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| TEMPLATE Procedure: Plot Statements (Experimental) |
FRINGE Statement
Displays data values as a fringe on the X axis of an X-Y plot, and typically is used to enhance a histogram or a density plot.
| FRINGE numeric-column | expression < / option(s)> ; |
| Usage Information |
Fringe Plot
![[Fringe Plot]](./images/fringe.gif)
| Tip: |
Each fringe strand represents the location of the raw data value on the X axis. You can use the FRINGE statement with a plot, such as a series plot, to indicate where raw values lie on the X axis. |
| Required Arguments |
- numeric-column
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specifies a column that contains numeric values that provide the X coordinates of the data values.
- expression
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specifies a selective, relational, or logical program structure that calculates values when those values are not stored in the data.
| Options |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| BACKGROUND= color | style-reference | Specifies the background color of the graph. |
| BACKTRANSPARENCY= number | Specifies the degree of the transparency of the background color. |
| DATATRANSPARENCY= number | Specifies the degree of the transparency of the fringe. |
| TIP= ( column-list ) | Specifies the information to display when the cursor is positioned over a graph element. |
| TRANSPARENCY= number | Specifies the degree of the transparency of the fringe and background. |
| XAXIS= X | X2 | Specifies whether data is mapped to the primary X axis or to the secondary X (X2) axis. |
- BACKGROUND= color | style-reference
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specifies the background color of the graph.
Default: Specified by the GraphBackground:Background style reference. Interaction: Ignored in a LAYOUT OVERLAY block. For information, see Ignored Plot Options in a LAYOUT OVERLAY Block. - BACKTRANSPARENCY= number
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specifies the degree of the transparency of the background color.
Default: 0 Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent) Interaction: The BACKTRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the background. Interaction: Ignored in a LAYOUT OVERLAY block. For information, see Ignored Plot Options in a LAYOUT OVERLAY Block. See also: TRANSPARENCY= option - DATATRANSPARENCY= number
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specifies the degree of the transparency of the fringe.
Default: 0 Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent) Interaction: The DATATRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the graph elements in the data area. See also: TRANSPARENCY= option - TIP= ( column-list )
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specifies the information to display when the cursor is positioned over a graph element.
Default: All of the variables specified for the graph. Requirement: You can activate tool tips in a SAS program by specifying an ODS GRAPHICS statement that has IMAGEFMT=STATICMAP specified. Requirement: Tool tips are only available for graphs that are written to the ODS HTML destination. Tool tips are only displayed if they are activated by the SAS program that generates the ODS graphics output. - TRANSPARENCY= number
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specifies the degree of the transparency of the fringe and the background.
Default: 0 Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent) Interaction: You can specify the transparency of individual graph elements by using the BACKTRANSPARENCY= and DATATRANSPARENCY= options. The value specified by the TRANSPARENCY= option is only applied to the transparencies that you do not specify individually. Interaction: In a LAYOUT OVERLAY block, the TRANSPARENCY= option only affects the fringe. The LAYOUT OVERLAY statement specifies the transparency of the background. - XAXIS= X | X2
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specifies whether data is mapped to the primary X axis or to the secondary X (X2) axis.
Default: X Interaction: Outside of a LAYOUT OVERLAY block, an individual plot can have only one X axis. The XAXIS= option of a plot specifies whether the axis is in the primary (bottom) or secondary (top) position. The XAXISOPTS= option of a plot specifies whether the axis is displayed and specifies the axis characteristics. Within a LAYOUT OVERLAY block, multiple plots can share a primary axis and a secondary axis. The primary and secondary axes can have different scales, and the XAXIS= option for a particular plot can map data to either axis. The XAXISOPTS= and X2AXISOPTS= options of a LAYOUT OVERLAY statement specify whether the axes are displayed, and specify the axis characteristics.
