Synopsis
Set the specified object as current.
Syntax
set_current(object_type, object_name) set_current(object_type, object_id)
Description
The function arguments.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| object_type | What type of object to modify, such as chips_window or chips_curve; see the Object Type section of "ahelp chipsopt". |
| object_name | The name of the object to be made current. |
| object_id | A ChipsId structure indicating which object should be made current. |
The set_current command sets the object indicated by the argument as the current window; see "ahelp currency" for general information on currency.
There is also a "set_current" command for each ChIPS object:
- set_current_axis
- set_current_colorbar
- set_current_contour
- set_current_curve
- set_current_frame
- set_current_histogram
- set_current_image
- set_current_label
- set_current_line
- set_current_plot
- set_current_point
- set_current_region
- set_current_window
Use the info_current command to retrieve a list of all the current items in the ChIPS session, as shown in Example 1.
Examples
Example 1
chips> add_plot() chips> add_plot(.2, .2, .7, .7) chips> set_current(chips_plot, "plot1")
Create two plots; the second one is current by default. Set plot1 to be current, so that we now have:
chips> print(info_current())
Window [win1]
Frame [frm1]
Plot [plot1]
Coord Sys [Plot Normalized]
Example 2
chips> set_current(chips_window, "Fig3")
Set the window with the id "Fig3" to be current.
Bugs
See the bugs pages on the ChIPS website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.