ChartDirector 7.0 (PHP Edition)

Custom Scatter Symbols




This example demonstrates using external image files as scatter symbols.

The chart in this example is created as 5 scatter layers using XYChart.addScatterLayer, with each layer containing one point.

The symbols for the scatter layers come from external image files. They are loaded using DataSet.setDataSymbol2.

Source Code Listing

[File: phpdemo/scattersymbols.php]
<?php require_once("../lib/phpchartdir.php"); # The XY points for the scatter chart $dataX = array(200, 400, 300, 250, 500); $dataY = array(40, 100, 50, 150, 250); # The custom symbols for the points $symbols = array("robot1.png", "robot2.png", "robot3.png", "robot4.png", "robot5.png"); # Create a XYChart object of size 450 x 400 pixels $c = new XYChart(450, 400); # Set the plotarea at (55, 40) and of size 350 x 300 pixels, with a light grey border (0xc0c0c0). # Turn on both horizontal and vertical grid lines with light grey color (0xc0c0c0) $c->setPlotArea(55, 40, 350, 300, -1, -1, 0xc0c0c0, 0xc0c0c0, -1); # Add a title to the chart using 18pt Times Bold Itatic font. $c->addTitle("Battle Robots", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18); # Add a title to the y axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font $c->yAxis->setTitle("Speed (km/s)", "Arial Bold Italic", 12); # Add a title to the y axis using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font $c->xAxis->setTitle("Range (km)", "Arial Bold Italic", 12); # Set the axes line width to 3 pixels $c->xAxis->setWidth(3); $c->yAxis->setWidth(3); # Add each point of the data as a separate scatter layer, so that they can have a different symbol for($i = 0; $i < count($dataX); ++$i) { $c->addScatterLayer(array($dataX[$i]), array($dataY[$i]))->getDataSet(0)->setDataSymbol2( dirname(__FILE__)."/".$symbols[$i]); } # Output the chart $viewer = new WebChartViewer("chart1"); $viewer->setChart($c, SVG); # Include tool tip for the chart $viewer->setImageMap($c->getHTMLImageMap("", "", "title='Range = {x} km, Speed = {value} km/s'")); ?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Custom Scatter Symbols</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;"> Custom Scatter Symbols </div> <hr style="border:solid 1px #000080; background:#000080" /> <div style="font:10pt verdana; margin-bottom:1.5em"> <a href="viewsource.php?file=<?=basename(__FILE__)?>">View Chart Source Code</a> </div> <!-- ****** Here is the chart image ****** --> <?php echo $viewer->renderHTML(); ?> </body> </html>