topic Re: PROC SGPLOT in Graphics Programming

PROC SGPLOT axis markers versus grid lines

rafikghazaryan9 — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:21:25 GMT

Hi
In my graph I need to display Y axis -8 to 8 by 2 but need horizontal grid lines -8 to 8 by 1 with no label.
Any ideas?

Thanks

Re: PROC SGPLOT

Reeza — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:04:25 GMT

You can control most of that with the YAXIS statements. Try REFTICKS and the GRID option and DISPLAY= to control the labels/texts. What have you tried so far?

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=grstatproc&docsetTarget=p07m2vpyq75fgan14m6g5pphnwlr.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en

Re: PROC SGPLOT

rafikghazaryan9 — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:16:31 GMT

Dear Reeza
I tried using grid gridvalues options. Did not help.
I need to display in Y axis -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 but grid lines need for -8 -7 -6 -5 ...... 8 and without labeling odd points

Re: PROC SGPLOT

Reeza — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:18:51 GMT

Can you post an example of what you've tried perhaps with the sashelp.class data set so we can try it as well? Note the options I've stated above so far.

Re: PROC SGPLOT

Jay54 — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:22:53 GMT

One "simplistic" way is to set y-axis values=(-8 to 8 by 2) with grid option. Then add y reflines at the other places and set the refline attributes to the same as the grid lines.

refline -7 -5 -3 -1 1 3 5 7 / lineattrs=graphgridlines;

or, just draw the reflines for all values, or from a column that has these values as observations.

proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
scatter x=height y=weight;
yaxis values=(0 to 200 by 40) grid;
refline 20 60 100 140 180 / lineattrs=graphgridlines;
run;

Re: PROC SGPLOT

Rick_SAS — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:43:25 GMT

I want to add to Sanjay's example by mentioning that you can use the SEQUENCE notation on the REFLINE statement as well:

refline (-7 to 7 by 2) / lineattrs=graphgridlines;

refline (20 to 180 by 40) / lineattrs=graphgridlines;