Logarithmic Scale

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How does one change the scale in logarithmic for a TGraph or TH1?

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TPad::SetLogx
TPad::SetLogy
TPad::SetLogz

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Once you have done a plot (TGraph or Histogram). Just Do:

gPad->SetLogx();

To come back to linear:

gPad->SetLogx(0);

You can also use the context menu on the Canvas.

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Thanks.
Supposing however I want to Draw(“AL same”), ie overplot? If i call the function again, the old pad is erased…

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Overplot with graphs is only Draw("L) … read the doc.

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TGraph *readData (char *fname, const int line) {
	TCanvas *c1=new TCanvas(); // this is needed by gPad, however this erases old canvas and creates a new one.  What I aim to do is overplot by calling several fnames
	float rate,contrast;
	TGraph *g= new TGraph();
	FILE *fp = fopen(fname,"r");
	if(fp==NULL) {
		printf("Could nor open file %s\n", fname);
		return g;
	}	
	gPad->SetLogy();
	
	for(int iline=0; iline<line; iline++) {
		fscanf(fp,"%f %f\n", &rate, &contrast);		
		g->SetPoint(iline, rate/1000., contrast);	
	}	
	fclose(fp);
	return g;
}
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   TCanvas *c1=new TCanvas(); // this is needed by gPad, however this erases old canvas and creates a new one.  What I aim to do is overplot by calling several fnames

Create your canvas outside this function. The way it is written now, each time you will call it, it will make a new canvas. If you need to cumulate graphs on the same plot you can :

  1. plot Draw the first graph using “AL” and the next graph using “L”. read the doc… root.cern.ch/root/html/TGraphPainter.html

or

  1. use root.cern.ch/root/html/TMultiGraph.html
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Thanks!