ChartDirector 5.1 (Java Edition)

Uneven Data Points




This example demonstrates data series that are unevenly spaced in the x dimension.

In ChartDirector, it is only necessarily to provide the y coordinates (the data values) to plot a line. The x coordinates are optional. If no x coordinates are provided, the data points are assumed to be evenly spaced on the x dimension. In such case, the x-axis can be used to label the data points, with the labels configured using Axis.setLabels or Axis.setLabels2. The labels are only for human reading and will not affect the positioning of the data points.

On the other hand, if the data points are unevenly spaced, or if there are multiple data series with different spacing in the x dimension, it is necessary to provide the x coordinates of the data series. They can be provided using Layer.setXData or Layer.setXData2. In such case, the x-axis can be automatically scaled, with labels generated by ChartDirector. Alternatively, Axis.setLinearScale, Axis.setLogScale, Axis.setDateScale, etc., can be used to explicitly set a scale of the x-axis. Axis.setLabels or Axis.setLabels2 should not be used for charts that use real x coordinates.

In this example, the red line has unevenly spaced x coordinates, set using Layer.setXData. Both the green line and the orange line has evenly spaced x coordinates, but the spacing in the x dimension differs between the lines. Their x coordinates are set using Layer.setXData2. Note that the lines start and end at different x coordinates, and they do not need to span the entire x-axis range. The x-axis in this example is automatically scaled.

Source Code Listing

[JSP Version] jspdemo/unevenpoints.jsp
<%@page import="ChartDirector.*" %>
<%@page import="java.util.*" %>
<%
// Data points which more unevenly spaced in time
double[] data0Y = {62, 69, 53, 58, 84, 76, 49, 61, 64, 77, 79};
Date[] data0X = {new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 1).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(
    2007, 0, 2).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 5).getTime(),
    new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 7).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 10
    ).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 14).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(
    2007, 0, 17).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 18).getTime(),
    new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 19).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 20
    ).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 21).getTime()};

// Data points which are evenly spaced in a certain time range
double[] data1Y = {36, 25, 28, 38, 20, 30, 27, 35, 65, 60, 40, 73, 62, 90, 75, 72};
Date data1Start = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 1).getTime();
Date data1End = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 16).getTime();

// Data points which are evenly spaced in another time range, in which the spacing is
// different from the above series
double[] data2Y = {25, 15, 30, 23, 32, 55, 45};
Date data2Start = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 9).getTime();
Date data2End = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 21).getTime();

// Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels. Use a vertical gradient color
// from light blue (99ccff) to white (ffffff) spanning the top 100 pixels as
// background. Set border to grey (888888). Use rounded corners. Enable soft drop
// shadow.
XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 400);
c.setBackground(c.linearGradientColor(0, 0, 0, 100, 0x99ccff, 0xffffff), 0x888888);
c.setRoundedFrame();
c.setDropShadow();

// Add a title using 18 pts Times New Roman Bold Italic font. Set top margin to 16
// pixels.
c.addTitle("Product Line Order Backlog", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18
    ).setMargin2(0, 0, 16, 0);

// Set the plotarea at (60, 80) and of 510 x 275 pixels in size. Use transparent
// border and dark grey (444444) dotted grid lines
PlotArea plotArea = c.setPlotArea(60, 80, 510, 275, -1, -1, Chart.Transparent,
    c.dashLineColor(0x444444, 0x0101), -1);

// Add a legend box where the top-center is anchored to the horizontal center of the
// plot area at y = 45. Use horizontal layout and 10 points Arial Bold font, and
// transparent background and border.
LegendBox legendBox = c.addLegend(plotArea.getLeftX() + plotArea.getWidth() / 2, 45,
    false, "Arial Bold", 10);
legendBox.setAlignment(Chart.TopCenter);
legendBox.setBackground(Chart.Transparent, Chart.Transparent);

// Set x-axis tick density to 75 pixels and y-axis tick density to 30 pixels.
// ChartDirector auto-scaling will use this as the guidelines when putting ticks on
// the x-axis and y-axis.
c.yAxis().setTickDensity(30);
c.xAxis().setTickDensity(75);

// Set all axes to transparent
c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);

// Set the x-axis margins to 15 pixels, so that the horizontal grid lines can extend
// beyond the leftmost and rightmost vertical grid lines
c.xAxis().setMargin(15, 15);

// Set axis label style to 8pts Arial Bold
c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
c.yAxis2().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);

// Add axis title using 10pts Arial Bold Italic font
c.yAxis().setTitle("Backlog in USD millions", "Arial Bold Italic", 10);

// Add the first data series
LineLayer layer0 = c.addLineLayer2();
layer0.addDataSet(data0Y, 0xff0000, "Quantum Computer").setDataSymbol(
    Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 11);
layer0.setXData(data0X);
layer0.setLineWidth(3);

// Add the second data series
LineLayer layer1 = c.addLineLayer2();
layer1.addDataSet(data1Y, 0x00ff00, "Atom Synthesizer").setDataSymbol(
    Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 11);
layer1.setXData2(data1Start, data1End);
layer1.setLineWidth(3);

// Add the third data series
LineLayer layer2 = c.addLineLayer2();
layer2.addDataSet(data2Y, 0xff6600, "Proton Cannon").setDataSymbol(
    Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 11);
layer2.setXData2(data2Start, data2End);
layer2.setLineWidth(3);

// Output the chart
String chart1URL = c.makeSession(request, "chart1");

// Include tool tip for the chart
String imageMap1 = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "",
    "title='Backlog of {dataSetName} at {x|mm/dd/yyyy}: US$ {value}M'");
%>
<html>
<body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px">
<div style="font-size:18pt; font-family:verdana; font-weight:bold">
    Uneven Data Points 
</div>
<hr color="#000080">
<div style="font-size:10pt; font-family:verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em">
    <a href="viewsource.jsp?file=<%=request.getServletPath()%>">View Source Code</a>
</div>
<img src='<%=response.encodeURL("getchart.jsp?"+chart1URL)%>'
    usemap="#map1" border="0">
<map name="map1"><%=imageMap1%></map>
</body>
</html>

[Java Version] javademo/unevenpoints.java
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
import ChartDirector.*;

public class unevenpoints implements DemoModule
{
    //Name of demo program
    public String toString() { return "Uneven Data Points "; }

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

    //Main code for creating charts
    public void createChart(ChartViewer viewer, int index)
    {
        // Data points which more unevenly spaced in time
        double[] data0Y = {62, 69, 53, 58, 84, 76, 49, 61, 64, 77, 79};
        Date[] data0X = {new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 1).getTime(),
            new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 2).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007,
            0, 5).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 7).getTime(),
            new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 10).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007,
            0, 14).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 17).getTime(),
            new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 18).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007,
            0, 19).getTime(), new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 20).getTime(),
            new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 21).getTime()};

        // Data points which are evenly spaced in a certain time range
        double[] data1Y = {36, 25, 28, 38, 20, 30, 27, 35, 65, 60, 40, 73, 62, 90,
            75, 72};
        Date data1Start = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 1).getTime();
        Date data1End = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 16).getTime();

        // Data points which are evenly spaced in another time range, in which the
        // spacing is different from the above series
        double[] data2Y = {25, 15, 30, 23, 32, 55, 45};
        Date data2Start = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 9).getTime();
        Date data2End = new GregorianCalendar(2007, 0, 21).getTime();

        // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels. Use a vertical gradient
        // color from light blue (99ccff) to white (ffffff) spanning the top 100
        // pixels as background. Set border to grey (888888). Use rounded corners.
        // Enable soft drop shadow.
        XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 400);
        c.setBackground(c.linearGradientColor(0, 0, 0, 100, 0x99ccff, 0xffffff),
            0x888888);
        c.setRoundedFrame();
        c.setDropShadow();

        // Add a title using 18 pts Times New Roman Bold Italic font. Set top margin
        // to 16 pixels.
        c.addTitle("Product Line Order Backlog", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18
            ).setMargin2(0, 0, 16, 0);

        // Set the plotarea at (60, 80) and of 510 x 275 pixels in size. Use
        // transparent border and dark grey (444444) dotted grid lines
        PlotArea plotArea = c.setPlotArea(60, 80, 510, 275, -1, -1,
            Chart.Transparent, c.dashLineColor(0x444444, 0x0101), -1);

        // Add a legend box where the top-center is anchored to the horizontal center
        // of the plot area at y = 45. Use horizontal layout and 10 points Arial Bold
        // font, and transparent background and border.
        LegendBox legendBox = c.addLegend(plotArea.getLeftX() + plotArea.getWidth() /
            2, 45, false, "Arial Bold", 10);
        legendBox.setAlignment(Chart.TopCenter);
        legendBox.setBackground(Chart.Transparent, Chart.Transparent);

        // Set x-axis tick density to 75 pixels and y-axis tick density to 30 pixels.
        // ChartDirector auto-scaling will use this as the guidelines when putting
        // ticks on the x-axis and y-axis.
        c.yAxis().setTickDensity(30);
        c.xAxis().setTickDensity(75);

        // Set all axes to transparent
        c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
        c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);

        // Set the x-axis margins to 15 pixels, so that the horizontal grid lines can
        // extend beyond the leftmost and rightmost vertical grid lines
        c.xAxis().setMargin(15, 15);

        // Set axis label style to 8pts Arial Bold
        c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
        c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);
        c.yAxis2().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8);

        // Add axis title using 10pts Arial Bold Italic font
        c.yAxis().setTitle("Backlog in USD millions", "Arial Bold Italic", 10);

        // Add the first data series
        LineLayer layer0 = c.addLineLayer2();
        layer0.addDataSet(data0Y, 0xff0000, "Quantum Computer").setDataSymbol(
            Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 11);
        layer0.setXData(data0X);
        layer0.setLineWidth(3);

        // Add the second data series
        LineLayer layer1 = c.addLineLayer2();
        layer1.addDataSet(data1Y, 0x00ff00, "Atom Synthesizer").setDataSymbol(
            Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 11);
        layer1.setXData2(data1Start, data1End);
        layer1.setLineWidth(3);

        // Add the third data series
        LineLayer layer2 = c.addLineLayer2();
        layer2.addDataSet(data2Y, 0xff6600, "Proton Cannon").setDataSymbol(
            Chart.GlassSphere2Shape, 11);
        layer2.setXData2(data2Start, data2End);
        layer2.setLineWidth(3);

        // Output the chart
        viewer.setChart(c);

        //include tool tip for the chart
        viewer.setImageMap(c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "",
            "title='Backlog of {dataSetName} at {x|mm/dd/yyyy}: US$ {value}M'"));
    }

    //Allow this module to run as standalone program for easy testing
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        //Instantiate an instance of this demo module
        DemoModule demo = new unevenpoints();

        //Create and set up the main window
        JFrame frame = new JFrame(demo.toString());
        frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);} });
        frame.getContentPane().setBackground(Color.white);

        // Create the chart and put them in the content pane
        ChartViewer viewer = new ChartViewer();
        demo.createChart(viewer, 0);
        frame.getContentPane().add(viewer);

        // Display the window
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}