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How to check if graph builder legend is showing or not

shampton82 — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:11:08 GMT

I was wondering what the script would be to check if the graph builder legend is showing or not. I want to make a toolbar shortcut that would show or hide the legend depending on the state the legend is in (if showing then hide and if hidden then show). thanks for any suggestions!

Steve

Re: How to check if graph builder legend is showing or not

jthi — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:02:31 GMT

I tried to check how I could see if legend is showing or not, but couldn't figure out how it is being hidden by Show Legend() option. Show properties didn't help either.

So only thing that easily came to my mind is to get script of the graph builder as string and then check if it has Show Legend(0) in it... this won't work if user has preferences changed so you will have to check for them also. Something like this might work (and there hopefully is easier/more robust way to do this):

Names Default To Here(1);
dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
gb = dt << Graph Builder(Variables(X(:Sex), Y(:Height), Group X(:Age)), Elements(Box Plot(X, Y)));

change_legend_state = function({gb_ref}, {Default Local},
	legend_pref = Char(Get Platform Preference(Graph Builder(Show Legend)));
	gb_script = Char(gb_ref << Get Script());
	If(Contains(legend_pref, "Show Legend(0)") & !Contains(gb_script, "Show Legend(1)"),
		gb_ref << Show Legend(1);
	,
		gb_ref << Show Legend(0);
	);	
);
wait(1);
change_legend_state(gb);
wait(1);
change_legend_state(gb);

Re: How to check if graph builder legend is showing or not

txnelson — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:20:55 GMT

If you use the Visibility message to open and close the Legend, the Get Visibility message will return the status.

names default to here(1);
// Open Data Table: big class.jmp
// → Data Table( "big class" )
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp" );
gb =Graph Builder(
	Size( 525, 448 ),
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Variables( X( :sex ), Y( :height ) ),
	Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 3 ) ) )
);

report(gb)[legendbox(1)]<<visibility("collapse");

report(gb)[legendbox(1)]<<get visibility;

However, the Visibility status will not change if the legend is set using

gb << Show Legend(0);
// or
gb << Show Legend(1);

Re: How to check if graph builder legend is showing or not

shampton82 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:59:06 GMT

This is close enough so appreciate it! It's to bad there isn't something like <<get show legend(); to get the legend state (1/0) since as you said this solution will not work if the legend state has been changed through either JSL or the control panel.