ChartDirector 7.0 (ASP/COM/VB Edition)

Inter-Line Coloring




This example demonstrates filling the area between two lines or curves.

In ChartDirector, an InterLineLayer can be used to fill the region between any two lines. The lines can be from a LineLayer, StepLineLayer, SplineLayer, TrendLayer, or from an axis Mark. Two colors can be used for filling, depending on which line is on top.

In this example, an InterLineLayer is used to fill the region between a normal line and a spline curve. Another InterLineLayer is used to fill the region between a normal line and a mark line. The fill color differs depending on which line is on top.

Source Code Listing

[Web Version (in ASP)] aspdemo\linefill.asp
<%@ language="vbscript" %> <% Set cd = CreateObject("ChartDirector.API") ' The data for the line chart data0 = Array(70, 73, 80, 90, 95, 93, 82, 77, 82, 101, 111, 115) data1 = Array(90, 96, 89, 77, 82, 96, 109, 109, 99, 108, 96, 91) data2 = Array(58, 34, 25, 49, 64, 10, 16, 40, 25, 49, 40, 22) ' The labels for the line chart labels = Array("2008-01", "2008-02", "2008-03", "2008-04", "2008-05", "2008-06", "2008-07", _ "2008-08", "2008-09", "2008-10", "2008-11", "2008-12") ' Create a XYChart object of size 450 x 450 pixels Set c = cd.XYChart(450, 450) ' Add a title to the chart using 15pt Arial Italic font. Set title = c.addTitle("Inter-line Coloring", "Arial Italic", 15) ' Add a legend box where the top-center is anchored to the horizontal center of the chart, just ' under the title. Use horizontal layout and 10 points Arial Bold font, and transparent background ' and border. Use line style legend key. Set legendBox = c.addLegend(c.getWidth() / 2, title.getHeight(), False, "Arial Bold Italic", 10) Call legendBox.setBackground(cd.Transparent, cd.Transparent) Call legendBox.setAlignment(cd.TopCenter) Call legendBox.setLineStyleKey() ' Tentatively set the plotarea at (70, 65) and of (chart_width - 100) x (chart_height - 110) in ' size. Use light grey (c0c0c0) border and horizontal and vertical grid lines. Set plotArea = c.setPlotArea(70, 65, c.getWidth() - 100, c.getHeight() - 110, -1, -1, &Hc0c0c0, _ &Hc0c0c0, -1) ' Add a title to the y axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font Call c.yAxis().setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold Italic", 12) ' Add a title to the x axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font Call c.xAxis().setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold Italic", 12) ' Set the axes line width to 3 pixels Call c.xAxis().setWidth(3) Call c.yAxis().setWidth(3) ' Set the labels on the x axis. Call c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Use 8 points Arial rotated by 90 degrees as the x-axis label font Call c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 8, cd.TextColor, 90) ' Add a spline curve to the chart Set layer0 = c.addSplineLayer(data0, &Hff0000, "Data Set 0") Call layer0.setLineWidth(2) ' Add a normal line to the chart Set layer1 = c.addLineLayer(data1, &H008800, "Data Set 1") Call layer1.setLineWidth(2) ' Color the region between the above spline curve and normal line. Use the semi-transparent red ' (80ff000000) if the spline curve is higher than the normal line, otherwise use semi-transparent ' green (80008800) Call c.addInterLineLayer(layer0.getLine(), layer1.getLine(), &H80ff0000, &H80008800) ' Add another normal line to the chart Set layer2 = c.addLineLayer(data2, &H0000ff, "Data Set 2") Call layer2.setLineWidth(2) ' Add a horizontal mark line to the chart at y = 40 Set mark = c.yAxis().addMark(40, -1, "Threshold") Call mark.setLineWidth(2) ' Set the mark line to purple (880088) dash line. Use white (ffffff) for the mark label. Call mark.setMarkColor(c.dashLineColor(&H880088), &Hffffff) ' Put the mark label at the left side of the mark, with a purple (880088) background. Call mark.setAlignment(cd.Left) Call mark.setBackground(&H880088) ' Color the region between the above normal line and mark line. Use the semi-transparent blue ' (800000ff) if the normal line is higher than the mark line, otherwise use semi-transparent purple ' (80880088) Call c.addInterLineLayer(layer2.getLine(), mark.getLine(), &H800000ff, &H80880088) ' Layout the legend box, so we can get its height Call c.layoutLegend() ' Adjust the plot area size, such that the bounding box (inclusive of axes) is 10 pixels from the ' left edge, just under the legend box, 25 pixels from the right edge, and 10 pixels from the bottom ' edge. Call c.packPlotArea(10, legendBox.getTopY() + legendBox.getHeight(), c.getWidth() - 25, _ c.getHeight() - 10) ' After determining the exact plot area position, we may adjust the legend box and the title ' positions so that they are centered relative to the plot area (instead of the chart) Call legendBox.setPos(plotArea.getLeftX() + (plotArea.getWidth() - legendBox.getWidth()) / 2, _ legendBox.getTopY()) Call title.setPos(plotArea.getLeftX() + (plotArea.getWidth() - title.getWidth()) / 2, _ title.getTopY()) ' Output the chart Set viewer = cd.WebChartViewer(Request, "chart1") Call viewer.setChart(c, cd.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{dataSetName} in {xLabel}: {value}'") %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Inter-Line Coloring</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;"> Inter-Line Coloring </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div style="font:10pt verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em"> <a href="viewsource.asp?file=<%= Request("SCRIPT_NAME") %>">View Chart Source Code</a> </div> <!-- ****** Here is the chart image ****** --> <%= viewer.renderHTML() %> </body> </html>

[Windows Version (in Visual Basic)] vbdemo\linefill.cls
Public Sub createChart(viewer As Object, chartIndex As Integer) Dim cd As New ChartDirector.API ' The data for the line chart Dim data0() data0 = Array(70, 73, 80, 90, 95, 93, 82, 77, 82, 101, 111, 115) Dim data1() data1 = Array(90, 96, 89, 77, 82, 96, 109, 109, 99, 108, 96, 91) Dim data2() data2 = Array(58, 34, 25, 49, 64, 10, 16, 40, 25, 49, 40, 22) ' The labels for the line chart Dim labels() labels = Array("2008-01", "2008-02", "2008-03", "2008-04", "2008-05", "2008-06", "2008-07", _ "2008-08", "2008-09", "2008-10", "2008-11", "2008-12") ' Create a XYChart object of size 450 x 450 pixels Dim c As XYChart Set c = cd.XYChart(450, 450) ' Add a title to the chart using 15pt Arial Italic font. Dim title As ChartDirector.TextBox Set title = c.addTitle("Inter-line Coloring", "ariali.ttf", 15) ' Add a legend box where the top-center is anchored to the horizontal center of the chart, just ' under the title. Use horizontal layout and 10 points Arial Bold font, and transparent ' background and border. Use line style legend key. Dim legendBox As LegendBox Set legendBox = c.addLegend(c.getWidth() / 2, title.getHeight(), False, "arialbi.ttf", 10) Call legendBox.setBackground(cd.Transparent, cd.Transparent) Call legendBox.setAlignment(cd.TopCenter) Call legendBox.setLineStyleKey() ' Tentatively set the plotarea at (70, 65) and of (chart_width - 100) x (chart_height - 110) in ' size. Use light grey (c0c0c0) border and horizontal and vertical grid lines. Dim plotArea As PlotArea Set plotArea = c.setPlotArea(70, 65, c.getWidth() - 100, c.getHeight() - 110, -1, -1, _ &Hc0c0c0, &Hc0c0c0, -1) ' Add a title to the y axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font Call c.yAxis().setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "arialbi.ttf", 12) ' Add a title to the x axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font Call c.xAxis().setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "arialbi.ttf", 12) ' Set the axes line width to 3 pixels Call c.xAxis().setWidth(3) Call c.yAxis().setWidth(3) ' Set the labels on the x axis. Call c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Use 8 points Arial rotated by 90 degrees as the x-axis label font Call c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("arial.ttf", 8, cd.TextColor, 90) ' Add a spline curve to the chart Dim layer0 As SplineLayer Set layer0 = c.addSplineLayer(data0, &Hff0000, "Data Set 0") Call layer0.setLineWidth(2) ' Add a normal line to the chart Dim layer1 As LineLayer Set layer1 = c.addLineLayer(data1, &H008800, "Data Set 1") Call layer1.setLineWidth(2) ' Color the region between the above spline curve and normal line. Use the semi-transparent red ' (80ff000000) if the spline curve is higher than the normal line, otherwise use ' semi-transparent green (80008800) Call c.addInterLineLayer(layer0.getLine(), layer1.getLine(), &H80ff0000, &H80008800) ' Add another normal line to the chart Dim layer2 As LineLayer Set layer2 = c.addLineLayer(data2, &H0000ff, "Data Set 2") Call layer2.setLineWidth(2) ' Add a horizontal mark line to the chart at y = 40 Dim mark As Mark Set mark = c.yAxis().addMark(40, -1, "Threshold") Call mark.setLineWidth(2) ' Set the mark line to purple (880088) dash line. Use white (ffffff) for the mark label. Call mark.setMarkColor(c.dashLineColor(&H880088), &Hffffff) ' Put the mark label at the left side of the mark, with a purple (880088) background. Call mark.setAlignment(cd.Left) Call mark.setBackground(&H880088) ' Color the region between the above normal line and mark line. Use the semi-transparent blue ' (800000ff) if the normal line is higher than the mark line, otherwise use semi-transparent ' purple (80880088) Call c.addInterLineLayer(layer2.getLine(), mark.getLine(), &H800000ff, &H80880088) ' Layout the legend box, so we can get its height Call c.layoutLegend() ' Adjust the plot area size, such that the bounding box (inclusive of axes) is 10 pixels from ' the left edge, just under the legend box, 25 pixels from the right edge, and 10 pixels from ' the bottom edge. Call c.packPlotArea(10, legendBox.getTopY() + legendBox.getHeight(), c.getWidth() - 25, _ c.getHeight() - 10) ' After determining the exact plot area position, we may adjust the legend box and the title ' positions so that they are centered relative to the plot area (instead of the chart) Call legendBox.setPos(plotArea.getLeftX() + (plotArea.getWidth() - legendBox.getWidth()) / 2, _ legendBox.getTopY()) Call title.setPos(plotArea.getLeftX() + (plotArea.getWidth() - title.getWidth()) / 2, _ title.getTopY()) ' Output the chart Set viewer.Picture = c.makePicture() 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='{dataSetName} in {xLabel}: {value}'") End Sub