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/* ===========================================================
 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
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 * -----------------
 * BarChartDemo.java
 * -----------------
 * (C) Copyright 2002-2004, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: BarChartDemo.java,v 1.16 2004/04/29 10:06:34 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 11-Jun-2002 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 25-Jun-2002 : Removed redundant imports (DG);
 * 09-Oct-2002 : Added frame centering (DG);
 * 18-Nov-2002 : Changed from DefaultCategoryDataset to DefaultTableDataset (DG);
 * 28-Oct-2003 : Changed to display gradient paint (DG);
 * 10-Nov-2003 : Renamed BarChartDemo.java (DG);
 *
 */

// package org.jfree.chart.demo;

import java.io.File;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.GradientPaint;

import org.jfree.chart.ChartFactory;
import org.jfree.chart.ChartPanel;
import org.jfree.chart.ChartUtilities;
import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;
import org.jfree.chart.axis.CategoryAxis;
import org.jfree.chart.axis.CategoryLabelPositions;
import org.jfree.chart.axis.NumberAxis;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.CategoryPlot;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.PlotOrientation;
import org.jfree.chart.renderer.category.BarRenderer;
import org.jfree.data.category.CategoryDataset;
import org.jfree.data.category.DefaultCategoryDataset;
import org.jfree.ui.ApplicationFrame;
import org.jfree.ui.RefineryUtilities;

/**
 * A simple demonstration application showing how to create a bar chart.
 *
 */
public class BarChartDemo extends ApplicationFrame {

    /**
     * Creates a new demo instance.
     *
     * @param title  the frame title.
     */
    public BarChartDemo(final String title) {

        super(title);

        // Populate data for plotting
        final CategoryDataset dataset = createDataset();
        final JFreeChart chart1 = createChart(dataset);

        // Create a Panel for display purposes
        final ChartPanel chartPanel = new ChartPanel(chart1);
        chartPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 270));
        setContentPane(chartPanel);

        // Also dump the jpeg version of the chart to a file
        try {
            File f = new File("barchart.jpeg");
            ChartUtilities.saveChartAsJPEG(f, chart1, 500, 270);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // If any errors occur discard; it's just a placeholder anyways
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

    /**
     * Returns a sample dataset.
     * 
     * @return The dataset.
     */
    private CategoryDataset createDataset() {

        // row keys...
        final String series1 = "First";
        final String series2 = "Second";
        final String series3 = "Third";

        // column keys...
        final String category1 = "Category 1";
        final String category2 = "Category 2";
        final String category3 = "Category 3";
        final String category4 = "Category 4";
        final String category5 = "Category 5";

        // create the dataset...
        final DefaultCategoryDataset dataset = new DefaultCategoryDataset();

        dataset.addValue(1.0, series1, category1);
        dataset.addValue(4.0, series1, category2);
        dataset.addValue(3.0, series1, category3);
        dataset.addValue(5.0, series1, category4);
        dataset.addValue(5.0, series1, category5);

        dataset.addValue(5.0, series2, category1);
        dataset.addValue(7.0, series2, category2);
        dataset.addValue(6.0, series2, category3);
        dataset.addValue(8.0, series2, category4);
        dataset.addValue(4.0, series2, category5);

        dataset.addValue(4.0, series3, category1);
        dataset.addValue(3.0, series3, category2);
        dataset.addValue(2.0, series3, category3);
        dataset.addValue(3.0, series3, category4);
        dataset.addValue(6.0, series3, category5);

        return dataset;

    }

    /**
     * Creates a sample chart.
     * 
     * @param dataset  the dataset.
     * 
     * @return The chart.
     */
    private JFreeChart createChart(final CategoryDataset dataset) {

        // create the chart...
        final JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createBarChart("Bar Chart Demo", // chart title
                "Category", // domain axis label
                "Value", // range axis label
                dataset, // data
                PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, // orientation
                true, // include legend
                true, // tooltips?
                false // URLs?
        );

        // set the background color for the chart...
        chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);

        // get a reference to the plot for further customization...
        final CategoryPlot plot = chart.getCategoryPlot();
        plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.lightGray);
        plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(Color.white);
        plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(Color.white);

        // set the range axis to display integers only...
        final NumberAxis rangeAxis = (NumberAxis) plot.getRangeAxis();
        rangeAxis.setStandardTickUnits(NumberAxis.createIntegerTickUnits());

        // disable bar outlines...
        final BarRenderer renderer = (BarRenderer) plot.getRenderer();
        renderer.setDrawBarOutline(false);

        // set up gradient paints for series...
        final GradientPaint gp0 = new GradientPaint(0.0f, 0.0f, Color.blue, 0.0f, 0.0f, Color.lightGray);
        final GradientPaint gp1 = new GradientPaint(0.0f, 0.0f, Color.green, 0.0f, 0.0f, Color.lightGray);
        final GradientPaint gp2 = new GradientPaint(0.0f, 0.0f, Color.red, 0.0f, 0.0f, Color.lightGray);
        renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, gp0);
        renderer.setSeriesPaint(1, gp1);
        renderer.setSeriesPaint(2, gp2);

        final CategoryAxis domainAxis = plot.getDomainAxis();
        domainAxis.setCategoryLabelPositions(CategoryLabelPositions.createUpRotationLabelPositions(Math.PI / 6.0));

        return chart;

    }

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    /**
     * Starting point for the demonstration application.
     *
     * @param args  ignored.
     */
    public static void main(final String[] args) {

        final BarChartDemo demo = new BarChartDemo("Bar Chart Demo");
        demo.pack();
        RefineryUtilities.centerFrameOnScreen(demo);
        demo.setVisible(true);

    }

}