grAxis object – PB Docs 2019

AutoScale

Boolean

Specifies whether PowerBuilder scales the axis
automatically. Values are:

TRUE — Automatically
scale.

FALSE — Do not automatically
scale.

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

An object of type PowerObject containing
information about the class definition of the object or
control.

DataType

grAxisDataType (enumerated)

Specifies the datatype of the axis. Values
are:

AdtDate!

AdtDateTime!

AdtDefault!

AdtDouble!

AdtText!

AdtTime!

DispAttr

grDispAttr (object)

Settings that control the appearance of the text
that labels the axis divisions.

DisplayEveryNLabels

Integer

Specifies which major axis divisions to label. For
example, 2 means label every other tick mark. Use 0 to let the
graph select the optimum number of labels to use. If the labels
are too long, they are clipped.

DropLines

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the type of drop line for the axis.
Values are:

Transparent! — No line
appears.

Continuous! — A solid
line.

Dash!

Dot!

DashDot!

DashDotDot!

Frame

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the type of line used for the frame. See
DropLines in this table for the list of values.

Label

String

Specifies the axis label.

LabelDispAttr

grDispAttr (object)

Settings that control the appearance of the axis
label text.

MajorDivisions

Integer

Specifies the number of major divisions on the
axis.

MajorGridLine

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the type of line for the major
grid.

See DropLines in this table for the list of
values.

MajorTic

grTicType (enumerated)

Specifies the type of the major tick marks. Values
are:

NoTic!

Inside!

Outside!

Straddle!

MaximumValue

Double

Specifies the maximum value for the axis when its
datatype is numeric.

MaxValDateTime

DateTime

Specifies the maximum value for the axis when its
datatype is date or time.

MinimumValue

Double

Specifies the minimum value for the axis when its
datatype is numeric.

MinorDivisions

Integer

Specifies the number of minor divisions on the
axis.

MinorGridLine

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the type of line for the minor grid. See
DropLines in this table for the list of values.

MinorTic

grTicType (enumerated)

Specifies the type of the minor tick marks. Values
are:

NoTic!

Inside!

Outside!

Straddle!

MinValDateTime

DateTime

Specifies the minimum value for the axis when its
datatype is date or time.

OriginLine

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the type of origin line for the axis. See
DropLines in this table for the list of values.

PrimaryLine

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the type of primary line for the axis.
See DropLines in this table for the list of
values.

RoundTo

Double

Specifies the value to which you want to round the
axis values.

RoundToUnit

grRoundToType (enumerated)

Specifies the units for the rounding value. The
units must be appropriate for the axis datatype. Values are
listed below.

For an axis of any
datatype:

RndDefault!

For an axis of any
numeric datatype:

RndNumber!

For an axis of type date or
DateTime:

RndYears!

RndMonths!

RndDays!

For
an axis of type time or
DateTime:

RndHours!

RndMinutes!

RndSeconds!

RndMicroseconds!

ScaleType

grScaleType (enumerated)

Specifies the type of scale used for the axis.
Values
are:

Linear!

Log10!

Loge!

ScaleValue

grScaleValue (enumerated)

Specifies the scale of values on the axis. Values
are:

Actual!

Cumulative!

Percentage!

CumPercent!

SecondaryLine

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the type of secondary line for the axis.
See DropLines in this table for the list of
values.

ShadeBackEdge

Boolean

Specifies whether the back edge of the axis is
shaded. Values are:

TRUE —
Shaded.

FALSE — Not shaded.

ClassName

String

Returns the name assigned to the
object

GetContextService

Integer

Creates a reference to a context-specific instance
of the specified service

GetParent

PowerObject

Returns a reference to the name of the parent
object

TypeOf

Object

Returns the type of the object