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Class PlotUtils

java.lang.Object

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public class PlotUtils
extends Object

Provides utility methods that improve ImageJ's plotting capabilities. Most methods require third-party libraries bundled with Fiji, including JFreeChart , iText and Batik.

Warning: the API remains quite immature and may change in future releases

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PlotUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	exportChartAsPDF(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart, Rectangle bounds) Exports the specified JFreeChart to a PDF file using iText, assumed to be installed as third party-library in the ImageJ jars directory (iText is bundled with Fiji).
static void	exportChartAsPDF(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart, Rectangle bounds, File f) Exports the specified JFreeChart to a PDF file using iText, bundled with Fiji.
static void	exportChartAsSVG(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart, Rectangle bounds) Exports the specified JFreeChart to a SVG file using the Batik SVG Toolkit, , assumed to be installed as third party-library in the ImageJ jars directory (Batik is bundled with Fiji).
static void	exportChartAsSVG(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart, Rectangle bounds, File file) Exports a JFreeChart to a SVG file using the Batik SVG Toolkit, bundled with Fiji.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PlotUtils

public PlotUtils()

Method Detail

exportChartAsSVG

public static void exportChartAsSVG(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart,
                                    Rectangle bounds,
                                    File file)
                             throws IOException

Exports a JFreeChart to a SVG file using the Batik SVG Toolkit, bundled with Fiji. This method is taken from http://dolf.trieschnigg.nl/jfreechart/

Parameters:

chart - the JFreeChart to export.

bounds - the Rectangle delimiting the boundaries within which the chart should be drawn.

file - the output (destination) file.

Throws:

IOException - if writing to output file fails.

See Also:

exportChartAsSVG(JFreeChart, Rectangle), exportChartAsPDF(JFreeChart, Rectangle), exportChartAsPDF(JFreeChart, Rectangle, File)

exportChartAsSVG

public static void exportChartAsSVG(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart,
                                    Rectangle bounds)

Exports the specified JFreeChart to a SVG file using the Batik SVG Toolkit, , assumed to be installed as third party-library in the ImageJ jars directory (Batik is bundled with Fiji). The destination file is specified by the user in a save dialog prompt. An error message is displayed if the file could not be saved. Does nothing if chart is null.

Parameters:

chart - the JFreeChart to export.

bounds - the Rectangle delimiting the boundaries within which the chart should be drawn.

See Also:

exportChartAsSVG(JFreeChart, Rectangle, File), exportChartAsPDF(JFreeChart, Rectangle), exportChartAsPDF(JFreeChart, Rectangle, File)

exportChartAsPDF

public static void exportChartAsPDF(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart,
                                    Rectangle bounds,
                                    File f)
                             throws FileNotFoundException,
                                    com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException

Exports the specified JFreeChart to a PDF file using iText, bundled with Fiji. The destination file is specified by the user in a save dialog prompt. An error message is displayed if the file could not be saved. Does nothing if chart is null.

Parameters:

chart - the JFreeChart to export.

bounds - the Rectangle delimiting the boundaries within which the chart should be drawn.

Throws:

FileNotFoundException

com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException

See Also:

exportChartAsPDF(JFreeChart, Rectangle), exportChartAsSVG(JFreeChart, Rectangle), exportChartAsSVG(JFreeChart, Rectangle, File)

exportChartAsPDF

public static void exportChartAsPDF(org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart chart,
                                    Rectangle bounds)

Exports the specified JFreeChart to a PDF file using iText, assumed to be installed as third party-library in the ImageJ jars directory (iText is bundled with Fiji). The destination file is specified by the user in a save dialog prompt. An error message is displayed if the file could not be saved. Does nothing if chart is null.

Parameters:

chart - the JFreeChart to export.

bounds - the Rectangle delimiting the boundaries within which the chart should be drawn.

See Also:

exportChartAsPDF(JFreeChart, Rectangle, File), exportChartAsSVG(JFreeChart, Rectangle), exportChartAsSVG(JFreeChart, Rectangle, File)