/*REXX program plots/draws line segments using the Bresenham's line (2D) algorithm. */ parse arg data /*obtain optional arguments from the CL*/ if data='' then data= "(1,8) (8,16) (16,8) (8,1) (1,8)" /* ◄──── a rhombus.*/ data= translate(data, , '()[]{}/,:;') /*elide chaff from the data points. */ @.= '·' /*use mid─dots chars (plot background).*/ do points=1 while data\='' /*put the data points into an array (!)*/ parse var data x y data; !.points=x y /*extract the line segments. */ if points==1 then do; minX= x; maxX= x; minY= y; maxY= y /*1st case.*/ end minX= min(minX,x); maxX= max(maxX,x); minY= min(minY,y); maxY= max(maxY,y) end /*points*/ /* [↑] data points pairs in array !. */ border= 2 /*border: is extra space around plot. */ minX= minX - border*2; maxX= maxX + border*2 /*min and max X for the plot display.*/ minY= minY - border ; maxY= maxY + border /* " " " Y " " " " */ do x=minX to maxX; @.x.0= '─'; end /*draw a dash from left ───► right.*/ do y=minY to maxY; @.0.y= '│'; end /*draw a pipe from lowest ───► highest*/ @.0.0= '┼' /*define the plot's origin axis point. */ do seg=2 to points-1; _= seg - 1 /*obtain the X and Y line coördinates*/ call drawLine !._, !.seg /*draw (plot) a line segment. */ end /*seg*/ /* [↑] drawing the line segments. */ /* [↓] display the plot to terminal. */ do y=maxY to minY by -1; _= /*display the plot one line at a time. */ do x=minX to maxX; _= _ || @.x.y /*construct/build a line of the plot. */ end /*x*/ /* (a line is a "row" of points.) */ say _ /*display a line of the plot──►terminal*/ end /*y*/ /* [↑] all done plotting the points. */ exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */ /*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/ drawLine: procedure expose @.; parse arg x y,xf yf; parse value '-1 -1' with sx sy dx= abs(xf-x); if x -dy then do; err= err - dy; x= x + sx; end if err2 < dx then do; err= err + dx; y= y + sy; end end /*forever*/