NAME

       MPISCI - Given the area identifier of one of the areas defined by whatever database was
       last read by one of the EZMAPB routines MPLNAM, MPLNDM, MPLNDR, and MPLNRI, this function
       returns a suggested color index for that area.

SYNOPSIS

       ISCI=MPISCI(IAIN)

C-BINDING SYNOPSIS

       #include <ncarg/ncargC.h>

       int c_mpisci (int iain)

DESCRIPTION

       IAIN        is an input expression of type INTEGER, specifying the area identifier of a
                   particular area of interest.

C-BINDING DESCRIPTION

       The C-binding argument description is the same as the FORTRAN argument description.

USAGE

       The statement "ISCI=MPISCI(IAIN)" retrieves in ISCI the suggested color index for the area
       with area identifier IAIN.  For example, if IMAD is the area identifier of the little
       island in Lake Superior called "Lake Madeline", then MPISCI(IMAD) has the value 6.  The
       suggested color indices are defined in such a way as to ensure that areas that touch each
       other have different color indices.

       To get a suggested color index for the area, at a specified level, that contains the area
       with a specified area identifier, use MPISCI in combination with MPIOAR (which see).  For
       example, MPISCI(MPIOAR(IMAD,4)) has the value 6, which is the color index for "Wisconsin"
       or any portion thereof, and MPISCI(MPIOAR(IMAD,2)) = 5, which is the color index for
       "North America".

EXAMPLES

       Use the ncargex command to see the following relevant examples: mpex11, mpex12.

ACCESS

       To use MPISCI or c_mpisci, load the NCAR Graphics libraries ncarg, ncarg_gks, and ncarg_c,
       preferably in that order.

SEE ALSO

       Online: ezmap, ezmap_params, mapaci, mapbla, mapblm, mapdrw, mapeod, mapfst, mapgci,
       mapgrd, mapgrm, mapgtc, mapgti, mapgtl, mapgtr, mapint, mapiq, mapiqa, mapiqd, mapiqm,
       mapit, mapita, mapitd, mapitm, maplbl, maplmb, maplot, mappos, maproj, maprs, maprst,
       mapsav, mapset, mapstc, mapsti, mapstl, mapstr, maptra, maptri, maptrn, mapusr, mapvec,
       mpchln, mpfnme, mpgetc, mpgeti, mpgetl, mpgetr, mpglty, mpiaty, mpifnb, mpilnb, mpiola,
       mpiosa, mpipai, mpipan, mpipar, mplnam, mplndm, mplndr, mplnri, mpname, mprset, mpsetc,
       mpseti, mpsetl, mpsetr, supmap, supcon, ncarg_cbind

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       University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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