QwtAbstractScaleDraw(3)

NAME
QwtAbstractScaleDraw - A abstract base class for drawing scales.

SYNOPSIS

#include <qwt_abstract_scale_draw.h>

Inherited by QwtRoundScaleDraw, and QwtScaleDraw.

  Public Types
enum ScaleComponent { Backbone = 0x01, Ticks = 0x02, Labels = 0x04 }
typedef QFlags< ScaleComponent > ScaleComponents
Scale components.

  Public Member Functions
QwtAbstractScaleDraw ()
Constructor.
virtual ~QwtAbstractScaleDraw ()
Destructor.
void setScaleDiv (const QwtScaleDiv &)
const QwtScaleDiv & scaleDiv () const
void setTransformation (QwtTransform *)
const QwtScaleMap & scaleMap () const
QwtScaleMap & scaleMap ()
void enableComponent (ScaleComponent, bool enable=true)
bool hasComponent (ScaleComponent) const
void setTickLength (QwtScaleDiv::TickType, double length)
double tickLength (QwtScaleDiv::TickType) const
double maxTickLength () const
void setSpacing (double)
Set the spacing between tick and labels.
double spacing () const
Get the spacing.
void setPenWidth (int width)
Specify the width of the scale pen.
int penWidth () const
virtual void draw (QPainter *, const QPalette &) const
Draw the scale.
virtual QwtText label (double) const
Convert a value into its representing label.
virtual double extent (const QFont &font) const =0
void setMinimumExtent (double)
Set a minimum for the extent.
double minimumExtent () const

  Protected Member Functions
virtual void drawTick (QPainter *painter, double value, double len) const =0
virtual void drawBackbone (QPainter *painter) const =0
virtual void drawLabel (QPainter *painter, double value) const =0
void invalidateCache ()
const QwtText & tickLabel (const QFont &, double value) const
Convert a value into its representing label and cache it.

Detailed Description

A abstract base class for drawing scales. QwtAbstractScaleDraw can be used to draw linear or logarithmic scales.

After a scale division has been specified as a QwtScaleDiv object using setScaleDiv(), the scale can be drawn with the draw() member.

Member Enumeration Documentation

  enum QwtAbstractScaleDraw::ScaleComponent
Components of a scale

See also:
    enableComponent(), hasComponent

Enumerator

Backbone
    Backbone = the line where the ticks are located.

Ticks
    Ticks.

Labels
    Labels.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

  QwtAbstractScaleDraw::QwtAbstractScaleDraw ()

Constructor. The range of the scale is initialized to [0, 100], The spacing (distance between ticks and labels) is set to 4, the tick lengths are set to 4,6 and 8 pixels

Member Function Documentation

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::draw (QPainter * painter, const QPalette & palette) const [virtual]

Draw the scale.

Parameters:
    painter The painter
    palette Palette, text color is used for the labels, foreground color for ticks and backbone

  virtual void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::drawBackbone (QPainter * painter) const [protected], [pure virtual]
Draws the baseline of the scale

Parameters:
    painter Painter

See also:
    drawTick(), drawLabel()

Implemented in QwtScaleDraw, and QwtRoundScaleDraw.

  virtual void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::drawLabel (QPainter * painter, double value) const [protected], [pure virtual]
Draws the label for a major scale tick

Parameters:
    painter Painter
    value Value

See also:
    drawTick(), drawBackbone()

Implemented in QwtScaleDraw, and QwtRoundScaleDraw.

  virtual void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::drawTick (QPainter * painter, double value, double len) const [protected], [pure virtual]
Draw a tick

Parameters:
    painter Painter
    value Value of the tick
    len Length of the tick

See also:
    drawBackbone(), drawLabel()

Implemented in QwtScaleDraw, and QwtRoundScaleDraw.

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::enableComponent (ScaleComponent component, bool enable = true)
En/Disable a component of the scale

Parameters:
    component Scale component
    enable On/Off

See also:
    hasComponent()

  virtual double QwtAbstractScaleDraw::extent (const QFont & font) const [pure virtual]
Calculate the extent

The extent is the distance from the baseline to the outermost pixel of the scale draw in opposite to its orientation. It is at least minimumExtent() pixels.

Parameters:
    font Font used for drawing the tick labels

Returns:
    Number of pixels

See also:
    setMinimumExtent(), minimumExtent()

Implemented in QwtScaleDraw, and QwtRoundScaleDraw.

  bool QwtAbstractScaleDraw::hasComponent (ScaleComponent component) const
Check if a component is enabled

Parameters:
    component Component type

Returns:
    true, when component is enabled

See also:
    enableComponent()

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::invalidateCache () [protected]
Invalidate the cache used by tickLabel()

The cache is invalidated, when a new QwtScaleDiv is set. If the labels need to be changed. while the same QwtScaleDiv is set, invalidateCache() needs to be called manually.

  QwtText QwtAbstractScaleDraw::label (double value) const [virtual]

Convert a value into its representing label. The value is converted to a plain text using QLocale().toString(value). This method is often overloaded by applications to have individual labels.

Parameters:
    value Value

Returns:
    Label string.

Reimplemented in QwtDateScaleDraw, and QwtCompassScaleDraw.

  double QwtAbstractScaleDraw::maxTickLength () const

Returns:
    Length of the longest tick

Useful for layout calculations

See also:
    tickLength(), setTickLength()

  double QwtAbstractScaleDraw::minimumExtent () const
Get the minimum extent

Returns:
    Minimum extent

See also:
    extent(), setMinimumExtent()

  int QwtAbstractScaleDraw::penWidth () const

Returns:
    Scale pen width

See also:
    setPenWidth()

  const QwtScaleDiv & QwtAbstractScaleDraw::scaleDiv () const

Returns:
    scale division

  const QwtScaleMap & QwtAbstractScaleDraw::scaleMap () const

Returns:
    Map how to translate between scale and pixel values

  QwtScaleMap & QwtAbstractScaleDraw::scaleMap ()

Returns:
    Map how to translate between scale and pixel values

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::setMinimumExtent (double minExtent)

Set a minimum for the extent. The extent is calculated from the components of the scale draw. In situations, where the labels are changing and the layout depends on the extent (f.e scrolling a scale), setting an upper limit as minimum extent will avoid jumps of the layout.

Parameters:
    minExtent Minimum extent

See also:
    extent(), minimumExtent()

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::setPenWidth (int width)

Specify the width of the scale pen.

Parameters:
    width Pen width

See also:
    penWidth()

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::setScaleDiv (const QwtScaleDiv & scaleDiv)
Change the scale division

Parameters:
    scaleDiv New scale division

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::setSpacing (double spacing)

Set the spacing between tick and labels. The spacing is the distance between ticks and labels. The default spacing is 4 pixels.

Parameters:
    spacing Spacing

See also:
    spacing()

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::setTickLength (QwtScaleDiv::TickType tickType, double length)
Set the length of the ticks

Parameters:
    tickType Tick type
    length New length

Warning:
    the length is limited to [0..1000]

  void QwtAbstractScaleDraw::setTransformation (QwtTransform * transformation)
Change the transformation of the scale

Parameters:
    transformation New scale transformation

  double QwtAbstractScaleDraw::spacing () const

Get the spacing. The spacing is the distance between ticks and labels. The default spacing is 4 pixels.

Returns:
    Spacing

See also:
    setSpacing()

  const QwtText & QwtAbstractScaleDraw::tickLabel (const QFont & font, double value) const [protected]

Convert a value into its representing label and cache it. The conversion between value and label is called very often in the layout and painting code. Unfortunately the calculation of the label sizes might be slow (really slow for rich text in Qt4), so it's necessary to cache the labels.

Parameters:
    font Font
    value Value

Returns:
    Tick label

  double QwtAbstractScaleDraw::tickLength (QwtScaleDiv::TickType tickType) const

Returns:
    Length of the ticks

See also:
    setTickLength(), maxTickLength()

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