Angular Meter Pointers (2)

This example demonstrates adding multiple new style pointers of different styles to a meter.

For angular meters, classical pointers are added using BaseMeter.addPointer, while new style pointers are added using AngularMeter.addPointer2.

When compared to classical pointers, new style pointers are thinner. They are designed to be used with the new style meter cap (the circular object at the center), which is larger than the classical pointer cap, and is configurable using AngularMeter.setCap2. The base and tip of the new style pointer can move independently in the radial direction, which means the pointer can be detached from the center, and can even points from the outside inwards.

[File: phpdemo/angularpointer2.php]

<?php
require_once("../lib/phpchartdir.php");

# Create an AngularMeter object of size 300 x 300 pixels with transparent background
$m = new AngularMeter(300, 300, Transparent);

# Set the default text and line colors to white (0xffffff)
$m->setColor(TextColor, 0xffffff);
$m->setColor(LineColor, 0xffffff);

# Center at (150, 150), scale radius = 125 pixels, scale angle 0 to 360 degrees
$m->setMeter(150, 150, 125, 0, 360);

# Add a black (0x000000) circle with radius 148 pixels as background
$m->addRing(0, 148, 0x000000);

# Add a ring between radii 139 and 147 pixels using the silver color with a light grey (0xcccccc)
# edge as border
$m->addRing(139, 147, silverColor(), 0xcccccc);

# Meter scale is 0 - 100, with major/minor/micro ticks every 10/5/1 units
$m->setScale(0, 100, 10, 5, 1);

# Set the scale label style to 16pt Arial Italic. Set the major/minor/micro tick lengths to 13/10/7
# pixels pointing inwards, and their widths to 2/1/1 pixels.
$m->setLabelStyle("Arial Italic", 16);
$m->setTickLength(-13, -10, -7);
$m->setLineWidth(0, 2, 1, 1);

# Add a default red (0xff0000) pointer
$m->addPointer2(25, 0xff0000);

# Add a semi-transparent green (0x3f00ff00) line style pointer
$m->addPointer2(9, 0x3f00ff00, -1, LinePointer2);

# Add a semi-transparent blue (0x7f66aaff) triangular pointer floating between 60% and 85% of the
# scale radius with the pointer width 5 times the default
$m->addPointer2(52, 0x7f66aaff, 0x66aaff, TriangularPointer2, 0.6, 0.85, 5);

# Add a semi-transparent yellow (0x7fffff66) triangular pointer floating between 80% and 90% of the
# scale radius with the pointer width 5 times the default
$m->addPointer2(65, 0x7fffff66, 0xffff66, TriangularPointer2, 0.8, 0.9, 5);

# Add two red (0xff0000) triangular pointer at 72 and 94. The pointers float between 110% and 100%
# of the scale radius with widths 3 times the default
$m->addPointer2(72, 0xff0000, -1, TriangularPointer2, 1.1, 1.0, 3);
$m->addPointer2(94, 0xff0000, -1, TriangularPointer2, 1.1, 1.0, 3);

# Add a red (0xcc0000) zone spanning from 72 to 94, and between the radii 112 and 125
$m->addZone(72, 94, 125, 112, 0xcc0000);

# Output the chart
$viewer = new WebChartViewer("chart1");
$viewer->setChart($m, SVG);
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Angular Meter Pointers (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;">
        Angular Meter Pointers (2)
    </div>
    <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" />
    <div style="font:10pt verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em">
        <a href="viewsource.php?file=<?=basename(__FILE__)?>">View Chart Source Code</a>
    </div>
    <!-- ****** Here is the chart image ****** -->
    <?php echo $viewer->renderHTML(); ?>
</body>
</html>