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4D Chart v13

Parameter Codes

This section contains the codes for frequently used parameters of 4D Chart. These parameters are:

partType
partSpecifics
pattern
options

Part Type and Part Specifics Codes

When you modify parts of a graph programmatically, such as the legend or one of the axes, you specify which part of the graph to modify using the partType and partSpecifics parameters.

Some of the major parts of a graph are labelled in the following illustration:

The following are the codes for the partType parameter:
Code Graph Part
1 Plot rectangle
2 Legend
3 Axis
4 Label
5 Title
6 Major gridlines
7 Minor gridlines
8 Series
9 Value labels for series

The following are the codes for the partSpecifics parameter:

Graph Part	Specific Part Code
Plot rectangle	For 2D graphs: 0 = Entire rectangle,
	For 3D graphs: 1 = Back, 2 = Side, 3 = Bottom
Legend	0 = Legend rectangle
Axis	0 = Category, 1 = Series, 2 = Values
Labels	0 = Category, 1 = Series, 2 = Values
Titles	0 = Category, 1 = Series, 2 = Values
Major gridlines	0 = Category, 1 = Series, 2 = Values
Minor gridlines	0 = Category, 1 = Series, 2 = Values
Series/Value labels	(Series number * 100) + (Side number) for series
Side numbers (for sides of series)	0 = All sides (also use for all 2D graphs),1 = Front, 2 = Left, 3 = Right, 4 = Top, 5 = Bottom

Note: Series in 2D graphs have one side (Front); series in 3D graphs can display up to three sides at a time.

Pattern Codes

Following are the codes for the pattern parameter:

Option Codes

Following are the codes for the options parameter used in the CT GET CHART OPTIONS and CT SET CHART OPTIONS commands:

Graph Type	Element Number	Codes
Area	1	Orientation: 0 = Vertical, 1 = Horizontal
	2	Stacked: 0 = Normal, 1 = Stacked, 2 = Stacked Proportional
Column	1	Orientation: 0 = Vertical, 1 = Horizontal
	2	Stacked: 0 = Normal, 1 = Stacked, 2 = Stacked Proportional
	3	Overlap percent (0 through 100)
	4	Gap percent (0 through 100)
Line	1	Orientation: 0 = Vertical, 1 = Horizontal
	2	Stacked: 0 = Normal, 1 = Stacked, 2 = Stacked Proportional
	3	Controls display of squares on a 2D line: 0 = Invisible, 1 = Visible
Scatter	1	Orientation: 0 = Vertical, 1 = Horizontal
	2	Stacked: 0 = Normal, 1 = Stacked, 2 = Stacked Proportional
Pie	1	Start angle (0 through 360)
Picture	1	Orientation: 0 = Vertical, 1 = Horizontal
	2	Stacked: 0 = Normal, 1 = Stacked, 2 = Stacked Proportional
	3	Overlap percent (0 through 100)
	4	Gap percent (0 through 100)
	5	Horizontal alignment: 0 = Left, 1 = Center, 2 = Right
	6	Vertical alignment: 0 = Top, 1 = Center, 2 = Bottom
	7	Horizontal display: 0 = Clipped, 1 = Stretched, 2 = Stacked
	8	Vertical display: 0 = Clipped, 1 = Stretched, 2 = Stacked
Polar	None
XY Chart	1	Form of point: 0 = No point display, 1 = Circles, 2 = Squares, 3 = Stars
	2	Type of line: 0 = No lines, 1 = Straight lines, 2 = Arrow lines
	3	Display regression line: 0 = No, 1 = Yes
3D Column	1	Specify category percent as percent of: 0 = Width, 1 = Gap
	2	Specify series percent as percent of: 0 = Width, 1 = Gap
	3	Category percent (0 through 100)
	4	Series percent (0 through 100)
	5	Visible sides: 0 = All, 1 = Tops only
3D Line	1	Specify series percent as percent of: 0 = Width, 1 = Gap
	2	Series percent (0 through 100)
3D Area	1	Specify series percent as percent of: 0 = Width, 1 = Gap
	2	Series percent (0 through 100)
3D Surface	1	Visible sides: 0 = All, 1 = Tops only
3D Triangle	1	Flipped: 0 = False, 1 = True
	2	Plot zero values: 0 = False, 1 = True
	3	Specify series percent as percent of: 0 = Width, 1 = Gap
	4	Series percent (0 through 100)
3D Spike	1	Spike head: 0 = Oval, 1 = Square