TEXT Variable
Specifies the text or symbol to be placed on the graphics output.
| Type: | character |
|---|---|
| Length: | up to 200 |
| Default: | blank string |
Table of Contents
Syntax
Variable Values
text-string
specifies the text that is used as a label (LABEL or COMMENT function) or symbol (SYMBOL function). The maximum length for text-string is 200 characters.
special-symbol
specifies the name of a special symbol. The maximum length for special-symbol is eight characters. See Supported Plot Symbols.
Details
Defining the TEXT Variable
Define the TEXT variable with sufficient length to contain all of the characters in your text string. If you need longer strings, use separate observations and POSITION='0' to continue the text.
Use a LENGTH statement to set the length of the TEXT variable if the length of a text string is longer than one character.
Functions
You can use the TEXT variable with these functions:
| COMMENT |
| LABEL |
| SYMBOL |