%LABEL Macro
Places a text label at the specified coordinates.
| Updates: |
XLSTT, YLSTT |
| Variables written out: |
ANGLE, COLOR, FUNCTION, POSITION, ROTATE, SIZE, STYLE,
TEXT, X, Y
|
| Requirement: |
You must run the %ANNOMAC macro before using
any other annotate macros. For more information, see Making the Macros Available. |
Syntax
%LABEL (x, y, text-string, color, angle, rotate, size, style, position);
Parameters
- x, y
-
specifies the location
of the text string. Values can be coordinate numbers, numeric constants,
or numeric variables. The position of the text string relative to
x,
y is
determined by the
position parameter.
For details, see the Annotate
X Variable.
- text-string
-
specifies the text
of the label. The value can be a character variable name or a character
string enclosed in quotation marks. For details, see the Annotate
TEXT Variable.
- color
-
specifies the color
of the text string using a character string without quotation marks.
For details, see the Annotate
COLOR Variable. Use an asterisk (*) to specify the previous value of the
color parameter.
- angle
-
specifies the angle
of the text string with respect to the horizontal. The value can be
a number, a numeric constant, or a numeric variable. For valid values,
see the Annotate
ANGLE Variable for the LABEL function. The
x,
y coordinates
specify the pivot point, and the
position parameter
positions the text relative to
x,
y.
- rotate
-
specifies the rotation
angle of each character in the text string. The value can be a number,
a numeric constant, or a numeric variable. For valid values, see the
Annotate
ROTATE Variable.
- size
-
specifies the size
of the text string. The value can be a number, a numeric constant,
or a numeric variable. For valid values, see the Annotate
SIZE Variable for the LABEL function.
- style
-
specifies the text
font, using a character string without quotation marks. For valid
values, see the Annotate
STYLE Variable (Fonts).
- position
-
specifies the placement
and alignment of the text string relative to the
x,
y coordinates,
using a text string without quotation marks. For valid values, see
the Annotate
POSITION Variable.