ChartDirector 7.0 (PHP Edition)

Black Vertical Bar Meters


          

This example demonstrates vertical bar meters in a black coloring scheme, and with bars in various shading styles.

Source Code Listing

[File: phpdemo/blackvbarmeter.php]
<?php require_once("../lib/phpchartdir.php"); function createChart($viewer, $chartIndex) { # The value to display on the meter $value = 66.77; # Create a LinearMeter object of size 70 x 260 pixels with black background and rounded corners $m = new LinearMeter(70, 260, 0x000000); $m->setRoundedFrame(Transparent); # Set the default text and line colors to white (0xffffff) $m->setColor(TextColor, 0xffffff); $m->setColor(LineColor, 0xffffff); # Set the scale region top-left corner at (36, 30), with size of 20 x 196 pixels. The scale # labels are located on the left (default - implies vertical meter). $m->setMeter(36, 30, 20, 196); # Set meter scale from 0 - 100, with a tick every 10 units $m->setScale(0, 100, 10); # Add the chart title at the top center $title = $m->addText($m->getWidth() / 2, 5, "Temp C", "Arial Bold", 8, TextColor, TopCenter); # Move the scale labels 8 pixels from the meter scale to make room for the color scale $m->setLabelPos(false, 8); # Demostrate different types of color scales $smoothColorScale = array(0, 0x0000ff, 25, 0x0088ff, 50, 0x00ff00, 75, 0xdddd00, 100, 0xff0000); $stepColorScale = array(0, 0x00dd00, 50, 0xffff00, 80, 0xff0000, 100); $highLowColorScale = array(0, 0x0000ff, 40, Transparent, 60, Transparent, 100, 0xff0000); $highColorScale = array(70, Transparent, 100, 0xff0000); if ($chartIndex == 0) { # Add a blue (0x0088ff) bar from 0 to value with glass effect and 4 pixel rounded corners $m->addBar(0, $value, 0x0088ff, glassEffect(NormalGlare, Left), 4); # Add a 4-pixel thick smooth color scale at x = 29 (left of meter scale) $m->addColorScale($smoothColorScale, 29, 4); } else if ($chartIndex == 1) { # Add a yellow (0xCC9922) bar from 0 to value with bar lighting effect $m->addBar(0, $value, 0xcc9922, barLighting()); # Add a 4-pixel thick smooth color scale at x = 29 (left of meter scale) $m->addColorScale($smoothColorScale, 29, 4); # Set the title style to black text on a yellow (0xcc9922) background with rounded corners $title->setFontColor(0x000000); $title->setBackground(0xcc9922); $title->setRoundedCorners(2); } else if ($chartIndex == 2) { # Add a grey (0xaaaaaa) bar from 0 to value with bar lighting effect $m->addBar(0, $value, 0xaaaaaa, barLighting()); # Add a 4-pixel high/low color scale at x = 29 (left of meter scale) $m->addColorScale($highLowColorScale, 29, 4); } else if ($chartIndex == 3) { # Add a brown (0xbb6622) bar from 0 to value with cylinder lighting effect $m->addBar(0, $value, 0xbb6622, cylinderEffect()); # Add a 4 pixel thick brown (0xbb6622) frame $m->setThickFrame(4, 0xbb6622); # Add a high only color scale at x = 29 (left of meter scale) $m->addColorScale($highColorScale, 29, 4); } else if ($chartIndex == 4) { # Add a purple (0x7755ee) bar from 0 to value $m->addBar(0, $value, 0x7755ee); # Add a 4 pixel thick purple (0x880088) frame $m->setThickFrame(4, 0x880088); # Add a 4-pixel high/low color scale at x = 29 (left of meter scale) $m->addColorScale($highLowColorScale, 29, 4); } else { # Add a green (0x00bb00) bar from 0 to value with soft lighting effect and 4 pixel rounded # corners $m->addBar(0, $value, 0x00bb00, softLighting(), 4); # Add a 4-pixel step color scale at x = 29 (left of meter scale) $m->addColorScale($stepColorScale, 29, 4); } # Add a text box at the bottom-center. Display the value using white (0xffffff) 8pt Arial Bold # font on a black (0x000000) background with depressed grey (0x333333) rounded border. $t = $m->addText($m->getWidth() / 2, $m->getHeight() - 7, $m->formatValue($value, "2"), "Arial Bold", 8, 0xffffff, BottomCenter); $t->setBackground(0x000000, 0x333333, -1); $t->setRoundedCorners(3); # Output the chart $viewer->setChart($m, SVG); } # This example includes 6 charts $viewers = array(); for ($i = 0; $i < 6; ++$i) { $viewers[$i] = new WebChartViewer("chart$i"); createChart($viewers[$i], $i); } ?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Black Vertical Bar Meters</title> <!-- Include ChartDirector Javascript Library to support chart interactions --> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px"> <div style="font:bold 18pt verdana;"> Black Vertical Bar Meters </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div style="font:10pt verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em"> <a href="viewsource.php?file=<?=basename(__FILE__)?>">View Chart Source Code</a> </div> <!-- ****** Here are the chart images ****** --> <?php for ($i = 0; $i < count($viewers); ++$i) { echo $viewers[$i]->renderHTML(), " "; } ?> </body> </html>