphLineStyle', 'solid', ...
'graphLineWidth', 1.5);
+rep = rep.addSeries('graphVline', dates('2009q2'):dates('2010q1'), ...
+ 'graphLineColor', 'red', ...
+ 'graphLineWidth', 1.5);
% Pae 2
rep = rep.addPage('title', {'Jan1 vs Jan2', 'World Oil and Food Prices'}, ...