CDBaseChartMBS.getChartWeekDay(t as Double) as Integer

Argument	Default	Description
t	(Mandatory)	A ChartDirector date/time, that is, a number representing seconds elapsed since 01-01-0001 00:00:00.

Return Value
An integer from 0 - 6 representing Sun - Sat.

CDBaseChartMBS.getChartYMD(t as Double) as Integer

Argument	Default	Description
t	(Mandatory)	A ChartDirector date/time, that is, a number representing seconds elapsed since 01-01-0001 00:00:00.

Return Value
An integer which when represented in decimal notation is yyyymmdd, where yyyy is the year, mm is the month (1 - 12), and dd is the day (1 - 31).

CDBaseChartMBS.getCopyright as string

MsgBox CDBaseChartMBS.getCopyright
// displays "Copyright (c) 2006 Advanced Software Engineering Limited"

CDBaseChartMBS.getDescription as string

MsgBox CDBaseChartMBS.getDescription // displays "ChartDirector"

CDBaseChartMBS.GetPath(path as folderitem) as string

Returns the path in the UTF8 format as ChartDirector needs them.

Some examples using this method:

• /ChartDirector/simplePie with DynaPDF

CDBaseChartMBS.getVersion as Integer

Var v as Integer = CDBaseChartMBS.getVersion

Var v1 as Integer = Bitwise.BitAnd( Bitwise.ShiftRight(v, 24), 255)
Var v2 as Integer = Bitwise.BitAnd( Bitwise.ShiftRight(v, 16), 255)
Var v3 as Integer = Bitwise.BitAnd( v, 65535)

MsgBox str(v1)+"."+str(V2)+"."+str(V3)

The version number is encoded as a 32-bit integer. The most significant 8 bits is the major version number. The next 8 bits are the minor version number. The least significant 16 bits are the build number.
Return Value
The version information encoded in a 32-bit integer.

CDBaseChartMBS.glassEffect(glareSize as Integer = 3, glareDirection as Integer = 8, raisedEffect as Integer = 5) as Integer

This effect involves glare and variation of lighting caused by reflection and refraction inside the material. It is best explained by viewing the examples.

ExampleLocation of lighting effect

Error Line Chart	The title is shaded using glass effect, with NormalGlare, lighting from Top, and raised effect of 5 pixels.
Donut Chart	Both the title and the sector labels are shaded using glass effect with ReducedGlare, lighting from Top, and raised effect of 5 pixels.
Glass Multi-Bar Chart	The bars are shaded using glass effect, with NormalGlare, lighting from Left, and raised effect of 5 pixels.

Currently, this effect only works well for long, thin objects, such as title bars, text boxes and bars in bar charts.

The glassEffect method returns an integer representing this effect. The integer can be used as the third argument to Box.setBackground to apply the effect it objects derived from Box (such as labels and titles represented by TextBox). It may also be used as the second argument to Layer.setBorderColor for BarLayer objects to apply the effect to bars.

Argument	Default	Description
glareSize	NormalGlare	The amount of glare. Must be one of the predefined constants NormalGlare, ReducedGlare or NoGlare. With NormalGlare and ReducedGlare, the glare will cover around 50% and 35% of the object. If NoGlare is used, there will be no glare and the effect will not look like glass at all, but is equivalent to the CDBaseChartMBS.softLighting effect.

Usually, NormalGlare is best for thin objects with lightly colored background, while ReducedGlare is best for dark background objects or not-so-thin objects (eg. text boxes using white text on a dark background, or with more than 1 line of text).

glareDirection	Top	The direction of the glare, which must be one of the predefined constants Top, Right, Bottom, Left.
raisedEffect	5	With glass shading effect, the object will appear to have some 3D depth. The raisedEffect argument controls the amount of 3D depth in pixels.

Return Value
An integer representing the glass effect.

Some examples using this method:

• /ChartDirector/simplePie with DynaPDF
• /ChartDirector/Tracking Cursor/Track Box with Legend

CDBaseChartMBS.goldColor(angle as Integer = 90) as Integer

This method is a short cut to the CDBaseChartMBS.metalColor method, using yellow (FFEE44 in hex) as the base color.

Argument	Default	Description
angle	90	The direction for brightness modulation, specified as a clockwise angle in degrees, with 0 being the upward pointing direction.

Return Value
A 32-bit integer representing the golden color.

Some examples using this method:

• /ChartDirector/simplePie with DynaPDF
• /ChartDirector/wideameter

CDBaseChartMBS.goldGradient as Integer()

The array is in a format that can be directly used in BaseChart.gradientColor and DrawArea.gradientColor. Its contents (in hex) is:

00 FFE743 60 FFFFE0 B0 FFF0B0 100 FFE743
See Color Specification on how colors are represented in ChartDirector.

CDBaseChartMBS.greenMetalGradient as Integer()

The array is in a format that can be directly used in BaseChart.gradientColor2 and DrawArea.gradientColor2. Its contents (in hex) is:

00 98E098 60 F0FFF0 B0 D8F0D8 100 98E098
See Color Specification on how colors are represented in ChartDirector.