Controlling the Appearance of a Numeric Axis Base Line

How to:

On a numeric axis, the baseLineStyle properties control the appearance of an axis base line. The base line is parallel to the grid lines and normally passes through the zero value.

Top of page
x
Syntax: How to Control the Appearance of a Numeric Axis Base Line
axisname: 
{
  baseLineStyle: {
    width: number, 
    color: 'string',
    dash: 'string'
  }
}

where:

axisname

Can be:

  • xaxis
  • yaxis
  • y2axis
width: number

Is a number that defines the width of the base line.

color: 'string'

Is a string that defines the color of the base line using a color name or numeric specification string.

For information about defining colors, see Colors and Gradients.

dash: 'string'

Is a string that defines the dash style. The default value is '' (which generates a solid line). Use a string of numbers that defines the width of a dash followed by the width of the gap between dashes (for example, dash: '1 1' draws a dotted line).
Example: Controlling the Appearance of a Numeric Axis Base Line

The following request against the WFLITE data source makes the y-axis base line a green dashed line:

GRAPH FILE WFLITE
SUM COGS_US QUANTITY 
BY PRODUCT_CATEGORY
ON GRAPH HOLD FORMAT JSCHART
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH VLINE
ON GRAPH SET STYLE *
*GRAPH_JS
border: {width: 2, color: 'teal'},
blaProperties: {lineConnection: 'curved'},
yaxis: {
  baseLineStyle: {width: 4, color: 'green', dash: '4 4'}    
}
*END
ENDSTYLE
END

The output is:

Information Builders