Ngl.draw_colormap
Draws the current color map associated with the workstation and advances the frame.
Prototype
Ngl.draw_colormap(wks)
Arguments
wksThe identifier returned from calling Ngl.open_wks.
Return value
NoneDescription
This procedure draws the current color map assigned to the given workstation and advances the frame. The colors are drawn as filled boxes going from left to right, top to bottom.
The default rainbow color map can be changed by setting the wkColorMap resource, either when you call Ngl.open_wks, or by calling Ngl.set_values.
To draw any color map, see Ngl.draw_color_palette.
For a list of the available color maps, see the predefined color maps, or you can create your own.
See Also
Ngl.draw_color_palette, Ngl.retrieve_colormap, Ngl.open_wks, Ngl.draw, Ngl.set_values
Examples
For a simple example of using Ngl.draw_colormap to draw the default color map, run the following Python script:
import Ngl wks = Ngl.open_wks("x11","example") Ngl.draw_colormap(wks) Ngl.end()For more examples, run the color1.py script (see frames 1 and 2).