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Re: Adding Text/Equations to Plots [message #65698]

Mon, 16 March 2009 12:54

Jean H.
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Registered: July 2006

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doh, I hate when I receive the other poster messages 1/2 hour late...

so, sorry for the repetition..

Jean H. wrote:
> Heather wrote:
>
>> IDL> numbers=findgen(10)
>> IDL> string="This is a number: numbers(6)"
>> IDL> print, string
>> This is a number: numbers(6)
>
>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated, but I'm fairly new to the
>> world of IDL, so please use "simple" explanations!
>> Thanks,
>> Heather
>
> Heather,
> You can do string concatenation and conversion
>
> print, "this is a number " + string(numbers[6])
>
> you can also have more control... remove the blanks:
>
> print, "this is a number " + strtrim(numbers[6],2)
>
> or even add formats:
> print, "this is a number " + string(numbers[6],format = '(I)')
>
> and with no blanks
>
> print, "this is a number " + strtrim(string(numbers[6],format = '(I)'),2)
>
> Jean
> PS: replace print, by text = if you want to save the string

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		Re: Adding Text/Equations to Plots By: Jean H. on Mon, 16 March 2009 12:54
		Re: Adding Text/Equations to Plots By: Michael Galloy on Mon, 16 March 2009 13:16
		Re: Adding Text/Equations to Plots By: Jean H. on Mon, 16 March 2009 12:45
		Re: Adding Text/Equations to Plots By: Heather on Mon, 16 March 2009 12:33
		Re: Adding Text/Equations to Plots By: David Fanning on Mon, 16 March 2009 12:26

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