Attributes Available for the Attribute Options

Depending on the attribute option used on a statement, the available attributes might be fill-options, line-options, marker-options, or text-options.

Fill Options

When specifying the attributes for an area fill, the COLOR fill-option is the only option that is currently available. The option must be enclosed in parentheses and specified as a name = value pair. The value can be a style-reference in the form style-element:style-attribute.
COLOR=style-reference | color
specifies the fill color. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be a valid attribute such as COLOR, CONTRASTCOLOR, STARTCOLOR, NEUTRAL, ENDCOLOR. The convention is to use the COLOR attribute for fill areas.
If you use a color, SAS/GRAPH accepts color names, such as RED, or color codes, such as CXFF0000 or #FF0000. Color names must not exceed 64 characters. Color codes must not exceed 8 characters and must be in a valid SAS color-naming scheme, such as RGB, CMYK, HLS, or HSV (HSB).
For more information about using colors in SAS/GRAPH, see the discussion on color in SAS/GRAPH: Reference .

Line Options

When specifying the attributes for a line, the available line-options can be any one or more of the following settings. The options must be enclosed in parentheses, and each option is specified as a name = value pair. In all cases, the value can be a style-reference in the form style-element:style-attribute.
COLOR=style-reference | color
specifies the line color. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be a valid attribute such as COLOR, CONTRASTCOLOR, STARTCOLOR, NEUTRAL, ENDCOLOR. The convention is to use CONTRASTCOLOR for lines. If you specify a style element that does not have a CONTRASTCOLOR attribute, the element’s COLOR attribute is used.
If you use a color, SAS/GRAPH accepts color names, such as RED, or color codes, such as CXFF0000 or #FF0000. Color names must not exceed 64 characters. Color codes must not exceed 8 characters and must be in a valid SAS color-naming scheme, such as RGB, CMYK, HLS, or HSV (HSB).
For more information about using colors in SAS/GRAPH, see the discussion on color in SAS/GRAPH: Reference .
PATTERN=style-reference | line-pattern-name | line-pattern-number
specifies the line pattern. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be LINESTYLE.
Line patterns can be specified as a pattern name or pattern number.
named line patterns
Valid pattern numbers range from 1 to 46. Not all pattern numbers have names. See Available Line Patterns for a list of all possible line patterns. We recommend that you use the named patterns because they have been optimized to provide good discriminability when used in the same plot.
THICKNESS=style-reference | dimension
specifies the line thickness. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be LINETHICKNESS.

Marker Options

When specifying the attributes for a data marker, the available marker-options can be any one or more of the following settings. The options must be enclosed in parentheses, and each option is specified as a name = value pair. In all cases, the value can be a style-reference in the form style-element:style-attribute.
COLOR=style-reference | color
specifies the color of the marker. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be a valid attribute such as COLOR, CONTRASTCOLOR, STARTCOLOR, NEUTRAL, ENDCOLOR. The convention is to use CONTRASTCOLOR for markers. For grouped data, this option keeps all markers the same color and the marker symbol alone distinguishes the group values.
If you use a color, SAS/GRAPH accepts color names, such as RED, or color codes, such as CXFF0000 or #FF0000. Color names must not exceed 64 characters. Color codes must not exceed 8 characters and must be in a valid SAS color-naming scheme, such as RGB, CMYK, HLS, or HSV (HSB).
For more information about using colors in SAS/GRAPH, see the discussion on color in SAS/GRAPH: Reference .
SIZE=style-reference | dimension
specifies the marker size (both width and height). If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be MARKERSIZE.
SYMBOL=style-reference | marker-name
specifies the name of the marker. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be MARKERSYMBOL. The following symbols are supported:
Supported Marker Symbols
WEIGHT=NORMAL | BOLD
specifies the marker weight.

Text Options

When specifying the attributes for text, the available text-options can be any one or more of the following settings. The options must be enclosed in parentheses, and each option is specified as a name = value pair. In all cases, the value can be a style-reference in the form style-element:style-attribute.
COLOR=style-reference | color
specifies the color of the text. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be a valid attribute such as COLOR, CONTRASTCOLOR, STARTCOLOR, NEUTRAL, ENDCOLOR. The convention is to use COLOR for text.
If you use a color, SAS/GRAPH accepts color names, such as RED, or color codes, such as CXFF0000 or #FF0000. Color names must not exceed 64 characters. Color codes must not exceed 8 characters and must be in a valid SAS color-naming scheme, such as RGB, CMYK, HLS, or HSV (HSB).
For more information about using colors in SAS/GRAPH, see the discussion on color in SAS/GRAPH: Reference .
FAMILY =style-reference | "string"
specifies the font family of the text. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be FONTFAMILY.
SIZE=style-reference | dimension
specifies the font size of the text. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be FONTSIZE.
STYLE=style-reference | NORMAL | ITALIC
specifies the font style of the text. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be FONTSTYLE.
WEIGHT=style-reference | NORMAL | BOLD
specifies the font weight of the text. If you use a style-reference, the style-attribute should be FONTWEIGHT.
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