ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Pattern Area Chart




This example demonstrates using a pattern for filling the area in an area chart, together with a number of chart formatting features.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\patternarea.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class patternarea : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Pattern Area Chart"; } //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 area chart double[] data = {3.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.5, 7.5, 6.8, 5.4, 6.0, 5.0, 6.2, 7.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.1, 6.0, 5.5, 5.3, 3.5, 5.0, 6.6, 5.6, 4.8, 5.2, 6.5, 6.2}; // The labels for the area chart string[] labels = {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "14", "15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 300 x 180 pixels. Set the background to pale yellow // (0xffffa0) with a black border (0x0) XYChart c = new XYChart(300, 180, 0xffffa0, 0x000000); // Set the plotarea at (45, 35) and of size 240 x 120 pixels. Set the background to // white (0xffffff). Set both horizontal and vertical grid lines to black (&H0&) dotted // lines (pattern code 0x0103) c.setPlotArea(45, 35, 240, 120, 0xffffff, -1, -1, c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103), c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103)); // Add a title to the chart using 10pt Arial Bold font. Use a 1 x 2 bitmap pattern as // the background. Set the border to black (0x0). c.addTitle("Snow Percipitation (Dec 12)", "Arial Bold", 10).setBackground( c.patternColor(new int[] {0xb0b0f0, 0xe0e0ff}, 2), 0x000000); // Add a title to the y axis c.yAxis().setTitle("mm per hour"); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3); // Add an area layer to the chart AreaLayer layer = c.addAreaLayer(); // Load a snow pattern from an external file "snow.png". int snowPattern = c.patternColor2("@/images/snow.png"); // Add a data set to the area layer using the snow pattern as the fill color. Use deep // blue (0x0000ff) as the area border line color (&H0000ff&) layer.addDataSet(data).setDataColor(snowPattern, 0x0000ff); // Set the line width to 2 pixels to highlight the line layer.setLineWidth(2); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}:00 - {value} mm/hour'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\patternarea.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class patternarea Implements DemoModule 'Name of demo module Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName Return "Pattern Area Chart" 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 area chart Dim data() As Double = {3.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.5, 7.5, 6.8, 5.4, 6.0, 5.0, 6.2, 7.5, 6.5, 7.5, _ 8.1, 6.0, 5.5, 5.3, 3.5, 5.0, 6.6, 5.6, 4.8, 5.2, 6.5, 6.2} ' The labels for the area chart Dim labels() As String = {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", _ "12", "13", "14", "15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 300 x 180 pixels. Set the background to pale yellow ' (0xffffa0) with a black border (0x0) Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(300, 180, &Hffffa0, &H000000) ' Set the plotarea at (45, 35) and of size 240 x 120 pixels. Set the background to white ' (0xffffff). Set both horizontal and vertical grid lines to black (&H0&) dotted lines ' (pattern code 0x0103) c.setPlotArea(45, 35, 240, 120, &Hffffff, -1, -1, c.dashLineColor(&H000000, &H000103), _ c.dashLineColor(&H000000, &H000103)) ' Add a title to the chart using 10pt Arial Bold font. Use a 1 x 2 bitmap pattern as the ' background. Set the border to black (0x0). c.addTitle("Snow Percipitation (Dec 12)", "Arial Bold", 10).setBackground(c.patternColor( _ New Integer() {&Hb0b0f0, &He0e0ff}, 2), &H000000) ' Add a title to the y axis c.yAxis().setTitle("mm per hour") ' Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3) ' Add an area layer to the chart Dim layer As AreaLayer = c.addAreaLayer() ' Load a snow pattern from an external file "snow.png". Dim snowPattern As Integer = c.patternColor2("@/snow.png") ' Add a data set to the area layer using the snow pattern as the fill color. Use deep blue ' (0x0000ff) as the area border line color (&H0000ff&) layer.addDataSet(data).setDataColor(snowPattern, &H0000ff) ' Set the line width to 2 pixels to highlight the line layer.setLineWidth(2) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='{xLabel}:00 - {value} mm/hour'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\patternarea.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class patternarea : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Pattern Area Chart"; } //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 area chart double[] data = {3.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.5, 7.5, 6.8, 5.4, 6.0, 5.0, 6.2, 7.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.1, 6.0, 5.5, 5.3, 3.5, 5.0, 6.6, 5.6, 4.8, 5.2, 6.5, 6.2}; // The labels for the area chart string[] labels = {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "14", "15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 300 x 180 pixels. Set the background to pale yellow // (0xffffa0) with a black border (0x0) XYChart c = new XYChart(300, 180, 0xffffa0, 0x000000); // Set the plotarea at (45, 35) and of size 240 x 120 pixels. Set the background to // white (0xffffff). Set both horizontal and vertical grid lines to black (&H0&) dotted // lines (pattern code 0x0103) c.setPlotArea(45, 35, 240, 120, 0xffffff, -1, -1, c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103), c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103)); // Add a title to the chart using 10pt Arial Bold font. Use a 1 x 2 bitmap pattern as // the background. Set the border to black (0x0). c.addTitle("Snow Percipitation (Dec 12)", "Arial Bold", 10).setBackground( c.patternColor(new int[] {0xb0b0f0, 0xe0e0ff}, 2), 0x000000); // Add a title to the y axis c.yAxis().setTitle("mm per hour"); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3); // Add an area layer to the chart AreaLayer layer = c.addAreaLayer(); // Load a snow pattern from an external file "snow.png". int snowPattern = c.patternColor2("@/images/snow.png"); // Add a data set to the area layer using the snow pattern as the fill color. Use deep // blue (0x0000ff) as the area border line color (&H0000ff&) layer.addDataSet(data).setDataColor(snowPattern, 0x0000ff); // Set the line width to 2 pixels to highlight the line layer.setLineWidth(2); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}:00 - {value} mm/hour'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\patternarea.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 area chart double[] data = {3.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.5, 7.5, 6.8, 5.4, 6.0, 5.0, 6.2, 7.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.1, 6.0, 5.5, 5.3, 3.5, 5.0, 6.6, 5.6, 4.8, 5.2, 6.5, 6.2}; // The labels for the area chart string[] labels = {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "14", "15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 300 x 180 pixels. Set the background to pale yellow // (0xffffa0) with a black border (0x0) XYChart c = new XYChart(300, 180, 0xffffa0, 0x000000); // Set the plotarea at (45, 35) and of size 240 x 120 pixels. Set the background to white // (0xffffff). Set both horizontal and vertical grid lines to black (&H0&) dotted lines (pattern // code 0x0103) c.setPlotArea(45, 35, 240, 120, 0xffffff, -1, -1, c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103), c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103)); // Add a title to the chart using 10pt Arial Bold font. Use a 1 x 2 bitmap pattern as the // background. Set the border to black (0x0). c.addTitle("Snow Percipitation (Dec 12)", "Arial Bold", 10).setBackground(c.patternColor( new int[] {0xb0b0f0, 0xe0e0ff}, 2), 0x000000); // Add a title to the y axis c.yAxis().setTitle("mm per hour"); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3); // Add an area layer to the chart AreaLayer layer = c.addAreaLayer(); // Load a snow pattern from an external file "snow.png". int snowPattern = c.patternColor2(Server.MapPath("snow.png")); // Add a data set to the area layer using the snow pattern as the fill color. Use deep blue // (0x0000ff) as the area border line color (&H0000ff&) layer.addDataSet(data).setDataColor(snowPattern, 0x0000ff); // Set the line width to 2 pixels to highlight the line layer.setLineWidth(2); // Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}:00 - {value} mm/hour'"); } </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\patternarea.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 area chart Dim data() As Double = {3.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.5, 7.5, 6.8, 5.4, 6.0, 5.0, 6.2, 7.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.1, _ 6.0, 5.5, 5.3, 3.5, 5.0, 6.6, 5.6, 4.8, 5.2, 6.5, 6.2} ' The labels for the area chart Dim labels() As String = {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", _ "13", "14", "15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 300 x 180 pixels. Set the background to pale yellow (0xffffa0) ' with a black border (0x0) Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(300, 180, &Hffffa0, &H000000) ' Set the plotarea at (45, 35) and of size 240 x 120 pixels. Set the background to white ' (0xffffff). Set both horizontal and vertical grid lines to black (&H0&) dotted lines (pattern ' code 0x0103) c.setPlotArea(45, 35, 240, 120, &Hffffff, -1, -1, c.dashLineColor(&H000000, &H000103), _ c.dashLineColor(&H000000, &H000103)) ' Add a title to the chart using 10pt Arial Bold font. Use a 1 x 2 bitmap pattern as the ' background. Set the border to black (0x0). c.addTitle("Snow Percipitation (Dec 12)", "Arial Bold", 10).setBackground(c.patternColor( _ New Integer() {&Hb0b0f0, &He0e0ff}, 2), &H000000) ' Add a title to the y axis c.yAxis().setTitle("mm per hour") ' Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3) ' Add an area layer to the chart Dim layer As AreaLayer = c.addAreaLayer() ' Load a snow pattern from an external file "snow.png". Dim snowPattern As Integer = c.patternColor2(Server.MapPath("snow.png")) ' Add a data set to the area layer using the snow pattern as the fill color. Use deep blue ' (0x0000ff) as the area border line color (&H0000ff&) layer.addDataSet(data).setDataColor(snowPattern, &H0000ff) ' Set the line width to 2 pixels to highlight the line layer.setLineWidth(2) ' Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}:00 - {value} mm/hour'") 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\PatternareaController.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class PatternareaController : Controller { // // Default Action // public ActionResult Index() { ViewBag.Title = "Pattern Area Chart"; createChart(ViewBag.Viewer = new RazorChartViewer(HttpContext, "chart1")); return View("~/Views/Shared/ChartView.cshtml"); } // // Create chart // private void createChart(RazorChartViewer viewer) { // The data for the area chart double[] data = {3.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.5, 7.5, 6.8, 5.4, 6.0, 5.0, 6.2, 7.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.1, 6.0, 5.5, 5.3, 3.5, 5.0, 6.6, 5.6, 4.8, 5.2, 6.5, 6.2}; // The labels for the area chart string[] labels = {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "14", "15", "16", "17", "18", "19", "20", "21", "22", "23", "24"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 300 x 180 pixels. Set the background to pale yellow // (0xffffa0) with a black border (0x0) XYChart c = new XYChart(300, 180, 0xffffa0, 0x000000); // Set the plotarea at (45, 35) and of size 240 x 120 pixels. Set the background to white // (0xffffff). Set both horizontal and vertical grid lines to black (&H0&) dotted lines // (pattern code 0x0103) c.setPlotArea(45, 35, 240, 120, 0xffffff, -1, -1, c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103), c.dashLineColor(0x000000, 0x000103)); // Add a title to the chart using 10pt Arial Bold font. Use a 1 x 2 bitmap pattern as the // background. Set the border to black (0x0). c.addTitle("Snow Percipitation (Dec 12)", "Arial Bold", 10).setBackground(c.patternColor( new int[] {0xb0b0f0, 0xe0e0ff}, 2), 0x000000); // Add a title to the y axis c.yAxis().setTitle("mm per hour"); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Display 1 out of 3 labels on the x-axis. c.xAxis().setLabelStep(3); // Add an area layer to the chart AreaLayer layer = c.addAreaLayer(); // Load a snow pattern from an external file "snow.png". int snowPattern = c.patternColor2(Url.Content("~/Content/snow.png")); // Add a data set to the area layer using the snow pattern as the fill color. Use deep blue // (0x0000ff) as the area border line color (&H0000ff&) layer.addDataSet(data).setDataColor(snowPattern, 0x0000ff); // Set the line width to 2 pixels to highlight the line layer.setLineWidth(2); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}:00 - {value} mm/hour'") ; } } }

[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>