ChartDirector Ver 4.1 (PHP Edition Edition)

Line Comparison




This example demonstrates filling the area between two lines or curves, as well as a number of advanced chart formatting techniques.

ChartDirector supports filling the area between two lines. The lines can be from a LineLayer, SplineLayer, StepLineLayer, TrendLayer or from an axis Mark. Two colors can be used for filling, depending on which line is on top.

The effects in this example is achieved using the following methods:

Source Code Listing

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

# The data for the upper and lower bounding lines
$upperY = array(60, 60, 100, 100, 60, 60);
$lowerY = array(40, 40, 80, 80, 40, 40);
$zoneX = array(0, 2.5, 3.5, 5.5, 6.5, 10);

# The data for the spline curve
$curveY = array(50, 44, 54, 48, 58, 50, 90, 85, 104, 82, 96, 90, 74, 52, 35, 58, 46,
    54, 48, 52, 50);
$curveX = array(0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8,
    8.5, 9, 9.5, 10);

# Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 300 pixels, with a light grey (cccccc)
# background, black border, and 1 pixel 3D border effect.
$c = new XYChart(600, 300, 0xcccccc, 0x000000, 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, 58) and of size 520 x 195 pixels, with white background.
# Turn on both horizontal and vertical grid lines with light grey color (cccccc)
$c->setPlotArea(55, 58, 520, 195, 0xffffff, -1, -1, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc);

# Add a legend box at (55, 32) (top of the chart) with horizontal layout. Use 9 pts
# Arial Bold font. Set the background and border color to Transparent.
$legendObj = $c->addLegend(55, 32, false, "arialbd.ttf", 9);
$legendObj->setBackground(Transparent);

# Add a title box to the chart using 15 pts Times Bold Italic font. The title is in
# CDML and includes embedded images for highlight. The text is white (ffffff) on a
# black background, with a 1 pixel 3D border.
$textBoxObj = $c->addTitle(
    "<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*> Performance ".
    "Enhancer <*img=star.png*><*img=star.png*><*/*>", "timesbi.ttf", 15, 0xffffff);
$textBoxObj->setBackground(0x000000, -1, 1);

# Add a title to the y axis
$c->yAxis->setTitle("Temperature");

# Add a title to the x axis using CMDL
$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 a purple (800080) spline layer to the chart with a line width of 2 pixels
$splineLayer = $c->addSplineLayer($curveY, 0x800080, "Molecular Temperature");
$splineLayer->setXData($curveX);
$splineLayer->setLineWidth(2);

# Add a line layer to the chart with two dark green (338033) data sets, and a line
# width of 2 pixels
$lineLayer = $c->addLineLayer2();
$lineLayer->addDataSet($upperY, 0x338033, "Target Zone");
$lineLayer->addDataSet($lowerY, 0x338033);
$lineLayer->setXData($zoneX);
$lineLayer->setLineWidth(2);

# Color the zone between the upper zone line and lower zone line as semi-transparent
# light green (8099ff99)
$c->addInterLineLayer($lineLayer->getLine(0), $lineLayer->getLine(1), 0x8099ff99,
    0x8099ff99);

# If the spline line gets above the upper zone line, color to area between the lines
# red (ff0000)
$c->addInterLineLayer($splineLayer->getLine(0), $lineLayer->getLine(0), 0xff0000,
    Transparent);

# If the spline line gets below the lower zone line, color to area between the lines
# blue (0000ff)
$c->addInterLineLayer($splineLayer->getLine(0), $lineLayer->getLine(1), Transparent,
    0x0000ff);

# Add a custom CDML text at the bottom right of the plot area as the logo
$textBoxObj = $c->addText(575, 250,
    "<*block,valign=absmiddle*><*img=small_molecule.png*> <*block*>".
    "<*font=timesbi.ttf,size=10,color=804040*>Molecular\nEngineering<*/*>");
$textBoxObj->setAlignment(BottomRight);

# output the chart
header("Content-type: image/png");
print($c->makeChart2(PNG));
?>