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This icon is used for the visualisation of lists of input points. It allows for the easy plot generation from lists of data entered directly into the icon editor or from a macro. It belongs to the set of visualiser icons - see Visualisers.

The macro language equivalent is input_visualiser().

The Input Visualiser Editor

The first parameter to modify is the one describing the input plot type. Then, lists of data values can be entered directly into the editor.

Input Plot Type

Specifies the type of plot to be generated. This also implicitly specifies the type of data which will be entered. The available modes follow a set format: the first part is either 'Geo' (geographical coordinates) or 'Xy' (more generic coordinates); the second part is 'Points' (individual points), 'Vectors' (individual points with vector information) or 'Binning' (the points will be gridded – see Binning).

Input X Type

Specifies how the X values should be interpreted. Only available for 'Xy' type plots.

Input Y Type

Specifies how the Y values should be interpreted. Only available for 'Xy' type plots.

Input X Values

A list of x-coordinate values separated by a “/” or a vector (in Macro) or a numpy array (Python) of numbers. Only available for 'Xy' type plots when Input X Type is Number.

Input Y Values

A list of y-coordinate values separated by a “/” or a vector (in Macro) or a numpy array (Python) of numbers. Only available for 'Xy' type plots when Input Y Type is Number.

Input X2 Values

A list of x-coordinate values separated by a “/” or a vector (in Macro) or a numpy array (Python) of numbers. Only available for XY Area type plots.

Input Y2 Values

A list of y-coordinate values separated by a “/” or a vector (in Macro) or a numpy array (Python) of numbers. Only available for XY Area type plots.

Input X Missing Value

Specifies the value which will be considered 'missing' when plotting. Only available for 'Xy' type plots when Input X Type is Number.

Input Y Missing Value

Specifies the value which will be considered 'missing' when plotting. Only available for 'Xy' type plots when Input Y Type is Number.

Input Date X Values

A list of dates to be used as x-coordinate values separated by a “/”. See on page 6 for details on how to specify dates to the visualiser icons. Only available for 'Xy' type plots when Input X Type is Date.

Input Date Y Values

A list of dates to be used as x-coordinate values separated by a “/”. See on page 6 for details on how to specify dates to the visualiser icons. Only available for 'Xy' type plots when Input Y Type is Date.

Input Longitude Values

A list of longitude values separated by a “/” or a vector (in Macro) or a numpy array (Python) of numbers. Only available for 'Geo' type plots.

Input Latitude Values

A list of latitude values separated by a “/” or a vector (in Macro) or a numpy array (Python) of numbers. Only available for 'Geo' type plots.

Input X Component Values

A list of x vector component values separated by a “/”. Only available for 'Vectors' type plots.

Input Y Component Values

A list of y vector component values separated by a “/”. Only available for 'Vectors' type plots.

Input Values

Specifies the actual values at the points whose coordinates are given in the other parameters. A list of values separated by a “/” or a vector (in Macro) or a numpy array (Python) of numbers.

Input Binning

Drop a Binning icon here. Only available for 'Binning' type plots. See Binning.