SAS/AF Software: Class Dictionary

Using Color in a Scatter Control

The following table lists the attributes you can use to control color in a Scatter control. For information on controlling the color in titles and footnotes, see Displaying Titles and Footnotes in a Scatter Control For information on using color as a response variable, see Using a Color Variable in a Scatter Control.

Attribute Specifies

axisColor Color for the axes, axes labels, tick marks, and legend

backgroundColor Color outside of the plot axes but within the control's border

borderColor Color for the border around the control

borderTitleColor Text color for the border's title

chartBackgroundColor Color inside the area defined by the plot axes

colorVariable Marker or surface colors.

gridColor Color of the plot's grid lines

highlightColor Color a marker turns when it is selected

labelVariableColor Color for label variable text

markerColor Color for the plot markers

missingColor Color used for markers that have a color response value that is not defined in the Range entry

outlineColor Color for the outline around plot markers

Attribute	Specifies
axisColor	Color for the axes, axes labels, tick marks, and legend
backgroundColor	Color outside of the plot axes but within the control's border
borderColor	Color for the border around the control
borderTitleColor	Text color for the border's title
chartBackgroundColor	Color inside the area defined by the plot axes
colorVariable	Marker or surface colors.
gridColor	Color of the plot's grid lines
highlightColor	Color a marker turns when it is selected
labelVariableColor	Color for label variable text
markerColor	Color for the plot markers
missingColor	Color used for markers that have a color response value that is not defined in the Range entry
outlineColor	Color for the outline around plot markers

For all the above attributes except the colorVariable, you can specify a color name like red, green, or blue. Alternatively, you can set the color to match a color value that is set in the SAS environment. For example, you can set the color to match the color used for the SAS notes that print in the Log window.

To set colors in the SAS environment, use the SASCOLORS window, which you can open with the Tools menu:

Tools Options Colors
For a Scatter control named scatter1, the following code sets the backgroundColor attribute to blue:

scatter1.backgroundColor = 'blue';

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