ChartDirector 7.1 (C++ Edition)

Multi-Pointer Vertical Meter




This example demonstrates a vertical linear meter with multiple pointers.

Source Code Listing

The following is the command line version of the code in "cppdemo/multivmeter". The MFC version of the code is in "mfcdemo/mfcdemo". The Qt Widgets version of the code is in "qtdemo/qtdemo". The QML/Qt Quick version of the code is in "qmldemo/qmldemo".
#include "chartdir.h" int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { // The values to display on the meter double value0 = 30.99; double value1 = 45.35; double value2 = 77.64; // Create an LinearMeter object of size 60 x 245 pixels, using silver background with a 2 pixel // black 3D depressed border. LinearMeter* m = new LinearMeter(60, 245, Chart::silverColor(), 0, -2); // Set the scale region top-left corner at (25, 30), with size of 20 x 200 pixels. The scale // labels are located on the left (default - implies vertical meter) m->setMeter(25, 30, 20, 200); // Set meter scale from 0 - 100, with a tick every 10 units m->setScale(0, 100, 10); // Set 0 - 50 as green (99ff99) zone, 50 - 80 as yellow (ffff66) zone, and 80 - 100 as red // (ffcccc) zone m->addZone(0, 50, 0x99ff99); m->addZone(50, 80, 0xffff66); m->addZone(80, 100, 0xffcccc); // Add deep red (000080), deep green (008000) and deep blue (800000) pointers to reflect the // values m->addPointer(value0, 0x000080); m->addPointer(value1, 0x008000); m->addPointer(value2, 0x800000); // Add a text box label at top-center (30, 5) using Arial Bold/8pt/deep blue (000088), with a // light blue (9999ff) background m->addText(30, 5, "Temp C", "Arial Bold", 8, 0x000088, Chart::TopCenter)->setBackground(0x9999ff ); // Output the chart m->makeChart("multivmeter.png"); //free up resources delete m; return 0; }