Note that the category plot and XY plot classes also draw an outline around the data area. The outline is drawn before (under) the axis line(s). The plot outline stroke and paint are described in the Plot Border section.

Property

Name

Type

Description

Visible

visible

Boolean

Flag that controls whether or not the axis is visible.

Label

label

String

The axis label typically describes what an axis is measuring (for example, "Sales in US$"). If value is NULL, no label is displayed.

Label Font

labelFont

Data Table

Font used to display the axis label.

Label Paint

labelPaint

Data Table

Paint used to display the axis label.

Label Insets

labelInsets

Data Table

Insets for the axis label.

Label Angle

labelAngle

Float

Angle of rotation for the axis label (in degrees).

Axis Line Visible

axisLineVisible

Boolean

Flag that controls whether or not a line is drawn along the edge of the data area by the axis.

Axis Line Paint

axisLinePaint

Data Table

Paint used to draw the axis line.

Axis Line Stroke

axisLineStroke

Data Table

Stroke used to draw the axis line.

Tick Labels Visible

tickLabelsVisible

Boolean

Flag that controls whether or not the tick labels are visible.

Tick Label Font

tickLabelFont

Data Table

Tick label font.

Tick Label Paint

tickLabelPaint

Data Table

Tick label paint.

Tick Label Insets

tickLabelInsets

Data Table

Blank space around each tick label. See Rectangle Insets.

Tick Marks Visible

tickMarksVisible

Boolean

Flag that controls whether or not tick marks are visible.

Tick Mark Paint

tickMarkPaint

Data Table

Paint used to draw the tick marks.

Tick Mark Stroke

tickMarkStroke

Data Table

Stroke used to draw the tick marks.

Tick Mark Inside Length

tickMarkInsideLength

Float

Length of the tick mark on the inside of the data area.

Tick Mark Outside Length

tickMarkOutsideLength

Float

Length of the tick mark on the outside of the data area.

Minor Tick Marks Visible

minorTickMarksVisible

Boolean

A flag that indicates whether or not minor tick marks are visible for the axis.

Minor Tick Count

minorTickCount

Integer

The number of minor ticks per major tick unit. This is an override field, if the value is > 0 it is used, otherwise the axis refers to the Minor Tick Count in the current Tick Unit.

Minor Tick Mark Inside Length

minorTickMarkInsideLength

Float

Length of the minor tick mark inside the data area (zero permitted).

Minor Tick Mark Outside Length

minorTickMarkOutsideLength

Float

Length of the minor tick mark outside the data area (zero permitted).