ChartDirector Ver 4.1 (C++ Edition)

Polar Line Chart




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

Source Code Listing

[The following code is available in "cppdemo/polarline". A MFC version of the code is available in "mfcdemo" (Windows edition only).]
#include "chartdir.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    // The data for the chart
    double data0[] = {90, 25, 40, 55, 68, 44, 79, 85, 50};
    double angles0[] = {15, 60, 110, 180, 230, 260, 260, 310, 340};

    double data1[] = {80, 91, 66, 80, 92, 87};
    double 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
    PolarChart *c = new PolarChart(460, 500, 0xe0e0e0, 0x000000, 1);

    // Add a title to the chart at the top left corner using 15pts 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(false, false);

    // Add a legend box at top-center of plot area (230, 35) using horizontal layout.
    // Use 10 pts Arial Bold font, with 1 pixel 3D border effect.
    LegendBox *b = c->addLegend(230, 35, false, "arialbd.ttf", 9);
    b->setAlignment(Chart::TopCenter);
    b->setBackground(Chart::Transparent, Chart::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)
    PolarLineLayer *layer0 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data0,
        sizeof(data0)/sizeof(data0[0])), 0x0000ff, "Close Loop Line");
    layer0->setAngles(DoubleArray(angles0, sizeof(angles0)/sizeof(angles0[0])));

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

    // Use 11 pixel triangle symbols for the data points
    layer0->setDataSymbol(Chart::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, Chart::Transparent, 1);

    // Add a red (0xff0000) line layer to the chart using (data1, angle1)
    PolarLineLayer *layer1 = c->addLineLayer(DoubleArray(data1,
        sizeof(data1)/sizeof(data1[0])), 0xff0000, "Open Loop Line");
    layer1->setAngles(DoubleArray(angles1, sizeof(angles1)/sizeof(angles1[0])));

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

    // Use 11 pixel diamond symbols for the data points
    layer1->setDataSymbol(Chart::DiamondSymbol, 11);

    // Set the line to open loop
    layer1->setCloseLoop(false);

    // 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, Chart::Transparent, 1);

    // output the chart
    c->makeChart("polarline.png");

    //free up resources
    delete c;
    return 0;
}