Line Plot

Line Plot Quickstart

Line plots are placed with a start and end location in coordinate space. Their styles can be customized.

ScottPlot.Plot myPlot = new();

myPlot.Add.Line(1, 12, 12, 0);
myPlot.Add.Line(7, 9, 42, 9);
myPlot.Add.Line(30, 17, 30, 1);

myPlot.SavePng("demo.png", 400, 300);

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Line Plot Shapes

Line plots can be styled using a LineStyle.

Line.cs

ScottPlot.Plot myPlot = new();

ScottPlot.Colormaps.Viridis colormap = new();

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
    // add a line
    Coordinates start = Generate.RandomCoordinates();
    Coordinates end = Generate.RandomCoordinates();
    var line = myPlot.Add.Line(start, end);

    // customize the line
    line.LineColor = Generate.RandomColor(colormap);
    line.LineWidth = Generate.RandomInteger(1, 4);
    line.LinePattern = Generate.RandomLinePattern();

    // customize markers
    line.MarkerLineColor = line.LineStyle.Color;
    line.MarkerShape = Generate.RandomMarkerShape();
    line.MarkerSize = Generate.RandomInteger(5, 15);
}

myPlot.SavePng("demo.png", 400, 300);

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Line Plot Legend

Line plots with labels appear in the legend.

Line.cs

ScottPlot.Plot myPlot = new();

var sin = myPlot.Add.Signal(Generate.Sin());
sin.LegendText = "Sine";

var cos = myPlot.Add.Signal(Generate.Cos());
cos.LegendText = "Cosine";

var line = myPlot.Add.Line(1, 12, 12, 0);
line.LineWidth = 3;
line.MarkerSize = 10;
line.LegendText = "Line Plot";

myPlot.ShowLegend(Alignment.UpperRight);

myPlot.SavePng("demo.png", 400, 300);

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Line and Marker Order

Markers may be displayed at the ends of lines, and a flag controls whether the markers are drawn above or below the line.

Line.cs

ScottPlot.Plot myPlot = new();

var line1 = myPlot.Add.Line(0, 0, 1, 1);
line1.LineColor = Colors.Orange;
line1.LineWidth = 5;
line1.MarkerColor = Colors.Red;
line1.MarkerSize = 20;
line1.MarkerShape = MarkerShape.FilledCircle;
line1.LineOnTop = true; // render order is controlled here

var line2 = myPlot.Add.Line(1, 0, 2, 1);
line2.LineColor = Colors.Orange;
line2.LineWidth = 5;
line2.MarkerColor = Colors.Red;
line2.MarkerSize = 20;
line2.MarkerShape = MarkerShape.FilledCircle;
line2.MarkersOnTop = true; // render order is controlled here

myPlot.SavePng("demo.png", 400, 300);

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