Scale.x_continuous

Map numerical data to x positions in cartesian coordinates.

Arguments

minvalue: Set scale lower bound to be ≤ this value.
maxvalue: Set scale lower bound to be ≥ this value.

Note

minvalue and maxvalue here are soft bounds, Gadfly may choose to ignore them when constructing an optimal plot. Use Coord.cartesian to enforce a hard bound.

labels: Either a Function or nothing. When a function is given, values are formatted using this function. The function should map a value in x to a string giving its label. If the scale applies a transformation, transformed label values will be passed to this function.
format: How numbers should be formatted. One of :plain, :scientific, :engineering, or :auto. The default in :auto which prints very large or very small numbers in scientific notation, and other numbers plainly.
scalable: When set to false, scale is fixed when zooming (default: true)

Variations

A number of transformed continuous scales are provided.

Scale.x_continuous (scale without any transformation).
Scale.x_log10
Scale.x_log2
Scale.x_log
Scale.x_asinh
Scale.x_sqrt

Aesthetics Acted On

x, xmin, xmax, xintercept

Examples

# Transform both dimensions
plot(x=rand(10), y=rand(10), Scale.x_log)

# Force the viewport
plot(x=rand(10), y=rand(10), Scale.x_continuous(minvalue=-10, maxvalue=10))

# Use scientific notation
plot(x=rand(10), y=rand(10), Scale.x_continuous(format=:scientific))

# Use manual formatting
plot(x=rand(10), y=rand(10), Scale.x_continuous(labels=x -> @sprintf("%0.4f", x)))