ChartDirector 7.1 (C++ Edition)

Multi-Shape Bar Chart




This example demonstrates a multi-bar chart in which each data set has a different bar shape.

The bar shapes are specified using BarLayer.setBarShape. See Shape Specification on how built-in and custom shapes are defined in ChartDirector.

Source Code Listing

The following is the command line version of the code in "cppdemo/multishapebar". The MFC version of the code is in "mfcdemo/mfcdemo". The Qt Widgets version of the code is in "qtdemo/qtdemo". The QML/Qt Quick version of the code is in "qmldemo/qmldemo".
#include "chartdir.h" int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { // The data for the bar chart double data0[] = {100, 125, 245, 147}; const int data0_size = (int)(sizeof(data0)/sizeof(*data0)); double data1[] = {85, 156, 179, 211}; const int data1_size = (int)(sizeof(data1)/sizeof(*data1)); double data2[] = {97, 87, 56, 267}; const int data2_size = (int)(sizeof(data2)/sizeof(*data2)); const char* labels[] = {"1st Quarter", "2nd Quarter", "3rd Quarter", "4th Quarter"}; const int labels_size = (int)(sizeof(labels)/sizeof(*labels)); // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 350 pixels XYChart* c = new XYChart(600, 350); // Add a title to the chart using 14pt Arial Bold Italic font c->addTitle("Annual Product Revenue", "Arial Bold Italic", 14); // Set the plot area at (50, 60) and of size 500 x 240. Use two alternative background colors // (f8f8f8 and ffffff) c->setPlotArea(50, 60, 500, 240, 0xf8f8f8, 0xffffff); // Add a legend box at (55, 22) using horizontal layout, with transparent background c->addLegend(55, 22, false)->setBackground(Chart::Transparent); // Set the x axis labels c->xAxis()->setLabels(StringArray(labels, labels_size)); // Draw the ticks between label positions (instead of at label positions) c->xAxis()->setTickOffset(0.5); // Add a multi-bar layer with 3 data sets and 9 pixels 3D depth BarLayer* layer = c->addBarLayer(Chart::Side, 9); layer->addDataSet(DoubleArray(data0, data0_size), -1, "Product A"); layer->addDataSet(DoubleArray(data1, data1_size), -1, "Product B"); layer->addDataSet(DoubleArray(data2, data2_size), -1, "Product C"); // Set data set 1 to use a bar shape of a 6-pointed star layer->setBarShape(Chart::StarShape(6), 0); // Set data set 2 to use a bar shapre of a 6-sided polygon layer->setBarShape(Chart::PolygonShape(6), 1); // Set data set 3 to use an X bar shape layer->setBarShape(Chart::Cross2Shape(), 2); // Add a title to the y-axis c->yAxis()->setTitle("Revenue (USD in millions)"); // Add a title to the x axis c->xAxis()->setTitle("Year 2005"); // Output the chart c->makeChart("multishapebar.png"); //free up resources delete c; return 0; }