ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Multi-Cylinder Chart




This example demonstrates a multi-bar chart with cylinder shading effects. It also demonstrates using dotted line style for grid lines.

The cylinder shading effect is the result of using the cylinder bar shape in 2D. This is by using BarLayer.setBarShape with CircleShape.

The dotted grid lines in this example is configured by using BaseChart.dashLineColor to define the dotted line color, then use it in XYChart.setPlotArea as the the grid line color.

Source Code Listing

[Windows Forms - C# version] NetWinCharts\CSharpWinCharts\multicylinder.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpChartExplorer { public class multicylinder : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Multi-Cylinder Chart"; } //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) { // Data for the chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67, 96, 160, 145, 97, 167, 220, 125}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 225, 127, 99, 111, 260, 175, 156}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157, 157, 67, 156, 77, 87, 197, 87}; string[] labels = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 560 x 280 pixels. XYChart c = new XYChart(560, 280); // Add a title to the chart using 14pt Arial Bold Italic font c.addTitle(" Average Weekly Network Load", "Arial Bold Italic", 14); // Set the plotarea at (50, 50) and of 500 x 200 pixels in size. Use alternating light // grey (f8f8f8) / white (ffffff) background. Set border to transparent and use grey // (CCCCCC) dotted lines as horizontal and vertical grid lines c.setPlotArea(50, 50, 500, 200, 0xffffff, 0xf8f8f8, Chart.Transparent, c.dashLineColor( 0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine), c.dashLineColor(0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine)); // Add a legend box at (50, 22) using horizontal layout. Use 10 pt Arial Bold Italic // font, with transparent background c.addLegend(50, 22, false, "Arial Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(Chart.Transparent); // Set the x axis labels c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Draw the ticks between label positions (instead of at label positions) c.xAxis().setTickOffset(0.5); // Add axis title c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (MBytes Per Hour)"); // Set axis line width to 2 pixels c.xAxis().setWidth(2); c.yAxis().setWidth(2); // Add a multi-bar layer with 3 data sets BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Side); layer.addDataSet(data0, 0xff0000, "Server #1"); layer.addDataSet(data1, 0x00ff00, "Server #2"); layer.addDataSet(data2, 0x0000ff, "Server #3"); // Set bar shape to circular (cylinder) layer.setBarShape(Chart.CircleShape); // Configure the bars within a group to touch each others (no gap) layer.setBarGap(0.2, Chart.TouchBar); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } } }

[Windows Forms - VB Version] NetWinCharts\VBNetWinCharts\multicylinder.vb
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports ChartDirector Public Class multicylinder Implements DemoModule 'Name of demo module Public Function getName() As String Implements DemoModule.getName Return "Multi-Cylinder Chart" 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 ' Data for the chart Dim data0() As Double = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67, 96, 160, 145, 97, 167, 220, 125} Dim data1() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 225, 127, 99, 111, 260, 175, 156} Dim data2() As Double = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157, 157, 67, 156, 77, 87, 197, 87} Dim labels() As String = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", _ "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 560 x 280 pixels. Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(560, 280) ' Add a title to the chart using 14pt Arial Bold Italic font c.addTitle(" Average Weekly Network Load", "Arial Bold Italic", 14) ' Set the plotarea at (50, 50) and of 500 x 200 pixels in size. Use alternating light grey ' (f8f8f8) / white (ffffff) background. Set border to transparent and use grey (CCCCCC) ' dotted lines as horizontal and vertical grid lines c.setPlotArea(50, 50, 500, 200, &Hffffff, &Hf8f8f8, Chart.Transparent, c.dashLineColor( _ &Hcccccc, Chart.DotLine), c.dashLineColor(&Hcccccc, Chart.DotLine)) ' Add a legend box at (50, 22) using horizontal layout. Use 10 pt Arial Bold Italic font, ' with transparent background c.addLegend(50, 22, False, "Arial Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(Chart.Transparent) ' Set the x axis labels c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Draw the ticks between label positions (instead of at label positions) c.xAxis().setTickOffset(0.5) ' Add axis title c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (MBytes Per Hour)") ' Set axis line width to 2 pixels c.xAxis().setWidth(2) c.yAxis().setWidth(2) ' Add a multi-bar layer with 3 data sets Dim layer As BarLayer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Side) layer.addDataSet(data0, &Hff0000, "Server #1") layer.addDataSet(data1, &H00ff00, "Server #2") layer.addDataSet(data2, &H0000ff, "Server #3") ' Set bar shape to circular (cylinder) layer.setBarShape(Chart.CircleShape) ' Configure the bars within a group to touch each others (no gap) layer.setBarGap(0.2, Chart.TouchBar) ' Output the chart viewer.Chart = c 'include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", _ "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'") End Sub End Class

[WPF - C#] NetWPFCharts\CSharpWPFCharts\multicylinder.cs
using System; using ChartDirector; namespace CSharpWPFCharts { public class multicylinder : DemoModule { //Name of demo module public string getName() { return "Multi-Cylinder Chart"; } //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) { // Data for the chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67, 96, 160, 145, 97, 167, 220, 125}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 225, 127, 99, 111, 260, 175, 156}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157, 157, 67, 156, 77, 87, 197, 87}; string[] labels = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 560 x 280 pixels. XYChart c = new XYChart(560, 280); // Add a title to the chart using 14pt Arial Bold Italic font c.addTitle(" Average Weekly Network Load", "Arial Bold Italic", 14); // Set the plotarea at (50, 50) and of 500 x 200 pixels in size. Use alternating light // grey (f8f8f8) / white (ffffff) background. Set border to transparent and use grey // (CCCCCC) dotted lines as horizontal and vertical grid lines c.setPlotArea(50, 50, 500, 200, 0xffffff, 0xf8f8f8, Chart.Transparent, c.dashLineColor( 0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine), c.dashLineColor(0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine)); // Add a legend box at (50, 22) using horizontal layout. Use 10 pt Arial Bold Italic // font, with transparent background c.addLegend(50, 22, false, "Arial Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(Chart.Transparent); // Set the x axis labels c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Draw the ticks between label positions (instead of at label positions) c.xAxis().setTickOffset(0.5); // Add axis title c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (MBytes Per Hour)"); // Set axis line width to 2 pixels c.xAxis().setWidth(2); c.yAxis().setWidth(2); // Add a multi-bar layer with 3 data sets BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Side); layer.addDataSet(data0, 0xff0000, "Server #1"); layer.addDataSet(data1, 0x00ff00, "Server #2"); layer.addDataSet(data2, 0x0000ff, "Server #3"); // Set bar shape to circular (cylinder) layer.setBarShape(Chart.CircleShape); // Configure the bars within a group to touch each others (no gap) layer.setBarGap(0.2, Chart.TouchBar); // Output the chart viewer.Chart = c; //include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("clickable", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } } }

[ASP.NET Web Forms - C# version] NetWebCharts\CSharpASP\multicylinder.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) { // Data for the chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67, 96, 160, 145, 97, 167, 220, 125}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 225, 127, 99, 111, 260, 175, 156}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157, 157, 67, 156, 77, 87, 197, 87}; string[] labels = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 560 x 280 pixels. XYChart c = new XYChart(560, 280); // Add a title to the chart using 14pt Arial Bold Italic font c.addTitle(" Average Weekly Network Load", "Arial Bold Italic", 14); // Set the plotarea at (50, 50) and of 500 x 200 pixels in size. Use alternating light grey // (f8f8f8) / white (ffffff) background. Set border to transparent and use grey (CCCCCC) dotted // lines as horizontal and vertical grid lines c.setPlotArea(50, 50, 500, 200, 0xffffff, 0xf8f8f8, Chart.Transparent, c.dashLineColor(0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine), c.dashLineColor(0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine)); // Add a legend box at (50, 22) using horizontal layout. Use 10 pt Arial Bold Italic font, with // transparent background c.addLegend(50, 22, false, "Arial Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(Chart.Transparent); // Set the x axis labels c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Draw the ticks between label positions (instead of at label positions) c.xAxis().setTickOffset(0.5); // Add axis title c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (MBytes Per Hour)"); // Set axis line width to 2 pixels c.xAxis().setWidth(2); c.yAxis().setWidth(2); // Add a multi-bar layer with 3 data sets BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Side); layer.addDataSet(data0, 0xff0000, "Server #1"); layer.addDataSet(data1, 0x00ff00, "Server #2"); layer.addDataSet(data2, 0x0000ff, "Server #3"); // Set bar shape to circular (cylinder) layer.setBarShape(Chart.CircleShape); // Configure the bars within a group to touch each others (no gap) layer.setBarGap(0.2, Chart.TouchBar); // Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } </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\multicylinder.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) ' Data for the chart Dim data0() As Double = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67, 96, 160, 145, 97, 167, 220, 125} Dim data1() As Double = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 225, 127, 99, 111, 260, 175, 156} Dim data2() As Double = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157, 157, 67, 156, 77, 87, 197, 87} Dim labels() As String = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", _ "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"} ' Create a XYChart object of size 560 x 280 pixels. Dim c As XYChart = New XYChart(560, 280) ' Add a title to the chart using 14pt Arial Bold Italic font c.addTitle(" Average Weekly Network Load", "Arial Bold Italic", 14) ' Set the plotarea at (50, 50) and of 500 x 200 pixels in size. Use alternating light grey ' (f8f8f8) / white (ffffff) background. Set border to transparent and use grey (CCCCCC) dotted ' lines as horizontal and vertical grid lines c.setPlotArea(50, 50, 500, 200, &Hffffff, &Hf8f8f8, Chart.Transparent, c.dashLineColor( _ &Hcccccc, Chart.DotLine), c.dashLineColor(&Hcccccc, Chart.DotLine)) ' Add a legend box at (50, 22) using horizontal layout. Use 10 pt Arial Bold Italic font, with ' transparent background c.addLegend(50, 22, False, "Arial Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(Chart.Transparent) ' Set the x axis labels c.xAxis().setLabels(labels) ' Draw the ticks between label positions (instead of at label positions) c.xAxis().setTickOffset(0.5) ' Add axis title c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (MBytes Per Hour)") ' Set axis line width to 2 pixels c.xAxis().setWidth(2) c.yAxis().setWidth(2) ' Add a multi-bar layer with 3 data sets Dim layer As BarLayer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Side) layer.addDataSet(data0, &Hff0000, "Server #1") layer.addDataSet(data1, &H00ff00, "Server #2") layer.addDataSet(data2, &H0000ff, "Server #3") ' Set bar shape to circular (cylinder) layer.setBarShape(Chart.CircleShape) ' Configure the bars within a group to touch each others (no gap) layer.setBarGap(0.2, Chart.TouchBar) ' Output the chart WebChartViewer1.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG) ' Include tool tip for the chart WebChartViewer1.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", _ "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'") 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\MulticylinderController.cs
using System; using System.Web.Mvc; using ChartDirector; namespace NetMvcCharts.Controllers { public class MulticylinderController : Controller { // // Default Action // public ActionResult Index() { ViewBag.Title = "Multi-Cylinder Chart"; createChart(ViewBag.Viewer = new RazorChartViewer(HttpContext, "chart1")); return View("~/Views/Shared/ChartView.cshtml"); } // // Create chart // private void createChart(RazorChartViewer viewer) { // Data for the chart double[] data0 = {100, 125, 245, 147, 67, 96, 160, 145, 97, 167, 220, 125}; double[] data1 = {85, 156, 179, 211, 123, 225, 127, 99, 111, 260, 175, 156}; double[] data2 = {97, 87, 56, 267, 157, 157, 67, 156, 77, 87, 197, 87}; string[] labels = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"}; // Create a XYChart object of size 560 x 280 pixels. XYChart c = new XYChart(560, 280); // Add a title to the chart using 14pt Arial Bold Italic font c.addTitle(" Average Weekly Network Load", "Arial Bold Italic", 14); // Set the plotarea at (50, 50) and of 500 x 200 pixels in size. Use alternating light grey // (f8f8f8) / white (ffffff) background. Set border to transparent and use grey (CCCCCC) // dotted lines as horizontal and vertical grid lines c.setPlotArea(50, 50, 500, 200, 0xffffff, 0xf8f8f8, Chart.Transparent, c.dashLineColor( 0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine), c.dashLineColor(0xcccccc, Chart.DotLine)); // Add a legend box at (50, 22) using horizontal layout. Use 10 pt Arial Bold Italic font, // with transparent background c.addLegend(50, 22, false, "Arial Bold Italic", 10).setBackground(Chart.Transparent); // Set the x axis labels c.xAxis().setLabels(labels); // Draw the ticks between label positions (instead of at label positions) c.xAxis().setTickOffset(0.5); // Add axis title c.yAxis().setTitle("Throughput (MBytes Per Hour)"); // Set axis line width to 2 pixels c.xAxis().setWidth(2); c.yAxis().setWidth(2); // Add a multi-bar layer with 3 data sets BarLayer layer = c.addBarLayer2(Chart.Side); layer.addDataSet(data0, 0xff0000, "Server #1"); layer.addDataSet(data1, 0x00ff00, "Server #2"); layer.addDataSet(data2, 0x0000ff, "Server #3"); // Set bar shape to circular (cylinder) layer.setBarShape(Chart.CircleShape); // Configure the bars within a group to touch each others (no gap) layer.setBarGap(0.2, Chart.TouchBar); // Output the chart viewer.Image = c.makeWebImage(Chart.SVG); // Include tool tip for the chart viewer.ImageMap = c.getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='{dataSetName} on {xLabel}: {value} MBytes/hour'"); } } }

[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>