SetDataPieExplode  SetSeriesStyle

Chapter 10: Methods for Graphs in the DataWindow Control

SetDataStyle

Specifies the appearance of a data point in a graph. The data point’s series has appearance settings that you can override with SetDataStyle.

To

Use

Set the data point’s colors

Syntax 1 For setting a data point’s colors

Set the line style and width for the data point

Syntax 2 For the line associated with a data point

Set the fill pattern for the data point

Syntax 3 For the fill pattern of a data point

Set the symbol for the data point

Syntax 4 For the symbol of a data point


Syntax 1 For setting a data point’s colors

Description

Specifies the colors of a data point in a graph.

Syntax

integer dwcontrol.SetDataStyle ( string graphcontrol, integer seriesnumber, integer datapointnumber, grColorType colortype, long color )

Argument

Description

dwcontrol

A reference to the DataWindow control containing the graph.

graphcontrol

A string whose value is the name of the graph in the DataWindow control.

seriesnumber

The number of the series in which you want to set the color of a data point.

datapointnumber

The number of the data point for which you want to set the color.

colortype

A value of the grColorType enumerated datatype specifying the aspect of the data point for which you want to set the color.

For a list of values, see grColorType.

color

A long whose value is the new color for colortype.

Returns

Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument’s value is NULL, SetDataStyle returns NULL.

Usage

To change the appearance of a series, use SetSeriesStyle. The settings you make for the series are the defaults for all data points in the series.

To reset the color of individual points back to the series color, call ResetDataColors.

You can specify the appearance of a data point in the graph before the application draws the graph. To do so, define a user event for pbm_dwngraphcreate and call SetDataStyle in the script for that event. The event pbm_dwngraphcreate is triggered just before a graph is created in a DataWindow object.

Examples

Example 1

These statements set the text (foreground) color to black for data point 6 in the series named Salary in the graph gr_depts in the DataWindow control dw_employees:

integer SeriesNbr


// Get the number of the series

SeriesNbr = &

		dw_employees.FindSeries("gr_depts" , "Salary")


// Set the background color

dw_employees.SetDataStyle("gr_depts" , SeriesNbr, &

		6, Background!, 0)

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Syntax 2 For the line associated with a data point

Description

Specifies the style and width of a data point’s line in a graph.

Syntax

integer dwcontrol.SetDataStyle ( string graphcontrol, integer seriesnumber, integer datapointnumber, LineStyle linestyle, { integer linewidth } )

Argument

Description

dwcontrol

A reference to the DataWindow control containing the graph.

graphcontrol

A string whose value is the name of the graph in the DataWindow control.

seriesnumber

The number of the series in which you want to set the line style and width of a data point.

datapointnumber

The number of the data point for which you want to set the line style and width.

linestyle

A value of the LineStyle enumerated datatype specifying a line style pattern of dots, dashes, and solid lines.

For a list of line style values, see LineStyle.

linewidth (optional)

An integer whose value is the width of the line in pixels.

Returns

Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument’s value is NULL, SetDataStyle returns NULL.

Usage

To change the appearance of a series, use SetSeriesStyle. The settings you make for the series are the defaults for all data points in the series.

You can specify the appearance of a data point in the graph before the application draws the graph. To do so, define a user event for pbm_dwngraphcreate and call SetDataStyle in the script for that event. The event pbm_dwngraphcreate is triggered just before a graph is created in a DataWindow object.

Examples

Example 2

This example checks the line style used for data point 10 in the series named Costs in the graph gr_computers in the DataWindow control dw_equipment. If it is dash-dot, the SetDataStyle sets it to continuous. The line width stays the same:

integer SeriesNbr, line_width

LineStyle line_style


// Get the number of the series

SeriesNbr = dw_equipment.FindSeries( &

		"gr_computers", "Costs")


// Get the current line style

dw_equipment.GetDataStyle("gr_computers", &

		SeriesNbr, 10, line_style, line_width)


// If the pattern is dash-dot, change to continuous

IF line_style = DashDot! THEN &

		dw_equipment.SetDataStyle("gr_computers", &

		SeriesNbr, 10, Continuous!, line_width)

See also


Syntax 3 For the fill pattern of a data point

Description

Specifies the fill pattern for a data point in a graph.

Syntax

integer dwcontrol.SetDataStyle ( string graphcontrol, integer seriesnumber, integer datapointnumber, FillPattern fillvalue )

Argument

Description

dwcontrol

A reference to the DataWindow control containing the graph.

graphcontrol

A string whose value is the name of the graph in the DataWindow control.

seriesnumber

The number of the series in which you want to set the appearance of a data point.

datapointnumber

The number of the data point for which you want to set the appearance.

fillvalue

A value of the FillPattern enumerated datatype specifying the fill pattern for the data point.

For a list of values, see FillPattern.

Returns

Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument’s value is NULL, SetDataStyle returns NULL.

Usage

To change the appearance of a series, use SetSeriesStyle. The settings you make for the series are the defaults for all data points in the series.

You can specify the appearance of a data point in the graph before the application draws the graph. To do so, define a user event for pbm_dwngraphcreate and call SetDataStyle in the script for that event. The event pbm_dwngraphcreate is triggered just before a graph is created in a DataWindow object.

See also


Syntax 4 For the symbol of a data point

Description

Specifies the symbol for a data point in a graph.

Syntax

integer dwcontrol.SetDataStyle ( string graphcontrol, integer seriesnumber, integer datapointnumber, grSymbolType symbolvalue )

Argument

Description

dwcontrol

A reference to the DataWindow control containing the graph.

graphcontrol

A string whose value is the name of the graph in the DataWindow control.

seriesnumber

The number of the series in which you want to set the appearance of a data point.

datapointnumber

The number of the data point for which you want to set the appearance.

symbolvalue

A value of the grSymbolType enumerated datatype specifying the symbol for the data point.

For a list of values, see grSymbolType.

Returns

Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument’s value is NULL, SetDataStyle returns NULL.

Usage

To change the appearance of a series, use SetSeriesStyle. The settings you make for the series are the defaults for all data points in the series.

You can specify the appearance of a data point in the graph before the application draws the graph. To do so, define a user event for pbm_dwngraphcreate and call SetDataStyle in the script for that event. The event pbm_dwngraphcreate is triggered just before a graph is created in a DataWindow object.

See also





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