function xstart = startx(u,l)
%STARTX	Box-centered start point.
%
% This is a helper function.

% xstart = STARTX(u,l) returns centered point.

%   Copyright 1990-2004 The MathWorks, Inc.
%   $Revision: 1.1.4.2 $  $Date: 2004/08/20 20:04:12 $

n = length(u);
arg = (u > 1e12);
u(arg) = inf;
xstart = zeros(n,1);
arg1 = (u<inf)&(l==-inf); arg2 = (u== inf)&(l > -inf);
arg3 = (u<inf)&(l>-inf);  arg4 = (u==inf)&(l==-inf);
%
w = max(abs(u),1);
xstart(arg1) = u(arg1) - .5*w(arg1);
%
ww = max(abs(l),1);
xstart(arg2) = l(arg2) + .5*ww(arg2);
%
xstart(arg3) = (u(arg3)+l(arg3))/2;
xstart(arg4)= 1;