.. highlightlang:: us

.. _xysetstyle:

XYSetStyle
==========

.. index:: XYSetStyle

.. us.tag  XYSetStyle ENGLISH XYSet

:ref:`XYSetStyle` sets the style attributes for a 2D
dataset. Datasets with more than 1024 points can only display a
connecting line (``XY_SHOWLINE``) and data point symbols (``XY_SHOWMARKER``).

.. function::  bool = XYSetStyle(hData, nStyle)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*bool* is TRUE (1), if the style could be set, otherwise FALSE (0).

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hData

   The handle of a dataset created with :ref:`XYCreate` or
   :ref:`TYCreate`.

.. uparam:: nStyle

   *nStyle* is an OR combination of the following  values:

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Value
     - Meaning
   * - XY_SHOWLINE
     - Line
   * - XY_SHOWMARKER
     - Data Point symbols
   * - XY_SHOWDROPLINE
     - Drop Lines
   * - XY_SHOWBARS
     - Bars
   * - XY_SHOWERRORBARS
     - Error bars
   * - XY_SHOWFILLSOLID
     - Solid Color Fill under curve
   * - XY_SHOWFILLHATCH
     - Hatch Fill under curve

.. us.example

**Example**

::

   XYSetStyle(hData, XY_SHOWLINE | XY_SHOWMARKER);

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-xy-datasets`,
   :ref:`XYGetStyle`

:sub:`id-2057252`