ChartDirector 7.1 (C++ Edition)
Multiple Axes
Source Code Listing
#include "chartdir.h"
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
// Data for the chart
double data0[] = {1700, 3900, 2900, 3800, 4100, 4600, 2900, 4100, 4400, 5700, 5900, 5200, 3700,
3400, 5100, 5600, 5600, 6000, 7000, 7600, 6300, 6700, 7500, 6400, 8800};
const int data0_size = (int)(sizeof(data0)/sizeof(*data0));
double data1[] = {500, 550, 670, 990, 820, 730, 800, 720, 730, 790, 860, 800, 840, 680, 740,
890, 680, 790, 730, 770, 840, 820, 800, 840, 670};
const int data1_size = (int)(sizeof(data1)/sizeof(*data1));
double data2[] = {46, 68, 35, 33, 38, 20, 12, 18, 15, 23, 30, 24, 28, 15, 21, 26, 46, 42, 38,
25, 23, 32, 24, 20, 25};
const int data2_size = (int)(sizeof(data2)/sizeof(*data2));
double data3[] = {0.84, 0.82, 0.82, 0.38, 0.25, 0.52, 0.54, 0.52, 0.38, 0.51, 0.46, 0.29, 0.5,
0.55, 0.47, 0.34, 0.52, 0.33, 0.21, 0.3, 0.25, 0.15, 0.18, 0.22, 0.14};
const int data3_size = (int)(sizeof(data3)/sizeof(*data3));
// Labels for the chart
const char* labels[] = {"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"};
const int labels_size = (int)(sizeof(labels)/sizeof(*labels));
// Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels. Use a vertical gradient color from sky blue
// (aaccff) to white (ffffff) as background. Set border to grey (888888). Use rounded corners.
// Enable soft drop shadow.
XYChart* c = new XYChart(600, 360);
c->setBackground(c->linearGradientColor(0, 0, 0, c->getHeight(), 0xaaccff, 0xffffff), 0x888888);
c->setRoundedFrame();
c->setDropShadow();
// Add a title box to the chart using 15pt Arial Bold Italic font. Set top margin to 16 pixels.
TextBox* title = c->addTitle("Multiple Axes Demonstration", "Arial Bold Italic", 15);
title->setMargin(0, 0, 16, 0);
// Set the plotarea at (100, 80) and of size 400 x 230 pixels, with white (ffffff) background.
// Use grey #(aaaaa) dotted lines for both horizontal and vertical grid lines.
c->setPlotArea(100, 80, 400, 230, 0xffffff, -1, -1, c->dashLineColor(0xaaaaaa, Chart::DotLine),
-1);
// Add a legend box with the bottom center anchored at (300, 80) (top center of the plot area).
// Use horizontal layout, and 8 points Arial Bold font. Set background and border to
// transparent.
LegendBox* legendBox = c->addLegend(300, 80, false, "Arial Bold", 8);
legendBox->setAlignment(Chart::BottomCenter);
legendBox->setBackground(Chart::Transparent, Chart::Transparent);
// Set the labels on the x axis.
c->xAxis()->setLabels(StringArray(labels, labels_size));
// Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis.
c->xAxis()->setLabelStep(3);
// Add a title to the x-axis
c->xAxis()->setTitle("Hour of Day");
// Add a title on top of the primary (left) y axis.
c->yAxis()->setTitle("Power\n(Watt)")->setAlignment(Chart::TopLeft2);
// Set the axis, label and title colors for the primary y axis to red (c00000) to match the
// first data set
c->yAxis()->setColors(0xcc0000, 0xcc0000, 0xcc0000);
// Add a title on top of the secondary (right) y axis.
c->yAxis2()->setTitle("Load\n(Mbps)")->setAlignment(Chart::TopRight2);
// Set the axis, label and title colors for the secondary y axis to green (00800000) to match
// the second data set
c->yAxis2()->setColors(0x008000, 0x008000, 0x008000);
// Add the third y-axis at 50 pixels to the left of the plot area
Axis* leftAxis = c->addAxis(Chart::Left, 50);
// Add a title on top of the third y axis.
leftAxis->setTitle("Temp\n(C)")->setAlignment(Chart::TopLeft2);
// Set the axis, label and title colors for the third y axis to blue (0000cc) to match the third
// data set
leftAxis->setColors(0x0000cc, 0x0000cc, 0x0000cc);
// Add the fouth y-axis at 50 pixels to the right of the plot area
Axis* rightAxis = c->addAxis(Chart::Right, 50);
// Add a title on top of the fourth y axis.
rightAxis->setTitle("Error\n(%)")->setAlignment(Chart::TopRight2);
// Set the axis, label and title colors for the fourth y axis to purple (880088) to match the
// fourth data set
rightAxis->setColors(0x880088, 0x880088, 0x880088);
// Add a line layer to for the first data set using red (c00000) color, with a line width of 2
// pixels
LineLayer* layer0 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data0, data0_size), 0xcc0000, "Power");
layer0->setLineWidth(2);
// Add a line layer to for the second data set using green (00c0000) color, with a line width of
// 2 pixels. Bind the layer to the secondary y-axis.
LineLayer* layer1 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data1, data1_size), 0x008000, "Load");
layer1->setLineWidth(2);
layer1->setUseYAxis2();
// Add a line layer to for the third data set using blue (0000cc) color, with a line width of 2
// pixels. Bind the layer to the third y-axis.
LineLayer* layer2 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data2, data2_size), 0x0000cc, "Temperature");
layer2->setLineWidth(2);
layer2->setUseYAxis(leftAxis);
// Add a line layer to for the fourth data set using purple (880088) color, with a line width of
// 2 pixels. Bind the layer to the fourth y-axis.
LineLayer* layer3 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data3, data3_size), 0x880088, "Error Rate");
layer3->setLineWidth(2);
layer3->setUseYAxis(rightAxis);
// Output the chart
c->makeChart("multiaxes.png");
//free up resources
delete c;
return 0;
}