set_current

Synopsis

Set the specified object as current.

set_current(object_type, object_id)

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_id - a ChipsId structure indicating which object should be modified

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.

Example 1

chips> add_plot()
chips> add_plot(.2, .2, .7, .7)
chips> set_current(chips_plot, "plot1")
chips> print info_current()

Create two plots; the second one is current by default. Set plot1 to be current.

The output of info_current for this session is:

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.

See Also

concepts

chipsid, currency, setget