ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Text Styles and Colors (2)




This example demonstrates controlling text style and colors in various text containing objects (chart and axis titles, axis labels, legend keys, data labels, etc).

The chart title, y-axis title, y-axis labels, x-axis labels, legend keys, and the data labels are configured with different fonts and colors, and have different background and 3D border effects. The y-axis labels are appended with "Mbytes" as the unit. The x-axis labels are rotated 45 degrees.

Note that since ChartDirector Ver 3.0, you may use CDML to produce more sophisticated formatting effects than demonstrated in this example.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\fontxy.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class fontxy : 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 chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157}; string[] labels = {"Mon Jun 4", "Tue Jun 5", "Wed Jun 6", "Thu Jun 7", "Fri Jun 8"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 540 x 350 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(540, 350); // Set the plot area to start at (120, 40) and of size 280 x 240 pixels c.setPlotArea(120, 40, 280, 240); // Add a title to the chart using 20pt Times Bold Italic font and using a deep blue // color (0x000080) c.addTitle("Weekly Server Load", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 20, 0x000080); // Add a legend box at (420, 100) (right of plot area) using 12pt Times Bold font. Sets // the background of the legend box to light grey 0xd0d0d0 with a 1 pixel 3D border. c.addLegend(420, 100, true, "Times New Roman Bold", 12).setBackground(0xd0d0d0, 0xd0d0d0, 1); // Add a title to the y-axis using 12pt Arial Bold/deep blue (0x000080) font. Set the // background to yellow (0xffff00) with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (per hour)", "Arial Bold", 12, 0x000080).setBackground( 0xffff00, 0xffff00, 2); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/orange (0xcc6600) font for the y axis labels c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0xcc6600); // Set the axis label format to "nnn MBytes" c.yAxis().setLabelFormat("{value} MBytes"); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/green (0x008000) font for the x axis labels. Set the label angle // to 45 degrees. c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0x008000).setFontAngle(45); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a 3D stack bar layer with a 3D depth of 5 pixels BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Stack, 5); // Use Arial Italic as the default data label font in the bars layer.setDataLabelStyle("Arial Italic"); // Use 10pt Times Bold Italic as the aggregate label font. Set the background to flesh // (0xffcc66) color with a 1 pixel 3D border. layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(0xffcc66, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Add the first data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data0, -1, "Server #1"); // Add the second data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data1, -1, "Server #2"); // Add the third data set to the stacked bar layer, and set its data label font to Arial // Bold Italic. ChartDirector.TextBox textbox = layer.addDataSet(data2, -1, "Server #3" ).setDataLabelStyle("Arial Bold Italic"); // Set the data label font color for the third data set to yellow (0xffff00) textbox.setFontColor(0xffff00); // Set the data label background color to the same color as the bar segment, with a 1 // pixel 3D border. textbox.setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\fontxy.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class fontxy 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 chart Dim data0() As Double = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67} Dim data1() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123} Dim data2() As Double = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157} Dim labels() As String = {"Mon Jun 4", "Tue Jun 5", "Wed Jun 6", "Thu Jun 7", "Fri Jun 8"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 540 x 350 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(540, 350) ' Set the plot area to start at (120, 40) and of size 280 x 240 pixels c.setPlotArea(120, 40, 280, 240) ' Add a title to the chart using 20pt Times Bold Italic font and using a deep blue color ' (0x000080) c.addTitle("Weekly Server Load", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 20, &H000080) ' Add a legend box at (420, 100) (right of plot area) using 12pt Times Bold font. Sets the ' background of the legend box to light grey 0xd0d0d0 with a 1 pixel 3D border. c.addLegend(420, 100, True, "Times New Roman Bold", 12).setBackground(&Hd0d0d0, &Hd0d0d0,1) ' Add a title to the y-axis using 12pt Arial Bold/deep blue (0x000080) font. Set the ' background to yellow (0xffff00) with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (per hour)", "Arial Bold", 12, &H000080).setBackground( _ &Hffff00, &Hffff00, 2) ' Use 10pt Arial Bold/orange (0xcc6600) font for the y axis labels c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, &Hcc6600) ' Set the axis label format to "nnn MBytes" c.yAxis().setLabelFormat("{value} MBytes") ' Use 10pt Arial Bold/green (0x008000) font for the x axis labels. Set the label angle to 45 ' degrees. c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, &H008000).setFontAngle(45) ' Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Add a 3D stack bar layer with a 3D depth of 5 pixels Dim layer As BarLayer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Stack, 5) ' Use Arial Italic as the default data label font in the bars layer.setDataLabelStyle("Arial Italic") ' Use 10pt Times Bold Italic as the aggregate label font. Set the background to flesh ' (0xffcc66) color with a 1 pixel 3D border. layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(&Hffcc66, _ Chart.Transparent, 1) ' Add the first data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data0, -1, "Server #1") ' Add the second data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data1, -1, "Server #2") ' Add the third data set to the stacked bar layer, and set its data label font to Arial Bold ' Italic. Dim textbox As ChartDirector.TextBox = layer.addDataSet(data2, -1, "Server #3" _ ).setDataLabelStyle("Arial Bold Italic") ' Set the data label font color for the third data set to yellow (0xffff00) textbox.setFontColor(&Hffff00) ' Set the data label background color to the same color as the bar segment, with a 1 pixel ' 3D border. textbox.setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, Chart.Transparent, 1) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\fontxy.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class fontxy : 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 chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157}; string[] labels = {"Mon Jun 4", "Tue Jun 5", "Wed Jun 6", "Thu Jun 7", "Fri Jun 8"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 540 x 350 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(540, 350); // Set the plot area to start at (120, 40) and of size 280 x 240 pixels c.setPlotArea(120, 40, 280, 240); // Add a title to the chart using 20pt Times Bold Italic font and using a deep blue // color (0x000080) c.addTitle("Weekly Server Load", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 20, 0x000080); // Add a legend box at (420, 100) (right of plot area) using 12pt Times Bold font. Sets // the background of the legend box to light grey 0xd0d0d0 with a 1 pixel 3D border. c.addLegend(420, 100, true, "Times New Roman Bold", 12).setBackground(0xd0d0d0, 0xd0d0d0, 1); // Add a title to the y-axis using 12pt Arial Bold/deep blue (0x000080) font. Set the // background to yellow (0xffff00) with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (per hour)", "Arial Bold", 12, 0x000080).setBackground( 0xffff00, 0xffff00, 2); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/orange (0xcc6600) font for the y axis labels c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0xcc6600); // Set the axis label format to "nnn MBytes" c.yAxis().setLabelFormat("{value} MBytes"); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/green (0x008000) font for the x axis labels. Set the label angle // to 45 degrees. c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0x008000).setFontAngle(45); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a 3D stack bar layer with a 3D depth of 5 pixels BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Stack, 5); // Use Arial Italic as the default data label font in the bars layer.setDataLabelStyle("Arial Italic"); // Use 10pt Times Bold Italic as the aggregate label font. Set the background to flesh // (0xffcc66) color with a 1 pixel 3D border. layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(0xffcc66, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Add the first data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data0, -1, "Server #1"); // Add the second data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data1, -1, "Server #2"); // Add the third data set to the stacked bar layer, and set its data label font to Arial // Bold Italic. ChartDirector.TextBox textbox = layer.addDataSet(data2, -1, "Server #3" ).setDataLabelStyle("Arial Bold Italic"); // Set the data label font color for the third data set to yellow (0xffff00) textbox.setFontColor(0xffff00); // Set the data label background color to the same color as the bar segment, with a 1 // pixel 3D border. textbox.setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\fontxy.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 chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157}; string[] labels = {"Mon Jun 4", "Tue Jun 5", "Wed Jun 6", "Thu Jun 7", "Fri Jun 8"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 540 x 350 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(540, 350); // Set the plot area to start at (120, 40) and of size 280 x 240 pixels c.setPlotArea(120, 40, 280, 240); // Add a title to the chart using 20pt Times Bold Italic font and using a deep blue color // (0x000080) c.addTitle("Weekly Server Load", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 20, 0x000080); // Add a legend box at (420, 100) (right of plot area) using 12pt Times Bold font. Sets the // background of the legend box to light grey 0xd0d0d0 with a 1 pixel 3D border. c.addLegend(420, 100, true, "Times New Roman Bold", 12).setBackground(0xd0d0d0, 0xd0d0d0, 1); // Add a title to the y-axis using 12pt Arial Bold/deep blue (0x000080) font. Set the background // to yellow (0xffff00) with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (per hour)", "Arial Bold", 12, 0x000080).setBackground(0xffff00, 0xffff00, 2); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/orange (0xcc6600) font for the y axis labels c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0xcc6600); // Set the axis label format to "nnn MBytes" c.yAxis().setLabelFormat("{value} MBytes"); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/green (0x008000) font for the x axis labels. Set the label angle to 45 // degrees. c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0x008000).setFontAngle(45); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a 3D stack bar layer with a 3D depth of 5 pixels BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Stack, 5); // Use Arial Italic as the default data label font in the bars layer.setDataLabelStyle("Arial Italic"); // Use 10pt Times Bold Italic as the aggregate label font. Set the background to flesh // (0xffcc66) color with a 1 pixel 3D border. layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(0xffcc66, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Add the first data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data0, -1, "Server #1"); // Add the second data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data1, -1, "Server #2"); // Add the third data set to the stacked bar layer, and set its data label font to Arial Bold // Italic. ChartDirector.TextBox textbox = layer.addDataSet(data2, -1, "Server #3").setDataLabelStyle( "Arial Bold Italic"); // Set the data label font color for the third data set to yellow (0xffff00) textbox.setFontColor(0xffff00); // Set the data label background color to the same color as the bar segment, with a 1 pixel 3D // border. textbox.setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } </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\fontxy.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 chart Dim data0() As Double = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67} Dim data1() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123} Dim data2() As Double = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157} Dim labels() As String = {"Mon Jun 4", "Tue Jun 5", "Wed Jun 6", "Thu Jun 7", "Fri Jun 8"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 540 x 350 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(540, 350) ' Set the plot area to start at (120, 40) and of size 280 x 240 pixels c.setPlotArea(120, 40, 280, 240) ' Add a title to the chart using 20pt Times Bold Italic font and using a deep blue color ' (0x000080) c.addTitle("Weekly Server Load", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 20, &H000080) ' Add a legend box at (420, 100) (right of plot area) using 12pt Times Bold font. Sets the ' background of the legend box to light grey 0xd0d0d0 with a 1 pixel 3D border. c.addLegend(420, 100, True, "Times New Roman Bold", 12).setBackground(&Hd0d0d0, &Hd0d0d0, 1) ' Add a title to the y-axis using 12pt Arial Bold/deep blue (0x000080) font. Set the background ' to yellow (0xffff00) with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (per hour)", "Arial Bold", 12, &H000080).setBackground( _ &Hffff00, &Hffff00, 2) ' Use 10pt Arial Bold/orange (0xcc6600) font for the y axis labels c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, &Hcc6600) ' Set the axis label format to "nnn MBytes" c.yAxis().setLabelFormat("{value} MBytes") ' Use 10pt Arial Bold/green (0x008000) font for the x axis labels. Set the label angle to 45 ' degrees. c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, &H008000).setFontAngle(45) ' Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Add a 3D stack bar layer with a 3D depth of 5 pixels Dim layer As BarLayer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Stack, 5) ' Use Arial Italic as the default data label font in the bars layer.setDataLabelStyle("Arial Italic") ' Use 10pt Times Bold Italic as the aggregate label font. Set the background to flesh (0xffcc66) ' color with a 1 pixel 3D border. layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(&Hffcc66, _ Chart.Transparent, 1) ' Add the first data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data0, -1, "Server #1") ' Add the second data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data1, -1, "Server #2") ' Add the third data set to the stacked bar layer, and set its data label font to Arial Bold ' Italic. Dim textbox As ChartDirector.TextBox = layer.addDataSet(data2, -1, "Server #3" _ ).setDataLabelStyle("Arial Bold Italic") ' Set the data label font color for the third data set to yellow (0xffff00) textbox.setFontColor(&Hffff00) ' Set the data label background color to the same color as the bar segment, with a 1 pixel 3D ' border. textbox.setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, Chart.Transparent, 1) ' Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", _ "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'") 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\FontxyController.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class FontxyController : 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 chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157}; string[] labels = {"Mon Jun 4", "Tue Jun 5", "Wed Jun 6", "Thu Jun 7", "Fri Jun 8"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 540 x 350 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(540, 350); // Set the plot area to start at (120, 40) and of size 280 x 240 pixels c.setPlotArea(120, 40, 280, 240); // Add a title to the chart using 20pt Times Bold Italic font and using a deep blue color // (0x000080) c.addTitle("Weekly Server Load", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 20, 0x000080); // Add a legend box at (420, 100) (right of plot area) using 12pt Times Bold font. Sets the // background of the legend box to light grey 0xd0d0d0 with a 1 pixel 3D border. c.addLegend(420, 100, true, "Times New Roman Bold", 12).setBackground(0xd0d0d0, 0xd0d0d0, 1); // Add a title to the y-axis using 12pt Arial Bold/deep blue (0x000080) font. Set the // background to yellow (0xffff00) with a 2 pixel 3D border. c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (per hour)", "Arial Bold", 12, 0x000080).setBackground( 0xffff00, 0xffff00, 2); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/orange (0xcc6600) font for the y axis labels c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0xcc6600); // Set the axis label format to "nnn MBytes" c.yAxis().setLabelFormat("{value} MBytes"); // Use 10pt Arial Bold/green (0x008000) font for the x axis labels. Set the label angle to 45 // degrees. c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial Bold", 10, 0x008000).setFontAngle(45); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a 3D stack bar layer with a 3D depth of 5 pixels BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Stack, 5); // Use Arial Italic as the default data label font in the bars layer.setDataLabelStyle("Arial Italic"); // Use 10pt Times Bold Italic as the aggregate label font. Set the background to flesh // (0xffcc66) color with a 1 pixel 3D border. layer.setAggregateLabelStyle("Times New Roman Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(0xffcc66, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Add the first data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data0, -1, "Server #1"); // Add the second data set to the stacked bar layer layer.addDataSet(data1, -1, "Server #2"); // Add the third data set to the stacked bar layer, and set its data label font to Arial Bold // Italic. ChartDirector.TextBox textbox = layer.addDataSet(data2, -1, "Server #3").setDataLabelStyle( "Arial Bold Italic"); // Set the data label font color for the third data set to yellow (0xffff00) textbox.setFontColor(0xffff00); // Set the data label background color to the same color as the bar segment, with a 1 pixel // 3D border. textbox.setBackground(Chart.SameAsMainColor, Chart.Transparent, 1); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } } }

[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>