ChartDirector 7.0 (Java Edition)

Black Horizontal Bar Meters


          

This example demonstrates horizontal bar meters in a black coloring scheme, and with bars in various shading styles.

Source Code Listing

[JSP Version] jspdemo/blackhbarmeter.jsp
<%@page import="ChartDirector.*, java.util.*" %> <%! // Function to create the demo charts void createChart(WebChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The value to display on the meter double value = 75.35; // Create a LinearMeter object of size 260 x 80 pixels with black background and rounded corners LinearMeter m = new LinearMeter(260, 80, 0x000000); m.setRoundedFrame(Chart.Transparent); // Set the default text and line colors to white (0xffffff) m.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0xffffff); m.setColor(Chart.LineColor, 0xffffff); // Set the scale region top-left corner at (15, 24), with size of 228 x 20 pixels. The scale // labels are located on the top (implies horizontal meter) m.setMeter(15, 24, 228, 20, Chart.Top); // Set meter scale from 0 - 100, with a tick every 10 units m.setScale(0, 100, 10); // Demostrate different types of color scales double[] smoothColorScale = {0, 0x0000ff, 25, 0x0088ff, 50, 0x00ff00, 75, 0xdddd00, 100, 0xff0000}; double[] stepColorScale = {0, 0x00dd00, 50, 0xffff00, 80, 0xff3333, 100}; double[] highLowColorScale = {0, 0x0000ff, 40, Chart.Transparent, 60, Chart.Transparent, 100, 0xff0000}; double[] highColorScale = {70, Chart.Transparent, 100, 0xff0000}; if (chartIndex == 0) { // Add a blue (0x0088ff) bar from 0 to value with glass effect and 4 pixel rounded corners m.addBar(0, value, 0x0088ff, Chart.glassEffect(Chart.NormalGlare, Chart.Top), 4); // Add a 5-pixel thick smooth color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) m.addColorScale(smoothColorScale, 48, 5); } else if (chartIndex == 1) { // Add a purple (0xaa66ff) bar from 0 to value m.addBar(0, value, 0xaa66ff); // Add a 4 pixel thick purple (0x880088) frame m.setThickFrame(4, 0x880088); // Add a 5-pixel thick high/low color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) m.addColorScale(highLowColorScale, 48, 5); } else if (chartIndex == 2) { // Add a green (0x00ee00) bar from 0 to value with right side soft lighting effect and 4 // pixel rounded corners m.addBar(0, value, 0x00ee00, Chart.softLighting(Chart.Right), 4); // Add a 5-pixel thick step color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) m.addColorScale(stepColorScale, 48, 5); } else if (chartIndex == 3) { // Add an orange (0xff8800) bar from 0 to value with cylinder lighting effect m.addBar(0, value, 0xff8800, Chart.cylinderEffect()); // Add a 4 pixel thick brown (0xbb5500) frame m.setThickFrame(4, 0xbb5500); // Add a 5-pixel thick high only color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) m.addColorScale(highColorScale, 48, 5); } else if (chartIndex == 4) { // Add a magneta (0xdd00dd) bar from 0 to value with top side soft lighting effect and 4 // pixel rounded corners m.addBar(0, value, 0xdd00dd, Chart.softLighting(Chart.Top), 4); // Add a 5-pixel thick smooth color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) m.addColorScale(smoothColorScale, 48, 5); } else { // Add a red (0xff0000) bar from 0 to value with bar lighting effect m.addBar(0, value, 0xff0000, Chart.barLighting()); // Add a 4 pixel thick red (0xaa0000) frame m.setThickFrame(4, 0xaa0000); // Add a 5-pixel thick high/low color scale at y = 48 (below the meter scale) m.addColorScale(highLowColorScale, 48, 5); } // Add a label left aligned to (12, 65) using 8pt Arial Bold font m.addText(12, 65, "Temperature C", "Arial Bold", 8, Chart.TextColor, Chart.Left); // Add a text box right aligned to (243, 65). Display the value using white (0xffffff) 8pt Arial // Bold font on a black (0x000000) background with depressed dark grey (0x333333) rounded // border. TextBox t = m.addText(243, 65, m.formatValue(value, "2"), "Arial", 8, 0xffffff, Chart.Right); t.setBackground(0x000000, 0x333333, -1); t.setRoundedCorners(3); // Output the chart viewer.setChart(m, Chart.SVG); } %> <% // This example includes 6 charts WebChartViewer[] viewers = new WebChartViewer[6]; for (int i = 0; i < viewers.length; ++i) { viewers[i] = new WebChartViewer(request, "chart" + i); createChart(viewers[i], i); } %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Black Horizontal Bar Meters</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;"> Black Horizontal Bar Meters </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div style="font:10pt verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em"> <a href="viewsource.jsp?file=<%=request.getServletPath()%>">View Source Code</a> </div> <!-- ****** Here are the chart images ****** --> <% for (int i = 0; i < viewers.length; ++i) { out.write(viewers[i].renderHTML(response)); out.write(" "); } %> </body> </html>