Using the Plot Feature › Using the Plot Feature with REXX › PLOT DEFINE GRAPH Command Options › AXIS Option

AXIS Option

This option defines the characteristics of the axes displayed, including the units used to measure the data in the graph.

Use the following syntax for the AXIS option:

AXIS(XAXIS|YAXIS [,COLOR(WHITE|color)] [,TYPE(NUMERIC|TIME)])

XAXIS or YAXIS

Specifies the axis (X or Y) for which you are defining characteristics.

COLOR

Sets the color for the axis lines and tick labels. For a list of colors from which you can choose, refer to the information under the LABEL option of this table.

TYPE

Defines the units that measure data plotted in the graph. Specify TYPE(NUMERIC) to measure the data in positive integers (such as 1 or 32). Specify TYPE(TIME) to measure data in terms of time on a 24-hour clock (for example, 10:00, 0:31)

Default: COLOR(WHITE), TYPE(NUMERIC)

Example:

The following command defines the X axis of the SPLPLOT graph as a time axis to appear in turquoise:

"PLOT SPLPLOT DEFINE GRAPH",
  "AXIS(XAXIS,COLOR(TURQUOISE),TYPE(TIME))"