Axis.setDateScale3

ChartDirector Ver 3.1 (PHP Edition Edition)

Axis.setDateScale3

Usage

setDateScale3([ formatString ])

Description

Set the axis to use date auto-scale.

Arguments

Argument	Default	Description
formatString	""	The format used for the labels on the axis. Please refer to Axis.setLabelFormat for the syntax of the format string. An empty string means the format will be automatically determined.

Return Value

None

s. ChartDirector will distribute the labels evenly on the axis. By default, all labels are associated with major ticks. These can be modified by using the '-' or '~' as leading characters. Please refer to Axis.setLabels for details.

Return Value

None

od, the amount of margins reserved is controlled by the topExtension and bottomExtension arguments. These arguments determine the portion of the axis where no data point can reach. For example, a topExtension of 0.2 will ensure no data point can fall within the top 20% of the axis.

Note that ChartDirector will not extend the scale across the 0 point.

For example, suppose the data range is 0.1 - 9.9. If 10% margin is added to the bottom end of the axis, the bottom end may become negative. In this case, ChartDirector will extend the bottom end to 0 at most.

In other words, if the data range is completely positive, ChartDirector will not extend the axis to negative, as it would be undesirable in most applications. The same applies if the data range is completely negative.

For a purely positive axis, the bottom end has "zero affinity". That means ChartDirector will tend to choose 0 as the bottom end because zero is a natural starting point for the axis. However, if the data range is too extreme (e.g. the data is in the range 10000 - 10005), it may be "unreasonable" to choose 0 as the axis starting point. In this case, ChartDirector will not use 0 as the axis starting point.

ChartDirector will determine that it is "unreasonable" to use 0 as the axis starting point if the data fluctuation (the difference between the maximum and minimum data values) is too small compare with the data value. ChartDirector test the "too small" condition using the formula:

maxDataValue * zeroAffinity < minDataValue

where zeroAffinity by default is 0.8.

Similar "zero affinity" mechanism applies to the top end of the axis for a purely negative axis. If the data range contains both positive and negative values, the zero point is always included.

The zeroAffinity argument of the setAutoScale method allows you to modify the zero affinity when performing auto-scaling. Zero affinity should be between 0 and 1. A large value encourages ChartDirector to start the axis from zero.

A zero affinity of 1 means the axis always includes the zero point. A zero affinity of 0 means that the axis is scaled purely according to the data range, without any preference for the zero point.

Note that zero affinity is ignored for log scale axis as log scale axis cannot contain 0.

Arguments

Argument	Default	Description
topExtension	0.1	The top portion of the axis that no data point should fall into. For example, a value of 0.2 means no data value will fall within the top 20% of the axis. The topExtension must be between 0 to 1.
bottomExtension	0.1	The bottom portion of the axis that no data point should fall into. For example, a value of 0.2 means no data value will fall within the bottom 20% of the axis. The bottomExtension must be between 0 to 1.
zeroAffinity	0.8	The tendency of ChartDirector to include zero in the axis during auto-scaling. The value must be between 0 and 1. A large value encourages ChartDirector to start the axis from zero. A value of 1 means the axis always includes the zero point. A value of 0 means there is no preference for the zero point during auto-scaling.

Return Value

None

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(1059, '1999-03-01', '371', '635', '722');