ChartDirector 7.1 (C++ Edition)

3D Pyramid Chart




This example extends the Simple Pyramid Chart example by viewing the pyramid in 3D, using custom colors, inserting gaps between pyramid layers, and adding labels to both the center and the right side of the pyramid layers.

Source Code Listing

The following is the command line version of the code in "cppdemo/threedpyramid". The MFC version of the code is in "mfcdemo/mfcdemo". The Qt Widgets version of the code is in "qtdemo/qtdemo". The QML/Qt Quick version of the code is in "qmldemo/qmldemo".
#include "chartdir.h" int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { // The data for the pyramid chart double data[] = {156, 123, 211, 179}; const int data_size = (int)(sizeof(data)/sizeof(*data)); // The labels for the pyramid chart const char* labels[] = {"Corporate Tax", "Working Capital", "Re-investment", "Dividend"}; const int labels_size = (int)(sizeof(labels)/sizeof(*labels)); // The colors for the pyramid layers int colors[] = {0x66aaee, 0xeebb22, 0xcccccc, 0xcc88ff}; const int colors_size = (int)(sizeof(colors)/sizeof(*colors)); // Create a PyramidChart object of size 500 x 400 pixels PyramidChart* c = new PyramidChart(500, 400); // Set the pyramid center at (200, 180), and width x height to 150 x 300 pixels c->setPyramidSize(200, 180, 150, 300); // Set the elevation to 15 degrees c->setViewAngle(15); // Set the pyramid data and labels c->setData(DoubleArray(data, data_size), StringArray(labels, labels_size)); // Set the layer colors to the given colors c->setColors(Chart::DataColor, IntArray(colors, colors_size)); // Leave 1% gaps between layers c->setLayerGap(0.01); // Add labels at the center of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will show // the percentage of the layers. c->setCenterLabel("{percent}%", "Arial Bold"); // Add labels at the right side of the pyramid layers using Arial Bold font. The labels will // have two lines showing the layer name and value. c->setRightLabel("{label}\nUS$ {value}M", "Arial Bold"); // Output the chart c->makeChart("threedpyramid.png"); //free up resources delete c; return 0; }