Axis.property – PB Docs 2022

graphname

The name of the graph within the DataWindow object
for which you want to get or set a property value for an
axis.

axis

An axis name.

Values
are:

property

A property for the axis. Properties and their
settings are listed in the table that follows.

value

The value to be assigned to the property. For axis
properties, value can be a quoted DataWindow
expression.

AutoScale

(exp) A boolean number specifying whether
PowerBuilder scales the axis automatically. Enabled when the
axis displays nonstring data.

Values
are:

0 — No, do not automatically scale the
axis.

1 — Yes, automatically scale the
axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

DispAttr.

fontproperty

(exp) Properties that control the appearance of the
text that labels the axis divisions.

For a list of
font properties, see the main entry for
DispAttr.fontproperty.

Painter: Text tab. Choose
Category Axis Text, Series Axis Text, or Values Axis Text, and
set font properties.

DisplayEveryNLabels

(exp) An integer specifying which major axis
divisions to label. For example, 2 means label every other tick
mark. Values 0 and 1 both mean label every tick mark. If the
labels are too long, they are clipped.

Painter: Axis
tab, Major Divisions group (not available for all graph
types).

DropLines

(exp) An integer indicating the type of drop line
for the axis.

Values are:

0 —
None

1 — Solid

2 — Dash

3
— Dot

4 — DashDot

5 —
DashDotDot

Painter: Axis tab, Major Divisions group
(not available for all graph types).

Not supported
by Render3D graph style.

Frame

(exp) An integer indicating the type of line used
for the frame. Values are 0–5. See DropLines in this table for
their meaning. Available for 3D graph
types.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style
group.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

Label

(exp) A string whose value is the axis
label.

Painter: Axis tab.

LabelDispAttr.

fontproperty

(exp) Properties that control the appearance of the
axis label.

For a list of font properties, see the
main entry for DispAttr.fontproperty.

Painter: Text
tab. Choose Category Axis Label, Series Axis Label, or Values
Axis Label, and set font properties.

MajorDivisions

(exp) An integer specifying the number of major
divisions on the axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Major
Divisions group.

MajorGridLine

(exp) An integer specifying the type of line for
the major grid. Values are 0-5. See DropLines in this table for
their meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Major Divisions
group.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

MajorTic

(exp) An integer specifying the type of the major
tick marks.

Values are:

1 —
None

2 — Inside

3 —
Outside

4 — Straddle

Painter: Axis tab,
Major Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D
graph style.

MaximumValue

(exp) A double specifying the maximum value for the
axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

MinimumValue

(exp) A double specifying the minimum value for the
axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Scale group.

MinorDivisions

(exp) An integer specifying the number of minor
divisions on the axis.

Painter: Axis tab, Minor
Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

MinorGridLine

(exp) An integer specifying the type of line for
the minor grid. Values are 0-5. See DropLines in this table for
their meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Minor Divisions
group.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

MinorTic

(exp) An integer specifying the type of the minor
tick marks.

Values are:

1 —
None

2 — Inside

3 —
Outside

4 — Straddle

Painter: Axis tab,
Minor Divisions group.

Not supported by Render3D
graph style.

OriginLine

(exp) An integer specifying the type of origin line
for the axis. Values are 0-5. See DropLines in this table for
their meaning. Enabled for numeric data
axes.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style
group.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

PrimaryLine

(exp) An integer specifying the type of primary
line for the axis. Values are 0-5. See DropLines in this table
for their meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style
group.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

RoundTo

(exp) A double specifying the value to which you
want to round the axis values. Specify both a value and a unit
(described next).

Painter: Axis tab, Scale
group.

RoundToUnit

(exp) An integer specifying the units for the
rounding value. The units must be appropriate for the axis
datatype.

Values are:

0 — Default, for
an axis of any datatype

1 — Years, for an axis of
type date or DateTime

2 — Months, for an axis of
type date or DateTime

3 — Days, for an axis of type
date or DateTime

4 — Hours, for an axis of type
time or DateTime

5 — Minutes, for an axis of type
time or DateTime

6 — Seconds, for an axis of type
time or DateTime

7 — Microseconds, for an axis of
type time or DateTime

Painter: Axis tab, Scale
group.

ScaleType

(exp) An integer specifying the type of scale used
for the axis.

Values are:

1 —
Scale_Linear

2 — Scale_Log10

3 —
Scale_Loge

Painter: Axis tab, Scale
group.

ScaleValue

(exp) An integer specifying the scale of values on
the axis.

Values are:

1 —
Scale_Actual

2 — Scale_Cumulative

3 —
Scale_Percentage

4 —
Scale_CumPercent

Painter: Axis tab, Scale
group.

SecondaryLine

(exp) An integer specifying the type of secondary
line for the axis. The line is parallel to and opposite the
primary line and is usually not displayed in 2D graphs. Values
are 0-5. See DropLines in this table for their
meaning.

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style
group.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

ShadeBackEdge

(exp) A boolean number specifying whether the back
edge of the axis is shaded.

Values
are:

0 — No, the back edge is not
shaded

1 — Yes, the back edge is
shaded

Painter: Axis tab. Enabled for 3D graphs
only.

Not supported by Render3D graph
style.

Sort

(exp) An integer specifying the way the axis values
should be sorted. (Does not apply to the Values
axis.)

Values are:

0 —
Unsorted

1 — Ascending

2 —
Descending

Painter: Axis tab, Line Style
group.