ChartDirector 7.0 (Java Edition)
Custom Scatter Symbols
Source Code Listing
<%@page import="ChartDirector.*, java.util.*" %>
<%
// The XY points for the scatter chart
double[] dataX = {200, 400, 300, 250, 500};
double[] dataY = {40, 100, 50, 150, 250};
// The custom symbols for the points
String[] symbols = {"robot1.png", "robot2.png", "robot3.png", "robot4.png", "robot5.png"};
// Create a XYChart object of size 450 x 400 pixels
XYChart c = new XYChart(450, 400);
// Set the plotarea at (55, 40) and of size 350 x 300 pixels, with a light grey border (0xc0c0c0).
// Turn on both horizontal and vertical grid lines with light grey color (0xc0c0c0)
c.setPlotArea(55, 40, 350, 300, -1, -1, 0xc0c0c0, 0xc0c0c0, -1);
// Add a title to the chart using 18pt Times Bold Itatic font.
c.addTitle("Battle Robots", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18);
// Add a title to the y axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font
c.yAxis().setTitle("Speed (km/s)", "Arial Bold Italic", 12);
// Add a title to the y axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font
c.xAxis().setTitle("Range (km)", "Arial Bold Italic", 12);
// Set the axes line width to 3 pixels
c.xAxis().setWidth(3);
c.yAxis().setWidth(3);
// Add each point of the data as a separate scatter layer, so that they can have a different symbol
for(int i = 0; i < dataX.length; ++i) {
c.addScatterLayer(new double[]{dataX[i]}, new double[]{dataY[i]}).getDataSet(0).setDataSymbol2(
symbols[i]);
}
// 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='Range = {x} km, Speed = {value} km/s'"));
%>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Custom Scatter Symbols</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;">
Custom Scatter Symbols
</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>