ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Bar Labels




This example extends the Simple Bar Chart (1) example by including bar labels on the bars, and decorating the bars with rounded corners and gradient shading.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\barlabel.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class barlabel : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Bar Labels"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WinChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // 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"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 360); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // 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 blue (0x6699bb) bar chart layer using the given data BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer(data, 0x6699bb); // Use bar gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.8 to 1.3 layer.setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(0.8, 1.3)); // Set rounded corners for bars layer.setRoundedCorners(); // Display labela on top of bars using 12pt Arial font layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // 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 Bold font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\barlabel.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class barlabel Implements DemoModule 'Name of demo module Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName Return "Bar Labels" End Function 'Number of charts produced in this demo module Public Function getNoOfCharts() As Integer Implements DemoModule.getNoOfCharts Return 1 End Function 'Main code for creating chart. 'Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. Public Sub createChart(viewer As WinChartViewer, chartIndex As Integer) _ Implements DemoModule.createChart ' The data for the bar chart Dim data() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166} ' The labels for the bar chart Dim labels() As String = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(600, 360) ' Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, &H333333) ' 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, &Hcccccc) ' 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 blue (0x6699bb) bar chart layer using the given data Dim layer As BarLayer = c.addBarLayer(data, &H6699bb) ' Use bar gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.8 to 1.3 layer.setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(0.8, 1.3)) ' Set rounded corners for bars layer.setRoundedCorners() ' Display labela on top of bars using 12pt Arial font layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Arial", 12) ' 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 Bold font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold", 14, &H555555) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\barlabel.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class barlabel : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Bar Labels"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WPFChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // 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"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 360); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // 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 blue (0x6699bb) bar chart layer using the given data BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer(data, 0x6699bb); // Use bar gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.8 to 1.3 layer.setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(0.8, 1.3)); // Set rounded corners for bars layer.setRoundedCorners(); // Display labela on top of bars using 12pt Arial font layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // 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 Bold font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\barlabel.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %> <%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %> <!DOCTYPE html> <script runat="server"> // // Page Load event handler // protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { // 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"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 360); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // 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 blue (0x6699bb) bar chart layer using the given data BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer(data, 0x6699bb); // Use bar gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.8 to 1.3 layer.setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(0.8, 1.3)); // Set rounded corners for bars layer.setRoundedCorners(); // Display labela on top of bars using 12pt Arial font layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // 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 Bold font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET Web Forms - VB Version] NetWebCharts\VBNetASP\barlabel.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="VB" Debug="true" %> <%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %> <!DOCTYPE html> <script runat="server"> ' ' Page Load event handler ' Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) ' The data for the bar chart Dim data() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166} ' The labels for the bar chart Dim labels() As String = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(600, 360) ' Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, &H333333) ' 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, &Hcccccc) ' 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 blue (0x6699bb) bar chart layer using the given data Dim layer As BarLayer = c.addBarLayer(data, &H6699bb) ' Use bar gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.8 to 1.3 layer.setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(0.8, 1.3)) ' Set rounded corners for bars layer.setRoundedCorners() ' Display labela on top of bars using 12pt Arial font layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Arial", 12) ' 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 Bold font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold", 14, &H555555) ' Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'") End Sub </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET MVC - Controller] NetMvcCharts\Controllers\BarlabelController.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class BarlabelController : Controller { // // Default Action // public ActionResult Index() { ViewBag.Title = "Bar Labels"; createChart(ViewBag.Viewer = new RazorChartViewer(HttpContext, "chart1")); return View("~/Views/Shared/ChartView.cshtml"); } // // Create chart // private void createChart(RazorChartViewer viewer) { // 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"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 360 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 360); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // 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 blue (0x6699bb) bar chart layer using the given data BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer(data, 0x6699bb); // Use bar gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.8 to 1.3 layer.setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(0.8, 1.3)); // Set rounded corners for bars layer.setRoundedCorners(); // Display labela on top of bars using 12pt Arial font layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // 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 Bold font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } } }

[ASP.NET MVC - View] NetMvcCharts\Views\Shared\ChartView.cshtml
@{ Layout = null; } <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <title>@ViewBag.Title</title> <style> @ViewBag.Style </style> @Scripts.Render("~/Scripts/cdjcv.js") </head> <body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px"> <div style="font:bold 18pt verdana;"> @ViewBag.Title </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div> @{ if (ViewBag.Viewer is Array) { // Display multiple charts for (int i = 0; i < ViewBag.Viewer.Length; ++i) { @:@Html.Raw(ViewBag.Viewer[i].RenderHTML()) } } else { // Display one chart only @:@Html.Raw(ViewBag.Viewer.RenderHTML()) } } </div> </body> </html>