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<font size="+3" color="green"><B>PLOTSYMBOL</B></font></P>
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<TD width="15%" valign="top"><B>Syntax</B>:</TD>
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SET PLOTSYMBOL n<br>
GET PLOTSYMBOL { n }</CODE>
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<TD width="15%" valign="top"><B>Default</B>:</TD>
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PLOTSYMBOL = 0</CODE>
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<CODE>PLOTSYMBOL</CODE> controls which plotting symbols to use when the
<CODE><a href="../Commands/Graph.htm">GRAPH</a></CODE> command is entered.
The parameter <CODE>n</CODE> can be either a scalar or a vector.</P>
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If <CODE>n</CODE> is a scalar, every data point will have the same plotting symbol.</p>
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If <CODE>n</CODE> is a vector, symbol <CODE>n[i]</CODE> will be drawn at
data point <CODE>(x[i],y[i])</CODE>. In this case, the length of
<CODE>n</CODE> must be the same as the lengths of <CODE>x</CODE> and <CODE>y</CODE>.</p>
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<CODE><font color="blue"><a href="../Commands/Get.htm">GET PLOTSYMBOL</a>
</font></CODE> returns the plotting symbol value or array. The type of output variable that
is returned depends on the type of variable used in the <CODE>
<font color="blue"><a href="../Commands/Set.htm">SET PLOTSYMBOL</a>
</font></CODE> command.</P>
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<font size="+2" color="green"><B>Symbols</B></font></P>
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The symbols that will be plotted at the point <CODE>(x[i],y[i])</CODE> are dependent on
the value of <code>PLOTSYMBOL</code> and are shown below.</p>
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<td><CODE>PLOTSYMBOL</code></td><td align="center"><em>meaning</em></td></tr>
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<td align="center" valign="center">0</td><td>no symbol at <CODE>(x[i],y[i])</CODE>, but connect that
point to previous point <CODE>(x[i-1],y[i-1])</CODE></td></tr>
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<td align="center" valign="center">> 0</td><td><CODE>PLOTSYMBOL</CODE> at
<code>(x[i],y[i])</code> connected
to point previous point <CODE>(x[i-1],y[i-1])</CODE></td></tr>
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<td align="center" valign="center">< 0</td><td><CODE>PLOTSYMBOL</CODE> at
<code>(x[i],y[i])</code> not
connected to previous point <CODE>(x[i-1],y[i-1])</CODE></td></tr></table>
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There are 18 special plotting symbols. These symbols (except for symbol 12) are centred
at the data points. Note that symbol 11 is a dot, and symbol 12 is an arrow starting at the
data point while symbol 13 is an arrow centred at the data point.</p>
<center><img src="plotsymbolI01.png"></center>
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The size of the plotting symbols can be controlled with the
<CODE><a href="plotsymbolsize.htm">PLOTSYMBOLSIZE</a></CODE> characteristic, the
angle with the <CODE><a href="plotsymbolangle.htm">PLOTSYMBOLANGLE</a></CODE> characteristic,
the color with the <CODE><a href="plotsymbolcolor.htm">PLOTSYMBOLCOLOR</a></CODE> characteristic,
and the line width with the <CODE><a href="plotsymbollinewidth.htm">PLOTSYMBOLLINEWIDTH</a></CODE>
characteristic.</P>
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<a href="curvelinetype.htm"><img align="middle" border="0" src="../shadow_left.gif">
<font size="+1" color="olive">CURVELINETYPE</font></a><BR />
<a href="plotsymbolangle.htm"><img align="middle" border="0" src="../shadow_right.gif">
<font size=+1 color="olive">PLOTSYMBOLANGLE</font></a>
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