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DADiSP Worksheet Functions > Function Categories > Display and Manipulation > GETPLOTTYPE
Returns the plot type for a table of data.
GETPLOTTYPE(series, index)
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series |
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Optional. A series. Defaults to the current Window. |
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index |
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Optional. An integer. Index of series. Defaults to 1. |
An integer. The possible return values are as follows:
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0: |
Series (line) plots |
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1: |
Waterfall plot |
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2: |
Contour map |
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3: |
Density (image) plot |
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4: |
Z Surface (3D plot) |
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5: |
Image plot |
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6: |
Chart (multiple line plots) |
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7: |
Stripchart plot |
W1: contour(spline2(rand(10), 5))
getplottype(W1)
returns 2, a contour map.
a = spline2(rand(12), 4);setplottype(a, 5)
getplottype(a)
returns 5, an image plot
Use SETPLOTTYPE, the menus, the Graphical Styles toolbar button, or the [F7] key to see different styles of a particular plot type. For example, a waterfall plot could be viewed as a surface, line, or point plot; a 3-D bar graph; or a table of values.