ChartDirector 6.0 (Perl Edition)

Polar Line Chart




This example demonstrates a polar line chart, completed with data symbols and data labels.

Source Code Listing

[Standalone Version] perldemo\polarline.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl

# In the sample code, the ChartDirector for Perl module is assumed to be in "../lib"
use File::Basename;
use lib (dirname($0)."/../lib") =~ /(.*)/;

use perlchartdir;

# The data for the chart
my $data0 = [90, 25, 40, 55, 68, 44, 79, 85, 50];
my $angles0 = [15, 60, 110, 180, 230, 260, 260, 310, 340];

my $data1 = [80, 91, 66, 80, 92, 87];
my $angles1 = [40, 65, 88, 110, 150, 200];

# Create a PolarChart object of size 460 x 500 pixels, with a grey (e0e0e0) background and 1 pixel
# 3D border
my $c = new PolarChart(460, 500, 0xe0e0e0, 0x000000, 1);

# Add a title to the chart at the top left corner using 15pt Arial Bold Italic font. Use a wood
# pattern as the title background.
$c->addTitle("Polar Line Chart Demo", "arialbi.ttf", 15)->setBackground($c->patternColor("wood.png")
    );

# Set center of plot area at (230, 280) with radius 180 pixels, and white (ffffff) background.
$c->setPlotArea(230, 280, 180, 0xffffff);

# Set the grid style to circular grid, with grids below the chart layers
$c->setGridStyle(0, 0);

# Add a legend box at top-center of plot area (230, 35) using horizontal layout. Use 10pt Arial Bold
# font, with 1 pixel 3D border effect.
my $b = $c->addLegend(230, 35, 0, "arialbd.ttf", 9);
$b->setAlignment($perlchartdir::TopCenter);
$b->setBackground($perlchartdir::Transparent, $perlchartdir::Transparent, 1);

# Set angular axis as 0 - 360, with a spoke every 30 units
$c->angularAxis()->setLinearScale(0, 360, 30);

# Add a blue (0xff) line layer to the chart using (data0, angle0)
my $layer0 = $c->addLineLayer($data0, 0x0000ff, "Close Loop Line");
$layer0->setAngles($angles0);

# Set the line width to 2 pixels
$layer0->setLineWidth(2);

# Use 11 pixel triangle symbols for the data points
$layer0->setDataSymbol($perlchartdir::TriangleSymbol, 11);

# Enable data label and set its format
$layer0->setDataLabelFormat("({value},{angle})");

# Set the data label text box with light blue (0x9999ff) backgruond color and 1 pixel 3D border
# effect
$layer0->setDataLabelStyle()->setBackground(0x9999ff, $perlchartdir::Transparent, 1);

# Add a red (0xff0000) line layer to the chart using (data1, angle1)
my $layer1 = $c->addLineLayer($data1, 0xff0000, "Open Loop Line");
$layer1->setAngles($angles1);

# Set the line width to 2 pixels
$layer1->setLineWidth(2);

# Use 11 pixel diamond symbols for the data points
$layer1->setDataSymbol($perlchartdir::DiamondSymbol, 11);

# Set the line to open loop
$layer1->setCloseLoop(0);

# Enable data label and set its format
$layer1->setDataLabelFormat("({value},{angle})");

# Set the data label text box with light red (0xff9999) backgruond color and 1 pixel 3D border
# effect
$layer1->setDataLabelStyle()->setBackground(0xff9999, $perlchartdir::Transparent, 1);

# Output the chart
$c->makeChart("polarline.png")

[CGI Version] perldemo_cgi\polarline.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl

# In the sample code, the ChartDirector for Perl module is assumed to be in "../lib"
use File::Basename;
use lib (dirname($0)."/../lib") =~ /(.*)/;

use perlchartdir;

# The data for the chart
my $data0 = [90, 25, 40, 55, 68, 44, 79, 85, 50];
my $angles0 = [15, 60, 110, 180, 230, 260, 260, 310, 340];

my $data1 = [80, 91, 66, 80, 92, 87];
my $angles1 = [40, 65, 88, 110, 150, 200];

# Create a PolarChart object of size 460 x 500 pixels, with a grey (e0e0e0) background and 1 pixel
# 3D border
my $c = new PolarChart(460, 500, 0xe0e0e0, 0x000000, 1);

# Add a title to the chart at the top left corner using 15pt Arial Bold Italic font. Use a wood
# pattern as the title background.
$c->addTitle("Polar Line Chart Demo", "arialbi.ttf", 15)->setBackground($c->patternColor(
    dirname($0)."/wood.png"));

# Set center of plot area at (230, 280) with radius 180 pixels, and white (ffffff) background.
$c->setPlotArea(230, 280, 180, 0xffffff);

# Set the grid style to circular grid, with grids below the chart layers
$c->setGridStyle(0, 0);

# Add a legend box at top-center of plot area (230, 35) using horizontal layout. Use 10pt Arial Bold
# font, with 1 pixel 3D border effect.
my $b = $c->addLegend(230, 35, 0, "arialbd.ttf", 9);
$b->setAlignment($perlchartdir::TopCenter);
$b->setBackground($perlchartdir::Transparent, $perlchartdir::Transparent, 1);

# Set angular axis as 0 - 360, with a spoke every 30 units
$c->angularAxis()->setLinearScale(0, 360, 30);

# Add a blue (0xff) line layer to the chart using (data0, angle0)
my $layer0 = $c->addLineLayer($data0, 0x0000ff, "Close Loop Line");
$layer0->setAngles($angles0);

# Set the line width to 2 pixels
$layer0->setLineWidth(2);

# Use 11 pixel triangle symbols for the data points
$layer0->setDataSymbol($perlchartdir::TriangleSymbol, 11);

# Enable data label and set its format
$layer0->setDataLabelFormat("({value},{angle})");

# Set the data label text box with light blue (0x9999ff) backgruond color and 1 pixel 3D border
# effect
$layer0->setDataLabelStyle()->setBackground(0x9999ff, $perlchartdir::Transparent, 1);

# Add a red (0xff0000) line layer to the chart using (data1, angle1)
my $layer1 = $c->addLineLayer($data1, 0xff0000, "Open Loop Line");
$layer1->setAngles($angles1);

# Set the line width to 2 pixels
$layer1->setLineWidth(2);

# Use 11 pixel diamond symbols for the data points
$layer1->setDataSymbol($perlchartdir::DiamondSymbol, 11);

# Set the line to open loop
$layer1->setCloseLoop(0);

# Enable data label and set its format
$layer1->setDataLabelFormat("({value},{angle})");

# Set the data label text box with light red (0xff9999) backgruond color and 1 pixel 3D border
# effect
$layer1->setDataLabelStyle()->setBackground(0xff9999, $perlchartdir::Transparent, 1);

# Output the chart
binmode(STDOUT);
print "Content-type: image/png\n\n";
print $c->makeChart2($perlchartdir::PNG);