Annotate Dictionary

STYLE Variable (Patterns)

Specifies a pattern for bars, pies, frames, and rectangles

Type:	character
Length:	8
Default:	EMPTY \| PEMPTY \| MEMPTY
Not supported by:	Java (partial), ActiveX (partial)

STYLE='fill-pattern';

fill-pattern

specifies a pattern to use with the graphics element. The value for fill-pattern is function-dependent:

Function

Valid Fill Pattern Values

BAR,FRAME

SOLID | S

Fill with a solid color.

EMPTY | E

No fill.

style<density>

style	R for right-slanted fill lines, L for left-slanted fill lines, or X for crossing fill lines
density	Whole numbers 1 through 5 specify increasing thickness for the fill lines.

Note: Java and ActiveX support only SOLID and EMPTY. EMPTY is the default if any other value is used. [cautionend]

An illustration of these pattern styles is provided in the definition of the VALUE= option of the PATTERN statement.

PIE

PSOLID | PS

Solid fill.

PEMPTY | PE

No fill, the default.

Pdensity<style<angle>>

density	Whole numbers 1 through 5 specify increasing thickness for the fill lines.
style	N, the default, optionally specifies parallel fill lines; X optionally specifies crossed fill lines.
angle	Optionally specifies the angle of the fill lines. Values range from 0 to 360. The angle is measured counterclockwise from the horizontal. The default is 0°, which draws horizontal lines.

Note: Java and ActiveX support only PSOLID and PEMPTY and default to PEMPTY if any other value is used. [cautionend]

An illustration of these pattern styles is provided in the definition of the VALUE= option of the PATTERN statement.

POLY

MSOLID | MS

Fill with a solid color.

MEMPTY | ME

No fill, the default.

Mdensity<style<angle>>

density	Whole numbers 1 through 5 specify increasing thickness for the fill lines.
style	N, the default, optionally specifies parallel fill lines; X optionally specifies crossed fill lines.
angle	Optionally specifies the angle of the fill lines. Values range from 0 to 360. The angle is measured counterclockwise from the vertical. The default is 0°, which draws vertical lines.

Note: Java or ActiveX support only MSOLID and MEMPTY and default to MEMPTY is any other value is used. [cautionend]

An illustration of these pattern styles is provided in the definition of the VALUE= option of the PATTERN statement.