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A 2D Graph Component With Zoom Capability

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A 2D graph component with zoom capability.

Sample Image - SmartGraph2.png

Update (2004-December-21):

  1. In SmartGraph, there was a problem in labeling X and Y axes, now it has been solved.
  2. Selection problem in demo project solved.
  3. Name of output file changed to SmartGraph rather than Graph.

Introduction

In my recent projects, I needed to show some data in a 2D graph. This graph must have capability of zoom in, zoom out, and colorization. At first, I wrote some code directly in my VC project and the result was satisfactory, but I had to do it for any new project and it was time consuming. So, I thought of doing it as an ATL component so that it does all the things I need. This SmartGraph is what I want.

SmartGraph is written in VC++ .NET 2003 using ATL and has several good methods, events and properties that makes it something easy to use.

This SmartGraph is an ActiveX, so it can be used in any visual language that supports ActiveX, such as Visual C++, Visual Basic, C#, Delphi, ... It can resample its data more quickly by using SetData(.,.,.,true). It also can be viewed as Regular graph, Dot graph, or Bar graph by using SetPlotType(.).

Bar Graph

How to use SmartGraph?

To use SmartGraph, you must do these steps:

  1. Register SmartGraph using this command at command prompt: "regsvr32 <PATH>\Graph.dll", or only compile "Graph.sln".

    Note: if you don’t have VC++ .NET, you can’t register Graph.dll unless you copy "msvcr71.dll" to your Windows directory. (This file is attached to this article.)

  2. In your project, press right-click on your ToolBox and then "Add/Remove Item", then select "SmartGraph" from "COM Components" tab, now it must appear in your toolbox.
  3. Now, only click on it and drag it to your dialog, now create a variable and use it:
    m_Graph.SetParentWnd(this->m_hWnd);
    /*SetParentWnd : Sets Parent Window because this component 
                     is WindowLess, it needs a handle for 
                     some painting operation.*/
    m_Graph.SetPlotType(0);// Regular Graph
    m_Graph.put_xLable("Time");
    m_Graph.put_yLable("Amplitude");
    m_Graph.put_Title("Graph Test");

    and when your data is ready, use:

    m_Graph.SetData(xdata,ydata,nLen,true);
    m_Graph.UpdateGraph();

SmartGraph Properties:

  • Back Color: use it to change background color of the graph (put_BackColor and get_BackColor).
  • BorderColor
  • ForeColor
  • Title: title of graph.
  • Columns and Rows: number of columns and rows to be drawn if grid is on (ShowGrid(true)).
  • xLable and yLable: Labels appearing in X and Y axes.
  • MarginTop, MarginLeft, MarginRight, MarginBottom: Margins for labels, title and …

SmartGraph Methods:

  • SetData and SetData2: use SetData if you don’t want to set maximum and minimum of X and Y axis. Use SetData2 if you want to specify max and min of data.
  • ShowGrid
  • UpdateGraph
  • SetPlotType: 0 - Regular, 1 - Dot Graph, 2 - Bar Graph.
  • ZoomIn, ZoomInByPercent: Zoom in (x axes) from sample/percent "FromSample"/"FromPercent" to sample/percent "ToSample"/"ToPercent".
  • ZoomOut: returns graph to previous view.
  • Reset: returns graph to original view.
  • GetDisplayedRange: returns range of samples that already are shown.
  • SetLegendText

SmartGraph Events:

  • LButtonDown
  • LButtonUp
  • MouseMove

Sample application provided is a good demonstration of this SmartGraph.

Use, enjoy and guide me for future improvements.

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Pattern Recognition (specially OCR), Neural Networks, Image Processing and Machine Vision are my interests. However I'm a PROGRAMMER as well.
BSc: Sharif University of technology @ 2002
MSc. and PhD: Tarbiat Modarres University @ 2006 & 2010 respectively

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