The PLplot Plotting Library: Programmer's Reference Manual
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### `plstyl`: Set line style

`plstyl` (nels, mark, space);

This sets up the line style for all lines subsequently drawn. A line consists of segments in which the pen is alternately down and up. The lengths of these segments are passed in the arrays ``mark`` and ``space`` respectively. The number of mark-space pairs is specified by ``nels``. In order to return the line style to the default continuous line, `plstyl` should be called with ``nels`=0`.(see also `pllsty`)

`nels` (`PLINT`, input) The number of ``mark`` and ``space`` elements in a line. Thus a simple broken line can be obtained by setting ``nels`=1`. A continuous line is specified by setting ``nels`=0`. `mark` (`PLINT *`, input) Pointer to array with the lengths of the segments during which the pen is down, measured in micrometers. `space` (`PLINT *`, input) Pointer to array with the lengths of the segments during which the pen is up, measured in micrometers.

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