Description:

• Java programming library for visualizing quantitative data using two-dimensional charts.

• Goal of library is to provide common chart types and features for general applications.

• Provides chart types: pie, line, bar, scatter plot (or dot), combination, and overlay.

• Charts can be of type JComponent for GUI's or of type BufferedImage for images.

• Supports both integer and real datasets and label formatting, both positive and negative.

• Supports setting of maximum, minimum, and preferred sizes, and auto-calculation of pref. size.

• Supports optional magnification of the sizing properties of its components (on user resize).

• Customizable components: fonts, gaps, borders, colors, sizes, axis ranges, significant digits.

• Supports option for the background of the content pane to show through (i.e. transparency).

• New:  Supports lighting effects, bar rounding, coloring by category, and warning regions.

• New:  Supports various levels of translucency of graph components for overlays and such.

• Requires Java2 capable Virtual Machine; passes the 100% Pure Java Test.

• Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License; donations are encouraged.

Announcements:

• New Code Released:  Chart2D_1.9.6k  (2002 Dec 22)
  Adds some accessor methods to PieChart2D.  Sourceforge updated.  This site not updated.

New Code Released:  Chart2D_1.9.6a  (2002 July 18)
Adds "cat coloring", "warning regions", lighting effects/shading, and rounded bars.
Made possible by Siperian.  Website update, better demos, and tutorial to come.

• $50 Donation from Keith Perkins.  (2002 May 31)
  Thanks to Keith Perkins for his donation to Chart2D.  Make yours today.

• $9,000 Chart2D Support Contract from Siperian. (2002 May 27)
  Thanks to Siperian for having the author customize and integrate Chart2D into their product.

• $100 Donation from Experian Scorex.  (2002 Mar 09)
  Thanks to Experian Scorex for their donation to Chart2D.