Class: Writeexcel::Chart::Scatter

Inherits:

Writeexcel::Chart

• Object
• WriteFile
• BIFFWriter
• Worksheet
• Writeexcel::Chart
• Writeexcel::Chart::Scatter

Defined in:

lib/writeexcel/charts/scatter.rb

Overview

SYNOPSIS

To create a simple Excel file with a Scatter chart using WriteExcel:

 #!/usr/bin/ruby -w

 require 'writeexcel'

 workbook  = WriteExcel.new('chart.xls')
 worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet

 chart     = workbook.add_chart(:type => 'Chart::Scatter')

 # Configure the chart.
 chart.add_series(
   :categories => '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
   :values     => '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7'
)

 # Add the worksheet data the chart refers to.
 data = [
     [ 'Category', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ],
     [ 'Value',    1, 4, 5, 2, 1, 5 ]
 ]

 worksheet.write('A1', data)

 workbook.close

DESCRIPTION

This module implements Scatter charts for WriteExcel. The chart object is created via the Workbook add_chart() method:

chart = workbook.add_chart(:type => 'Chart::Scatter')

Once the object is created it can be configured via the following methods that are common to all chart classes:

chart.add_series
chart.set_x_axis
chart.set_y_axis
chart.set_title

These methods are explained in detail in Chart section of WriteExcel. Class specific methods or settings, if any, are explained below.

Scatter Chart Methods

There aren’t currently any scatter chart specific methods. See the TODO section of Chart section in WriteExcel.

EXAMPLE

Here is a complete example that demonstrates most of the available features when creating a chart.

 #!/usr/bin/ruby -w

 require 'writeexcel'

 workbook  = WriteExcel.new('chart_scatter.xls')
 worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet
 bold      = workbook.add_format(:bold => 1)

 # Add the worksheet data that the charts will refer to.
 headings = [ 'Number', 'Sample 1', 'Sample 2' ]
 data = [
     [ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ],
     [ 1, 4, 5, 2, 1, 5 ],
     [ 3, 6, 7, 5, 4, 3 ]
 ]

 worksheet.write('A1', headings, bold)
 worksheet.write('A2', data)

 # Create a new chart object. In this case an embedded chart.
 chart = workbook.add_chart(:type => 'Chart::Scatter', :embedded => 1)

 # Configure the first series. (Sample 1)
 chart.add_series(
   :name       => 'Sample 1',
   :categories => '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
   :values     => '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7'
)

 # Configure the second series. (Sample 2)
 chart.add_series(
   :name       => 'Sample 2',
   :categories => '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
   :values     => '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7'
)

 # Add a chart title and some axis labels.
 chart.set_title (:name => 'Results of sample analysis')
 chart.set_x_axis(:name => 'Test number')
 chart.set_y_axis(:name => 'Sample length (cm)')

 # Insert the chart into the worksheet (with an offset).
 worksheet.insert_chart('D2', chart, 25, 10)

 workbook.close

Constant Summary

Constants inherited from Worksheet

Worksheet::Buffer, Worksheet::ColMax, Worksheet::RowMax, Worksheet::StrMax

Constants inherited from BIFFWriter

BIFFWriter::BIFF_Version, BIFFWriter::BigEndian

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from Worksheet

#filter_area, #object_ids, #print_range, #title_range

Attributes inherited from BIFFWriter

#data, #datasize

Instance Method Summary

• #initialize(*args) ⇒ Scatter constructor

  new().

• #store_axis_category_stream ⇒ Object

  _store_axis_category_stream().

• #store_chart_type ⇒ Object

  _store_chart_type().

• #store_marker_dataformat_stream ⇒ Object

  _store_marker_dataformat_stream().

Methods inherited from Writeexcel::Chart

#add_series, #close, #data=, #embedded, #embedded=, factory, #set_chartarea, #set_embedded_config_data, #set_legend, #set_plotarea, #set_title, #set_x_axis, #set_y_axis, #using_tmpfile=

Methods inherited from Worksheet

#activate, #autofilter, #autofilter_name_record_short, #boundsheet, #center_horizontally, #center_vertically, #charts_size, #cleanup, #close, #comments_size, #comments_visible?, #data_validation, #filter_column, #filter_count, #fit_to_pages, #freeze_panes, #hidden=, #hidden?, #hide, #hide_gridlines, #hide_zero, #image_mso_size, #image_mso_size=, #images_array, #images_size, #index, #insert_chart, #insert_image, #is_name_utf16be?, #keep_leading_zeros, #merge_range, #merge_range_with_date_time, #name, #name_record_short, #num_images, #num_images=, #num_shapes, #offset, #offset=, #outline_settings, #position_object, #print_across, #print_area, #print_area_name_record_short, #print_row_col_headers, #print_title_name_record_long, #print_title_name_record_short, #protect, #push_cluster, #push_object_ids, #repeat_columns, #repeat_formula, #repeat_rows, #right_to_left, #select, #selected=, #selected?, #set_column, #set_first_row_column, #set_first_sheet, #set_footer, #set_h_pagebreaks, #set_header, #set_landscape, #set_margin_bottom, #set_margin_left, #set_margin_right, #set_margin_top, #set_margins, #set_margins_LR, #set_margins_TB, #set_page_view, #set_paper, #set_portrait, #set_print_scale, #set_row, #set_selection, #set_start_page, #set_tab_color, #set_v_pagebreaks, #set_zoom, #show_comments, #split_panes, #store_formula, #store_mso_client_anchor, #store_mso_client_data, #store_mso_opt_image, #store_mso_sp, #store_mso_sp_container, #store_parent_mso_record, #type, #write, #write_blank, #write_col, #write_comment, #write_date_time, #write_formula, #write_number, #write_row, #write_string, #write_url, #write_url_range, #write_utf16be_string, #write_utf16le_string

Methods included from ConvertDateTime

#convert_date_time

Methods inherited from BIFFWriter

#add_continue, #add_mso_generic, #append, #cleanup, #clear_data_for_test, #get_data, #inspect, #not_using_tmpfile, #prepend, #print_caller_info, #set_byte_order, #store_bof, #store_eof, #unpack_record

Methods included from CallerInfo

#caller_info

Methods inherited from WriteFile

#append, #prepend

Constructor Details

#initialize(*args) ⇒ Scatter

new()

# File 'lib/writeexcel/charts/scatter.rb', line 131

def initialize(*args)   # :nodoc:
  super
end

Instance Method Details

#store_axis_category_stream ⇒ Object

_store_axis_category_stream(). Overridden.

Write the AXIS chart substream for the chart category.

For a Scatter chart the category stream is replace with a values stream. We override this method and turn it into a values stream.

# File 'lib/writeexcel/charts/scatter.rb', line 162

def store_axis_category_stream   # :nodoc:
  store_axis(0)

  store_begin
  store_valuerange
  store_tick
  store_end
end

#store_chart_type ⇒ Object

_store_chart_type()

Implementation of the abstract method from the specific chart class.

Write the AREA chart BIFF record. Defines a area chart type.

# File 'lib/writeexcel/charts/scatter.rb', line 143

def store_chart_type   # :nodoc:
  record       = 0x101B     # Record identifier.
  length       = 0x0006     # Number of bytes to follow.
  bubble_ratio = 0x0064     # Bubble ratio.
  bubble_type  = 0x0001     # Bubble type.
  grbit        = 0x0000     # Option flags.

  store_simple(record, length, bubble_ratio, bubble_type, grbit)
end

#store_marker_dataformat_stream ⇒ Object

_store_marker_dataformat_stream(). Overridden.

This is an implementation of the parent abstract method to define properties of markers, linetypes, pie formats and other.

# File 'lib/writeexcel/charts/scatter.rb', line 178

def store_marker_dataformat_stream   # :nodoc:
  store_dataformat(0x0000, 0xFFFD, 0x0000)

  store_begin
  store_3dbarshape
  store_lineformat(0x00000000, 0x0005, 0xFFFF, 0x0008, 0x004D)
  store_areaformat(0x00FFFFFF, 0x0000, 0x01, 0x01, 0x4E, 0x4D)
  store_pieformat
  store_markerformat(0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x01, 0x4D, 0x4D, 0x3C)
  store_end
end