time Scale (GPL)

Syntax

time(dim(<numeric>), <function>)

or 

time(aesthetic(aesthetic.<aesthetic type>), <function>)

<numeric>. A numeric value indicating the dimension to which the scale applies. See the topic dim Function (GPL) for more information.

<function>. One or more valid functions. These are optional.

<aesthetic type>. An aesthetic type indicating the aesthetic to which the scale applies. This is an aesthetic created as the result of an aesthetic function (such as size) in the ELEMENT statement.

Description

Creates a time scale.

Example

Figure 1. Example: Specifying a maximum value for the time scale
SCALE: time(dim(1), max("12/31/2005"))