Mathematica Tutorial: Visualization And Graphics - Wolfram Research

Visualization and Graphics 15
Here is the default setting for the PlotRange option of Plot.
In[1]:=
Options@Plot, PlotRangeD
Out[1]= 8PlotRange Ø 8Full, Automatic AllD;
Until you explicitly reset it, the default for the PlotRange option will now be All.
In[3]:=
Options@Plot, PlotRangeD
Out[3]= 8PlotRange Ø All<
The graphics objects that you get from Plot or Show store information on the options they use.
You can get this information by applying the Options function to these graphics objects.
Options@plotD
Options@plot,optionD
AbsoluteOptions@plot,optionD
show all the options used for a particular plot
show the setting for a specific option
show the absolute form used for a specific option, even if
the setting for the option is Automatic or All
Getting information on options used in plots.
Here is a plot, with default settings for all options.
In[4]:= g = Plot@SinIntegral@xD, 8x, 0, 20