ChartDirector Ver 5.0 (PHP Edition)

Contour Chart




This example demonstrates creating a contour chart.

Source Code Listing

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

# The x and y coordinates of the grid
$dataX = array(-10, -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
    10);
$dataY = array(-10, -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
    10);

# The values at the grid points. In this example, we will compute the values using
# the formula z = x * sin(y) + y * sin(x).
$dataZ = array_pad(array(), count($dataX) * count($dataY), 0);
for($yIndex = 0; $yIndex < count($dataY); ++$yIndex) {
    $y = $dataY[$yIndex];
    for($xIndex = 0; $xIndex < count($dataX); ++$xIndex) {
        $x = $dataX[$xIndex];
        $dataZ[$yIndex * count($dataX) + $xIndex] = $x * sin($y) + $y * sin($x);
    }
}

# Create a XYChart object of size 600 x 500 pixels
$c = new XYChart(600, 500);

# Add a title to the chart using 15 points Arial Bold Italic font
$c->addTitle("z = x * sin(y) + y * sin(x)      ", "arialbi.ttf", 15);

# Set the plotarea at (75, 40) and of size 400 x 400 pixels. Use semi-transparent
# black (80000000) dotted lines for both horizontal and vertical grid lines
$c->setPlotArea(75, 40, 400, 400, -1, -1, -1, $c->dashLineColor(0x80000000, DotLine),
    -1);

# Set x-axis and y-axis title using 12 points Arial Bold Italic font
$c->xAxis->setTitle("X-Axis Title Place Holder", "arialbi.ttf", 12);
$c->yAxis->setTitle("Y-Axis Title Place Holder", "arialbi.ttf", 12);

# Set x-axis and y-axis labels to use Arial Bold font
$c->xAxis->setLabelStyle("arialbd.ttf");
$c->yAxis->setLabelStyle("arialbd.ttf");

# When auto-scaling, use tick spacing of 40 pixels as a guideline
$c->yAxis->setTickDensity(40);
$c->xAxis->setTickDensity(40);

# Add a contour layer using the given data
$layer = $c->addContourLayer($dataX, $dataY, $dataZ);

# Move the grid lines in front of the contour layer
$plotAreaObj = $c->getPlotArea();
$plotAreaObj->moveGridBefore($layer);

# Add a color axis (the legend) in which the top left corner is anchored at (505,
# 40). Set the length to 400 pixels and the labels on the right side.
$cAxis = $layer->setColorAxis(505, 40, TopLeft, 400, Right);

# Add a title to the color axis using 12 points Arial Bold Italic font
$cAxis->setTitle("Color Legend Title Place Holder", "arialbi.ttf", 12);

# Set color axis labels to use Arial Bold font
$cAxis->setLabelStyle("arialbd.ttf");

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