function [outputArg] = savePlot(figure,path,format)
    
    switch format
        case "png"
            savepath = sprintf("%s.png",path);
            exportgraphics(figure,savepath);
        case "pdf"
            savepath = sprintf("%s.pdf",path);
            exportgraphics(figure,savepath,'ContentType','vector');
        case "fig"
            saveas(figure,path,"fig");
        case "m"
            saveas(figure,path,"m");
        otherwise
            error("invalid filetype");
    end

    % return null (not relevant for plots!)
    outputArg = [];
end