When the STYLE variable
is used with the SYMBOL function, it behaves the same as the FONT=
option in the SYMBOL statement. By default, no font is specified and
the symbol that is specified by the TEXT variable is taken from the
special symbol table. If you use STYLE to specify a symbol font, such
as Marker, the string that is assigned by the TEXT variable is the
character code for a symbol. If you use STYLE to specify a text font,
such as Swiss, the string assigned by the TEXT variable is displayed
as text. See the FONT= option of the SYMBOL statement for details.
Note: Java does not support the
STYLE variable. However, you can use special symbols from the MARKER
font by using the SYMBOL function.
If the value of the
STYLE variable is missing,
SAS/GRAPH software searches for a font
specification in this order:
-
the font specified by
the FTEXT= graphics option
-
the device-resident
font, if the device supports one
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