ChartDirector 7.0 (ASP/COM/VB Edition)

Cone Chart




This example demonstrates using PyramidChart.setConeSize to specify using a cone instead of a pyramid to represent the data.

Source Code Listing

[Web Version (in ASP)] aspdemo\cone.asp
<%@ language="vbscript" %> <% Set cd = CreateObject("ChartDirector.API") ' The data for the pyramid chart data = Array(156, 123, 211, 179) ' The labels for the pyramid chart labels = Array("Funds", "Bonds", "Stocks", "Cash") ' The semi-transparent colors for the pyramid layers colors = Array(&H60000088, &H6066aaee, &H60ffbb00, &H60ee6622) ' Create a PyramidChart object of size 480 x 400 pixels Set c = cd.PyramidChart(480, 400) ' Set the cone center at (280, 180), and width x height to 150 x 300 pixels Call c.setConeSize(280, 180, 150, 300) ' Set the elevation to 15 degrees Call c.setViewAngle(15) ' Set the pyramid data and labels Call c.setData(data, labels) ' Set the layer colors to the given colors Call c.setColors2(cd.DataColor, colors) ' Leave 1% gaps between layers Call c.setLayerGap(0.01) ' Add labels at the left side of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will have 3 ' lines showing the layer name, value and percentage. Call c.setLeftLabel("{label}<*br*>US ${value}K<*br*>({percent}%)", "Arial Bold") ' Output the chart Set viewer = cd.WebChartViewer(Request, "chart1") Call viewer.setChart(c, cd.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{label}: US$ {value}K ({percent}%)'") %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Cone Chart</title> <!-- Include ChartDirector Javascript Library to support chart interactions --> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px"> <div style="font:bold 18pt verdana;"> Cone Chart </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div style="font:10pt verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em"> <a href="viewsource.asp?file=<%= Request("SCRIPT_NAME") %>">View Chart Source Code</a> </div> <!-- ****** Here is the chart image ****** --> <%= viewer.renderHTML() %> </body> </html>

[Windows Version (in Visual Basic)] vbdemo\cone.cls
Public Sub createChart(viewer As Object, chartIndex As Integer) Dim cd As New ChartDirector.API ' The data for the pyramid chart Dim data() data = Array(156, 123, 211, 179) ' The labels for the pyramid chart Dim labels() labels = Array("Funds", "Bonds", "Stocks", "Cash") ' The semi-transparent colors for the pyramid layers Dim colors() colors = Array(&H60000088, &H6066aaee, &H60ffbb00, &H60ee6622) ' Create a PyramidChart object of size 480 x 400 pixels Dim c As PyramidChart Set c = cd.PyramidChart(480, 400) ' Set the cone center at (280, 180), and width x height to 150 x 300 pixels Call c.setConeSize(280, 180, 150, 300) ' Set the elevation to 15 degrees Call c.setViewAngle(15) ' Set the pyramid data and labels Call c.setData(data, labels) ' Set the layer colors to the given colors Call c.setColors2(cd.DataColor, colors) ' Leave 1% gaps between layers Call c.setLayerGap(0.01) ' Add labels at the left side of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will have ' 3 lines showing the layer name, value and percentage. Call c.setLeftLabel("{label}<*br*>US ${value}K<*br*>({percent}%)", "arialbd.ttf") ' Output the chart Set viewer.Picture = c.makePicture() 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='{label}: US$ {value}K ({percent}%)'") End Sub