Scrolling plot is a special plot with x axis parameter whose value always increases. For example, time series chart. Making a scrolling plot using JFreeChart is fairly easy because you can set a value range for the x axis and setAutoRange to true. Also, setup the how much you want the plot to scroll when the range out of range. For example:
ValueAxis xaxis = new NumberAxis();
xaxis.setRange(0, 100);
xaxis.setAutoRange(true);
xaxis.setFixedAutoRange(100);
// Note: when axis is set to use fixed auto range, the
// margin value is not used in JFreeChart. Here, we borrow
// the variable to let plot to shifting buffer.
xaxis.setLowerMargin(0.1); // 10% margin
xaxis.setUpperMargin(0.1);
Then, periodically watch the value on x axis and adjust the range accordingly. I have modified jfreechart-1.0.12 by adding real time plotting capability and created examples for both realtime xy plot and scrolling plot under the org.jfree.chart.demo. You can give the updated package jfreechart-1.0.12rt.zip a try. You can also check the similar post I made at jfree forum to follow the discussion.
The demos are bare minimal. Since Jfreechart is very powerful, you can add some decorated pieces, such as: grid, background image, etc fancy stuff for fun and also verify there shouldn't have any noticeable performance deterioration.
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I saw a few examples of your realtime samples. They are very good. I have got a feeling that you are a Genius with JFreeCharts and Java. But I have a problem. I need to draw a Map that would look like a XY Plot of small squares in place of pixels or dots. Now I could understand from your examples that it is possible to rescale the Graph when scrolled. But my necessity is to draw the map according to the values generated by a Java Program and rescale it as soon as the value generated is out of the shown range of the graph and then plot it, by using small square of a particular Color which also depends on the values Generated by the Java Program. Now I am going to ask for a thing which to me is too much but I have no way out. My project submission is within a few days before which I have to get this ready. So can you please write a Java Code that would plot a map using small squares (A Grid Map) of a particular Color depending on the value generated in realtime as I requested by taking the values from a Java Program (or I may embed your code itself in the main generating program, as you say me be good). Please mail me back to my mail ID with such a code with all its description so that I can understand within two Days (As I have no Time left and you are my Last Hope) and also tell me what to do next. Please do help me and I would remain indebted to you. My Mail ID is:- pradiptapb@gmail.com. Thanking you in advance.
ReplyDeleteOne Point:- I do not want the mouse to Interfere, that is the Mouse would have no function othere than scrolling the Vertical and Horizontal ScrollBars Manually to see the parts of the map.
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