ChartDirector 7.1 (C++ Edition)
Inter-Line Coloring
Source Code Listing
#include "chartdir.h"
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
// The data for the line chart
double data0[] = {70, 73, 80, 90, 95, 93, 82, 77, 82, 101, 111, 115};
const int data0_size = (int)(sizeof(data0)/sizeof(*data0));
double data1[] = {90, 96, 89, 77, 82, 96, 109, 109, 99, 108, 96, 91};
const int data1_size = (int)(sizeof(data1)/sizeof(*data1));
double data2[] = {58, 34, 25, 49, 64, 10, 16, 40, 25, 49, 40, 22};
const int data2_size = (int)(sizeof(data2)/sizeof(*data2));
// The labels for the line chart
const char* labels[] = {"2008-01", "2008-02", "2008-03", "2008-04", "2008-05", "2008-06",
"2008-07", "2008-08", "2008-09", "2008-10", "2008-11", "2008-12"};
const int labels_size = (int)(sizeof(labels)/sizeof(*labels));
// Create a XYChart object of size 450 x 450 pixels
XYChart* c = new XYChart(450, 450);
// Add a title to the chart using 15pt Arial Italic font.
TextBox* title = c->addTitle("Inter-line Coloring", "Arial Italic", 15);
// Add a legend box where the top-center is anchored to the horizontal center of the chart, just
// under the title. Use horizontal layout and 10 points Arial Bold font, and transparent
// background and border. Use line style legend key.
LegendBox* legendBox = c->addLegend(c->getWidth() / 2, title->getHeight(), false,
"Arial Bold Italic", 10);
legendBox->setBackground(Chart::Transparent, Chart::Transparent);
legendBox->setAlignment(Chart::TopCenter);
legendBox->setLineStyleKey();
// Tentatively set the plotarea at (70, 65) and of (chart_width - 100) x (chart_height - 110) in
// size. Use light grey (c0c0c0) border and horizontal and vertical grid lines.
PlotArea* plotArea = c->setPlotArea(70, 65, c->getWidth() - 100, c->getHeight() - 110, -1, -1,
0xc0c0c0, 0xc0c0c0, -1);
// Add a title to the y axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font
c->yAxis()->setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold Italic", 12);
// Add a title to the x axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font
c->xAxis()->setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold Italic", 12);
// Set the axes line width to 3 pixels
c->xAxis()->setWidth(3);
c->yAxis()->setWidth(3);
// Set the labels on the x axis.
c->xAxis()->setLabels(StringArray(labels, labels_size));
// Use 8 points Arial rotated by 90 degrees as the x-axis label font
c->xAxis()->setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, Chart::TextColor, 90);
// Add a spline curve to the chart
SplineLayer* layer0 = c->addSplineLayer(DoubleArray(data0, data0_size), 0xff0000, "Data Set 0");
layer0->setLineWidth(2);
// Add a normal line to the chart
LineLayer* layer1 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data1, data1_size), 0x008800, "Data Set 1");
layer1->setLineWidth(2);
// Color the region between the above spline curve and normal line. Use the semi-transparent red
// (80ff000000) if the spline curve is higher than the normal line, otherwise use
// semi-transparent green (80008800)
c->addInterLineLayer(layer0->getLine(), layer1->getLine(), 0x80ff0000, 0x80008800);
// Add another normal line to the chart
LineLayer* layer2 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data2, data2_size), 0x0000ff, "Data Set 2");
layer2->setLineWidth(2);
// Add a horizontal mark line to the chart at y = 40
Mark* mark = c->yAxis()->addMark(40, -1, "Threshold");
mark->setLineWidth(2);
// Set the mark line to purple (880088) dash line. Use white (ffffff) for the mark label.
mark->setMarkColor(c->dashLineColor(0x880088), 0xffffff);
// Put the mark label at the left side of the mark, with a purple (880088) background.
mark->setAlignment(Chart::Left);
mark->setBackground(0x880088);
// Color the region between the above normal line and mark line. Use the semi-transparent blue
// (800000ff) if the normal line is higher than the mark line, otherwise use semi-transparent
// purple (80880088)
c->addInterLineLayer(layer2->getLine(), mark->getLine(), 0x800000ff, 0x80880088);
// Layout the legend box, so we can get its height
c->layoutLegend();
// Adjust the plot area size, such that the bounding box (inclusive of axes) is 10 pixels from
// the left edge, just under the legend box, 25 pixels from the right edge, and 10 pixels from
// the bottom edge.
c->packPlotArea(10, legendBox->getTopY() + legendBox->getHeight(), c->getWidth() - 25,
c->getHeight() - 10);
// After determining the exact plot area position, we may adjust the legend box and the title
// positions so that they are centered relative to the plot area (instead of the chart)
legendBox->setPos(plotArea->getLeftX() + (plotArea->getWidth() - legendBox->getWidth()) / 2,
legendBox->getTopY());
title->setPos(plotArea->getLeftX() + (plotArea->getWidth() - title->getWidth()) / 2,
title->getTopY());
// Output the chart
c->makeChart("linefill.png");
//free up resources
delete c;
return 0;
}