ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Multi-Color Bar Chart (1)




This example is the same as Simple Bar Chart (2), except that XYChart.addBarLayer3 is used to add a multi-color bar layer instead of a regular bar layer.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\colorbar.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class colorbar : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Multi-Color Bar Chart (1)"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WinChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the bar chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166}; // The labels for the bar chart string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"}; // The colors for the bars int[] colors = {0x5588bb, 0x66bbbb, 0xaa6644, 0x99bb55, 0xee9944, 0x444466, 0xbb5555}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 400); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // Add a title box using grey (0x555555) 24pt Arial font c.addTitle("Multi-Color Bar Chart", "Arial", 24, 0x555555); // Set the plotarea at (70, 60) and of size 500 x 300 pixels, with transparent // background and border and light grey (0xcccccc) horizontal grid lines c.setPlotArea(70, 60, 500, 300, Chart.Transparent, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xcccccc); // Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 12pt Arial c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // Add a multi-color bar chart layer with transparent border using the given data c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // For the automatic y-axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 40 pixels. c.yAxis().setTickDensity(40); // Add a title to the y axis using dark grey (0x555555) 14pt Arial font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\colorbar.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class colorbar Implements DemoModule 'Name of demo module Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName Return "Multi-Color Bar Chart (1)" End Function 'Number of charts produced in this demo module Public Function getNoOfCharts() As Integer Implements DemoModule.getNoOfCharts Return 1 End Function 'Main code for creating chart. 'Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. Public Sub createChart(viewer As WinChartViewer, chartIndex As Integer) _ Implements DemoModule.createChart ' The data for the bar chart Dim data() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166} ' The labels for the bar chart Dim labels() As String = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"} ' The colors for the bars Dim colors() As Integer = {&H5588bb, &H66bbbb, &Haa6644, &H99bb55, &Hee9944, &H444466, _ &Hbb5555} ' Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(600, 400) ' Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, &H333333) ' Add a title box using grey (0x555555) 24pt Arial font c.addTitle("Multi-Color Bar Chart", "Arial", 24, &H555555) ' Set the plotarea at (70, 60) and of size 500 x 300 pixels, with transparent background and ' border and light grey (0xcccccc) horizontal grid lines c.setPlotArea(70, 60, 500, 300, Chart.Transparent, -1, Chart.Transparent, &Hcccccc) ' Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 12pt Arial c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent) c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent) c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12) c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12) ' Add a multi-color bar chart layer with transparent border using the given data c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent) ' Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' For the automatic y-axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 40 pixels. c.yAxis().setTickDensity(40) ' Add a title to the y axis using dark grey (0x555555) 14pt Arial font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 14, &H555555) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\colorbar.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class colorbar : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Multi-Color Bar Chart (1)"; } //Number of charts produced in this demo module public int getNoOfCharts() { return 1; } //Main code for creating chart. //Note: the argument chartIndex is unused because this demo only has 1 chart. public void createChart(WPFChartViewer viewer, int chartIndex) { // The data for the bar chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166}; // The labels for the bar chart string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"}; // The colors for the bars int[] colors = {0x5588bb, 0x66bbbb, 0xaa6644, 0x99bb55, 0xee9944, 0x444466, 0xbb5555}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 400); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // Add a title box using grey (0x555555) 24pt Arial font c.addTitle("Multi-Color Bar Chart", "Arial", 24, 0x555555); // Set the plotarea at (70, 60) and of size 500 x 300 pixels, with transparent // background and border and light grey (0xcccccc) horizontal grid lines c.setPlotArea(70, 60, 500, 300, Chart.Transparent, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xcccccc); // Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 12pt Arial c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // Add a multi-color bar chart layer with transparent border using the given data c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // For the automatic y-axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 40 pixels. c.yAxis().setTickDensity(40); // Add a title to the y axis using dark grey (0x555555) 14pt Arial font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\colorbar.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"> // // Page Load event handler // protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { // The data for the bar chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166}; // The labels for the bar chart string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"}; // The colors for the bars int[] colors = {0x5588bb, 0x66bbbb, 0xaa6644, 0x99bb55, 0xee9944, 0x444466, 0xbb5555}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 400); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // Add a title box using grey (0x555555) 24pt Arial font c.addTitle("Multi-Color Bar Chart", "Arial", 24, 0x555555); // Set the plotarea at (70, 60) and of size 500 x 300 pixels, with transparent background and // border and light grey (0xcccccc) horizontal grid lines c.setPlotArea(70, 60, 500, 300, Chart.Transparent, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xcccccc); // Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 12pt Arial c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // Add a multi-color bar chart layer with transparent border using the given data c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // For the automatic y-axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 40 pixels. c.yAxis().setTickDensity(40); // Add a title to the y axis using dark grey (0x555555) 14pt Arial font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET Web Forms - VB Version] NetWebCharts\VBNetASP\colorbar.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"> ' ' Page Load event handler ' Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) ' The data for the bar chart Dim data() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166} ' The labels for the bar chart Dim labels() As String = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"} ' The colors for the bars Dim colors() As Integer = {&H5588bb, &H66bbbb, &Haa6644, &H99bb55, &Hee9944, &H444466, _ &Hbb5555} ' Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(600, 400) ' Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, &H333333) ' Add a title box using grey (0x555555) 24pt Arial font c.addTitle("Multi-Color Bar Chart", "Arial", 24, &H555555) ' Set the plotarea at (70, 60) and of size 500 x 300 pixels, with transparent background and ' border and light grey (0xcccccc) horizontal grid lines c.setPlotArea(70, 60, 500, 300, Chart.Transparent, -1, Chart.Transparent, &Hcccccc) ' Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 12pt Arial c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent) c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent) c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12) c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12) ' Add a multi-color bar chart layer with transparent border using the given data c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent) ' Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' For the automatic y-axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 40 pixels. c.yAxis().setTickDensity(40) ' Add a title to the y axis using dark grey (0x555555) 14pt Arial font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 14, &H555555) ' Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'") End Sub </script> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script> </head> <body> <chart:WebChartViewer id="WebChartViewer1" runat="server" /> </body> </html>

[ASP.NET MVC - Controller] NetMvcCharts\Controllers\ColorbarController.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class ColorbarController : Controller { // // Default Action // public ActionResult Index() { ViewBag.Title = "Multi-Color Bar Chart (1)"; createChart(ViewBag.Viewer = new RazorChartViewer(HttpContext, "chart1")); return View("~/Views/Shared/ChartView.cshtml"); } // // Create chart // private void createChart(RazorChartViewer viewer) { // The data for the bar chart double[] data = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 189, 166}; // The labels for the bar chart string[] labels = {"Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"}; // The colors for the bars int[] colors = {0x5588bb, 0x66bbbb, 0xaa6644, 0x99bb55, 0xee9944, 0x444466, 0xbb5555}; // Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 400 pixels XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 400); // Set default text color to dark grey (0x333333) c.setColor(Chart.TextColor, 0x333333); // Add a title box using grey (0x555555) 24pt Arial font c.addTitle("Multi-Color Bar Chart", "Arial", 24, 0x555555); // Set the plotarea at (70, 60) and of size 500 x 300 pixels, with transparent background and // border and light grey (0xcccccc) horizontal grid lines c.setPlotArea(70, 60, 500, 300, Chart.Transparent, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xcccccc); // Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 12pt Arial c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent); c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 12); // Add a multi-color bar chart layer with transparent border using the given data c.addBarLayer3(data, colors).setBorderColor(Chart.Transparent); // Set the labels on the x axis. c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // For the automatic y-axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 40 pixels. c.yAxis().setTickDensity(40); // Add a title to the y axis using dark grey (0x555555) 14pt Arial font c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 14, 0x555555); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{xLabel}: ${value}M'"); } } }

[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>