ChartDirector 7.0 (PHP Edition)

Black Vertical Linear Meters


          

This example demonstrates vertical bar meters in a black coloring scheme.

Source Code Listing

[File: phpdemo/blackvlinearmeter.php]
<?php
require_once("../lib/phpchartdir.php");

function createChart($viewer, $chartIndex)
{
    # The value to display on the meter
    $value = 74.25;

    # Create a LinearMeter object of size 70 x 260 pixels with black background and rounded corners
    $m = new LinearMeter(70, 260, 0x000000);
    $m->setRoundedFrame(Transparent);

    # Set the default text and line colors to white (0xffffff)
    $m->setColor(TextColor, 0xffffff);
    $m->setColor(LineColor, 0xffffff);

    # Set the scale region top-left corner at (28, 30), with size of 20 x 196 pixels. The scale
    # labels are located on the left (default - implies vertical meter)
    $m->setMeter(28, 30, 20, 196);

    # Set meter scale from 0 - 100, with a tick every 10 units
    $m->setScale(0, 100, 10);

    # The tick line width to 1 pixel
    $m->setLineWidth(0, 1);

    # Demostrate different types of color scales and putting them at different positions
    $smoothColorScale = array(0, 0x0000ff, 25, 0x0088ff, 50, 0x00ff00, 75, 0xdddd00, 100, 0xff0000);
    $stepColorScale = array(0, 0x00cc00, 50, 0xeecc00, 80, 0xdd0000, 100);
    $highLowColorScale = array(0, 0x0000ff, 70, Transparent, 100, 0xff0000);

    if ($chartIndex == 0) {
        # Add the smooth color scale at the default position
        $m->addColorScale($smoothColorScale);
    } else if ($chartIndex == 1) {
        # Add the step color scale at the default position
        $m->addColorScale($stepColorScale);
    } else if ($chartIndex == 2) {
        # Add the high low scale at the default position
        $m->addColorScale($highLowColorScale);
    } else if ($chartIndex == 3) {
        # Add the smooth color scale starting at x = 28 (left of scale) with zero width and ending
        # at x = 28 with 20 pixels width
        $m->addColorScale($smoothColorScale, 28, 0, 28, 20);
    } else if ($chartIndex == 4) {
        # Add the smooth color scale starting at x = 38 (center of scale) with zero width and ending
        # at x = 28 with 20 pixels width
        $m->addColorScale($smoothColorScale, 38, 0, 28, 20);
    } else {
        # Add the smooth color scale starting at x = 48 (right of scale) with zero width and ending
        # at x = 28 with 20 pixels width
        $m->addColorScale($smoothColorScale, 48, 0, 28, 20);
    }

    # Add a blue (0x0000cc) pointer with white (0xffffff) border at the specified value
    $m->addPointer($value, 0x0000cc, 0xffffff);

    # Add a label at the top-center using 8pt Arial Bold font
    $m->addText($m->getWidth() / 2, 5, "Temp C", "Arial Bold", 8, TextColor, Top);

    # Add a text box at the bottom-center. Display the value using white (0xffffff) 8pt Arial Bold
    # font on a black (0x000000) background with depressed grey (0x444444) rounded border.
    $t = $m->addText($m->getWidth() / 2, $m->getHeight() - 7, $m->formatValue($value, "2"),
        "Arial Bold", 8, 0xffffff, Bottom);
    $t->setBackground(0x000000, 0x444444, -1);
    $t->setRoundedCorners(3);

    # Output the chart
    $viewer->setChart($m, SVG);
}

# This example includes 6 charts
$viewers = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < 6; ++$i) {
    $viewers[$i] = new WebChartViewer("chart$i");
    createChart($viewers[$i], $i);
}
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Black Vertical Linear Meters</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;">
        Black Vertical Linear Meters
    </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 are the chart images ****** -->
    <?php
        for ($i = 0; $i < count($viewers); ++$i) {
            echo $viewers[$i]->renderHTML(), " ";
        }
    ?>
</body>
</html>