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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1987-2009
       University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
       The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.