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line

  

generate 2-D or 3-D plot object for a line segment

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

line(a, b, options)

Parameters

a, b

-

end points of the line segment

options

-

(optional) equations of the form option=value. For a complete list, see plot/options and plot3d/option.

Description

• 

The line command creates a plot data object, which when displayed is a line segment starting at point a and ending at point b. The line is two- or three-dimensional depending on whether a is a list of two or three values, respectively.

• 

The plot data object produced by the line command can be used in a PLOT or PLOT3D data structure, or displayed using the plots:-display command.

• 

Remaining arguments are interpreted as options, which are specified as equations of the form option = value.  For more information, see plottools, plot/options and plot3d/option.

Examples

withplottools:

withplots:

displayline0,0,3,4,color=red,linestyle=dash

displayline0,0,0,1,1,1,axes=boxed,color=red,linestyle=solid,orientation=160,60

See Also

plot/options

plot/structure

plot3d/option

plot3d/structure

plots:-display

plottools