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<h4 class="subsubsection">15.4.6.2 Area Series</h4>
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<p>Area series objects are created by the <code>area</code> function.  Each of the
<code>hggroup</code> elements contains a single patch object.  The properties
of the area series are
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<dt><code>basevalue</code></dt>
<dd><p>The value where the base of the area plot is drawn.
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<dt><code>linewidth</code></dt>
<dt><code>linestyle</code></dt>
<dd><p>The line width and style of the edge of the patch objects making up the
areas.  See <a href="Line-Styles.html#Line-Styles">Line Styles</a>.
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<dt><code>edgecolor</code></dt>
<dt><code>facecolor</code></dt>
<dd><p>The line and fill color of the patch objects making up the areas.
See <a href="Colors.html#Colors">Colors</a>.
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<dt><code>xdata</code></dt>
<dt><code>ydata</code></dt>
<dd><p>The x and y coordinates of the original columns of the data passed to
<code>area</code> prior to the cumulative summation used in the <code>area</code>
function.
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<dt><code>xdatasource</code></dt>
<dt><code>ydatasource</code></dt>
<dd><p>Data source variables.
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