Gradient Bar Shading

[ASP.NET - VB Version] NetWebCharts\VBNetASP\gradientbar.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="VB" Debug="true" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %>
<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 = {1350, 1600, 1950, 2300, 2700}

    ' The labels for the bar chart
    Dim labels() As String = {"2001", "2002", "2003", "2004", "2005"}

    ' The colors for the bars
    Dim colors() As Integer = {&Hcc0000, &H66aaee, &Heebb22, &Hcccccc, &Hcc88ff}

    ' Create a PieChart object of size 600 x 380 pixels.
    Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(600, 380)

    ' Use the white on black palette, which means the default text and line colors
    ' are white
    c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette)

    ' Use a vertical gradient color from blue (0000cc) to deep blue (000044) as
    ' background. Use rounded corners of 30 pixels radius for the top-left and
    ' bottom-right corners.
    c.setBackground(c.linearGradientColor(0, 0, 0, c.getHeight(), &H0000cc, _
        &H000044))
    c.setRoundedFrame(&Hffffff, 30, 0, 30, 0)

    ' Add a title using 18 pts Times New Roman Bold Italic font. Add 6 pixels top and
    ' bottom margins to the title.
    Dim title As ChartDirector.TextBox = c.addTitle("Annual Revenue for Star Tech", _
        "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18)
    title.setMargin2(0, 0, 6, 6)

    ' Add a separator line in white color just under the title
    c.addLine(20, title.getHeight(), c.getWidth() - 21, title.getHeight(), &Hffffff)

    ' Tentatively set the plotarea at (70, 80) and of 480 x 240 pixels in size. Use
    ' transparent border and white grid lines
    c.setPlotArea(70, 80, 480, 240, -1, -1, Chart.Transparent, &Hffffff)

    ' Swap the axis so that the bars are drawn horizontally
    c.swapXY()

    ' Add a multi-color bar chart layer using the supplied data. Use bar gradient
    ' lighting with the light intensity from 0.75 to 2.0
    c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, _
        Chart.barLighting(0.75, 2.0))

    ' Set the labels on the x axis.
    c.xAxis().setLabels(labels)

    ' Show the same scale on the left and right y-axes
    c.syncYAxis()

    ' Set the bottom y-axis title using 10pt Arial Bold font
    c.yAxis().setTitle("USD (millions)", "Arial Bold", 10)

    ' Set y-axes to transparent
    c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent)
    c.yAxis2().setColors(Chart.Transparent)

    ' Disable ticks on the x-axis by setting the tick color to transparent
    c.xAxis().setTickColor(Chart.Transparent)

    ' Set the label styles of all axes to 8pt Arial Bold font
    c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8)
    c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8)
    c.yAxis2().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8)

    ' Adjust the plot area size, such that the bounding box (inclusive of axes) is 30
    ' pixels from the left edge, 25 pixels below the title, 50 pixels from the right
    ' edge, and 25 pixels from the bottom edge.
    c.packPlotArea(30, title.getHeight() + 25, c.getWidth() - 50, c.getHeight() - _
        25)

    ' Output the chart
    WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.PNG)

    ' Include tool tip for the chart
    WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", _
        "title='Year {xLabel}: US$ {value}M'")

End Sub

</script>
<html>
<body>
    <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" />
</body>
</html>

[ASP.NET - C# Version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\gradientbar.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %>
<script runat="server">

//
// Page Load event handler
//
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // The data for the bar chart
    double[] data = {1350, 1600, 1950, 2300, 2700};

    // The labels for the bar chart
    string[] labels = {"2001", "2002", "2003", "2004", "2005"};

    // The colors for the bars
    int[] colors = {0xcc0000, 0x66aaee, 0xeebb22, 0xcccccc, 0xcc88ff};

    // Create a PieChart object of size 600 x 380 pixels.
    XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 380);

    // Use the white on black palette, which means the default text and line colors
    // are white
    c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette);

    // Use a vertical gradient color from blue (0000cc) to deep blue (000044) as
    // background. Use rounded corners of 30 pixels radius for the top-left and
    // bottom-right corners.
    c.setBackground(c.linearGradientColor(0, 0, 0, c.getHeight(), 0x0000cc, 0x000044)
        );
    c.setRoundedFrame(0xffffff, 30, 0, 30, 0);

    // Add a title using 18 pts Times New Roman Bold Italic font. Add 6 pixels top
    // and bottom margins to the title.
    ChartDirector.TextBox title = c.addTitle("Annual Revenue for Star Tech",
        "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18);
    title.setMargin2(0, 0, 6, 6);

    // Add a separator line in white color just under the title
    c.addLine(20, title.getHeight(), c.getWidth() - 21, title.getHeight(), 0xffffff);

    // Tentatively set the plotarea at (70, 80) and of 480 x 240 pixels in size. Use
    // transparent border and white grid lines
    c.setPlotArea(70, 80, 480, 240, -1, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xffffff);

    // Swap the axis so that the bars are drawn horizontally
    c.swapXY();

    // Add a multi-color bar chart layer using the supplied data. Use bar gradient
    // lighting with the light intensity from 0.75 to 2.0
    c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, Chart.barLighting(
        0.75, 2.0));

    // Set the labels on the x axis.
    c.xAxis().setLabels(labels);

    // Show the same scale on the left and right y-axes
    c.syncYAxis();

    // Set the bottom y-axis title using 10pt Arial Bold font
    c.yAxis().setTitle("USD (millions)", "Arial Bold", 10);

    // Set y-axes to transparent
    c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
    c.yAxis2().setColors(Chart.Transparent);

    // Disable ticks on the x-axis by setting the tick color to transparent
    c.xAxis().setTickColor(Chart.Transparent);

    // Set the label styles of all axes to 8pt Arial Bold font
    c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
    c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
    c.yAxis2().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);

    // Adjust the plot area size, such that the bounding box (inclusive of axes) is
    // 30 pixels from the left edge, 25 pixels below the title, 50 pixels from the
    // right edge, and 25 pixels from the bottom edge.
    c.packPlotArea(30, title.getHeight() + 25, c.getWidth() - 50, c.getHeight() - 25)
        ;

    // Output the chart
    WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.PNG);

    // Include tool tip for the chart
    WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "",
        "title='Year {xLabel}: US$ {value}M'");
}

</script>
<html>
<body>
    <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" />
</body>
</html>

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\gradientbar.vb

Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports ChartDirector

Public Class gradientbar
    Implements DemoModule

    'Name of demo module
    Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName
        Return "Gradient Bar Shading"
    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 img is unused because this demo only has 1 chart.
    Public Sub createChart(viewer As WinChartViewer, img As String) _
        Implements DemoModule.createChart

        ' The data for the bar chart
        Dim data() As Double = {1350, 1600, 1950, 2300, 2700}

        ' The labels for the bar chart
        Dim labels() As String = {"2001", "2002", "2003", "2004", "2005"}

        ' The colors for the bars
        Dim colors() As Integer = {&Hcc0000, &H66aaee, &Heebb22, &Hcccccc, &Hcc88ff}

        ' Create a PieChart object of size 600 x 380 pixels.
        Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(600, 380)

        ' Use the white on black palette, which means the default text and line
        ' colors are white
        c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette)

        ' Use a vertical gradient color from blue (0000cc) to deep blue (000044) as
        ' background. Use rounded corners of 30 pixels radius for the top-left and
        ' bottom-right corners.
        c.setBackground(c.linearGradientColor(0, 0, 0, c.getHeight(), &H0000cc, _
            &H000044))
        c.setRoundedFrame(&Hffffff, 30, 0, 30, 0)

        ' Add a title using 18 pts Times New Roman Bold Italic font. Add 6 pixels top
        ' and bottom margins to the title.
        Dim title As ChartDirector.TextBox = c.addTitle( _
            "Annual Revenue for Star Tech", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18)
        title.setMargin2(0, 0, 6, 6)

        ' Add a separator line in white color just under the title
        c.addLine(20, title.getHeight(), c.getWidth() - 21, title.getHeight(), _
            &Hffffff)

        ' Tentatively set the plotarea at (70, 80) and of 480 x 240 pixels in size.
        ' Use transparent border and white grid lines
        c.setPlotArea(70, 80, 480, 240, -1, -1, Chart.Transparent, &Hffffff)

        ' Swap the axis so that the bars are drawn horizontally
        c.swapXY()

        ' Add a multi-color bar chart layer using the supplied data. Use bar gradient
        ' lighting with the light intensity from 0.75 to 2.0
        c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent, _
            Chart.barLighting(0.75, 2.0))

        ' Set the labels on the x axis.
        c.xAxis().setLabels(labels)

        ' Show the same scale on the left and right y-axes
        c.syncYAxis()

        ' Set the bottom y-axis title using 10pt Arial Bold font
        c.yAxis().setTitle("USD (millions)", "Arial Bold", 10)

        ' Set y-axes to transparent
        c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent)
        c.yAxis2().setColors(Chart.Transparent)

        ' Disable ticks on the x-axis by setting the tick color to transparent
        c.xAxis().setTickColor(Chart.Transparent)

        ' Set the label styles of all axes to 8pt Arial Bold font
        c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8)
        c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8)
        c.yAxis2().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8)

        ' Adjust the plot area size, such that the bounding box (inclusive of axes)
        ' is 30 pixels from the left edge, 25 pixels below the title, 50 pixels from
        ' the right edge, and 25 pixels from the bottom edge.
        c.packPlotArea(30, title.getHeight() + 25, c.getWidth() - 50, c.getHeight() _
             - 25)

        ' Output the chart
        viewer.Chart = c

        'include tool tip for the chart
        viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _
            "title='Year {xLabel}: US$ {value}M'")

    End Sub

End Class

[Windows Forms - C# Version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\gradientbar.cs

using System;
using ChartDirector;

namespace CSharpChartExplorer
{
    public class gradientbar : DemoModule
    {
        //Name of demo module
        public string getName() { return "Gradient Bar Shading"; }

        //Number of charts produced in this demo module
        public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; }

        //Main code for creating chart.
        //Note: the argument img is unused because this demo only has 1 chart.
        public void createChart(WinChartViewer viewer, string img)
        {
            // The data for the bar chart
            double[] data = {1350, 1600, 1950, 2300, 2700};

            // The labels for the bar chart
            string[] labels = {"2001", "2002", "2003", "2004", "2005"};

            // The colors for the bars
            int[] colors = {0xcc0000, 0x66aaee, 0xeebb22, 0xcccccc, 0xcc88ff};

            // Create a PieChart object of size 600 x 380 pixels.
            XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 380);

            // Use the white on black palette, which means the default text and line
            // colors are white
            c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette);

            // Use a vertical gradient color from blue (0000cc) to deep blue (000044)
            // as background. Use rounded corners of 30 pixels radius for the
            // top-left and bottom-right corners.
            c.setBackground(c.linearGradientColor(0, 0, 0, c.getHeight(), 0x0000cc,
                0x000044));
            c.setRoundedFrame(0xffffff, 30, 0, 30, 0);

            // Add a title using 18 pts Times New Roman Bold Italic font. Add 6
            // pixels top and bottom margins to the title.
            ChartDirector.TextBox title = c.addTitle("Annual Revenue for Star Tech",
                "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18);
            title.setMargin2(0, 0, 6, 6);

            // Add a separator line in white color just under the title
            c.addLine(20, title.getHeight(), c.getWidth() - 21, title.getHeight(),
                0xffffff);

            // Tentatively set the plotarea at (70, 80) and of 480 x 240 pixels in
            // size. Use transparent border and white grid lines
            c.setPlotArea(70, 80, 480, 240, -1, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xffffff);

            // Swap the axis so that the bars are drawn horizontally
            c.swapXY();

            // Add a multi-color bar chart layer using the supplied data. Use bar
            // gradient lighting with the light intensity from 0.75 to 2.0
            c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent,
                Chart.barLighting(0.75, 2.0));

            // Set the labels on the x axis.
            c.xAxis().setLabels(labels);

            // Show the same scale on the left and right y-axes
            c.syncYAxis();

            // Set the bottom y-axis title using 10pt Arial Bold font
            c.yAxis().setTitle("USD (millions)", "Arial Bold", 10);

            // Set y-axes to transparent
            c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
            c.yAxis2().setColors(Chart.Transparent);

            // Disable ticks on the x-axis by setting the tick color to transparent
            c.xAxis().setTickColor(Chart.Transparent);

            // Set the label styles of all axes to 8pt Arial Bold font
            c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
            c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
            c.yAxis2().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);

            // Adjust the plot area size, such that the bounding box (inclusive of
            // axes) is 30 pixels from the left edge, 25 pixels below the title, 50
            // pixels from the right edge, and 25 pixels from the bottom edge.
            c.packPlotArea(30, title.getHeight() + 25, c.getWidth() - 50,
                c.getHeight() - 25);

            // Output the chart
            viewer.Chart = c;

            //include tool tip for the chart
            viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "",
                "title='Year {xLabel}: US$ {value}M'");
        }
    }
}