Re: A Question About Directive
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- Subject: [mg111107] Re: A Question About Directive
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:45:19 -0400 (EDT)
In some situations, using Directive[opt1,opt2] instead of {opt1,opt2}
can make code easier to read by avoiding nested parentheses.
Compare, for example:
Plot[{Sin[x],Cos[x]},{x,0,Pi},PlotStyle->
{Directive[Thick,Red],Directive[Thick,Dashed,Blue]}]
Plot[{Sin[x], Cos[x]}, {x, 0, Pi},
PlotStyle -> {{Thick, Red}, {Thick, Dashed, Blue}}]
On 7/19/2010 2:10 AM, Kevin J. McCann wrote:
> I have noticed the use of Directive in some of the graphics examples
> from Bob Hanlon, David Park, and others. I am curious about this
> command, since it does not appear to do much that is new. For example,
> here is an example from the Help on Directive:
>
> Graphics[{Directive[Red, Thick], Circle[],
> Directive[Blue, Opacity[0.5]], Rectangle[{0, -1}, {2, 1}]}]
>
> However, if I change to this, I get the same thing:
>
> Graphics[{Red, Thick, Circle[], Blue, Opacity[0.5],
> Rectangle[{0, -1}, {2, 1}]}]
>
> So, what is the benefit of Directive?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
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