NAME

Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut - Alternate interface to Graphics::GnuplotIF

VERSION

This document describes Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut version 0.03

SYNOPSIS

    use Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut;

DESCRIPTION

Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut is a wrapper for Graphics::GnuplotIF. The advatage of Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut over Graphics::GnuplotIF is that the code is much better to read.

Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut inherits from Graphics::GnuplotIF. But you can call all method calls prefixed with gnuplot_ without gnuplot_.

For example instead of this code:

  ###
  ###  Graphics::GnuplotIF
  ###

  my  $gp  = Graphics::GnuplotIF->new;

  $gp->gnuplot_set_xrange(  0, 4 ); 
  $gp->gnuplot_set_yrange( -2, 2 );
  $gp->gnuplot_cmd( "set grid" ); 
  $gp->gnuplot_plot_equation(    
    "y1(x) = sin(x)",
    "y2(x) = cos(x)",
    "y3(x) = sin(x)/x" );

  $gp->gnuplot_pause();   
  $gp->gnuplot_plot_equation( "y4(x) = 2*exp(-x)*sin(4*x)" );
  $gp->gnuplot_pause( );      

you can write the above or the one bellow or a mixture of both.

  ###
  ###  Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut
  ###
  
  my  $gp  = Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut->new;

  $gp->set_xrange(  0, 4 ); 
  $gp->set_yrange( -2, 2 );
  $gp->cmd( "set grid" ); 
  $gp->plot_equation(    
    "y1(x) = sin(x)",
    "y2(x) = cos(x)",
    "y3(x) = sin(x)/x" );

  $gp->pause();
  $gp->plot_equation( "y4(x) = 2*exp(-x)*sin(4*x)" );
  $gp->pause();

INTERFACE

GnuplotIF

is a shortcut for

  my $gp = Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut->new( ... );

but only avail, if you import GnuplotIF in your namespace. With

  use Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut qw/GnuplotIF/;

For everything else please refere to the documentation of Graphics::GnuplotIF

DIAGNOSTICS

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES

  Graphics::GnuplotIF

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-graphics-gnuplotif-shortcut@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

AUTHOR

Boris Zentner <bzm@2bz.de>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Boris Zentner <bzm@2bz.de>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

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cpanm Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Graphics::GnuplotIF::Shortcut