This example extends the
Multi-Color Bar Chart (1) example by decorating the the bars with rounded corners and gradient shading.
[JSP Version] jspdemo/colorbar2.jsp
<%@page import="ChartDirector.*, java.util.*" %>
<%
// The data for the bar chart
double[] data = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166};
// The labels for the bar chart
String[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"};
// The colors for the bars
int[] colors = {0x5588bb, 0x66bbbb, 0xaa6644, 0x99bb55, 0xee9944, 0x444466, 0xbb5555};
// Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels
XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 360);
// Set the plotarea at (70, 20) and of size 500 x 300 pixels, with transparent background and border
// and light grey (0xcccccc) horizontal grid lines
c.setPlotArea(70, 20, 500, 300, Chart.Transparent, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xcccccc);
// Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 12pt Arial
c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12);
c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12);
// Add a multi-color bar chart layer using the given data
BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer3(data, colors);
// Use bar gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.8 to 1.15
layer.setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(0.8, 1.15));
// Set rounded corners for bars
layer.setRoundedCorners();
// Set the labels on the x axis.
c.xAxis().setLabels(labels);
// For the automatic y-axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 40 pixels.
c.yAxis().setTickDensity(40);
// Add a title to the y axis using dark grey (0x555555) 14pt Arial font
c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 14, 0x555555);
// Output the chart
WebChartViewer viewer = new WebChartViewer(request, "chart1");
viewer.setChart(c, Chart.SVG);
// Include tool tip for the chart
viewer.setImageMap(c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"));
%>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Multi-Color Bar Chart (2)</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;">
Multi-Color Bar Chart (2)
</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 is the chart image ****** -->
<%= viewer.renderHTML(response) %>
</body>
</html>
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