ChartDirector 7.0 (ASP/COM/VB Edition)

Color Horizontal Bar Meters


          

This example demonstrates horizontal bar meters in various colors, with different color scales, and with title and value readout.

BaseMeter.addColorScale is used to create the color scales in the meters. The color scales are created by with different colors, different end point positions and different widths at the end points.

The title and value readout are created using BaseChart.addText. The value readout is configured to have a black background and a depressed border using Box.setBackground, and with rounded corners using Box.setRoundedCorners.

Source Code Listing

[Web Version (in ASP)] aspdemo\colorhbarmeter.asp
<%@ language="vbscript" %> <% Set cd = CreateObject("ChartDirector.API") ' This script can draw different charts depending on the chartIndex Sub createChart(viewer, chartIndex) ' The value to display on the meter value = 75.35 ' The background, border and bar colors of the meters bgColor = Array(&Hbbddff, &Hccffcc, &Hffddff, &Hffffaa, &Hffdddd, &Heeeeee) borderColor = Array(&H000088, &H006600, &H880088, &Hee6600, &H880000, &H666666) barColor = Array(&H0088ff, &H00cc00, &H8833dd, &Hff8800, &Hee3333, &H888888) ' Create a LinearMeter object of size 260 x 80 pixels with a 3-pixel thick rounded frame Set m = cd.LinearMeter(260, 80, bgColor(chartIndex), borderColor(chartIndex)) Call m.setRoundedFrame(cd.Transparent) Call m.setThickFrame(3) ' Set the scale region top-left corner at (18, 24), with size of 222 x 20 pixels. The scale ' labels are located on the top (implies horizontal meter) Call m.setMeter(18, 24, 222, 20, cd.Top) ' Set meter scale from 0 - 100, with a tick every 10 units Call m.setScale(0, 100, 10) If chartIndex Mod 4 = 0 Then ' Add a 5-pixel thick smooth color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) smoothColorScale = Array(0, &H0000ff, 25, &H0088ff, 50, &H00ff00, 75, &Hdddd00, 100, _ &Hff0000) Call m.addColorScale(smoothColorScale, 48, 5) ElseIf chartIndex Mod 4 = 1 Then ' Add a 5-pixel thick step color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) stepColorScale = Array(0, &H00cc00, 50, &Hffdd00, 80, &Hff3333, 100) Call m.addColorScale(stepColorScale, 48, 5) ElseIf chartIndex Mod 4 = 2 Then ' Add a 5-pixel thick high/low color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) highLowColorScale = Array(0, &H0000ff, 40, cd.Transparent, 60, cd.Transparent, 100, _ &Hff0000) Call m.addColorScale(highLowColorScale, 48, 5) Else ' Add a 5-pixel thick high only color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) highColorScale = Array(70, cd.Transparent, 100, &Hff0000) Call m.addColorScale(highColorScale, 48, 0, 48, 8) End If ' Add a bar from 0 to value with glass effect and 4 pixel rounded corners Call m.addBar(0, value, barColor(chartIndex), cd.glassEffect(cd.NormalGlare, cd.Top), 4) ' Add a label right aligned to (243, 65) using 8pt Arial Bold font Call m.addText(243, 65, "Temperature C", "Arial Bold", 8, cd.TextColor, cd.Right) ' Add a text box left aligned to (18, 65). Display the value using white (0xffffff) 8pt Arial ' Bold font on a black (0x000000) background with depressed rounded border. Set t = m.addText(18, 65, m.formatValue(value, "2"), "Arial", 8, &Hffffff, cd.Left) Call t.setBackground(&H000000, &H000000, -1) Call t.setRoundedCorners(3) ' Output the chart Call viewer.setChart(m, cd.SVG) End Sub ' This example includes 6 charts Dim viewers(5) For i = 0 To Ubound(viewers) Set viewers(i) = cd.WebChartViewer(Request, "chart" & i) Call createChart(viewers(i), i) Next %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Color Horizontal Bar Meters</title> <!-- Include ChartDirector Javascript Library to support chart interactions --> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px"> <div style="font:bold 18pt verdana;"> Color Horizontal Bar Meters </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div style="font:10pt verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em"> <a href="viewsource.asp?file=<%= Request("SCRIPT_NAME") %>">View Chart Source Code</a> </div> <!-- ****** Here are the chart images ****** --> <% For i = 0 To Ubound(viewers) Call Response.Write(viewers(i).renderHTML()) Call Response.Write(" ") Next %> </body> </html>

[Windows Version (in Visual Basic)] vbdemo\colorhbarmeter.cls
Public Sub createChart(viewer As Object, chartIndex As Integer) Dim cd As New ChartDirector.API ' The value to display on the meter Dim value As Double value = 75.35 ' The background, border and bar colors of the meters Dim bgColor() bgColor = Array(&Hbbddff, &Hccffcc, &Hffddff, &Hffffaa, &Hffdddd, &Heeeeee) Dim borderColor() borderColor = Array(&H000088, &H006600, &H880088, &Hee6600, &H880000, &H666666) Dim barColor() barColor = Array(&H0088ff, &H00cc00, &H8833dd, &Hff8800, &Hee3333, &H888888) ' Create a LinearMeter object of size 260 x 80 pixels with a 3-pixel thick rounded frame Dim m As LinearMeter Set m = cd.LinearMeter(260, 80, bgColor(chartIndex), borderColor(chartIndex)) Call m.setRoundedFrame() Call m.setThickFrame(3) ' Set the scale region top-left corner at (18, 24), with size of 222 x 20 pixels. The scale ' labels are located on the top (implies horizontal meter) Call m.setMeter(18, 24, 222, 20, cd.Top) ' Set meter scale from 0 - 100, with a tick every 10 units Call m.setScale(0, 100, 10) If chartIndex Mod 4 = 0 Then ' Add a 5-pixel thick smooth color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) Dim smoothColorScale() smoothColorScale = Array(0, &H0000ff, 25, &H0088ff, 50, &H00ff00, 75, &Hdddd00, 100, _ &Hff0000) Call m.addColorScale(smoothColorScale, 48, 5) ElseIf chartIndex Mod 4 = 1 Then ' Add a 5-pixel thick step color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) Dim stepColorScale() stepColorScale = Array(0, &H00cc00, 50, &Hffdd00, 80, &Hff3333, 100) Call m.addColorScale(stepColorScale, 48, 5) ElseIf chartIndex Mod 4 = 2 Then ' Add a 5-pixel thick high/low color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) Dim highLowColorScale() highLowColorScale = Array(0, &H0000ff, 40, cd.Transparent, 60, cd.Transparent, 100, _ &Hff0000) Call m.addColorScale(highLowColorScale, 48, 5) Else ' Add a 5-pixel thick high only color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) Dim highColorScale() highColorScale = Array(70, cd.Transparent, 100, &Hff0000) Call m.addColorScale(highColorScale, 48, 0, 48, 8) End If ' Add a bar from 0 to value with glass effect and 4 pixel rounded corners Call m.addBar(0, value, barColor(chartIndex), cd.glassEffect(cd.NormalGlare, cd.Top), 4) ' Add a label right aligned to (243, 65) using 8pt Arial Bold font Call m.addText(243, 65, "Temperature C", "arialbd.ttf", 8, cd.TextColor, cd.Right) ' Add a text box left aligned to (18, 65). Display the value using white (0xffffff) 8pt Arial ' Bold font on a black (0x000000) background with depressed rounded border. Dim t As ChartDirector.TextBox Set t = m.addText(18, 65, m.formatValue(value, "2"), "arial.ttf", 8, &Hffffff, cd.Left) Call t.setBackground(&H000000, &H000000, -1) Call t.setRoundedCorners(3) ' Output the chart Set viewer.Picture = m.makePicture() End Sub