ChartDirector 5.1 (C++ Edition)

Vertical Linear Meter




This example demonstrates a simple vertical linear meter.

A basic linear meter can be created using the following steps:

In addition to the basic linear meter, this example demonstrates the following features:

Source Code Listing

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

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    // The value to display on the meter
    double value = 75.35;

    // Create an LinearMeter object of size 60 x 265 pixels, using silver background
    // with a 2 pixel black 3D depressed border.
    LinearMeter *m = new LinearMeter(60, 265, Chart::silverColor(), 0, -2);

    // Set the scale region top-left corner at (25, 30), with size of 20 x 200
    // pixels. The scale labels are located on the left (default - implies vertical
    // meter)
    m->setMeter(25, 30, 20, 200);

    // Set meter scale from 0 - 100, with a tick every 10 units
    m->setScale(0, 100, 10);

    // Set 0 - 50 as green (99ff99) zone, 50 - 80 as yellow (ffff66) zone, and 80 -
    // 100 as red (ffcccc) zone
    m->addZone(0, 50, 0x99ff99);
    m->addZone(50, 80, 0xffff66);
    m->addZone(80, 100, 0xffcccc);

    // Add a deep blue (000080) pointer at the specified value
    m->addPointer(value, 0x000080);

    // Add a text box label at top-center (30, 5) using Arial Bold/8 pts/deep blue
    // (000088), with a light blue (9999ff) background
    m->addText(30, 5, "Temp C", "arialbd.ttf", 8, 0x000088, Chart::TopCenter
        )->setBackground(0x9999ff);

    // Add a text box to show the value formatted to 2 decimal places at bottom
    // center (30, 260). Use white text on black background with a 1 pixel depressed
    // 3D border.
    m->addText(30, 260, m->formatValue(value, "2"), "arial.ttf", 8, 0xffffff,
        Chart::BottomCenter)->setBackground(0, 0, -1);

    // Output the chart
    m->makeChart("vlinearmeter.png");

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