RCHART TUTORIAL, Chapter 7

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Piechart configuration

The following is a complete example of a Piechart:

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

TITLECHART=Sales 1999
LEGEND_FILL=WHITE LEGEND_VERTICAL=FALSE LEGEND_BORDER=0.2|0x0|NORMAL SERIE_1=Pie
SERIE_TYPE_1=PIE SERIE_DATA_1=94|48|28 PIE_NAME_1=Products PIE_NAME_2=Services PIE_NAME_3=Other
PIE_STYLE_1=RED
PIE_STYLE_2=BLUE PIE_STYLE_3=GREEN PIECHART_3D=true PIE_LABEL_FORMAT=#VALUE# (#PERCENTAGE#) SERIE_LABELS_1=Products|Services|Other SERIE_TOGETHER_1=true|false|true LEGEND_POSITION=TOP LEGEND_MARGIN=0.3 CHART_BORDER=0.2|0x0|NORMAL CHART_FILL=0x99cccc

Text of the title
Legend background
Legend layout
Legend border
Name of the serie
Type of the series
Values to be plotted
Name of first slice (first value)
Name of second slice (second value)
Name of third slice (third value)
Colors of the slices


Draw as 3D pie
Format of the labels


Detached slices?
Position of the legend
Margin reserved for the legend
Border of the chart
Background

new Title("...");
legend.background=Color.white;
legend.verticalLayout=false;
piePlotter=new PiePlotter();
serie=new PieDataSerie(values,styles,detachedFlags,pieLabels);

see values in the constructor of PieDataSerie
legend.addItem("Products",Color.Red);


see styles in the constructor of PieDataSerie


piePlotter.effect3D=true;
piePlotter.labelFormat="#VALUE# (#PERCENTAGE#) ";

see pieLabels in the constructor of PieDataSerie
see detachedFlags in the constructor of PieDataSerie

 

 

 

 

The SERIE_TOGETHER_1 parameters is used to control which slices are detached from the pie.

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

SERIE_TOGETHER_1=true|true|true

No detached slices

see detachedFlags in the constructor of PieDataSerie

 

 

The size of the pie can be changed using the PIECHART_RADIUS parameter.

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

PIECHART_RADIUS=0.5

Half of the size of the normal size (default is 1)

piePlotter.radiusModifier=0.5;

 

The SERIE_DISTCENTER_1 defines the position of the labels:

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

SERIE_DISTCENTER_1=0.5

default is 1.

serie.textDistanceToCenter=0.5

 

You can also place the labels outside the pie and draw lines from the slice to the labels:

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

PIE_LABEL_LINE=0.2|0x0|NORMAL
SERIE_DISTCENTER_1=1.4

Draw label lines
Draw labels outside the pie

piePlotter.labelLine=new LineStyle(...);
serie.textDistanceToCenter=1.4

 

If you set PIECHART_3D to false, a 2D pie will be painted:

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

PIECHART_3D=false
PIE_BORDER=0.2|0x0|NORMAL

2D pie
Border of the pie, only for 2D pie that do not have detached slices.

piePlotter.effect3D=false;
piePlotter.border =new LineStyle(...);

 

You can define the format of the labels using PIE_LABEL_FORMAT. The following variables can be use: #VALUE#, #PERCENTAGE# and #LABEL#. For example, the following format: "#LABEL# = #PERCENTAGE#" would produce this output: "ItemA = 35%". See SERIE_LABELS parameter.

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

PIE_LABEL_FORMAT=#LABEL# = #PERCENTAGE#
SERIE_LABELS_1=Products|Services|Other

Format of the labels in the pie

Values for the #LABEL# variable

piePlotter.labelFormat

see pieLabels in the constructor of PieDataSerie

 

SERIE_PERCENTAGES_1: "True" or "False". If true the labels will be displayed as percentage, if false as absolute value.Only used if the PIE_LABEL_FORMAT parameter is empty.

 

Parameters
Description
Equivalent Java[TM] class/property

SERIE_PERCENTAGES_1=FALSE

Absolute values will be displayed as label (not percentages).

serie.drawPercentages=false;