<!--Copyright (C) 1988-2005 by the Institute of Global Environment and Society (IGES). See file COPYRIGHT for more information.--> <html> <head> <title>GrADS Command: set ylab</title> </head> <body bgcolor="e0f0ff" text="#000000"> <h2><b>set ylab</b></h2> <p> <code>set ylab <i>option</i></code> <p> Controls the format of Y-axis tick mark labels. The <code><i>option</i></code> argument may be one of the following: <ul> <code>on </code> labeled tick marks are drawn with default characteristics<br> <code>off </code> labeled tick marks are not drawn<br> <code><i>format</i> </code> gives a C-language template for conversion of the label value to a string <br> </ul> <p> <h3>Usage Notes</h3> <ol> <li>If the Y axis represents latitude, then the default behavior is to label the equator with "EQ" and append either "N" or "S" to all other tick mark labels depending on the hemisphere. <p> <li>Changes to the Y-axis tick mark labels are reset by <a href="gradcomdclear.html">clear</a>, but not <a href="gradcomddisplay.html">display</a>. </ol> <p> <h3>Examples </h3> <ol> <li>This command would cause all Y-axis labels to have 2 digits after the decimal point: <ul><code>set ylab %.2f </code></ul> </ul> </body> </html>
