ChartDirector 6.0 (Ruby Edition)

Sector Zones




This example demonstrates adding sector zones to a polar chart.

In ChartDirector, a zone defined on the angular axis will mark an angular range, and so will appear as sectors on a polar chart.

This example contains three sector zones in the plot area background, colored as red, yellow and green. The green region is the original background of the plot area, while the red and yellow regions are added using AngularAxis.addZone.

Source Code Listing

[Ruby On Rails Version - Controller] app/controllers/polarzones2_controller.rb
require("chartdirector")

class Polarzones2Controller < ApplicationController

    def index()
        @title = "Sector Zones"
        @ctrl_file = File.expand_path(__FILE__)
        @noOfCharts = 1
        render :template => "templates/chartview"
    end

    #
    # Render and deliver the chart
    #
    def getchart()
        # The data for the chart
        data = [5.1, 1.5, 5.1, 4.0, 1.7, 8.7, 9.4, 2.1, 3.5, 8.8, 5.0, 6.0]

        # The labels for the chart
        labels = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov",
            "Dec"]

        # Create a PolarChart object of size 400 x 420 pixels. with a metallic blue (9999ff)
        # background color and 1 pixel 3D border
        c = ChartDirector::PolarChart.new(400, 420, ChartDirector::metalColor(0x9999ff), 0x000000, 1
            )

        # Add a title to the chart using 16pt Arial Bold Italic font. The title text is white
        # (0xffffff) on deep blue (000080) background
        c.addTitle("Chemical Concentration", "arialbi.ttf", 16, 0xffffff).setBackground(0x000080)

        # Set center of plot area at (200, 240) with radius 145 pixels. Set background color to
        # green (0x33ff33)
        c.setPlotArea(200, 240, 145, 0x33ff33)

        # Set the labels to the angular axis
        c.angularAxis().setLabels(labels)

        # Color the sector between label index = 5.5 to 7.5 as red (ff3333) zone
        c.angularAxis().addZone(5.5, 7.5, 0xff3333)

        # Color the sector between label index = 4.5 to 5.5, and also between 7.5 to 8.5, as yellow
        # (ff3333) zones
        c.angularAxis().addZone(4.5, 5.5, 0xffff00)
        c.angularAxis().addZone(7.5, 8.5, 0xffff00)

        # Set the grid style to circular grid
        c.setGridStyle(false)

        # Use semi-transparent (40ffffff) label background so as not to block the data
        c.radialAxis().setLabelStyle().setBackground(0x40ffffff, 0x40000000)

        # Add a legend box at (200, 30) top center aligned, using 9pt Arial Bold font. with a black
        # border.
        legendBox = c.addLegend(200, 30, false, "arialbd.ttf", 9)
        legendBox.setAlignment(ChartDirector::TopCenter)

        # Add legend keys to represent the red/yellow/green zones
        legendBox.addKey("Very Dry", 0xff3333)
        legendBox.addKey("Critical", 0xffff00)
        legendBox.addKey("Moderate", 0x33ff33)

        # Add a blue (0x80) line layer with line width set to 3 pixels and use purple (ff00ff) cross
        # symbols for the data points
        layer = c.addLineLayer(data, 0x000080)
        layer.setLineWidth(3)
        layer.setDataSymbol(ChartDirector::Cross2Shape(), 15, 0xff00ff)

        # Output the chart
        send_data(c.makeChart2(ChartDirector::PNG), :type => "image/png", :disposition => "inline")

    end

end

[Ruby On Rails Version - View] app/views/templates/chartview.html.erb
<html>
<body style="margin:5px 0px 0px 5px">

<!-- Title -->
<div style="font-size:18pt; font-family:verdana; font-weight:bold">
    <%= @title %>
</div>
<hr style="border:solid 1px #000080" />

<!-- Source Code Listing Link -->
<div style="font-size:9pt; font-family:verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em">
    <%= link_to "Source Code Listing", 
        :controller => "cddemo", :action => "viewsource",
        :ctrl_file => @ctrl_file, :view_file => File.expand_path(__FILE__) %>
</div>

<!-- Create one or more IMG tags to display the demo chart(s) -->
<% 0.upto(@noOfCharts - 1) do |i| %>
    <img src="<%= url_for(:action => "getchart", :img => i) %>">
<% end %>

</body>
</html>

[Command Line Version] rubydemo/polarzones2.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require("chartdirector")

# The data for the chart
data = [5.1, 1.5, 5.1, 4.0, 1.7, 8.7, 9.4, 2.1, 3.5, 8.8, 5.0, 6.0]

# The labels for the chart
labels = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"]

# Create a PolarChart object of size 400 x 420 pixels. with a metallic blue (9999ff) background
# color and 1 pixel 3D border
c = ChartDirector::PolarChart.new(400, 420, ChartDirector::metalColor(0x9999ff), 0x000000, 1)

# Add a title to the chart using 16pt Arial Bold Italic font. The title text is white (0xffffff) on
# deep blue (000080) background
c.addTitle("Chemical Concentration", "arialbi.ttf", 16, 0xffffff).setBackground(0x000080)

# Set center of plot area at (200, 240) with radius 145 pixels. Set background color to green
# (0x33ff33)
c.setPlotArea(200, 240, 145, 0x33ff33)

# Set the labels to the angular axis
c.angularAxis().setLabels(labels)

# Color the sector between label index = 5.5 to 7.5 as red (ff3333) zone
c.angularAxis().addZone(5.5, 7.5, 0xff3333)

# Color the sector between label index = 4.5 to 5.5, and also between 7.5 to 8.5, as yellow (ff3333)
# zones
c.angularAxis().addZone(4.5, 5.5, 0xffff00)
c.angularAxis().addZone(7.5, 8.5, 0xffff00)

# Set the grid style to circular grid
c.setGridStyle(false)

# Use semi-transparent (40ffffff) label background so as not to block the data
c.radialAxis().setLabelStyle().setBackground(0x40ffffff, 0x40000000)

# Add a legend box at (200, 30) top center aligned, using 9pt Arial Bold font. with a black border.
legendBox = c.addLegend(200, 30, false, "arialbd.ttf", 9)
legendBox.setAlignment(ChartDirector::TopCenter)

# Add legend keys to represent the red/yellow/green zones
legendBox.addKey("Very Dry", 0xff3333)
legendBox.addKey("Critical", 0xffff00)
legendBox.addKey("Moderate", 0x33ff33)

# Add a blue (0x80) line layer with line width set to 3 pixels and use purple (ff00ff) cross symbols
# for the data points
layer = c.addLineLayer(data, 0x000080)
layer.setLineWidth(3)
layer.setDataSymbol(ChartDirector::Cross2Shape(), 15, 0xff00ff)

# Output the chart
c.makeChart("polarzones2.png")