ChartDirector 7.0 (ASP/COM/VB Edition)

3D Pyramid Chart




This example extends the Simple Pyramid Chart example by viewing the pyramid in 3D, using custom colors, inserting gaps between pyramid layers, and adding labels to both the center and the right side of the pyramid layers.

Source Code Listing

[Web Version (in ASP)] aspdemo\threedpyramid.asp
<%@ language="vbscript" %> <% Set cd = CreateObject("ChartDirector.API") ' The data for the pyramid chart data = Array(156, 123, 211, 179) ' The labels for the pyramid chart labels = Array("Corporate Tax", "Working Capital", "Re-investment", "Dividend") ' The colors for the pyramid layers colors = Array(&H66aaee, &Heebb22, &Hcccccc, &Hcc88ff) ' Create a PyramidChart object of size 500 x 400 pixels Set c = cd.PyramidChart(500, 400) ' Set the pyramid center at (200, 180), and width x height to 150 x 300 pixels Call c.setPyramidSize(200, 180, 150, 300) ' Set the elevation to 15 degrees Call c.setViewAngle(15) ' Set the pyramid data and labels Call c.setData(data, labels) ' Set the layer colors to the given colors Call c.setColors2(cd.DataColor, colors) ' Leave 1% gaps between layers Call c.setLayerGap(0.01) ' Add labels at the center of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will show the ' percentage of the layers. Call c.setCenterLabel("{percent}%", "Arial Bold") ' Add labels at the right side of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will have two ' lines showing the layer name and value. Call c.setRightLabel("{label}<*br*>US$ {value}M", "Arial Bold") ' Output the chart Set viewer = cd.WebChartViewer(Request, "chart1") Call viewer.setChart(c, cd.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{label}: US$ {value}M ({percent}%)'") %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>3D Pyramid Chart</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;"> 3D Pyramid Chart </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>

[Windows Version (in Visual Basic)] vbdemo\threedpyramid.cls
Public Sub createChart(viewer As Object, chartIndex As Integer) Dim cd As New ChartDirector.API ' The data for the pyramid chart Dim data() data = Array(156, 123, 211, 179) ' The labels for the pyramid chart Dim labels() labels = Array("Corporate Tax", "Working Capital", "Re-investment", "Dividend") ' The colors for the pyramid layers Dim colors() colors = Array(&H66aaee, &Heebb22, &Hcccccc, &Hcc88ff) ' Create a PyramidChart object of size 500 x 400 pixels Dim c As PyramidChart Set c = cd.PyramidChart(500, 400) ' Set the pyramid center at (200, 180), and width x height to 150 x 300 pixels Call c.setPyramidSize(200, 180, 150, 300) ' Set the elevation to 15 degrees Call c.setViewAngle(15) ' Set the pyramid data and labels Call c.setData(data, labels) ' Set the layer colors to the given colors Call c.setColors2(cd.DataColor, colors) ' Leave 1% gaps between layers Call c.setLayerGap(0.01) ' Add labels at the center of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will show the ' percentage of the layers. Call c.setCenterLabel("{percent}%", "arialbd.ttf") ' Add labels at the right side of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will have ' two lines showing the layer name and value. Call c.setRightLabel("{label}<*br*>US$ {value}M", "arialbd.ttf") ' Output the chart Set viewer.Picture = c.makePicture() 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='{label}: US$ {value}M ({percent}%)'") End Sub