ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Background and Wallpaper


      

This example demonstrates some of the background effects supported by ChartDirector.

ChartDirector supports using an image file as the wallpaper of the chart image background with BaseChart.setWallpaper, and as the plot area background with PlotArea.setBackground2.

In addition to wallpapers, ChartDirector supports alternating plot area background colors using PlotArea.setBackground and PlotArea.setAltBgColor.

You can switch the default colors to using a dark background with white lines and text in one step by changing the color palette to a whiteOnBlackPalette using BaseChart.setColors.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\background.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class background : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Background and Wallpaper"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 4; } //Main code for creating charts public void createChart(WinChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123}; string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 270 x 270 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(270, 270); // Set the plot area at (40, 32) and of size 200 x 200 pixels PlotArea plotarea = c.setPlotArea(40, 32, 200, 200); // Set the background style based on the input parameter if (chartIndex == 0) { // Has wallpaper image c.setWallpaper("@/images/tile.png"); } else if (chartIndex == 1) { // Use a background image as the plot area background plotarea.setBackground2("@/images/bg.png"); } else if (chartIndex == 2) { // Use white (0xffffff) and grey (0xe0e0e0) as two alternate plotarea background // colors plotarea.setBackground(0xffffff, 0xe0e0e0); } else { // Use a dark background palette c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette); } // Set the labels on the x axis c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a color bar layer using the given data. Use a 1 pixel 3D border for the bars. c.addBarLayer3(data).setBorderColor(-1, 1); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='Revenue for {xLabel}: US${value}K'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\background.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class background Implements DemoModule 'Name of demo module Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName Return "Background and Wallpaper" End Function 'Number of charts produced in this demo module Public Function getNoOfCharts() As Integer Implements DemoModule.getNoOfCharts Return 4 End Function 'Main code for creating charts Public Sub createChart(viewer As WinChartViewer, chartIndex As Integer) _ Implements DemoModule.createChart ' The data for the chart Dim data() As Double = {85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123} Dim labels() As String = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 270 x 270 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(270, 270) ' Set the plot area at (40, 32) and of size 200 x 200 pixels Dim plotarea As PlotArea = c.setPlotArea(40, 32, 200, 200) ' Set the background style based on the input parameter If chartIndex = 0 Then ' Has wallpaper image c.setWallpaper("@/tile.png") ElseIf chartIndex = 1 Then ' Use a background image as the plot area background plotarea.setBackground2("@/bg.png") ElseIf chartIndex = 2 Then ' Use white (0xffffff) and grey (0xe0e0e0) as two alternate plotarea background colors plotarea.setBackground(&Hffffff, &He0e0e0) Else ' Use a dark background palette c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette) End If ' Set the labels on the x axis c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Add a color bar layer using the given data. Use a 1 pixel 3D border for the bars. c.addBarLayer3(data).setBorderColor(-1, 1) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='Revenue for {xLabel}: US${value}K'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\background.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class background : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Background and Wallpaper"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 4; } //Main code for creating charts public void createChart(WPFChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123}; string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 270 x 270 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(270, 270); // Set the plot area at (40, 32) and of size 200 x 200 pixels PlotArea plotarea = c.setPlotArea(40, 32, 200, 200); // Set the background style based on the input parameter if (chartIndex == 0) { // Has wallpaper image c.setWallpaper("@/images/tile.png"); } else if (chartIndex == 1) { // Use a background image as the plot area background plotarea.setBackground2("@/images/bg.png"); } else if (chartIndex == 2) { // Use white (0xffffff) and grey (0xe0e0e0) as two alternate plotarea background // colors plotarea.setBackground(0xffffff, 0xe0e0e0); } else { // Use a dark background palette c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette); } // Set the labels on the x axis c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a color bar layer using the given data. Use a 1 pixel 3D border for the bars. c.addBarLayer3(data).setBorderColor(-1, 1); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='Revenue for {xLabel}: US${value}K'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\background.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"> // // Create chart // protected void createChart(WebChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123}; string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 270 x 270 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(270, 270); // Set the plot area at (40, 32) and of size 200 x 200 pixels PlotArea plotarea = c.setPlotArea(40, 32, 200, 200); // Set the background style based on the input parameter if (chartIndex == 0) { // Has wallpaper image c.setWallpaper(Server.MapPath("tile.png")); } else if (chartIndex == 1) { // Use a background image as the plot area background plotarea.setBackground2(Server.MapPath("bg.png")); } else if (chartIndex == 2) { // Use white (0xffffff) and grey (0xe0e0e0) as two alternate plotarea background colors plotarea.setBackground(0xffffff, 0xe0e0e0); } else { // Use a dark background palette c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette); } // Set the labels on the x axis c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a color bar layer using the given data. Use a 1 pixel 3D border for the bars. c.addBarLayer3(data).setBorderColor(-1, 1); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='Revenue for {xLabel}: US${value}K'"); } // // Page Load event handler // protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { createChart(WebChartViewer0, 0); createChart(WebChartViewer1, 1); createChart(WebChartViewer2, 2); createChart(WebChartViewer3, 3); } </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer0" runat="server" /> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer2" runat="server" /> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer3" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET Web Forms - VB Version] NetWebCharts\VBNetASP\background.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"> ' ' Create chart ' Protected Sub createChart(viewer As WebChartViewer, chartIndex As Integer) ' The data for the chart Dim data() As Double = {85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123} Dim labels() As String = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 270 x 270 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(270, 270) ' Set the plot area at (40, 32) and of size 200 x 200 pixels Dim plotarea As PlotArea = c.setPlotArea(40, 32, 200, 200) ' Set the background style based on the input parameter If chartIndex = 0 Then ' Has wallpaper image c.setWallpaper(Server.MapPath("tile.png")) ElseIf chartIndex = 1 Then ' Use a background image as the plot area background plotarea.setBackground2(Server.MapPath("bg.png")) ElseIf chartIndex = 2 Then ' Use white (0xffffff) and grey (0xe0e0e0) as two alternate plotarea background colors plotarea.setBackground(&Hffffff, &He0e0e0) Else ' Use a dark background palette c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette) End If ' Set the labels on the x axis c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Add a color bar layer using the given data. Use a 1 pixel 3D border for the bars. c.addBarLayer3(data).setBorderColor(-1, 1) ' Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='Revenue for {xLabel}: US${value}K'") End Sub ' ' Page Load event handler ' Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) createChart(WebChartViewer0, 0) createChart(WebChartViewer1, 1) createChart(WebChartViewer2, 2) createChart(WebChartViewer3, 3) End Sub </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer0" runat="server" /> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer2" runat="server" /> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer3" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET MVC - Controller] NetMvcCharts\Controllers\BackgroundController.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class BackgroundController : Controller { // // Default Action // public ActionResult Index() { ViewBag.Title = "Background and Wallpaper"; // This example contains 4 charts. ViewBag.Viewer = new RazorChartViewer[4]; for (int i = 0; i < ViewBag.Viewer.Length; ++i) createChart(ViewBag.Viewer[i] = new RazorChartViewer(HttpContext, "chart" + i), i); return View("~/Views/Shared/ChartView.cshtml"); } // // Create chart // private void createChart(RazorChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123}; string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 270 x 270 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(270, 270); // Set the plot area at (40, 32) and of size 200 x 200 pixels PlotArea plotarea = c.setPlotArea(40, 32, 200, 200); // Set the background style based on the input parameter if (chartIndex == 0) { // Has wallpaper image c.setWallpaper(Url.Content("~/Content/tile.png")); } else if (chartIndex == 1) { // Use a background image as the plot area background plotarea.setBackground2(Url.Content("~/Content/bg.png")); } else if (chartIndex == 2) { // Use white (0xffffff) and grey (0xe0e0e0) as two alternate plotarea background colors plotarea.setBackground(0xffffff, 0xe0e0e0); } else { // Use a dark background palette c.setColors(Chart.whiteOnBlackPalette); } // Set the labels on the x axis c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Add a color bar layer using the given data. Use a 1 pixel 3D border for the bars. c.addBarLayer3(data).setBorderColor(-1, 1); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='Revenue for {xLabel}: US${value}K'"); } } }

[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>