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gsn_y

Creates and draws an XY plot, using index values for the X axis.

Prototype

load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"  ; This library is automatically loaded
                                                          ; from NCL V6.2.0 onward.
                                                          ; No need for user to explicitly load.

	function gsn_y (
		wks [1] : graphic,  
		y       : numeric,  
		res [1] : logical   
	)

	return_val [1] :  graphic

Arguments

wks

A Workstation identifier. The identifier is one returned either from calling gsn_open_wks or calling create to create a Workstation object.

y

The Y coordinates of the curve(s). If y is two-dimensional, then the leftmost dimension determines the number of curves.

res

A variable containing an optional list of plot resources, attached as attributes. Set to True if you want the attached attributes to be applied, and False if you either don't have any resources to set, or you don't want the resources applied.

Return value

A scalar id of the XY plot created is returned. The id of the data object is also returned as an attribute called data. This is useful if you want to use setvalues to change some data options after this function has been called.

Description

This function creates and draws an XY plot on the given workstation, using index values for the X axis.

If y has a _FillValue attribute, this value will be used as a missing value. If y has a "long_name" and/or "units" attribute, these will be used to label the Y axis.

You should use gsn_csm_y if you want a more customized XY plot.

To maximize the area that the plot is drawn in, set the special resource gsnMaximize to True.

See Also

gsn_xy, gsn_csm_xy, gsn_csm_y
Special gsn resources

Examples

For some application examples, see:

See also the suite of gsn_xy examples.