Re: [Gretl-devel] experiment in CVS
On Tue, 7 May 2013, Allin Cottrell wrote:
This is partly in response to something Ignacio asked for a
while ago, namely the ability to produce within a function
package, plots that are usually only available via GUI
means. [...]
Here's an example of the whole deal:
<hansl>
open data9-7
var 4 UNEMP PRIME
# assign from irf() to bundle
bundle b = irf(1, 2, 0.2)
bplot(b, "display")
</hansl>
Following Ignacio's report on this I've converted "bplot" to a
command in CVS. This should still be regarded as provisional /
experimental, but here's the example suitably modified:
<hansl>
open data9-7
var 4 UNEMP PRIME
bundle b = irf(1, 2, 0.2)
bplot b --output=display
</hansl>
This will also work in a function:
<hansl>
function void irf_plot (list Y, int targ, int shock,
scalar alpha)
var 4 Y
bundle b = irf(targ, shock, alpha)
bplot b --output=display
end function
open data9-7
list Y = UNEMP PRIME
irf_plot(Y, 1, 2, 0.2)
</hansl>
As I mentioned before, this approach could be extended to
provide CLI means of reproducing various other specialized
plots -- if we think it's worthwhile.
Allin