ChartDirector Ver 3.1 (PHP Edition Edition)

Enhanced Area Chart




This example extends the Simple Area Chart example by decorating the chart using a number of chart formatting features.

Source Code Listing

[File: phpdemo/enhancedarea.php".]
<?php require_once("../lib/phpchartdir.php"); #The data for the area chart $data = array(30, 28, 40, 55, 75, 68, 54, 60, 50, 62, 75, 65, 75, 89, 60, 55, 53, 35, 50, 66, 56, 48, 52, 65, 62); #The labels for the area chart $labels = array("0", "", "", "3", "", "", "6", "", "", "9", "", "", "12", "", "", "15", "", "", "18", "", "", "21", "", "", "24"); #Create a XYChart object of size 500 x 300 pixels, using 0xf0e090 as background #color, with a black border, and 1 pixel 3D border effect $c = new XYChart(500, 300, 0xf0e090, 0x0, 1); #Set directory for loading images to current script directory #Need when running under Microsoft IIS $c->setSearchPath(dirname(__FILE__)); #Set the plotarea at (55, 50) and of size 420 x 205 pixels, with white #background. Set border and grid line colors to 0xa08040. $c->setPlotArea(55, 50, 420, 205, 0xffffff, -1, 0xa08040, 0xa08040, 0xa08040); #Add a title box to the chart using 13 pts Arial Bold Italic font. The title is #in CDML and includes embedded images for highlight. The text is white #(0xffffff) on a brown (0x807040) background, with a 1 pixel 3D border. $titleObj = $c->addTitle( "<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*> Performance ". "Enhancer <*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*><*/*>", "arialbi.ttf", 13, 0xffffff); $titleObj->setBackground(0x807040, -1, 1); #Add a title to the y axis $c->yAxis->setTitle("Energy Concentration (KJ per liter)"); #Set the labels on the x axis $c->xAxis->setLabels($labels); #Add a title to the x axis using CDML $c->xAxis->setTitle( "<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=clock.png*> Elapsed Time (hour)<*/*>"); #Set the axes width to 2 pixels $c->xAxis->setWidth(2); $c->yAxis->setWidth(2); #Add an area layer to the chart using a semi-transparent gradient color $c->addAreaLayer($data, $c->gradientColor(0, 50, 0, 255, 0x40ff8000, 0x40ffffff) ); #Add a custom CDML text at the bottom right of the plot area as the logo $textObj = $c->addText(475, 255, "<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=small_molecule.png*> <*block*>". "<*font=timesbi.ttf,size=10,color=804040*>Molecular\nEngineering<*/*>"); $textObj->setAlignment(BottomRight); #output the chart header("Content-type: image/png"); print($c->makeChart2(PNG)); ?>