plotAlternativesValuesPreorder

alternatives (optional)

The alternatives to be plotted. All are plotted if not provided.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <alternatives>.

alternativesValues

The alternatives values.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <alternativesValues>.

parameters (optional)

Parameters of the method

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <programParameters>. It must have the following form:

<programParameters>
    <programParameter id="chart_title" name="Chart title">
        <values>
            <value>
                <label>%1</label>
            </value>
        </values>
    </programParameter>
    <programParameter id="color" name="Color">
        <values>
            <value>
                <label>%2</label>
            </value>
        </values>
    </programParameter>
    <programParameter id="shape" name="Shape">
        <values>
            <value>
                <label>%3</label>
            </value>
        </values>
    </programParameter>
    <programParameter id="image_file_extension" name="Image file extension">
        <values>
            <value>
                <label>%4</label>
            </value>
        </values>
    </programParameter>
    <programParameter id="layout" name="Layout">
        <values>
            <value>
                <label>%5</label>
            </value>
        </values>
    </programParameter>
    <programParameter id="reverse_order" name="Reverse order">
        <values>
            <value>
                <boolean>%6</boolean>
            </value>
        </values>
    </programParameter>
    <programParameter id="naming_conventions" name="Naming conventions">
        <values>
            <value>
                <label>%7</label>
            </value>
        </values>
    </programParameter>
</programParameters>

where:

• %1 is a parameter named “Chart title”. This is a string. The default value is Alternatives Values preorder.

• %2 is a parameter named “Color”. It can have the following values:

  • black: Black
  • white: White
  • red: Red
  • green: Green
  • blue: Blue
  • magenta: Magenta
  • yellow: Yellow
  • cyan: Cyan
  • orange: Orange
  • pink: Pink
  • brown: Brown
  • gray: Gray

  The default value is black.

• %3 is a parameter named “Shape”. It can have the following values:

  • box: Rectangle
  • circle: Circle
  • diamond: Diamond
  • ellipse: Ellipse
  • oval: Oval
  • polygon: Polygon
  • triangle: Triangle

  The default value is oval.

• %4 is a parameter named “Image file extension”. It can have the following values:

  • bmp: .bmp (Windows Bitmap Format)
  • dia: .dia (DIA Format)
  • fig: .fig (FIG graphics format)
  • gif: .gif (Graphics Interchange Format)
  • hpgl: .hpgl (Hewlett Packard Graphic Language 2)
  • ico: .ico (Icon Image File Format)
  • jpg: .jpg (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
  • jpeg: .jpeg (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
  • jpe: .jpe (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
  • pdf: .pdf (Portable Document Format)
  • png: .png (Portable Network Graphics)
  • ps: .ps (PostScript)
  • ps2: .ps2 (PostScript for PDF)
  • svg: .svg (Scalable Vector Graphics)
  • svgz: .svgz (Compressed Scalable Vector Graphics)
  • tif: .tif (Tagged Image File Format)
  • tiff: .tiff (Tagged Image File Format)

  The default value is png.

• %5 is a parameter named “Layout”. It can have the following values:

  • line: Line
  • column: Column

  The default value is column.

• %6 is a parameter named “Reverse order”. This is a boolean. The default value is false.

• %7 is a parameter named “Naming conventions”. It can have the following values:

  • id: Only ids are shown
  • name: Only names are shown (disambiguated by appending the ids, if needed)
  • name (id): Names and ids are shown in that order
  • id (name): Ids and names are shown in that order

  The default value is name.

glob:alternativesValuesPreorder.{bmp,dia,fig,gif,hpgl,ico,jpg,jpeg,jpe,pdf,png,ps,ps2,svg,svgz,tif,tiff}

Image containing all selected alternatives values. Format corresponds to the one given in parameters (default is .png).

The returned value is a XMCDA document whose main tag is <None>.

alternativesValuesPreorder.dot

Generated graphviz dot script that made the graph. Given to enable users to later customize the appearance of the plots.

The returned value is a XMCDA document whose main tag is <None>.

messages

Status messages.

The returned value is a XMCDA document whose main tag is <programExecutionResult>.