Syntax 3 For the fill pattern in a graph

Description

Specifies the fill pattern for data markers in a series.

Applies to

PowerBuilder DataWindow

DataWindow control

Syntax

PowerBuilder

integer dwcontrol.SetSeriesStyle ( string graphcontrol, string seriesname, 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.

seriesname

A string whose value is the name of the series in which you want to set the appearance.

fillvalue

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

For a list of values, see FillPattern.


Return value

Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument's value is null, SetSeriesStyle returns null.

Usage

Data points in a series can have their own style settings. Settings made with SetDataStyle set the style of individual data points and override series settings.

The graph stores style information for properties that do not apply to the current graph type. For example, you can set the fill pattern in a two-dimensional line graph or the line style in a bar graph, but that fill pattern or line style will not be visible.

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

Using SetSeriesStyle with DirectX 3D Graphs

You cannot use a fill pattern for a series.

Examples

PowerBuilder

This statement sets the fill pattern used for the series named Costs in the graph gr_computers in the DataWindow control dw_equipment to Horizontal:

dw_equipment.SetSeriesStyle("gr_computers", &
      "Costs", Horizontal!)

See also

GetDataStyle

GetSeriesStyle

SetDataStyle