ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Text Styles and Colors




This example demonstrates various text styles, text colors, background colors and text box border effects.

In the chart above, 3 different pattern colors (wallpapers) are used for the chart background, legend box background and chart title background. In addition, the chart title, sector labels, and legends all have different fonts, text colors, background colors, and border styles.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\fontpie.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class fontpie : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Text Style and Colors"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WinChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the pie chart double[] data = {25, 18, 15, 12, 8, 30, 35}; // The labels for the pie chart string[] labels = {"Labor", "Licenses", "Taxes", "Legal", "Insurance", "Facilities", "Production"}; // Create a PieChart object of size 480 x 300 pixels PieChart c = new PieChart(480, 300); // Use a blue marble pattern as the background wallpaper, with a black border, and 1 // pixel 3D border effect c.setBackground(c.patternColor("@/images/marble.png"), 0x000000, 1); // Set the center of the pie at (150, 150) and the radius to 100 pixels c.setPieSize(150, 150, 100); // Add a title to the pie chart using Times Bold Italic/15 points/deep blue (0x000080) // as font, with a wood pattern as the title background c.addTitle("Project Cost Breakdown", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15, 0x000080 ).setBackground(c.patternColor("@/images/wood.png")); // Draw the pie in 3D c.set3D(); // Add a legend box using Arial Bold Italic/11 points font. Use a pink marble pattern as // the background wallpaper, with a 1 pixel 3D border. The legend box is top-right // aligned relative to the point (465, 70) LegendBox b = c.addLegend(465, 70, true, "Arial Bold Italic", 11); b.setBackground(c.patternColor("@/images/marble2.png"), Chart.Transparent, 1); b.setAlignment(Chart.TopRight); // Set the default font for all sector labels to Arial Bold/8pt/dark green (0x008000). c.setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8, 0x008000); // Set the pie data and the pie labels c.setData(data, labels); // Explode the 3rd sector c.setExplode(2, 40); // Use Arial Bold/12pt/red as label font for the 3rd sector c.sector(2).setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 12, 0xff0000); // Use Arial/8pt/deep blue as label font for the 5th sector. Add a background box using // the sector fill color (SameAsMainColor), with a black (0x000000) edge and 2 pixel 3D // border. c.sector(4).setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, 0x000080).setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, 0x000000, 2); // Use Arial Italic/8pt/light red (0xff9999) as label font for the 6th sector. Add a // dark blue (0x000080) background box with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(0).setLabelStyle("Arial Italic", 8, 0xff9999).setBackground(0x000080, Chart.Transparent, 2); // Use Times Bold Italic/8pt/deep green (0x008000) as label font for 7th sector. Add a // yellow (0xFFFF00) background box with a black (0x000000) edge. c.sector(6).setLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 8, 0x008000).setBackground( 0xffff00, 0x000000); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{label}: US${value}K ({percent}%)'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\fontpie.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class fontpie Implements DemoModule 'Name of demo module Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName Return "Text Style and Colors" End Function 'Number of charts produced in this demo module Public Function getNoOfCharts() As Integer Implements DemoModule.getNoOfCharts Return 1 End Function 'Main code for creating chart. 'Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. Public Sub createChart(viewer As WinChartViewer, chartIndex As Integer) _ Implements DemoModule.createChart ' The data for the pie chart Dim data() As Double = {25, 18, 15, 12, 8, 30, 35} ' The labels for the pie chart Dim labels() As String = {"Labor", "Licenses", "Taxes", "Legal", "Insurance", _ "Facilities", "Production"} ' Create a PieChart object of size 480 x 300 pixels Dim c As PieChart = New PieChart(480, 300) ' Use a blue marble pattern as the background wallpaper, with a black border, and 1 pixel 3D ' border effect c.setBackground(c.patternColor("@/marble.png"), &H000000, 1) ' Set the center of the pie at (150, 150) and the radius to 100 pixels c.setPieSize(150, 150, 100) ' Add a title to the pie chart using Times Bold Italic/15 points/deep blue (0x000080) as ' font, with a wood pattern as the title background c.addTitle("Project Cost Breakdown", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15, &H000080 _ ).setBackground(c.patternColor("@/wood.png")) ' Draw the pie in 3D c.set3D() ' Add a legend box using Arial Bold Italic/11 points font. Use a pink marble pattern as the ' background wallpaper, with a 1 pixel 3D border. The legend box is top-right aligned ' relative to the point (465, 70) Dim b As LegendBox = c.addLegend(465, 70, True, "Arial Bold Italic", 11) b.setBackground(c.patternColor("@/marble2.png"), Chart.Transparent, 1) b.setAlignment(Chart.TopRight) ' Set the default font for all sector labels to Arial Bold/8pt/dark green (0x008000). c.setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8, &H008000) ' Set the pie data and the pie labels c.setData(data, labels) ' Explode the 3rd sector c.setExplode(2, 40) ' Use Arial Bold/12pt/red as label font for the 3rd sector c.sector(2).setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 12, &Hff0000) ' Use Arial/8pt/deep blue as label font for the 5th sector. Add a background box using the ' sector fill color (SameAsMainColor), with a black (0x000000) edge and 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(4).setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, &H000080).setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, _ &H000000, 2) ' Use Arial Italic/8pt/light red (0xff9999) as label font for the 6th sector. Add a dark ' blue (0x000080) background box with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(0).setLabelStyle("Arial Italic", 8, &Hff9999).setBackground(&H000080, _ Chart.Transparent, 2) ' Use Times Bold Italic/8pt/deep green (0x008000) as label font for 7th sector. Add a yellow ' (0xFFFF00) background box with a black (0x000000) edge. c.sector(6).setLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 8, &H008000).setBackground( _ &Hffff00, &H000000) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='{label}: US${value}K ({percent}%)'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\fontpie.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class fontpie : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Text Style and Colors"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WPFChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the pie chart double[] data = {25, 18, 15, 12, 8, 30, 35}; // The labels for the pie chart string[] labels = {"Labor", "Licenses", "Taxes", "Legal", "Insurance", "Facilities", "Production"}; // Create a PieChart object of size 480 x 300 pixels PieChart c = new PieChart(480, 300); // Use a blue marble pattern as the background wallpaper, with a black border, and 1 // pixel 3D border effect c.setBackground(c.patternColor("@/images/marble.png"), 0x000000, 1); // Set the center of the pie at (150, 150) and the radius to 100 pixels c.setPieSize(150, 150, 100); // Add a title to the pie chart using Times Bold Italic/15 points/deep blue (0x000080) // as font, with a wood pattern as the title background c.addTitle("Project Cost Breakdown", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15, 0x000080 ).setBackground(c.patternColor("@/images/wood.png")); // Draw the pie in 3D c.set3D(); // Add a legend box using Arial Bold Italic/11 points font. Use a pink marble pattern as // the background wallpaper, with a 1 pixel 3D border. The legend box is top-right // aligned relative to the point (465, 70) LegendBox b = c.addLegend(465, 70, true, "Arial Bold Italic", 11); b.setBackground(c.patternColor("@/images/marble2.png"), Chart.Transparent, 1); b.setAlignment(Chart.TopRight); // Set the default font for all sector labels to Arial Bold/8pt/dark green (0x008000). c.setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8, 0x008000); // Set the pie data and the pie labels c.setData(data, labels); // Explode the 3rd sector c.setExplode(2, 40); // Use Arial Bold/12pt/red as label font for the 3rd sector c.sector(2).setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 12, 0xff0000); // Use Arial/8pt/deep blue as label font for the 5th sector. Add a background box using // the sector fill color (SameAsMainColor), with a black (0x000000) edge and 2 pixel 3D // border. c.sector(4).setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, 0x000080).setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, 0x000000, 2); // Use Arial Italic/8pt/light red (0xff9999) as label font for the 6th sector. Add a // dark blue (0x000080) background box with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(0).setLabelStyle("Arial Italic", 8, 0xff9999).setBackground(0x000080, Chart.Transparent, 2); // Use Times Bold Italic/8pt/deep green (0x008000) as label font for 7th sector. Add a // yellow (0xFFFF00) background box with a black (0x000000) edge. c.sector(6).setLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 8, 0x008000).setBackground( 0xffff00, 0x000000); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{label}: US${value}K ({percent}%)'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\fontpie.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %> <%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %> <!DOCTYPE html> <script runat="server"> // // Page Load event handler // protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { // The data for the pie chart double[] data = {25, 18, 15, 12, 8, 30, 35}; // The labels for the pie chart string[] labels = {"Labor", "Licenses", "Taxes", "Legal", "Insurance", "Facilities", "Production"}; // Create a PieChart object of size 480 x 300 pixels PieChart c = new PieChart(480, 300); //Set default directory for loading images from current script directory c.setSearchPath(Server.MapPath(".")); // Use a blue marble pattern as the background wallpaper, with a black border, and 1 pixel 3D // border effect c.setBackground(c.patternColor("marble.png"), 0x000000, 1); // Set the center of the pie at (150, 150) and the radius to 100 pixels c.setPieSize(150, 150, 100); // Add a title to the pie chart using Times Bold Italic/15 points/deep blue (0x000080) as font, // with a wood pattern as the title background c.addTitle("Project Cost Breakdown", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15, 0x000080).setBackground( c.patternColor("wood.png")); // Draw the pie in 3D c.set3D(); // Add a legend box using Arial Bold Italic/11 points font. Use a pink marble pattern as the // background wallpaper, with a 1 pixel 3D border. The legend box is top-right aligned relative // to the point (465, 70) LegendBox b = c.addLegend(465, 70, true, "Arial Bold Italic", 11); b.setBackground(c.patternColor("marble2.png"), Chart.Transparent, 1); b.setAlignment(Chart.TopRight); // Set the default font for all sector labels to Arial Bold/8pt/dark green (0x008000). c.setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8, 0x008000); // Set the pie data and the pie labels c.setData(data, labels); // Explode the 3rd sector c.setExplode(2, 40); // Use Arial Bold/12pt/red as label font for the 3rd sector c.sector(2).setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 12, 0xff0000); // Use Arial/8pt/deep blue as label font for the 5th sector. Add a background box using the // sector fill color (SameAsMainColor), with a black (0x000000) edge and 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(4).setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, 0x000080).setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, 0x000000, 2 ); // Use Arial Italic/8pt/light red (0xff9999) as label font for the 6th sector. Add a dark blue // (0x000080) background box with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(0).setLabelStyle("Arial Italic", 8, 0xff9999).setBackground(0x000080, Chart.Transparent, 2); // Use Times Bold Italic/8pt/deep green (0x008000) as label font for 7th sector. Add a yellow // (0xFFFF00) background box with a black (0x000000) edge. c.sector(6).setLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 8, 0x008000).setBackground(0xffff00, 0x000000); // Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{label}: US${value}K ({percent}%)'" ); } </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET Web Forms - VB Version] NetWebCharts\VBNetASP\fontpie.aspx
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<%@ Page Language="VB" Debug="true" %> <%@ Import Namespace="ChartDirector" %> <%@ Register TagPrefix="chart" Namespace="ChartDirector" Assembly="netchartdir" %> <!DOCTYPE html> <script runat="server"> ' ' Page Load event handler ' Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) ' The data for the pie chart Dim data() As Double = {25, 18, 15, 12, 8, 30, 35} ' The labels for the pie chart Dim labels() As String = {"Labor", "Licenses", "Taxes", "Legal", "Insurance", "Facilities", _ "Production"} ' Create a PieChart object of size 480 x 300 pixels Dim c As PieChart = New PieChart(480, 300) ' Set default directory for loading images from current script directory Call c.setSearchPath(Server.MapPath(".")) ' Use a blue marble pattern as the background wallpaper, with a black border, and 1 pixel 3D ' border effect c.setBackground(c.patternColor("marble.png"), &H000000, 1) ' Set the center of the pie at (150, 150) and the radius to 100 pixels c.setPieSize(150, 150, 100) ' Add a title to the pie chart using Times Bold Italic/15 points/deep blue (0x000080) as font, ' with a wood pattern as the title background c.addTitle("Project Cost Breakdown", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15, &H000080 _ ).setBackground(c.patternColor("wood.png")) ' Draw the pie in 3D c.set3D() ' Add a legend box using Arial Bold Italic/11 points font. Use a pink marble pattern as the ' background wallpaper, with a 1 pixel 3D border. The legend box is top-right aligned relative ' to the point (465, 70) Dim b As LegendBox = c.addLegend(465, 70, True, "Arial Bold Italic", 11) b.setBackground(c.patternColor("marble2.png"), Chart.Transparent, 1) b.setAlignment(Chart.TopRight) ' Set the default font for all sector labels to Arial Bold/8pt/dark green (0x008000). c.setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8, &H008000) ' Set the pie data and the pie labels c.setData(data, labels) ' Explode the 3rd sector c.setExplode(2, 40) ' Use Arial Bold/12pt/red as label font for the 3rd sector c.sector(2).setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 12, &Hff0000) ' Use Arial/8pt/deep blue as label font for the 5th sector. Add a background box using the ' sector fill color (SameAsMainColor), with a black (0x000000) edge and 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(4).setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, &H000080).setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, &H000000,2) ' Use Arial Italic/8pt/light red (0xff9999) as label font for the 6th sector. Add a dark blue ' (0x000080) background box with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(0).setLabelStyle("Arial Italic", 8, &Hff9999).setBackground(&H000080, _ Chart.Transparent, 2) ' Use Times Bold Italic/8pt/deep green (0x008000) as label font for 7th sector. Add a yellow ' (0xFFFF00) background box with a black (0x000000) edge. c.sector(6).setLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 8, &H008000).setBackground(&Hffff00, _ &H000000) ' Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", _ "title='{label}: US${value}K ({percent}%)'") End Sub </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET MVC - Controller] NetMvcCharts\Controllers\FontpieController.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class FontpieController : Controller { // // Default Action // public ActionResult Index() { ViewBag.Title = "Text Style and Colors"; createChart(ViewBag.Viewer = new RazorChartViewer(HttpContext, "chart1")); return View("~/Views/Shared/ChartView.cshtml"); } // // Create chart // private void createChart(RazorChartViewer viewer) { // The data for the pie chart double[] data = {25, 18, 15, 12, 8, 30, 35}; // The labels for the pie chart string[] labels = {"Labor", "Licenses", "Taxes", "Legal", "Insurance", "Facilities", "Production"}; // Create a PieChart object of size 480 x 300 pixels PieChart c = new PieChart(480, 300); //Set default directory for loading images c.setSearchPath(Url.Content("~/Content")); // Use a blue marble pattern as the background wallpaper, with a black border, and 1 pixel 3D // border effect c.setBackground(c.patternColor("marble.png"), 0x000000, 1); // Set the center of the pie at (150, 150) and the radius to 100 pixels c.setPieSize(150, 150, 100); // Add a title to the pie chart using Times Bold Italic/15 points/deep blue (0x000080) as // font, with a wood pattern as the title background c.addTitle("Project Cost Breakdown", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15, 0x000080 ).setBackground(c.patternColor("wood.png")); // Draw the pie in 3D c.set3D(); // Add a legend box using Arial Bold Italic/11 points font. Use a pink marble pattern as the // background wallpaper, with a 1 pixel 3D border. The legend box is top-right aligned // relative to the point (465, 70) LegendBox b = c.addLegend(465, 70, true, "Arial Bold Italic", 11); b.setBackground(c.patternColor("marble2.png"), Chart.Transparent, 1); b.setAlignment(Chart.TopRight); // Set the default font for all sector labels to Arial Bold/8pt/dark green (0x008000). c.setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 8, 0x008000); // Set the pie data and the pie labels c.setData(data, labels); // Explode the 3rd sector c.setExplode(2, 40); // Use Arial Bold/12pt/red as label font for the 3rd sector c.sector(2).setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 12, 0xff0000); // Use Arial/8pt/deep blue as label font for the 5th sector. Add a background box using the // sector fill color (SameAsMainColor), with a black (0x000000) edge and 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(4).setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, 0x000080).setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, 0x000000, 2); // Use Arial Italic/8pt/light red (0xff9999) as label font for the 6th sector. Add a dark // blue (0x000080) background box with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.sector(0).setLabelStyle("Arial Italic", 8, 0xff9999).setBackground(0x000080, Chart.Transparent, 2); // Use Times Bold Italic/8pt/deep green (0x008000) as label font for 7th sector. Add a yellow // (0xFFFF00) background box with a black (0x000000) edge. c.sector(6).setLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 8, 0x008000).setBackground(0xffff00, 0x000000); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{label}: US${value}K ({percent}%)'"); } } }

[ASP.NET MVC - View] NetMvcCharts\Views\Shared\ChartView.cshtml
@{ Layout = null; } <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <title>@ViewBag.Title</title> <style> @ViewBag.Style </style> @Scripts.Render("~/Scripts/cdjcv.js") </head> <body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px"> <div style="font:bold 18pt verdana;"> @ViewBag.Title </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div> @{ if (ViewBag.Viewer is Array) { // Display multiple charts for (int i = 0; i < ViewBag.Viewer.Length; ++i) { @:@Html.Raw(ViewBag.Viewer[i].RenderHTML()) } } else { // Display one chart only @:@Html.Raw(ViewBag.Viewer.RenderHTML()) } } </div> </body> </html>