Description
Specifies whether a series is an overlay, meaning that the series is represented by a line on top of another graph type.
Applies to
PowerBuilder DataWindow
DataWindow control
Syntax
PowerBuilder
integer dwcontrol.SetSeriesStyle ( string graphcontrol, string series, boolean overlaystyle )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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dwcontrol |
A reference to the DataWindow control containing the graph. |
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graphcontrol |
A string whose value is the name of the graph in the DataWindow control. |
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series |
A string whose value is the name of the series whose overlay status you want to change. |
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overlaystyle |
A boolean value indicating whether you want the series to be an overlay, meaning that the series is shown in front as a line. Set overlaystyle to true to make the specified series an overlay. Set it to false to remove the overlay setting. |
Return value
Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument's value is null, SetSeriesStyle returns null.
Usage
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 the overlay style for a series.
Examples
PowerBuilder
These statements in the Clicked event of the DataWindow control dw_employees store the style of the series under the pointer in the graph gr_depts in the variable style_type. If the style of the series is overlay (true), the script changes the style to normal (false):
string SeriesName
integer SeriesNbr, Data_Point
boolean overlay_style
grObjectType MouseHit
MouseHit = dw_employees.ObjectAtPointer( &
"gr_depts", SeriesNbr, Data_Point)
IF MouseHit = TypeSeries! THEN
SeriesName = &
dw_employees.SeriesName("gr_depts",SeriesNbr)
dw_employees.GetSeriesStyle("gr_depts", &
SeriesName, overlay_style)
IF overlay_style THEN &
dw_employees.SetSeriesStyle("gr_depts", &
SeriesName, false)
END IFSee also
