Texas Instruments TI-89 Manual Book page 514

setTable()
CATALOG
setTable(modeNameString, settingString)
Sets the table parameter
settingString
of the parameter. Storing the previous setting
lets you restore it later.
modeNameString
specifies which parameter you want to set. It
must be one of the parameters from the table
below.
settingString
specifies the new setting for the parameter. It
must be one of the settings listed below for
the specific parameter you are setting.
Parameter Name
"Graph <-> Table"
"Independent"
setUnits()
CATALOG
setUnits(list1)
Sets the default units to the values specified
in , and returns a list of the previous
list1
defaults.
To specify the built-in SI (metric) or
ENG/US system,
{ } or {
"SI"
To specify a custom set of default units,
uses the form:
list1
{
"CUSTOM"
where each
category and its default unit. (You can
specify built-in units only, not user-defined
units.) Any category not specified will use
its previous custom unit.
To return to the previous custom default
units,
{
"CUSTOM"
If you want different defaults depending on
the situation, create separate lists and save
them to unique list names. To use a set of
defaults, specify that list name in
You can use
previously saved with
getUnits() ! var
modeNameString
, and returns the previous setting
is a character string that
is a character string that
Settings
"Off", "On"
"Auto", "Ask"
list
uses the form:
list1
}
"ENG/US"
, , [ ,
"cat1" "unit1" "cat2"
and pair specifies a
cat unit
uses the form:
list1
}
to restore settings
setUnits()
setUnits() ! var
.
setTable("Graph <ì >
string
Table","ON")
to
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setTable("Independent","AUTO")
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Note: Capitalization and blank spaces
are optional when entering parameters.
All unit names must begin with an
underscore _.
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TI-89:
TI-92 Plus:
You can also select units from a menu by
pressing:
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TI-89:
TI-92 Plus:
setUnits({"SI"}) ¸
, , ]}
"unit2" ...
"Capacitance"
setUnits({"CUSTOM","Length",
"_cm","Mass","_gm"}) ¸
Note: Your screen may display different
units.
setUnits() .
or with
Appendix A: Functions and Instructions
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{"SI" "Area" "NONE"
"_F"
{"SI" "Length"
"Mass" "_kg"
"OFF"
"ASK"
...}
"_m"
...}
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