# PlotPoint

int PlotPoint (int panelHandle, int controlID, double xCoordinate, double yCoordinate, int pointStyle, int color);

## Purpose

Plots a point onto a graph control.

Specify the position of the point in terms of x- and y-coordinates of the graph.

## Parameters

Input
Name | Type | Description
panelHandle | integer | Specifier for a particular panel that is currently in memory. You obtain this handle from LoadPanel, NewPanel, or DuplicatePanel.
controlID | integer | The defined constant, located in the .uir header file, that you assigned to the control in the User Interface Editor, or the ID returned by NewCtrl or DuplicateCtrl.
xCoordinate | double-precision | Horizontal position at which to plot the point.
yCoordinate | double-precision | Vertical coordinate at which to plot the point.
pointStyle | integer | Point style to use when plotting the array. The point style determines the type of marker to draw when the plot style is VAL_CONNECTED_POINTS or VAL_SCATTER. The default value is VAL_EMPTY_SQUARE.
VAL_EMPTY_SQUARE | An empty square.
VAL_SOLID_SQUARE | A solid square.
VAL_ASTERISK | An asterisk type character.
VAL_DOTTED_EMPTY_SQUARE | An empty square with a dot in its center.
VAL_DOTTED_SOLID_SQUARE | A solid square with a dot in its center.
VAL_SOLID_DIAMOND | A diamond shape (similar to a cross).
VAL_EMPTY_SQUARE_WITH_X | An empty square with an X-like shape in its center.
VAL_EMPTY_SQUARE_WITH_CROSS | An empty square with a cross in its center.
VAL_BOLD_X | A bold X-like shape.
VAL_SMALL_SOLID_SQUARE | A small solid square.
VAL_SIMPLE_DOT | A small dot.
VAL_EMPTY_CIRCLE | An empty circle.
VAL_SOLID_CIRCLE | A solid circle.
VAL_DOTTED_SOLID_CIRCLE | A circle with a dot in its center.
VAL_DOTTED_EMPTY_CIRCLE | A solid circle with a a dot in its center.
VAL_BOLD_CROSS | A bold cross of equal height and width.
VAL_CROSS | A cross of equal height and width.
VAL_SMALL_CROSS | A small cross of equal height and width.
VAL_X | An X-like shape.
VAL_SMALL_X | A small X-like shape.
VAL_DOTTED_SOLID_DIAMOND | A solid diamond shape with a dot in its center.
VAL_EMPTY_DIAMOND | An empty diamond shape.
VAL_DOTTED_EMPTY_DIAMOND | An empty solid diamond shape with a dot in its center.
VAL_SMALL_EMPTY_SQUARE | A small empty square.
VAL_NO_POINT | No cursor point.
color | integer | Specifies the color of the data to plot. An RGB value is a 4-byte integer with the hexadecimal format 0x00RRGGBB. RR, GG, and BB are the respective red, green, and blue components of the color value. The first sixteen colors in the table are the sixteen standard colors.
Value | Code
VAL_RED | 0xFF0000L
VAL_GREEN | 0x00FF00L
VAL_BLUE | 0x0000FFL
VAL_CYAN | 0x00FFFFL
VAL_MAGENTA | 0xFF00FFL
VAL_YELLOW | 0xFFFF00L
VAL_DK_RED | 0x800000L
VAL_DK_BLUE | 0x000080L
VAL_DK_GREEN | 0x008000L
VAL_DK_CYAN | 0x008080L
VAL_DK_MAGENTA | 0x800080L
VAL_DK_YELLOW | 0x808000L
VAL_LT_GRAY | 0xC0C0C0L
VAL_DK_GRAY | 0x808080L
VAL_BLACK | 0x000000L
VAL_WHITE | 0xFFFFFFL
VAL_PANEL_GRAY | 0xC0C0C0L
VAL_GRAY | 0xA0A0A0L
VAL_OFFWHITE | 0xE0E0E0L
VAL_TRANSPARENT | 0x1000000L
You also can use the User Interface Library function, MakeColor, to create an RGB value from red, green, and blue color components. To enter user-defined color values, select Options»Toggle Control Style in the function panel and manually enter the color value.

## Return Value

Name | Type | Description
plotHandle | integer | The handle of the new plot that you can use in subsequent function calls to reference the plot. If the handle is positive, the new plot was successfully added to the graph. Negative values indicate that an error occurred.
| Note If ATTR_DATA_MODE is set to VAL_DISCARD, the function returns 0.
Code | Error Message String
xx | Plot handle (success)