source: trunk/SRC/ToBeReviewed/PLOTS/LABEL/lataxe.pro

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;
; @file_comments
; function called by [XYZ]TICKFORMAT (see the help to see how to use it) to
; label axes in latitude.
;
; @categories
; Graphics
;
; @param AXIS
; It is the axis number: 0 for X axis, 1 for Y axis, 2 for Z axis.
;
; @param INDEX
; It is the tick mark index which starts at 0.
;
; @param VALUE
; It is the default tick mark value (a floating-point number).
;
; @returns
; A string, used automatically to label
;
; @history
; Sebastien Masson (smasson\@lodyc.jussieu.fr)
;                       ???
;                       14/10/1999 format of labels
;
; @version
; $Id$
;
;-
FUNCTION lataxe, axis, index, value
;------------------------------------------------------------
; We put back value in the segment [0,180]
;
  compile_opt idl2, strictarrsubs
;
   lat=value mod 360
   if lat lt 0 then lat=lat+360
   if lat gt 180 then lat=lat-180
; format of labels:
   case 1 of
      lat EQ round(lat):fmt = 'i4'
      10.*lat EQ round(10.*lat):fmt = 'f6.1'
      ELSE:fmt = 'f7.2'
   endcase
; we write the label
   if lat le 90 and lat ne 0 then nom=string(lat,     format='('+fmt+',''N'')')
   if lat gt 90              then nom=string(180-lat, format='('+fmt+',''S'')')
   if lat eq  0              then nom=string(lat,     format='('+fmt+')')
;
   return, nom
end