AXIS statement

   AXISn options;

ORDER=(list)

specifies the data values in the order they are to appear on the axis. This can imply clipping (for example, if the data range is 1 to 10 and you specify ORDER=(3 to 5), then only the data in the range 3 to 5 appear on the plot).

LABEL=NONE

LABEL=(description)

specifies a label description. The LABEL= option gives the attributes or text of the variable label associated with the variable represented on this axis. If no text is specified, the variable label is used. If neither text nor a variable label is specified, the variable name is used. If you specify LABEL=NONE, the label is suppressed. If you specify LABEL=(description), description can take the parameters listed in the VALUE and LABEL Description Parameters section.

VALUE=NONE

VALUE=(description)

specifies a value description. VALUE= gives the attributes and/or text of the values on the axis. A value is the text associated with a major tick mark. If no text is specified, the formatted variable values are used. If you specify VALUE=NONE, the values are suppressed. If you specify VALUE=(description), description can take the parameters listed in the VALUE and LABEL Description Parameters section.

MAJOR=NONE

MAJOR=(description)

specifies a major tick mark description. The MAJOR= option gives the attributes of the tick marks. If you specify MAJOR=NONE, no major tick marks appear on the axis; however, the values associated with those tick marks are not affected. If you specify MAJOR=(description), description can take the parameters listed in the Tick Description Parameters section.

MINOR=NONE

MINOR=(description)

specifies a minor tick mark description. The MINOR= option describes the minor tick marks in one major tick interval. This description is used between all major tick intervals. If you specify MINOR=NONE, no minor tick marks appear on the axis, If you specify MINOR=(description), description can take the parameters listed in the section Tick Description Parameters.

ORIGIN=(x,y)

specifies the x coordinate of the origin and the y coordinate of the origin on the screen or graphics display area. You can set each x,y pair equal to x,y CELL (where x,y is expressed in character cell units); x,y PCT (where x,y is expressed as a percentage of the display area); x,y IN (where x,y is expressed in inches); or x,y CM (where n is expressed in centimeters). If you do not specify a unit with x,y, the value specified with the GOPTION GUNIT= is used. If you did not specify a GUNIT= value, the default value, character cells, is used. You can use different units of measurement in a single specification to define the x and y coordinates. If you want to specify the location of only one of the coordinates, you can supply a null value for the other coordinate. If you specify only one coordinate without a null value, it is assumed to be the x coordinate.

OFFSET=(n,m)

specifies the amount of space at which to offset the first major tick mark from the origin (n) and the amount of space at which to offset the last major tick mark from the end of the axis (m). If m is not specified, m equals n. You can set OFFSET equal to n,m CELL (where n,m is expressed in character cell units); n PCT,m PCT (where n,m is expressed as a percentage of the display area); n IN,m IN (where n,m is expressed in inches); or n CM,m CM (where n,m is expressed in centimeters). If you do not specify a unit with n,m, the value specified with the GOPTION GUNIT= is used. If you did not specify a GUNIT= value, the default value, character cells, is used. You can use different units of measurement in a single specification to define n and m. If you want to specify the location of only one of the coordinates, you can supply a null value for the other coordinate. If you specify only one coordinate without a null value, it is assumed to be the x coordinate.

LENGTH=n

specifies the length of the axis. You can set LENGTH equal to n CELL (where n is expressed in character cell units); n PCT (where n is expressed as a percentage of the display area); n IN (where n is expressed in inches); or n CM (where n is expressed in centimeters). If you do not specify a unit with n, the value specified with the GOPTION GUNIT= is used. If you did not specify a GUNIT= value, the default value, character cells, is used.

STYLE=n

specifies the line style of the axis line. If you specify STYLE=0, the axis line is not drawn.

COLOR=color

specifies the color of the axis line. The colors in the COLORS= list for your device are valid values for the COLOR= option.

WIDTH=n

specifies the width (in pixels) of the axis line, where n is a positive integer.

NOBRACKETS

suppresses the printing of group brackets.

LOGBASE=n

LOGBASE=PI

LOGBASE=e

specifies that the axis will be logarithmic and specifies the base. The value you specify for n must be greater than 1.

LOGSTYLE=POWER

LOGSTYLE=EXPAND

specifies the style for outputting the values on an axis when the LOGBASE= option is specified. LOGSTYLE=POWER specifies that only the powers (for example, -1, 0, 1, 2, and so on) are displayed. LOGSTYLE=EXPAND specifies that the values should be expanded (for example, .1, 1., 10, 100, and so on). The default is LOGSTYLE=EXPAND.

VALUE and LABEL Description Parameters

COLOR=color

C=color

specifies the color for the VALUE or LABEL descriptions. If COLOR= is not specified, the color specified in the CTEXT= option is used. If the CTEXT= option was omitted, then the first color in the COLORS= list is used.

FONT=name

F=name

specifies the font for the VALUE or LABEL descriptions. The default value is FONT=NONE.

HEIGHT=number

H=number

specifies the height for the VALUE and LABEL descriptions. If HEIGHT= is omitted, the default height of 1 is used.

ANGLE=number

A=number

specifies the angle at which VALUE and LABEL descriptions are drawn. The default is not to rotate these descriptions.

ROTATE=number

R=number

specifies the angle at which VALUE and LABEL descriptions are rotated. The default is not to rotate these descriptions.

JUSTIFY|J=L

JUSTIFY|J=R

JUSTIFY|J=C

specifies the justification of the VALUE and LABEL descriptions. The default is to center the VALUE and LABEL descriptions. JUSTIFY= can be used to obtain multiple lines of text for a single tick mark.

In addition to the values above, VALUE can take the following parameter.

T=n

begins the definition for the nth tick mark.

For LABEL, the quoted string is the text of the label. For VALUE, each quoted string is associated with a tick mark unless the T= command appears at least once. Then the T= command(s) define the association between the quoted strings and tick marks.

Tick Description Parameters

The tick description can contain the following parameters.

COLOR=name

C=name

specifies the color of the tick mark. The default is the color specified with the CAXIS= option, or if you did not specify the CAXIS= option, the first color in the COLORS= list is used.

N=number

specifies the number of the tick mark being described. The default is a missing value.

H=number

specifies the height (in character cells) of the tick mark.