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Required plugins for this example: MBS ChartDirector Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /ChartDirector/polarline
This example is the version from Thu, 6th Apr 2016.
Project "polarline.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Löschen"
Const kFileQuit = "Beenden"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
End Class
Class PicWindow Inherits Window
EventHandler Sub Open()
// The data for the chart
dim data0(-1) as double = array(90, 25, 40, 55, 68, 44, 79, 85, 50.0)
dim angles0(-1) as double = array(15, 60, 110, 180, 230, 260, 260, 310, 340.0)
dim data1(-1) as double = array(80, 91, 66, 80, 92, 87.0)
dim angles1(-1) as double = array(40, 65, 88, 110, 150, 200.0)
// Create a PolarChart object of size 460 x 500 pixels, with a grey (e0e0e0)
// background and 1 pixel 3D border
dim c as new CDPolarChartMBS(460, 500, &he0e0e0, &h000000, 1)
// Add a title to the chart at the top left corner using 15pts Arial Bold Italic
// font. Use a wood pattern as the title background.
call c.addTitle("Polar Line Chart Demo", "arialbi.ttf", 15).setBackground(c.patternColor(FindFile("wood.png")))
// Set center of plot area at (230, 280) with radius 180 pixels, and white
// (ffffff) background.
c.setPlotArea(230, 280, 180, &hffffff)
// Set the grid style to circular grid, with grids below the chart layers
c.setGridStyle(false, false)
// Add a legend box at top-center of plot area (230, 35) using horizontal layout.
// Use 10 pts Arial Bold font, with 1 pixel 3D border effect.
dim b as CDLegendBoxMBS
b = c.addLegend(230, 35, false, "arialbd.ttf", 9)
b.setAlignment(CDPolarChartMBS.kTopCenter)
b.setBackground(CDPolarChartMBS.kTransparent, CDPolarChartMBS.kTransparent, 1)
// Set angular axis as 0 - 360, with a spoke every 30 units
c.angularAxis.setLinearScale(0, 360, 30)
// Add a blue (&hff) line layer to the chart using (data0, angle0)
dim layer0 as CDPolarLineLayerMBS
layer0 = c.addLineLayer(data0, &h0000ff, "Close Loop Line")
layer0.setAngles(angles0)
// Set the line width to 2 pixels
layer0.setLineWidth(2)
// Use 11 pixel triangle symbols for the data points
layer0.setDataSymbol(CDPolarChartMBS.kTriangleSymbol, 11)
// Enable data label and set its format
layer0.setDataLabelFormat("({value},{angle})")
// Set the data label text box with light blue (&h9999ff) backgruond color and 1
// pixel 3D border effect
layer0.setDataLabelStyle.setBackground(&h9999ff, CDPolarChartMBS.kTransparent, 1)
// Add a red (&hff0000) line layer to the chart using (data1, angle1)
dim layer1 as CDPolarLineLayerMBS
layer1 = c.addLineLayer(data1, &hff0000, "Open Loop Line")
layer1.setAngles(angles1)
// Set the line width to 2 pixels
layer1.setLineWidth(2)
// Use 11 pixel diamond symbols for the data points
layer1.setDataSymbol(CDPolarChartMBS.kDiamondSymbol, 11)
// Set the line to open loop
layer1.setCloseLoop(false)
// Enable data label and set its format
layer1.setDataLabelFormat("({value},{angle})")
// Set the data label text box with light red (&hff9999) backgruond color and 1
// pixel 3D border effect
layer1.setDataLabelStyle.setBackground(&hff9999, CDPolarChartMBS.kTransparent, 1)
// Output the chart
Backdrop=c.makeChartPicture
End EventHandler
Function FindFile(name as string) As FolderItem
// Look for file in parent folders from executable on
dim parent as FolderItem = app.ExecutableFile.Parent
while parent<>Nil
dim file as FolderItem = parent.Child(name)
if file<>Nil and file.Exists then
Return file
end if
parent = parent.Parent
wend
End Function
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&Ablage"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Bearbeiten"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Rückgängig"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "&Ausschneiden"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Kopieren"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Einfügen"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "&Alles auswählen"
End MenuBar
End Project
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