GridLines

GridLines

is an option for two-dimensional graphics functions that specifies grid lines.

Details

  • The following settings can be given for GridLines:
  • Noneno grid lines drawn
    Automaticgrid lines placed automatically
    {xgrid,ygrid}grid lines specified separately in each direction
  • With the Automatic setting, grid lines are usually placed at points whose coordinates have the minimum number of digits in their decimal representation.
  • For each direction, the following grid line options can be given:
  • Noneno grid lines drawn
    Automaticgrid line positions chosen automatically
    {x1,x2,…}grid lines drawn at the specified positions
    {{x1,style1},…}grid lines with specified styles
    funca function to be applied to xmin, xmax to get the grid line option
  • Grid line styles can involve any graphics directives, such as RGBColor and Thickness.
  • The grid line function func[xmin,xmax] may return any other grid line option.
  • AbsoluteOptions gives the explicit form of GridLines specifications when Automatic settings are used.
  • GridLinesStyle gives default styles to use for grid lines.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Put grids across a 2D graphic:

Draw grid lines at the specific positions:

Specify grid styles:

Specify overall grid lines style using GridLinesStyle:

Scope  (6)

GridLines Positions  (3)

Place the grids automatically:

Place the grids in the direction:

Place the grids in the direction:

Draw grid lines at specific positions:

GridLines Styling  (3)

Specify the style of each grid line:

Specify overall grid lines style using GridLinesStyle:

Individually styled grid lines can be used with GridLinesStyle and have higher priority:

Generalizations & Extensions  (1)

Specify a grid function applied to xmin and xmax values of each direction:

Applications  (3)

Put a solid line at each integer, and a dashed line in between:

Emulate graph paper:

Grid lines on all the integer values:

Properties & Relations  (3)

Grid lines are placed on the major ticks by default:

Grid lines are always drawn below all the graphics:

Mesh and MeshFunctions can be used to draw lines on top of a certain plot:

Possible Issues  (1)

In some plots, grid lines can be completely occluded by the image:

Mesh can be used instead to place the lines above the graphic:

Neat Examples  (1)

A random collection of grid lines:

Wolfram Research (1991), GridLines, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GridLines.html (updated 2007).

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), GridLines, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GridLines.html (updated 2007).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "GridLines." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GridLines.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). GridLines. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GridLines.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_gridlines, author="Wolfram Research", title="{GridLines}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GridLines.html}", note=[Accessed: 02-November-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_gridlines, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={GridLines}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GridLines.html}, note=[Accessed: 02-November-2024 ]}