AXIS Statement

Optional Arguments

COLOR=axis-color

specifies the color for all axis components (the axis line, all tick marks, the frame outline, and all text) unless you include a more explicit AXIS statement color specification. The following table lists the SAS/GRAPH statement options that can be used to override the COLOR= specification. The table also lists the name of the style reference associated with each of the options.

SAS/GRAPH Statement Options per Axis Component

Option	Graph Element	Style Reference
AXIS statement:
LABEL= (COLOR=color)	Axis label	GraphLabelText
REFLABEL= (COLOR=color)	Reference-line labels
VALUE= (COLOR=color)	Major tick mark values	GraphValueText
calling procedure:
CTEXT=	All axis text (AXIS label and major tick mark value descriptions)	GraphLabelText
CAXIS=	Axis line, axis frame outline, and major minor tick marks	GraphAxisLines

If you omit all color options, the AXIS statement looks for a color specification in this order:

1. the CTEXT= graphics option in a GOPTIONS statement
2. the color of all axis components is the color of the default style

Alias: C=

Example:Ordering Axis Tick Marks with SAS Date Values

INTERVAL=EVEN | UNEVEN | PARTIAL

The INTERVAL option affects the LOGBASE option in the AXIS statement. Specifying the options INTERVAL=UNEVEN and LOGBASE=10 permits non-base-10 values to be specified for the ORDER option, while retaining a logarithmic scale for the axis.

Restriction: Not supported by Java and ActiveX

Note:PARTIAL is an alias for UNEVEN. They have the same effect.

LABEL=(text-argument(s)) | NONE

modifies an axis label. Text-argument(s) defines the appearance or the text of an axis label, or both. NONE suppresses the axis label. Text-argument(s) can be one or more of these:

“text-string”

provides up to 256 characters of label text. By default, the text of the axis label is either the variable name or a previously assigned variable label. Enclose each string in quotation marks. Separate multiple strings with blanks.

In addition, if you have a BY statement and you specify the variable that it names, you can embed one or both of the following in the string:

#BYVALn | #BYVAL(BY-variable-name)

substitutes the current value of the specified BY variable for #BYVAL in the text string and displays the value produced by the statement. Specify the variable with one of these:

n

specifies which variable in the BY statement #BYVAL should use. The value of n indicates the position of the variable in the BY statement. For example, #BYVAL2 specifies the second variable in the BY statement.

BY-variable-name

names the BY variable. For example, #BYVAL(YEAR) specifies the BY variable, YEAR. Variable-name is not case sensitive.

Examples:Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

Combining Graphs and Reports in a Web Page

#BYVARn | #BYVAR(BY-variable-name)

substitutes the name of the BY variable or label associated with the variable (whatever the BY line would normally display) for #BYVAR in the text string and displays the name or label produced by the statement. Specify the variable with one of these:

n

specifies which variable in the BY statement #BYVAR should use. The value of n indicates the position of the variable in the BY statement. For example, #BYVAR2 specifies the second variable in the BY statement.

BY-variable-name

names the BY variable. For example, #BYVAR(SITES) specifies the BY variable, SITES. Variable-name is not case sensitive.

Note:A BY variable name displayed is always in uppercase. If a label is used, it appears as specified in the LABEL statement.

See:Substituting BY Line Values in a Text String

text-description-suboption

modifies a characteristic such as the font, color, or size of the text string(s) that follows it. Text-description-suboption can be any of the following:

• ANGLE=degrees
• COLOR=text-color
• FONT=font | NONE
• HEIGHT=text-height <units >
• JUSTIFY=LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT
• ROTATE=degrees

See Text Description Suboptions for a complete description of these suboptions.

Specify as many text strings and text description suboptions as you want, but enclose them all in one set of parentheses.

Style reference:Color attribute of the GraphLabelText style element

Restrictions:Partially supported by Java and ActiveX

#BYVAL or #BYVAR substitution in a text string is not available in the DATA Step Graphics Interface or in the Annotate facility. This is because BY lines are not created in a DATA step.

Examples:Ordering Axis Tick Marks with SAS Date Values

Specifying Logarithmic Axes

Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

LENGTH=axis length <units >

specifies the length of the axis in number of units. If you request a length that cannot fit the display, a warning message is written to the log and your graph might produce unexpected results.

Style reference:Color attribute of the GraphLabelText graph element

Restrictions:Not supported by the GRADAR Procedure

Not supported by Java

Examples:Specifying Logarithmic Axes

Combining Graphs and Reports in a Web Page

LOGBASE=base | E | PI

scales the axis values logarithmically according to the value specified. Base must be greater than 1. The number of minor tick marks is a function of the logbase, and is calculated as the logbase minus 2. For example, if logbase=10, there are 8 minor tick marks. If logbase=2, then there are no minor tick marks. Because the value of logbase=e (2.718281828) is so close to 2, it also results in no minor tick marks. How the values are displayed on the axis depends on the LOGSTYLE= option. For example, LOGBASE=10 with the default LOGSTYLE=EXPAND generates an axis like the one in Axis Generated with LOGBASE=10 and LOGSTYLE=EXPAND.

Axis Generated with LOGBASE=10 and LOGSTYLE=EXPAND

Restrictions:Not supported by the GRADAR Procedure

Not supported by Java

When the device specified is ActiveX and LOGBASE=10, formats such as percentage are not applied to the axis values

Example:Specifying Logarithmic Axes

LOGSTYLE=EXPAND | POWER

specifies whether the values displayed on the logarithmic axis are the values of the base or the values of the power. The LOGSTYLE= option is meaningful only when you use the LOGBASE= option.

LOGSTYLE=EXPAND specifies that the values displayed are the values of the base raised to successive powers and that the minor tick marks are logarithmically placed. For example, if the base is 10, the values displayed are 10, 100, 1000, 10000, and so on. The default is LOGSTYLE=EXPAND. This statement generates an axis like the one in part (a) of Axes Generated with the LOGSTYLE=option:

axis logbase=10 logstyle=expand;

LOGSTYLE=POWER specifies that the values displayed are the powers to which the base is raised (for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on). For example, this statement generates an axis like the one in part (b) of Axes Generated with the LOGSTYLE=option:

axis logbase=10 logstyle=power;

Axes Generated with the LOGSTYLE=option

If you use the ORDER= option with a logarithmic axis, the values specified by the ORDER= option must match the style specified by the LOGSTYLE= option. For example, if you specify a logarithmic axis with a base of 2 and you want to display the first five expanded values, use this statement:

axis logbase=2 logstyle=expand
     order=(2 4 8 16 32);

If you use LOGSTYLE=POWER, the values in the ORDER= option must represent the powers to which the base is raised, as in this example:

axis logbase=2 logstyle=power order=(1 2 3 4 5);

If the values that are specified by ORDER= do not match the type of values specified by LOGSTYLE=, the request for a logarithmic axis is ignored.

Restrictions:Not supported by the GRADAR Procedure

Not supported by Java

Example:Specifying Logarithmic Axes

MAJOR=(tick-mark-suboption(s) ) | NONE

modifies the major tick marks. Tick-mark-suboption(s) defines the color, size, and number of the major tick marks. NONE suppresses all major tick marks, although the values represented by those tick marks are still displayed. List all suboptions and their values within one set of parentheses.Tick-mark-suboption can be the following:

• COLOR=tick-color
• HEIGHT=tick-height <units >
• NUMBER=number-of-ticks
• WIDTH=thickness-factor

Restrictions:Partially supported by Java and ActiveX. HEIGHT is not supported by Java or ActiveX. WIDTH is not supported by Java.

AXIS definitions assigned to the group axis of a bar chart by the GAXIS= option ignore MAJOR= because the axis does not use tick marks.

AXIS definitions assigned to the group axis of a block chart ignore MAJOR= because the grid does not use either axes or tick marks.

Note:By default, tick marks are placed at three intervals on the spokes of a GRADAR chart. They are placed at the minimum value, maximum value, and at one value in between. The tick marks on the 12 o'clock spoke are also labeled by default.

See:Tick Mark Description Suboptions for complete descriptions

Examples:Ordering Axis Tick Marks with SAS Date Values

Specifying Logarithmic Axes

Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

MINOR=(tick-mark-suboption(s) ) | NONE

modifies the minor tick marks that appear between major tick marks. Tick-mark-suboption(s) defines the color, number, or size of the minor tick marks. NONE suppresses all minor tick marks. List all suboptions and their values within one set of parentheses. Tick-mark-suboption can be the following:

• COLOR=tick-color
• HEIGHT=tick-height <units >
• NUMBER=number-of-ticks
• WIDTH=thickness-factor

Restrictions:Partially supported by Java and ActiveX. HEIGHT is not supported by Java or ActiveX.

Not supported by the GRADAR Procedure

AXIS definitions assigned to the group axis of a bar chart by the GAXIS= option ignore MINOR= because the axis does not use tick marks.

AXIS definitions assigned to the group axis of a block chart ignore MINOR= because the grid does not use either axes or tick marks.

See:Tick Mark Description Suboptions for complete descriptions

Examples:Ordering Axis Tick Marks with SAS Date Values

Specifying Logarithmic Axes

Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

NOBRACKETS

suppresses the printing of group brackets drawn around the values on the group axis in a bar chart. NOBRACKETS applies only to the group axis of bar charts.

Restrictions:Not supported by Java and ActiveX

Not supported by the GRADAR Procedure

See:GROUP=group-variable

GAXIS=AXIS<1...99>

NOPLANE

removes either the horizontal or vertical three-dimensional axis plane in bar charts produced by the HBAR3D and VBAR3D statements. NOPLANE affects only the axis to which the AXIS statement applies.

To remove selected axis elements such as lines, values or labels, use specific AXIS statement options. To remove all axis elements except the three-dimensional planes use the NOAXIS option in the procedure. To remove the three-dimensional back wall, use the NOFRAME option in the procedure.

Restriction:Not supported by the GRADAR Procedure

Example:Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

OFFSET=(<n1><,n2>)<units > | (<n1<units>><,n2<units>>)

specifies the distance from the first and last major tick marks or bars to the ends of the axis line. The value of (n1) is the distance from the beginning (origin) of the axis line to the first tick mark or middle of the first bar. The value of (n2) is the distance from the end of the axis line to the last tick mark or middle of the last bar.

On a horizontal axis, the (n1) offset is measured from the left end of the axis line and the (n2) offset is measured from the right end. On a vertical axis, the (n1) offset is measured up from the bottom of the axis line and the (n2) offset is measured down from the top of the line.

To specify the same offset for both n1 and n2, use one value, with or without a following comma. For example, either option sets both n1 and n2 to 4 centimeters:

offset=(4 cm)
offset=(4 cm,)

To specify different offsets, use two values, with or without a comma separating them. For example:

offset=(4 cm, 2 cm)

To specify only the second offset, use only one value preceded by a comma. This option offsets the last major tick mark or bar three centimeters from the right-hand end of the axis line:

offset=(,3 cm)

You can specify units for the n1,n2 pair or for the individual offset values.

Restrictions:Not supported by Java

Not supported by the GRADAR procedure

Example:Ordering Axis Tick Marks with SAS Date Values

ORDER=(value-list )

specifies the order in which data values appear on the axis. The values specified by the ORDER= option are the major tick mark values. You can modify the appearance of these values with the VALUE= option.

The way you specify value-list depends on the type of variable:

value-list

For numeric variables, value-list is either an explicit list of values or a starting and an ending value with an interval increment, or a combination of both forms:

• n <...n>
• n TO n <BY increment>
• n<...n> TO n <BY increment > <n <...n > >

If a numeric variable has an associated format, the specified values must be the unformatted values.

Values must be listed in either ascending or descending order. By default the increment value is 1. You can use a negative integer for increment to specify a value list in descending order. In all forms, multiple n values can be separated by blanks or commas. Here are some examples:

order=(2 4 6)
order=(6,4,2)
order=(2 to 10 by 2)
order=(50 to 10 by -5)
order=(0 to 4 by 1, 5 to 19 by 2)

If the specified range is not evenly divisible by the increment value, the highest value displayed on the axis is the last incremental value below the ending value for the range. For example, this value list produces a maximum axis value of 9:

order=(0 to 10 by 3)

value-list

For character variables, value-list is a list of unique character values enclosed in quotation marks and separated by blanks:

“value-1”.<....“value-n”>

If a character variable has an associated format, the specified values must be the formatted values for PROC GCHART and the unformatted values for PROC GPLOT.

You are able to specify up to 256 characters for each variable value.

Character values can be specified in any order, but the character strings must match exactly the variable values in case and spelling. For example,

order=("Paris" "London" "Tokyo")

Observations can be inadvertently excluded if entries in the value-list are misspelled or if the case does not match exactly.

value-list

For date and time values, value-list can have the following forms:

• “SAS-value“i <...”SAS-value“i>”
• “SAS-value”i TO “SAS-value”i <BY interval>

“SAS-value”i

is any SAS date, time, or datetime value described for the SAS functions INTCK and INTNX. Enclose the value in quotation marks and specify one of the following for i:

D

date

T

time

DT

datetime

interval

is one of the valid arguments for the INTCK or INTNX functions. These are the default intervals:

DAY

default interval for date

SECOND

default interval for time

DTSECOND

default interval for datetime

These value lists use SAS date and time values:

order=("25MAY11"d "04JUL11"d "07SEP11"d)
order=("01JUL10"d to "01AUG10"d)
order=("01JUL11"d to "01JAN11"d by week)
order=("9:25"t to "11:25"t by minute)
order=("04JUN11:12:00:00"dt to
       "10JUN11:12:00:00"dt by dtday)

With SAS date and time values, use a FORMAT statement so that the tick mark values have an understandable form. For more information about SAS date and time values, see the Formats by Category in SAS Formats and Informats: Reference.

With any type of value-list, specifying values that are not distributed uniformly or are not in ascending or descending order, generates a warning message in the SAS log. The specified values are spaced evenly along the axis even if the values are not distributed uniformly.

Using the ORDER= option to restrict the values displayed on the axis can result in clipping. For example, if the data range is 1 to 10 and you specify ORDER=(3 TO 5), only the data values from 3 to 5 appear on the plot or chart. For charts, the omitted values are still included in the statistic calculation.

Note: Values out of range do not always produce a warning message in the SAS log.

Using the ORDER= option to specify non-uniform intervals for major tick marks can result in no minor tick marks being drawn. It also generates a warning message in the SAS log.

CAUTION:

The ORDER= option does not calculate midpoint values. As a result, it is not interchangeable with the MIDPOINTS= option in the GCHART procedure.

You can use the ORDER= option to specify the order in which the midpoints are displayed on a chart, but do not use it to calculate midpoint values. Make sure that the values that you specify match the midpoint values that are calculated either by default by the GCHART procedure or by the MIDPOINTS= option. For details, see the description of the MIDPOINTS= option for the appropriate statement in GCHART Procedure.

Restrictions:The Java applet supports the ORDER= option for uniform numeric axes, but does not support the ORDER= option for categorical, character, midpoint, or group axes. The Java applet does not support non-uniform interval values. If you specify such values, the Java applet outputs only the minimum and maximum values along with an even spacing of the number of tick marks specified between those values. For example, this non-uniform value list produces a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 50. It also produces a total of 4 evenly spaced tick marks with values 0, 16.67, 33.34, and 50:

ORDER=(0 20 30 50)

Not valid with the ASCENDING, DESCENDING, and NOZEROS options used with the bar chart statements in the GCHART procedure.

Interaction:The ORDER= option overrides the suboption NUMBER= described in Tick Mark Description Suboptions.

Note:The ActiveX control supports simple order lists and non-uniform interval values for numerical data and dates.

Examples:Ordering Axis Tick Marks with SAS Date Values

Filling the Area between Plot Lines

Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

ORIGIN=(<x><,y>)<units> | (<x<units>><,y<units>>)

specifies the x coordinate and the y coordinate of the origin of the axis. The origin of the horizontal axis is the left end of the axis, and the origin of the vertical axis is the bottom of the axis. The ORIGIN= option explicitly positions the axis anywhere on the graphics output area.

If you specify only one value, with or without a comma following it, only the x coordinate is set to that value. For example, this specification sets x to 4 centimeters:

origin=(4 cm,)

If you specify two values, with or without a comma separating them, the first value sets the x coordinate and the second value sets the y coordinate:

origin=(2 pct, 4 pct)

If you specify one value preceded by a comma, only the y coordinate is set to that value, as shown here:

origin=(,3 pct)

You can specify units for the x,y pair or for the individual coordinates.

Restrictions:Not supported by Java and ActiveX

Not supported by the GRADAR procedure

REFLABEL=(text-argument(s)) | NONE

creates and defines the appearance of a reference-line label. Text-argument(s) defines the appearance or the text of the label, or both. NONE suppresses the reference-line label. Text-argument(s) can be one or more of these:

“text-string”

provides up to 256 characters of label text. By default, a reference line does not have a label. Enclose each string in quotation marks. Separate multiple strings with blank spaces. The strings are applied to the reference lines specified by the VREF or HREF option.

In addition, if you have a BY statement and you specify the variable that it names, you can embed one or both of the following in the string:

#BYVALn | #BYVAL(BY-variable-name)

substitutes the current value of the specified BY variable for #BYVAL in the text string and displays the value produced by the statement. Specify the variable with one of these:

n

specifies which variable in the BY statement #BYVAL should use. The value of n indicates the position of the variable in the BY statement. For example, #BYVAL2 specifies the second variable in the BY statement.

BY-variable-name

names the BY variable. For example, #BYVAL(YEAR) specifies the BY variable, YEAR. Variable-name is not case sensitive.

Examples:Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

Combining Graphs and Reports in a Web Page

#BYVARn | #BYVAR(BY-variable-name)

substitutes the name of the BY variable or label associated with the variable (whatever the BY line would normally display) for #BYVAR in the text string and displays the name or label produced by the statement. Specify the variable with one of these:

n

specifies which variable in the BY statement #BYVAR should use. The value of n indicates the position of the variable in the BY statement. For example, #BYVAR2 specifies the second variable in the BY statement.

BY-variable-name

names the BY variable. For example, #BYVAR(SITES) specifies the BY variable, SITES. Variable-name is not case sensitive.

Note:A BY variable name displayed is always in uppercase. If a label is used, it appears as specified in the LABEL statement.

See:Substituting BY Line Values in a Text String

text-description-suboption

modifies a characteristic such as the font, color, or size of the text string(s) that follows it. Text-description-suboption can be the following:

• ANGLE=degrees
• AUTOREF
• COLOR=text-color
• FONT=font | NONE
• FORMAT=’ValidFormat’
• HEIGHT=text-height <units >
• JUSTIFY=LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT
• POSITION=TOP| MIDDLE| BOTTOM
• ROTATE=degrees
• T=n

See Text Description Suboptions for a complete description of these suboptions.

Specify as many text strings and text description suboptions as you want, but enclose them all in one set of parentheses.

Style reference:Font and Color attributes of the GraphLabelText element

Restrictions:Not supported by Java and ActiveX

Not supported by the GRADAR procedure

#BYVAL or #BYVAR substitution in a text string is not available in the DATA Step Graphics Interface or in the Annotate facility. The reason is that BY lines are not created in a DATA step.

SPLIT=“split-char(s)”

specifies one or more characters that the AXIS statement uses to break axis values into multiple lines. Split-char(s) can be any character value that can be specified in a SAS character variable. Do not delimit when specifying multiple split characters. Each split character must be embedded in the variable values in the data set or sets, or in an associated format. When the AXIS statement encounters the split character, it automatically breaks the value at that point and continues on the next line. For example, suppose the data set contains the value Berlin, Germany/Europe, and you specify SPLIT=“,/”. The value would appear on the axis as follows:

Berlin
Germany
Europe

If the AXIS statement does not encounter a specified split character, no break in the variable value occurs, and no warning or error is issued.

Axis values specified with VALUE= do not use the split character. For example, suppose you specify this statement:

axis1 split="," value=(tick=1 "December, 1999");

The value appears on the axis on one line as December, 1999. However, any other axis values containing a comma honors the split character.

Restrictions:Not supported by Java and ActiveX

Not supported by the GRADAR procedure

Up to 31 split characters are supported. If you specify more than 31 characters, only the first 31 are honored.

Note:The split characters themselves are not displayed.

Example:Creating a Drill-Down HTML Presentation for the Web

STAGGER

offsets the axis values on a horizontal axis. This option is useful when values overlap on an axis. When specifying the Java and ActiveX devices, the STAGGER option must sometimes be used in conjunction with the ORDER statement.

STYLE=line-type

specifies a line type for the axis line. Valid values for line-type are 0 through 46. If you specify STYLE=0, the axis line is not drawn. The default is 1, a solid line.

Style reference:Line style attribute of the GraphAxisLine element

Interactions:In order for the axis line to be altered by the STYLE= option, the NOFRAME option must also be set. If only the STYLE=option is set, the line framing the axis area is modified.

When specifying both the STYLE= and WIDTH= suboptions, only the WIDTH= specification is used, resulting in a modification to the tick mark thickness but not the axis line type

Using the PNG device with STYLE= results in the specified line type being applied to the line framing the axis area

See:Line Types for examples of the available line types

VALUE=(text-argument(s) ) | NONE

modifies the major tick mark values. That is, this option modifies the text that labels the major tick marks on the axis. Text-argument(s) defines the appearance or the text of a major tick mark value, or both. NONE suppresses the major tick mark values, although the major tick marks are still displayed.Text-argument(s) can be one or more of these:

“text-string”

provides up to 256 characters of text for the major tick mark value. By default, the value is either the variable value or an associated format value. Enclose each string in quotation marks and separate multiple strings with blanks.

Specified text strings are assigned to major tick marks in order. If you specify only one text string, only the first tick mark value changes, and all the other tick mark values display the default. If you specify multiple strings, the first string is the value of the first major tick mark. The second string is the value of the second major tick mark, and so on. For example, to change default tick mark values 1, 2, and 3 to First, Second, and Third, use this option:

value=("First" "Second" "Third")

Note: Although the VALUE= option changes the text displayed at a major tick mark, it does not affect the actual value represented by the tick mark. To change the tick mark values, use the ORDER= option. Also note that with the Java or ActiveX devices, it is necessary to use the ORDER= option. This ensures that the same number of tick marks are displayed as are with graphics rendered with the other device drivers. For example, specify ORDER=(1 to 12) to ensure that tick marks for all twelve months are displayed.

Note: To change the value of midpoints in bar charts produced with the GCHART procedure, use the MIDPOINTS= option in the procedure.

In addition, if you have a BY statement and you specify the variable that it names, you can embed one or both of the following in the string:

#BYVALn | #BYVAL(BY-variable-name)

substitutes the current value of the specified BY variable for #BYVAL in the text string and displays the value produced by the statement. Specify the variable with one of these:

n

specifies which variable in the BY statement #BYVAL should use. The value of n indicates the position of the variable in the BY statement. For example, #BYVAL2 specifies the second variable in the BY statement.

BY-variable-name

names the BY variable. For example, #BYVAL(YEAR) specifies the BY variable, YEAR. Variable-name is not case sensitive.

Examples:Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

Combining Graphs and Reports in a Web Page

#BYVARn | #BYVAR(BY-variable-name)

substitutes the name of the BY variable or label associated with the variable (whatever the BY line would normally display) for #BYVAR in the text string and displays the name or label produced by the statement. Specify the variable with one of these:

n

specifies which variable in the BY statement #BYVAR should use. The value of n indicates the position of the variable in the BY statement. For example, #BYVAR2 specifies the second variable in the BY statement.

BY-variable-name

names the BY variable. For example, #BYVAR(SITES) specifies the BY variable, SITES. Variable-name is not case sensitive.

Note:A BY variable name displayed is always in uppercase. If a label is used, it appears as specified in the LABEL statement.

See:Substituting BY Line Values in a Text String

text-description-suboption

modifies a characteristic such as the font, color, or size of the text string(s) that follows it. Text-description-suboption can be the following:

• ANGLE=degrees
• COLOR=text-color
• FONT=font | NONE
• HEIGHT=text-height <units >
• JUSTIFY=LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT
• ROTATE=degrees
• TICK=n

Specify as many text strings and text description suboptions as you want, but enclose them all in one set of parentheses.

For a complete description of these suboptions, see Text Description Suboptions.

Style reference:Color attribute of the GraphLabelText graph element

Restrictions:Partially supported by Java

Place text description suboptions before the text strings that they modify. Suboptions not followed by a text string affect the default values. To specify and describe the text for individual values or to produce multi-line text, use the TICK= suboption.

#BYVAL or #BYVAR substitution in a text string is not available in the DATA Step Graphics Interface or in the Annotate facility. The reason is that BY lines are not created in a DATA step.

Interaction:This option, with any of its specified suboptions, overrides the RANGE= option when creating vertical bar charts, as with the GBARLINE and GCHART procedures. This is noted in the log as follows:

        NOTE: Axis value is specified. RANGE option is ignored.

Note:If an end user viewing a graph in the Java applet or ActiveX control zooms in on a particular part of a graph for which the VALUE= option is specified, the values are not readjusted in coordination with the zooming.

Examples:Specifying Logarithmic Axes

Using BY-group Processing to Generate a Series of Charts

Combining Graphs and Reports in a Web Page

WIDTH=thickness-factor

specifies the thickness of the axis line. Thickness increases directly with the value of thickness-factor. By default, WIDTH=1.

Style reference:LineThickness attribute of the GraphAxisLines element

Restriction:Not supported by Java

Interactions:In order for the axis line to be altered by the WIDTH= option, the NOFRAME option must also be set. If only the WIDTH= option is set, the line framing the axis area is modified

When specifying both the STYLE= and WIDTH= suboptions, only the WIDTH= specification is used, resulting in a modification to the tick mark thickness but not the axis line type

Example:Ordering Axis Tick Marks with SAS Date Values