The 'type' property

Character Vector (For Chart and Series), Integer Scalar (for Socket)

Valid for: Chart, Series, Socket

Chart Object

The type property for a Chart object determines the type of graph which will be drawn. It is one of: 'line' 'stair' 'area' 'scatter' 'bar' 'stackedbar' 'horizbar' 'horizstackedbar' 'hilo' 'candle' 'pie' or 'mixed'. See the separate section on properties of the Chart object for details.

Series Object

Where a Chart object is of type 'mixed', each Series displayed on the chart will be displayed according to its own type property. The valid values are 'line' 'stair' 'area' 'scatter' 'bar' 'hilo' and 'candle'

Socket Object

For a Socket object, the type property is an integer which determines the type of socket connection required. The valid values are: 1 = Stream socket, 2 = Datagram socket, 3 = Raw-protocol interface, 4 = Reliably-delivered message, 5= Sequenced packet stream.

The default is 1.