linear Scale (GPL)

Syntax

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

or 

linear(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 linear scale. A linear scale is created for a continuous variable by default. You usually don't need to specify the scale unless you want to add a function to modify it (for example, to specify the range).

Example

Figure 1. Example: Specifying a maximum value for the linear scale
SCALE: linear(dim(2), max(50000))