ChartDirector 7.0 (ASP/COM/VB Edition)
Line with Error Symbols
Source Code Listing
<%@ language="vbscript" %>
<%
Set cd = CreateObject("ChartDirector.API")
' The data with error information
data = Array(42, 49, 33, 38, 51, 46, 29, 41, 44, 57, 59, 52, 37, 34, 51, 56, 56, 60, 70, 76, 63, _
67, 75, 64, 51)
errData = Array(5, 6, 5.1, 6.5, 6.6, 8, 5.4, 5.1, 4.6, 5.0, 5.2, 6.0, 4.9, 5.6, 4.8, 6.2, 7.4, _
7.1, 6.0, 6.6, 7.1, 5.3, 5.5, 7.9, 6.1)
' The labels for the chart
labels = Array("0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "14", _
"15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24")
' Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 300 pixels, with a light grey (eeeeee) background, black
' border, 1 pixel 3D border effect and rounded corners.
Set c = cd.XYChart(600, 300, &Heeeeee, &H000000, 1)
Call c.setRoundedFrame()
' Set default directory for loading images from current script directory
Call c.setSearchPath(Server.MapPath("."))
' Set the plotarea at (55, 55) and of size 520 x 195 pixels, with white (ffffff) background. Set
' horizontal and vertical grid lines to grey (cccccc).
Call c.setPlotArea(55, 55, 520, 195, &Hffffff, -1, -1, &Hcccccc, &Hcccccc)
' Add a title box to the chart using 15pt Times Bold Italic font. The title is in CDML and includes
' embedded images for highlight. The text is on a light grey (dddddd) background, with glass
' lighting effect.
Call c.addTitle( _
"<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*> Molecular Temperature Control " & _
"<*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*><*/*>", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15).setBackground( _
&Hdddddd, 0, cd.glassEffect())
' Add a title to the y axis
Call c.yAxis().setTitle("Temperature")
' Add a title to the x axis using CMDL
Call c.xAxis().setTitle("<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=clock.png*> Elapsed Time (hour)<*/*>")
' Set the labels on the x axis.
Call c.xAxis().setLabels(labels)
' Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. Show minor ticks for remaining labels.
Call c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3, 1)
' Set the axes width to 2 pixels
Call c.xAxis().setWidth(2)
Call c.yAxis().setWidth(2)
' Add a line layer to the chart
Set lineLayer = c.addLineLayer2()
' Add a blue (0xff) data set to the line layer, with yellow (0xffff80) diamond symbols
Call lineLayer.addDataSet(data, &H0000ff).setDataSymbol(cd.DiamondSymbol, 12, &Hffff80)
' Set the line width to 2 pixels
Call lineLayer.setLineWidth(2)
' Add a box whisker layer to the chart. Use the upper and lower mark of the box whisker layer to act
' as error zones. The upper and lower marks are computed using the ArrayMath object.
Set errLayer = c.addBoxWhiskerLayer(Empty, Empty, cd.ArrayMath(data).add(errData).result(), _
cd.ArrayMath(data).subtract(errData).result(), data, cd.Transparent, &Hbb6633)
' Set the line width to 2 pixels
Call errLayer.setLineWidth(2)
' Set the error zone to occupy half the space between the symbols
Call errLayer.setDataGap(0.5)
' Add a custom CDML text at the bottom right of the plot area as the logo
Call c.addText(575, 247, _
"<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=small_molecule.png*> <*block*><*font=Times New Roman Bold " & _
"Italic,size=10,color=804040*>Molecular<*br*>Engineering<*/*>").setAlignment(cd.BottomRight)
' Output the chart
Set viewer = cd.WebChartViewer(Request, "chart1")
Call viewer.setChart(c, cd.SVG)
' Include tool tip for the chart. We only need to show the tool tip for the box whisker layer.
viewer.ImageMap = errLayer.getHTMLImageMap("", "", _
"title='Temperature at hour {xLabel}: {med} +/- {={med}-{min}} C'")
%>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Line with Error Symbols</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;">
Line with Error Symbols
</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 is the chart image ****** -->
<%= viewer.renderHTML() %>
</body>
</html>
Public Sub createChart(viewer As Object, chartIndex As Integer)
Dim cd As New ChartDirector.API
' The data with error information
Dim data()
data = Array(42, 49, 33, 38, 51, 46, 29, 41, 44, 57, 59, 52, 37, 34, 51, 56, 56, 60, 70, 76, _
63, 67, 75, 64, 51)
Dim errData()
errData = Array(5, 6, 5.1, 6.5, 6.6, 8, 5.4, 5.1, 4.6, 5.0, 5.2, 6.0, 4.9, 5.6, 4.8, 6.2, 7.4, _
7.1, 6.0, 6.6, 7.1, 5.3, 5.5, 7.9, 6.1)
' The labels for the chart
Dim labels()
labels = Array("0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "14", _
"15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24")
' Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 300 pixels, with a light grey (eeeeee) background, black
' border, 1 pixel 3D border effect and rounded corners.
Dim c As XYChart
Set c = cd.XYChart(600, 300, &Heeeeee, &H000000, 1)
Call c.setRoundedFrame()
' Set the plotarea at (55, 55) and of size 520 x 195 pixels, with white (ffffff) background. Set
' horizontal and vertical grid lines to grey (cccccc).
Call c.setPlotArea(55, 55, 520, 195, &Hffffff, -1, -1, &Hcccccc, &Hcccccc)
' Add a title box to the chart using 15pt Times Bold Italic font. The title is in CDML and
' includes embedded images for highlight. The text is on a light grey (dddddd) background, with
' glass lighting effect.
Call c.addTitle( _
"<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*> Molecular Temperature " & _
"Control <*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*><*/*>", "timesbi.ttf", 15).setBackground( _
&Hdddddd, 0, cd.glassEffect())
' Add a title to the y axis
Call c.yAxis().setTitle("Temperature")
' Add a title to the x axis using CMDL
Call c.xAxis().setTitle( _
"<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=clock.png*> Elapsed Time (hour)<*/*>")
' Set the labels on the x axis.
Call c.xAxis().setLabels(labels)
' Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. Show minor ticks for remaining labels.
Call c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3, 1)
' Set the axes width to 2 pixels
Call c.xAxis().setWidth(2)
Call c.yAxis().setWidth(2)
' Add a line layer to the chart
Dim lineLayer As LineLayer
Set lineLayer = c.addLineLayer2()
' Add a blue (0xff) data set to the line layer, with yellow (0xffff80) diamond symbols
Call lineLayer.addDataSet(data, &H0000ff).setDataSymbol(cd.DiamondSymbol, 12, &Hffff80)
' Set the line width to 2 pixels
Call lineLayer.setLineWidth(2)
' Add a box whisker layer to the chart. Use the upper and lower mark of the box whisker layer to
' act as error zones. The upper and lower marks are computed using the ArrayMath object.
Dim errLayer As BoxWhiskerLayer
Set errLayer = c.addBoxWhiskerLayer(Empty, Empty, cd.ArrayMath(data).add(errData).result(), _
cd.ArrayMath(data).subtract(errData).result(), data, cd.Transparent, &Hbb6633)
' Set the line width to 2 pixels
Call errLayer.setLineWidth(2)
' Set the error zone to occupy half the space between the symbols
Call errLayer.setDataGap(0.5)
' Add a custom CDML text at the bottom right of the plot area as the logo
Call c.addText(575, 247, _
"<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=small_molecule.png*> <*block*>" & _
"<*font=timesbi.ttf,size=10,color=804040*>Molecular<*br*>Engineering<*/*>").setAlignment( _
cd.BottomRight)
' Output the chart
Set viewer.Picture = c.makePicture()
' Include tool tip for the chart. We only need to show the tool tip for the box whisker layer.
viewer.ImageMap = errLayer.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _
"title='Temperature at hour {xLabel}: {med} +/- {={med}-{min}} C'")
End Sub