QwtPlot - Man Page
Name
QwtPlot —
A 2-D plotting widget.
Synopsis
#include <qwt_plot.h>
Inherits QwtPlotDict.
Public Types
enum Axis { yLeft, yRight, xBottom, xTop, axisCnt }
enum LegendPosition { LeftLegend, RightLegend, BottomLegend, TopLegend, ExternalLegend }
Public Slots
void autoRefresh ()
virtual void clear ()
virtual void replot ()
Signals
void legendChecked (QwtPlotItem *plotItem, bool on)
void legendClicked (QwtPlotItem *plotItem)
Public Member Functions
void applyProperties (const QString &)
bool autoDelete () const
bool autoReplot () const
bool axisAutoScale (int axisId) const
bool axisEnabled (int axisId) const
QFont axisFont (int axisId) const
int axisMaxMajor (int axisId) const
int axisMaxMinor (int axisId) const
const QwtScaleDiv * axisScaleDiv (int axisId) const
QwtScaleDiv * axisScaleDiv (int axisId)
const QwtScaleDraw * axisScaleDraw (int axisId) const
QwtScaleDraw * axisScaleDraw (int axisId)
QwtScaleEngine * axisScaleEngine (int axisId)
const QwtScaleEngine * axisScaleEngine (int axisId) const
double axisStepSize (int axisId) const
QwtText axisTitle (int axisId) const
const QwtScaleWidget * axisWidget (int axisId) const
QwtScaleWidget * axisWidget (int axisId)
QwtPlotCanvas * canvas ()
const QwtPlotCanvas * canvas () const
const QColor & canvasBackground () const
int canvasLineWidth () const
virtual QwtScaleMap canvasMap (int axisId) const
void detachItems (int rtti=QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotItem, bool autoDelete=true)
virtual void drawCanvas (QPainter *)
void enableAxis (int axisId, bool tf=true)
virtual bool event (QEvent *)
QString grabProperties () const
void insertLegend (QwtLegend *, LegendPosition=QwtPlot::RightLegend, double ratio=-1.0)
double invTransform (int axisId, int pos) const
const QwtPlotItemList & itemList () const
QwtLegend * legend ()
const QwtLegend * legend () const
int margin () const
virtual QSize minimumSizeHint () const
QwtPlotLayout * plotLayout ()
const QwtPlotLayout * plotLayout () const
virtual void polish ()
void print (QPaintDevice &p, const QwtPlotPrintFilter &=QwtPlotPrintFilter()) const
virtual void print (QPainter *, const QRect &rect, const QwtPlotPrintFilter &=QwtPlotPrintFilter()) const
QwtPlot (const QwtText &title, QWidget *p=NULL)
QwtPlot (QWidget *=NULL)
void setAutoDelete (bool)
void setAutoReplot (bool tf=true)
void setAxisAutoScale (int axisId)
void setAxisFont (int axisId, const QFont &f)
void setAxisLabelAlignment (int axisId, Qt::Alignment)
void setAxisLabelRotation (int axisId, double rotation)
void setAxisMaxMajor (int axisId, int maxMajor)
void setAxisMaxMinor (int axisId, int maxMinor)
void setAxisScale (int axisId, double min, double max, double step=0)
void setAxisScaleDiv (int axisId, const QwtScaleDiv &)
void setAxisScaleDraw (int axisId, QwtScaleDraw *)
void setAxisScaleEngine (int axisId, QwtScaleEngine *)
void setAxisTitle (int axisId, const QwtText &)
void setAxisTitle (int axisId, const QString &)
void setCanvasBackground (const QColor &c)
void setCanvasLineWidth (int w)
void setMargin (int margin)
void setTitle (const QwtText &t)
void setTitle (const QString &)
virtual QSize sizeHint () const
QwtText title () const
QwtTextLabel * titleLabel ()
const QwtTextLabel * titleLabel () const
int transform (int axisId, double value) const
void updateAxes ()
virtual void updateLayout ()
virtual ~QwtPlot ()
Protected Slots
virtual void legendItemChecked (bool)
virtual void legendItemClicked ()
Protected Member Functions
virtual void drawItems (QPainter *, const QRect &, const QwtScaleMap maps[axisCnt], const QwtPlotPrintFilter &) const
virtual void printCanvas (QPainter *, const QRect &boundingRect, const QRect &canvasRect, const QwtScaleMap maps[axisCnt], const QwtPlotPrintFilter &) const
virtual void printLegend (QPainter *, const QRect &) const
virtual void printLegendItem (QPainter *, const QWidget *, const QRect &) const
virtual void printScale (QPainter *, int axisId, int startDist, int endDist, int baseDist, const QRect &) const
virtual void printTitle (QPainter *, const QRect &) const
virtual void resizeEvent (QResizeEvent *e)
virtual void updateTabOrder ()
Static Protected Member Functions
static bool axisValid (int axisId)
Detailed Description
A 2-D plotting widget.
QwtPlot is a widget for plotting two-dimensional graphs. An unlimited number of plot items can be displayed on its canvas. Plot items might be curves (QwtPlotCurve), markers (QwtPlotMarker), the grid (QwtPlotGrid), or anything else derived from QwtPlotItem. A plot can have up to four axes, with each plot item attached to an x- and a y axis. The scales at the axes can be explicitely set (QwtScaleDiv), or are calculated from the plot items, using algorithms (QwtScaleEngine) which can be configured separately for each axis.
- Example
The following example shows (schematically) the most simple way to use QwtPlot. By default, only the left and bottom axes are visible and their scales are computed automatically.
#include <qwt_plot.h> #include <qwt_plot_curve.h> QwtPlot *myPlot = new QwtPlot("Two Curves", parent); // add curves QwtPlotCurve *curve1 = new QwtPlotCurve("Curve 1"); QwtPlotCurve *curve2 = new QwtPlotCurve("Curve 2"); // copy the data into the curves curve1->setData(...); curve2->setData(...); curve1->attach(myPlot); curve2->attach(myPlot); // finally, refresh the plot myPlot->replot();
Member Enumeration Documentation
enum QwtPlot::Axis Axis index
- yLeft
- yRight
- xBottom
- xTop
enum QwtPlot::LegendPosition Position of the legend, relative to the canvas.
- LeftLegend
The legend will be left from the yLeft axis. - RightLegend
The legend will be right from the yLeft axis. - BottomLegend
The legend will be right below the xBottom axis. - TopLegend
The legend will be between xTop axis and the title. - ExternalLegend
External means that only the content of the legend will be handled by QwtPlot, but not its geometry. This might be interesting if an application wants to have a legend in an external window ( or on the canvas ).
- Note:
In case of ExternalLegend, the legend is not printed by print().
- See also:
insertLegend()
Constructor & Destructor Documentation
QwtPlot::QwtPlot (QWidget *parent = NULL) [explicit]
Constructor. Parameters:
parent Parent widget
QwtPlot::QwtPlot (const QwtText &title, QWidget *parent = NULL) [explicit]
Constructor. Parameters:
title Title text
parent Parent widget
QwtPlot::~QwtPlot () [virtual]
Destructor.
Member Function Documentation
void QwtPlot::applyProperties (const QString &) This method is intended for manipulating the plot widget from a specific editor in the Qwt designer plugin.
- Warning:
The plot editor has never been implemented.
bool QwtPlotDict::autoDelete () const [inherited] Returns
true if auto deletion is enabled
See also:
setAutoDelete(), attachItem()
void QwtPlot::autoRefresh () [slot]
Replots the plot if QwtPlot::autoReplot() is true.
bool QwtPlot::autoReplot () const Returns
true if the autoReplot option is set.
bool QwtPlot::axisAutoScale (intaxisId) const Returns
true if autoscaling is enabled
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
bool QwtPlot::axisEnabled (intaxisId) const Returns
true if a specified axis is enabled
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
QFont QwtPlot::axisFont (intaxisId) const Returns
the font of the scale labels for a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
int QwtPlot::axisMaxMajor (intaxisId) const Returns
the maximum number of major ticks for a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index sa setAxisMaxMajor()
int QwtPlot::axisMaxMinor (intaxisId) const Returns
the maximum number of minor ticks for a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index sa setAxisMaxMinor()
const QwtScaleDiv * QwtPlot::axisScaleDiv (intaxisId) const
Return the scale division of a specified axis. axisScaleDiv(axisId)->lowerBound(), axisScaleDiv(axisId)->upperBound() are the current limits of the axis scale.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
- Returns:
Scale division
- See also:
QwtScaleDiv, setAxisScaleDiv()
QwtScaleDiv * QwtPlot::axisScaleDiv (intaxisId)
Return the scale division of a specified axis. axisScaleDiv(axisId)->lowerBound(), axisScaleDiv(axisId)->upperBound() are the current limits of the axis scale.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
- Returns:
Scale division
- See also:
QwtScaleDiv, setAxisScaleDiv()
const QwtScaleDraw * QwtPlot::axisScaleDraw (intaxisId) const Returns
the scale draw of a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
- Returns:
specified scaleDraw for axis, or NULL if axis is invalid.
- See also:
QwtScaleDraw
QwtScaleDraw * QwtPlot::axisScaleDraw (intaxisId) Returns
the scale draw of a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
- Returns:
specified scaleDraw for axis, or NULL if axis is invalid.
- See also:
QwtScaleDraw
const QwtScaleEngine * QwtPlot::axisScaleEngine (intaxisId) const Parameters
axisId axis index
- Returns:
Scale engine for a specific axis
QwtScaleEngine * QwtPlot::axisScaleEngine (intaxisId) Parameters
axisId axis index
- Returns:
Scale engine for a specific axis
double QwtPlot::axisStepSize (intaxisId) const Return the step size parameter, that has been set in setAxisScale. This doesn't need to be the step size of the current scale.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
- Returns:
step size parameter value
- See also:
setAxisScale()
QwtText QwtPlot::axisTitle (intaxisId) const Returns
the title of a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
bool QwtPlot::axisValid (intaxisId) [static, protected] Returns
true if the specified axis exists, otherwise false
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
const QwtScaleWidget * QwtPlot::axisWidget (intaxisId) const Returns
specified axis, or NULL if axisId is invalid.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
QwtScaleWidget * QwtPlot::axisWidget (intaxisId) Returns
specified axis, or NULL if axisId is invalid.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
QwtPlotCanvas * QwtPlot::canvas () Returns
the plot's canvas
const QwtPlotCanvas * QwtPlot::canvas () const Returns
the plot's canvas
const QColor & QwtPlot::canvasBackground () const Nothing else than: canvas()->palette().color( QPalette::Normal, QColorGroup::Background);
- Returns:
the background color of the plotting area.
int QwtPlot::canvasLineWidth () const Nothing else than: canvas()->lineWidth(), left for compatibility only.
- Returns:
the border width of the plotting area
QwtScaleMap QwtPlot::canvasMap (intaxisId) const [virtual] Parameters
axisId Axis
- Returns:
Map for the axis on the canvas. With this map pixel coordinates can translated to plot coordinates and vice versa.
- See also:
QwtScaleMap, transform(), invTransform()
void QwtPlot::clear () [virtual, slot] Remove all curves and markers
- Deprecated
Use QwtPlotDeict::detachItems instead
void QwtPlotDict::detachItems (intrtti = QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotItem, boolautoDelete = true) [inherited] Detach items from the dictionary
- Parameters:
rtti In case of QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotItem detach all items otherwise only those items of the type rtti.
autoDelete If true, delete all detached items
void QwtPlot::drawCanvas (QPainter *painter) [virtual] Redraw the canvas.
- Parameters:
painter Painter used for drawing
- Warning:
drawCanvas calls drawItems what is also used for printing. Applications that like to add individual plot items better overload drawItems()
- See also:
drawItems()
void QwtPlot::drawItems (QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, const QwtScaleMapmap[axisCnt], const QwtPlotPrintFilter &pfilter) const [protected, virtual] Redraw the canvas items.
- Parameters:
painter Painter used for drawing
rect Bounding rectangle where to paint
map QwtPlot::axisCnt maps, mapping between plot and paint device coordinates
pfilter Plot print filter
void QwtPlot::enableAxis (intaxisId, booltf = true)
Enable or disable a specified axis. When an axis is disabled, this only means that it is not visible on the screen. Curves, markers and can be attached to disabled axes, and transformation of screen coordinates into values works as normal.
Only xBottom and yLeft are enabled by default.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
tftrue(enabled) orfalse(disabled)
bool QwtPlot::event (QEvent *e) [virtual]
Adds handling of layout requests.
QString QwtPlot::grabProperties () const This method is intended for manipulating the plot widget from a specific editor in the Qwt designer plugin.
- Warning:
The plot editor has never been implemented.
void QwtPlot::insertLegend (QwtLegend *legend, QwtPlot::LegendPositionpos = QwtPlot::RightLegend, doubleratio = -1.0)
Insert a legend. If the position legend is QwtPlot::LeftLegend or QwtPlot::RightLegend the legend will be organized in one column from top to down. Otherwise the legend items will be placed in a table with a best fit number of columns from left to right.
If pos != QwtPlot::ExternalLegend the plot widget will become parent of the legend. It will be deleted when the plot is deleted, or another legend is set with insertLegend().
- Parameters:
legend Legend
pos The legend's position. For top/left position the number of colums will be limited to 1, otherwise it will be set to unlimited.
ratio Ratio between legend and the bounding rect of title, canvas and axes. The legend will be shrinked if it would need more space than the given ratio. The ratio is limited to ]0.0 .. 1.0]. In case of <= 0.0 it will be reset to the default ratio. The default vertical/horizontal ratio is 0.33/0.5.- See also:
legend(), QwtPlotLayout::legendPosition(), QwtPlotLayout::setLegendPosition()
double QwtPlot::invTransform (intaxisId, intpos) const Transform the x or y coordinate of a position in the drawing region into a value.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
pos position- Warning:
The position can be an x or a y coordinate, depending on the specified axis.
const QwtPlotItemList & QwtPlotDict::itemList () const [inherited]
A QwtPlotItemList of all attached plot items. Use caution when iterating these lists, as removing/detaching an item will invalidate the iterator. Instead you can place pointers to objects to be removed in a removal list, and traverse that list later.
- Returns:
List of all attached plot items.
QwtLegend * QwtPlot::legend () Returns
the plot's legend
See also:
insertLegend()
const QwtLegend * QwtPlot::legend () const Returns
the plot's legend
See also:
insertLegend()
void QwtPlot::legendChecked (QwtPlotItem *plotItem, boolon) [signal] A signal which is emitted when the user has clicked on a legend item, which is in QwtLegend::CheckableItem mode
- Parameters:
plotItem Corresponding plot item of the selected legend item
on True when the legen item is checked- Note:
clicks are disabled as default
- See also:
QwtLegend::setItemMode(), QwtLegend::itemMode()
void QwtPlot::legendClicked (QwtPlotItem *plotItem) [signal] A signal which is emitted when the user has clicked on a legend item, which is in QwtLegend::ClickableItem mode.
- Parameters:
plotItem Corresponding plot item of the selected legend item
- Note:
clicks are disabled as default
- See also:
QwtLegend::setItemMode(), QwtLegend::itemMode()
void QwtPlot::legendItemChecked (boolon) [protected, virtual, slot] Called internally when the legend has been checked Emits a legendClicked() signal.
void QwtPlot::legendItemClicked () [protected, virtual, slot] Called internally when the legend has been clicked on. Emits a legendClicked() signal.
int QwtPlot::margin () const Returns
margin
See also:
setMargin(), QwtPlotLayout::margin(), plotLayout()
QSize QwtPlot::minimumSizeHint () const [virtual]
Return a minimum size hint.
const QwtPlotLayout * QwtPlot::plotLayout () const Returns
the plot's titel label.
QwtPlotLayout * QwtPlot::plotLayout () Returns
the plot's title
void QwtPlot::polish () [virtual]
Polish.
void QwtPlot::print (QPaintDevice &paintDev, const QwtPlotPrintFilter &pfilter = QwtPlotPrintFilter()) const
Print the plot to a QPaintDevice (QPrinter) This function prints the contents of a QwtPlot instance to QPaintDevice object. The size is derived from its device metrics. Parameters:
paintDev device to paint on, often a printer
pfilter print filter
See also:
QwtPlotPrintFilter
void QwtPlot::print (QPainter *painter, const QRect &plotRect, const QwtPlotPrintFilter &pfilter = QwtPlotPrintFilter()) const [virtual]
Paint the plot into a given rectangle. Paint the contents of a QwtPlot instance into a given rectangle. Parameters:
painter Painter
plotRect Bounding rectangle
pfilter Print filter
See also:
QwtPlotPrintFilter
void QwtPlot::printCanvas (QPainter *painter, const QRect &boundingRect, const QRect &canvasRect, const QwtScaleMapmap[axisCnt], const QwtPlotPrintFilter &pfilter) const [protected, virtual] Print the canvas into a given rectangle.
- Parameters:
painter Painter
map Maps mapping between plot and paint device coordinates
boundingRect Bounding rectangle
canvasRect Canvas rectangle
pfilter Print filter- See also:
QwtPlotPrintFilter
void QwtPlot::printLegend (QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect) const [protected, virtual] Print the legend into a given rectangle.
- Parameters:
painter Painter
rect Bounding rectangle
void QwtPlot::printLegendItem (QPainter *painter, const QWidget *w, const QRect &rect) const [protected, virtual] Print the legend item into a given rectangle.
- Parameters:
painter Painter
w Widget representing a legend item
rect Bounding rectangle
void QwtPlot::printScale (QPainter *painter, intaxisId, intstartDist, intendDist, intbaseDist, const QRect &rect) const [protected, virtual]
Paint a scale into a given rectangle. Paint the scale into a given rectangle. Parameters:
painter Painter
axisId Axis
startDist Start border distance
endDist End border distance
baseDist Base distance
rect Bounding rectangle
void QwtPlot::printTitle (QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect) const [protected, virtual] Print the title into a given rectangle.
- Parameters:
painter Painter
rect Bounding rectangle
void QwtPlot::replot () [virtual, slot]
Redraw the plot. If the autoReplot option is not set (which is the default) or if any curves are attached to raw data, the plot has to be refreshed explicitly in order to make changes visible.
- See also:
setAutoReplot()
- Warning:
Calls canvas()->repaint, take care of infinite recursions
void QwtPlot::resizeEvent (QResizeEvent *e) [protected, virtual] Resize and update internal layout
- Parameters:
e Resize event
void QwtPlotDict::setAutoDelete (boolautoDelete) [inherited] En/Disable Auto deletion
If Auto deletion is on all attached plot items will be deleted in the destructor of QwtPlotDict. The default value is on.
See also:
autoDelete(), attachItem()
void QwtPlot::setAutoReplot (booltf = true)
Set or reset the autoReplot option. If the autoReplot option is set, the plot will be updated implicitly by manipulating member functions. Since this may be time-consuming, it is recommended to leave this option switched off and call replot() explicitly if necessary.
The autoReplot option is set to false by default, which means that the user has to call replot() in order to make changes visible.
- Parameters:
tf
trueorfalse. Defaults totrue.- See also:
replot()
void QwtPlot::setAxisAutoScale (intaxisId)
Enable autoscaling for a specified axis. This member function is used to switch back to autoscaling mode after a fixed scale has been set. Autoscaling is enabled by default.
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
- See also:
setAxisScale(), setAxisScaleDiv()
void QwtPlot::setAxisFont (intaxisId, const QFont &f)
Change the font of an axis. Parameters:
axisId axis index
f font
- Warning:
This function changes the font of the tick labels, not of the axis title.
void QwtPlot::setAxisLabelAlignment (intaxisId, Qt::Alignmentalignment) Change the alignment of the tick labels
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
alignment Or'd Qt::AlignmentFlags <see qnamespace.h>- See also:
QwtScaleDraw::setLabelAlignment()
void QwtPlot::setAxisLabelRotation (intaxisId, doublerotation) Rotate all tick labels
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
rotation Angle in degrees. When changing the label rotation, the label alignment might be adjusted too.- See also:
QwtScaleDraw::setLabelRotation(), setAxisLabelAlignment()
void QwtPlot::setAxisMaxMajor (intaxisId, intmaxMajor) Set the maximum number of major scale intervals for a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
maxMajor maximum number of major steps- See also:
axisMaxMajor()
void QwtPlot::setAxisMaxMinor (intaxisId, intmaxMinor) Set the maximum number of minor scale intervals for a specified axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
maxMinor maximum number of minor steps- See also:
axisMaxMinor()
void QwtPlot::setAxisScale (intaxisId, doublemin, doublemax, doublestepSize = 0)
Disable autoscaling and specify a fixed scale for a selected axis. Parameters:
axisId axis index
min
max minimum and maximum of the scale
stepSize Major step size. If step == 0, the step size is calculated automatically using the maxMajor setting.
See also:
setAxisMaxMajor(), setAxisAutoScale()
void QwtPlot::setAxisScaleDiv (intaxisId, const QwtScaleDiv &scaleDiv)
Disable autoscaling and specify a fixed scale for a selected axis. Parameters:
axisId axis index
scaleDiv Scale division
See also:
setAxisScale(), setAxisAutoScale()
void QwtPlot::setAxisScaleDraw (intaxisId, QwtScaleDraw *scaleDraw)
Set a scale draw. Parameters:
axisId axis index
scaleDraw object responsible for drawing scales.
By passing scaleDraw it is possible to extend QwtScaleDraw functionality and let it take place in QwtPlot. Please note that scaleDraw has to be created with new and will be deleted by the corresponding QwtScale member ( like a child object ).
- See also:
QwtScaleDraw, QwtScaleWidget
- Warning:
The attributes of scaleDraw will be overwritten by those of the previous QwtScaleDraw.
void QwtPlot::setAxisScaleEngine (intaxisId, QwtScaleEngine *scaleEngine) Change the scale engine for an axis
- Parameters:
axisId axis index
scaleEngine Scale engine- See also:
axisScaleEngine()
void QwtPlot::setAxisTitle (intaxisId, const QString &title)
Change the title of a specified axis. Parameters:
axisId axis index
title axis title
void QwtPlot::setAxisTitle (intaxisId, const QwtText &title)
Change the title of a specified axis. Parameters:
axisId axis index
title axis title
void QwtPlot::setCanvasBackground (const QColor &c)
Change the background of the plotting area. Sets c to QColorGroup::Background of all colorgroups of the palette of the canvas. Using canvas()->setPalette() is a more powerful way to set these colors.
- Parameters:
c new background color
void QwtPlot::setCanvasLineWidth (intw)
Change the border width of the plotting area Nothing else than canvas()->setLineWidth(w), left for compatibility only. Parameters:
w new border width
void QwtPlot::setMargin (intmargin) Change the margin of the plot. The margin is the space around all components.
- Parameters:
margin new margin
- See also:
QwtPlotLayout::setMargin(), margin(), plotLayout()
void QwtPlot::setTitle (const QwtText &title) Change the plot's title
- Parameters:
title New title
void QwtPlot::setTitle (const QString &title) Change the plot's title
- Parameters:
title New title
QSize QwtPlot::sizeHint () const [virtual] Return sizeHint
See also:
minimumSizeHint()
QwtText QwtPlot::title () const Returns
the plot's title
const QwtTextLabel * QwtPlot::titleLabel () const Returns
the plot's titel label.
QwtTextLabel * QwtPlot::titleLabel () Returns
the plot's titel label.
int QwtPlot::transform (intaxisId, doublevalue) const
Transform a value into a coordinate in the plotting region. Parameters:
axisId axis index
value value
- Returns:
X or y coordinate in the plotting region corresponding to the value.
void QwtPlot::updateAxes ()
Rebuild the scales.
void QwtPlot::updateLayout () [virtual]
Adjust plot content to its current size. See also:
resizeEvent()
void QwtPlot::updateTabOrder () [protected, virtual] Update the focus tab order
The order is changed so that the canvas will be in front of the first legend item, or behind the last legend item - depending on the position of the legend.
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