ChartDirector 6.0 (Perl Edition)

BaseMeter.setTickLength


Usage

setTickLength(majorLen [, minorLen [, microLen ]])

Description

Set the lengths of the ticks.

Arguments

ArgumentDefaultDescription
majorLen(Mandatory)The length of the major ticks in pixels. A positive value means the tick is at the 'outward' direction of the meter. A negative value means the tick is at the 'inward' direction.

For an angular meter, the default is -10 (10 pixels at the inward direction). For a horizontal linear meter, the default is the same height as the meter scale region in the inward direction. For a vertical linear meter, the default is the same width as the meter scale region in the inward direction.
minorLen-7fffffffThe length of the minor ticks in pixels. The default is 60% of the length of the major ticks.
microLen-7fffffffThe length of the micro ticks in pixels. The default is 50% of the length of the minor ticks.

Return Value

None