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A flexible charting control to display 2D data
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<h1>CChartCursor Class Reference</h1><!-- doxytag: class="CChartCursor" -->Base class for cursors which can be added to the chart control.  
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<code>#include &lt;<a class="el" href="_chart_cursor_8h-source.html">ChartCursor.h</a>&gt;</code>
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Inheritance diagram for CChartCursor:</div>
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<a href="class_c_chart_cursor-members.html">List of all members.</a><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="bd4387de9a97c4469f78c86e04dd2e69"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::SetColor" ref="bd4387de9a97c4469f78c86e04dd2e69" args="(COLORREF cursorColor)" -->
void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#bd4387de9a97c4469f78c86e04dd2e69">SetColor</a> (COLORREF cursorColor)</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Sets the cursor color. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="4b2f24e0bbbfb236c52b94050d2f5a07"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::GetCursorId" ref="4b2f24e0bbbfb236c52b94050d2f5a07" args="() const " -->
unsigned&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#4b2f24e0bbbfb236c52b94050d2f5a07">GetCursorId</a> () const </td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Retrieves the cursor Id. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="93f4600582c8942db0b01eee3c882a3f"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::RegisterListener" ref="93f4600582c8942db0b01eee3c882a3f" args="(CChartCursorListener *pListener)" -->
void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#93f4600582c8942db0b01eee3c882a3f">RegisterListener</a> (<a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor_listener.html">CChartCursorListener</a> *pListener)</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Registers a cursor listener with this cursor. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Protected Types</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="c9cfaeff5d25373e8e0a0f3e91fb027b"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::TListenerList" ref="c9cfaeff5d25373e8e0a0f3e91fb027b" args="" -->
typedef std::list<br class="typebreak">
&lt; <a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor_listener.html">CChartCursorListener</a> * &gt;&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><b>TListenerList</b></td></tr>

<tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Protected Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="255fd9c02744eab27d12551a218c19d8"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::CChartCursor" ref="255fd9c02744eab27d12551a218c19d8" args="(CChartCtrl *pParent)" -->
&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#255fd9c02744eab27d12551a218c19d8">CChartCursor</a> (<a class="el" href="class_c_chart_ctrl.html">CChartCtrl</a> *pParent)</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Default constructor. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="ed9723360dfa27567b8dfb34f4bd6ca9"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::~CChartCursor" ref="ed9723360dfa27567b8dfb34f4bd6ca9" args="()" -->
virtual&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#ed9723360dfa27567b8dfb34f4bd6ca9">~CChartCursor</a> ()</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Default destructor. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">virtual void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#fe447ebc13060419ef7b60410ba5532b">OnMouseMove</a> (CPoint mousePoint)=0</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Pure virtual function that is called when the mouse moved on the plot area.  <a href="#fe447ebc13060419ef7b60410ba5532b"></a><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">virtual void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#bd95379b8f28b93191de1bf5e02a0126">OnMouseButtonDown</a> (CPoint)</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Virtual function that is called when the left mouse button is pressed.  <a href="#bd95379b8f28b93191de1bf5e02a0126"></a><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">virtual void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#93394fc366bf6f76aa0f4cea0858a8f1">OnMouseButtonUp</a> (CPoint)</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Virtual function that is called when the left mouse button is released.  <a href="#93394fc366bf6f76aa0f4cea0858a8f1"></a><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="122c0784ebeec719cf040692fe218f09"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::Draw" ref="122c0784ebeec719cf040692fe218f09" args="(CDC *pDC)=0" -->
virtual void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#122c0784ebeec719cf040692fe218f09">Draw</a> (CDC *pDC)=0</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Pure virtual function that draws the cursor. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#99684299e615294469bfb4f0c6079dc8">CursorMoved</a> (double newXValue, double newYValue)</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Function that is called by the child classes when the cursor has been moved.  <a href="#99684299e615294469bfb4f0c6079dc8"></a><br></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Protected Attributes</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="82f0fae88de7676e725cb394c7350bbe"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::m_colCursor" ref="82f0fae88de7676e725cb394c7350bbe" args="" -->
COLORREF&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#82f0fae88de7676e725cb394c7350bbe">m_colCursor</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The color of the cursor. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="c913e38511292baeb5b8f1ae26e32444"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::m_pParentCtrl" ref="c913e38511292baeb5b8f1ae26e32444" args="" -->
<a class="el" href="class_c_chart_ctrl.html">CChartCtrl</a> *&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#c913e38511292baeb5b8f1ae26e32444">m_pParentCtrl</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The parent charting control. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="634c001d77168bbe68963644774eac4e"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::m_uCursorId" ref="634c001d77168bbe68963644774eac4e" args="" -->
unsigned&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#634c001d77168bbe68963644774eac4e">m_uCursorId</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The Id of this curosr. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="fbe312c829d2bbcdd73ce92211e1614c"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::m_lstListeners" ref="fbe312c829d2bbcdd73ce92211e1614c" args="" -->
TListenerList&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#fbe312c829d2bbcdd73ce92211e1614c">m_lstListeners</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">List of all listeners registered with this cursor. <br></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Static Protected Attributes</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="a60c63b9ba30caae2c4d4971a2d617af"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::m_uNextFreeId" ref="a60c63b9ba30caae2c4d4971a2d617af" args="" -->
static unsigned&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cursor.html#a60c63b9ba30caae2c4d4971a2d617af">m_uNextFreeId</a> = 0</td></tr>

<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Static variable holding the next free cursor Id. <br></td></tr>
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Base class for cursors which can be added to the chart control. 
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This class must be overriden for specific cursor types. This is already done for a cross-hair cursor and a dragline cursor. Each cursor is assigned an Id when it is added to the control. <hr><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2>
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Function that is called by the child classes when the cursor has been moved. 
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This will notify all the listeners registered with the cursor. 
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<a class="anchor" name="bd95379b8f28b93191de1bf5e02a0126"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::OnMouseButtonDown" ref="bd95379b8f28b93191de1bf5e02a0126" args="(CPoint)" -->
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Virtual function that is called when the left mouse button is pressed. 
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This function can be overriden by child classes to take appropriate actions on the mouse click event. 
<p>Reimplemented in <a class="el" href="class_c_chart_drag_line_cursor.html#1b397fe1c95e3b5f2b901f9728d3a58d">CChartDragLineCursor</a>.</p>

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<a class="anchor" name="93394fc366bf6f76aa0f4cea0858a8f1"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::OnMouseButtonUp" ref="93394fc366bf6f76aa0f4cea0858a8f1" args="(CPoint)" -->
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Virtual function that is called when the left mouse button is released. 
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This function can be overriden by child classes to take appropriate actions on the mouse click event. 
<p>Reimplemented in <a class="el" href="class_c_chart_drag_line_cursor.html#e4b7d1c533b38e06186305d4a28d1a9c">CChartDragLineCursor</a>.</p>

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<a class="anchor" name="fe447ebc13060419ef7b60410ba5532b"></a><!-- doxytag: member="CChartCursor::OnMouseMove" ref="fe447ebc13060419ef7b60410ba5532b" args="(CPoint mousePoint)=0" -->
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Pure virtual function that is called when the mouse moved on the plot area. 
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This function must be overriden by child classes to take appropriate actions on the mouse move event. 
<p>Implemented in <a class="el" href="class_c_chart_cross_hair_cursor.html#94b2631efaf940e76aeb5dfc71135641">CChartCrossHairCursor</a>, and <a class="el" href="class_c_chart_drag_line_cursor.html#c844f049640ccc6d73d4cb21b6ae8c63">CChartDragLineCursor</a>.</p>

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<hr>The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:<ul>
<li>E:/Sources Misc/ChartDemo/ChartCtrl/<a class="el" href="_chart_cursor_8h-source.html">ChartCursor.h</a><li>E:/Sources Misc/ChartDemo/ChartCtrl/ChartCursor.cpp</ul>
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