QwtPlotRenderer - Renderer for exporting a plot to a document, a printer or anything else, that is supported by QPainter/QPaintDevice.

NAME

QwtPlotRenderer − Renderer for exporting a plot to a document, a printer or anything else, that is supported by QPainter/QPaintDevice.

SYNOPSIS

#include <qwt_plot_renderer.h>

Inherits QObject.

Public Types

enum DiscardFlag { DiscardNone = 0x00, DiscardBackground = 0x01, DiscardTitle = 0x02, DiscardLegend = 0x04, DiscardCanvasBackground = 0x08, DiscardFooter = 0x10, DiscardCanvasFrame = 0x20 }
Discard flags.
enum LayoutFlag { DefaultLayout = 0x00, FrameWithScales = 0x01 }
Layout flags.
typedef QFlags< DiscardFlag > DiscardFlags
typedef QFlags< LayoutFlag > LayoutFlags

Public Member Functions

QwtPlotRenderer (QObject *=NULL)
virtual ˜QwtPlotRenderer ()
Destructor.
void setDiscardFlag (DiscardFlag flag, bool on=true)
bool testDiscardFlag (DiscardFlag flag) const
void setDiscardFlags (DiscardFlags flags)
DiscardFlags discardFlags () const
void setLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag, bool on=true)
bool testLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag) const
void setLayoutFlags (LayoutFlags flags)
LayoutFlags layoutFlags () const
void renderDocument (QwtPlot *, const QString &fileName, const QSizeF &sizeMM, int resolution=85)
void renderDocument (QwtPlot *, const QString &fileName, const QString &format, const QSizeF &sizeMM, int resolution=85)
void renderTo (QwtPlot *, QPrinter &) const
Render the plot to a QPrinter.
void renderTo (QwtPlot *, QPaintDevice &) const
Render the plot to a QPaintDevice.
virtual void render (QwtPlot *, QPainter *, const QRectF &plotRect) const
virtual void renderTitle (const QwtPlot *, QPainter *, const QRectF &titleRect) const
virtual void renderFooter (const QwtPlot *, QPainter *, const QRectF &footerRect) const
virtual void renderScale (const QwtPlot *, QPainter *, QwtAxisId, int startDist, int endDist, int baseDist, const QRectF &scaleRect) const
Paint a scale into a given rectangle. Paint the scale into a given rectangle.
virtual void renderCanvas (const QwtPlot *, QPainter *, const QRectF &canvasRect, const QwtScaleMap *maps) const
virtual void renderLegend (const QwtPlot *, QPainter *, const QRectF &legendRect) const
bool exportTo (QwtPlot *, const QString &documentName, const QSizeF &sizeMM=QSizeF(300, 200), int resolution=85)
Execute a file dialog and render the plot to the selected file.

Detailed Description

Renderer for exporting a plot to a document, a printer or anything else, that is supported by QPainter/QPaintDevice.

Definition at line 39 of file qwt_plot_renderer.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef QFlags<DiscardFlag > QwtPlotRenderer::DiscardFlags

An ORed combination of DiscardFlag values.

Definition at line 76 of file qwt_plot_renderer.h.

typedef QFlags<LayoutFlag > QwtPlotRenderer::LayoutFlags

An ORed combination of LayoutFlag values.

Definition at line 94 of file qwt_plot_renderer.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum QwtPlotRenderer::DiscardFlag

Discard flags.

Enumerator
DiscardNone

Render all components of the plot.

DiscardBackground

Don’t render the background of the plot.

DiscardTitle

Don’t render the title of the plot.

DiscardLegend

Don’t render the legend of the plot.

DiscardCanvasBackground

Don’t render the background of the canvas.

DiscardFooter

Don’t render the footer of the plot.

DiscardCanvasFrame

Don’t render the frame of the canvas

Note

This flag has no effect when using style sheets, where the frame is part of the background

Definition at line 45 of file qwt_plot_renderer.h.

enum QwtPlotRenderer::LayoutFlag

Layout flags.

See also

setLayoutFlag(), testLayoutFlag()

Enumerator
DefaultLayout

Use the default layout as on screen.

FrameWithScales

Instead of the scales a box is painted around the plot canvas, where the scale ticks are aligned to.

Definition at line 82 of file qwt_plot_renderer.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QwtPlotRenderer::QwtPlotRenderer (QObject * parent = NULL) [explicit]

Constructor

Parameters

parent Parent object

Definition at line 146 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

QwtPlotRenderer::˜QwtPlotRenderer () [virtual]

Destructor.

Definition at line 153 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

QwtPlotRenderer::DiscardFlags QwtPlotRenderer::discardFlags () const

Returns

Flags, indicating what to discard from rendering

See also

DiscardFlag, setDiscardFlags(), setDiscardFlag(), testDiscardFlag()

Definition at line 199 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

bool QwtPlotRenderer::exportTo (QwtPlot * plot, const QString &documentName, const QSizeF & sizeMM = QSizeF( 300, 200 ), intresolution = 85)

Execute a file dialog and render the plot to the selected file.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
documentName Default document name
sizeMM Size for the document in millimeters.
resolution Resolution in dots per Inch (dpi)

Returns

True, when exporting was successful

See also

renderDocument()

Definition at line 1060 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

QwtPlotRenderer::LayoutFlags QwtPlotRenderer::layoutFlags () const

Returns

Layout flags

See also

LayoutFlag, setLayoutFlags(), setLayoutFlag(), testLayoutFlag()

Definition at line 245 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::render (QwtPlot * plot, QPainter * painter, constQRectF & plotRect) const [virtual]

Paint the contents of a QwtPlot instance into a given rectangle.

Parameters

plot Plot to be rendered
painter Painter
plotRect Bounding rectangle

See also

renderDocument(), renderTo(), QwtPainter::setRoundingAlignment()

Definition at line 482 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderCanvas (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter painter, const QRectF & canvasRect, const QwtScaleMap maps) const[virtual]

Render the canvas into a given rectangle.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
painter Painter
maps Maps mapping between plot and paint device coordinates
canvasRect Canvas rectangle

Definition at line 831 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderDocument (QwtPlot * plot, const QString &fileName, const QSizeF & sizeMM, int resolution = 85)

Render a plot to a file

The format of the document will be auto-detected from the suffix of the file name.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
fileName Path of the file, where the document will be stored
sizeMM Size for the document in millimeters.
resolution Resolution in dots per Inch (dpi)

Definition at line 261 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderDocument (QwtPlot * plot, const QString &fileName, const QString & format, const QSizeF & sizeMM, int resolution= 85)

Render a plot to a file

Supported formats are:

•

pdf

Portable Document Format PDF

•

Postcript

•

svg

Scalable Vector Graphics SVG

•

all image formats supported by Qt

see QImageWriter::supportedImageFormats()

Scalable vector graphic formats like PDF or SVG are superior to raster graphics formats.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
fileName Path of the file, where the document will be stored
format Format for the document
sizeMM Size for the document in millimeters.
resolution Resolution in dots per Inch (dpi)

See also

renderTo(), render(), QwtPainter::setRoundingAlignment()

Definition at line 293 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderFooter (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, const QRectF & footerRect) const [virtual]

Render the footer into a given rectangle.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
painter Painter
footerRect Bounding rectangle for the footer

Definition at line 692 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderLegend (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, const QRectF & legendRect) const [virtual]

Render the legend into a given rectangle.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
painter Painter
legendRect Bounding rectangle for the legend

Definition at line 711 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderScale (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, QwtAxisId axisId, int startDist, int endDist, int baseDist,const QRectF & scaleRect) const [virtual]

Paint a scale into a given rectangle. Paint the scale into a given rectangle.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
painter Painter
axisId Axis
startDist Start border distance
endDist End border distance
baseDist Base distance
scaleRect Bounding rectangle for the scale

Definition at line 733 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderTitle (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, const QRectF & titleRect) const [virtual]

Render the title into a given rectangle.

Parameters

plot Plot widget
painter Painter
titleRect Bounding rectangle for the title

Definition at line 673 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderTo (QwtPlot * plot, QPaintDevice & paintDevice)const

Render the plot to a QPaintDevice. This function renders the contents of a QwtPlot instance to QPaintDevice object. The target rectangle is derived from its device metrics.

Parameters

plot Plot to be rendered
paintDevice device to paint on, f.e a QImage

See also

renderDocument(), render(), QwtPainter::setRoundingAlignment()

Definition at line 402 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderTo (QwtPlot * plot, QPrinter & printer) const

Render the plot to a QPrinter. This function renders the contents of a QwtPlot instance to QPaintDevice object. The size is derived from the printer metrics.

Parameters

plot Plot to be rendered
printer Printer to paint on

See also

renderDocument(), render(), QwtPainter::setRoundingAlignment()

Definition at line 427 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::setDiscardFlag (DiscardFlag flag, bool on = true)

Change a flag, indicating what to discard from rendering

Parameters

flag Flag to change
on On/Off

See also

DiscardFlag, testDiscardFlag(), setDiscardFlags(), discardFlags()

Definition at line 166 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::setDiscardFlags (DiscardFlags flags)

Set the flags, indicating what to discard from rendering

Parameters

flags Flags

See also

DiscardFlag, setDiscardFlag(), testDiscardFlag(), discardFlags()

Definition at line 190 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::setLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag, bool on = true)

Change a layout flag

Parameters

flag Flag to change
on On/Off

See also

LayoutFlag, testLayoutFlag(), setLayoutFlags(), layoutFlags()

Definition at line 212 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

void QwtPlotRenderer::setLayoutFlags (LayoutFlags flags)

Set the layout flags

Parameters

flags Flags

See also

LayoutFlag, setLayoutFlag(), testLayoutFlag(), layoutFlags()

Definition at line 236 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

bool QwtPlotRenderer::testDiscardFlag (DiscardFlag flag) const

Returns

True, if flag is enabled.

Parameters

flag Flag to be tested

See also

DiscardFlag, setDiscardFlag(), setDiscardFlags(), discardFlags()

Definition at line 179 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

bool QwtPlotRenderer::testLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag) const

Returns

True, if flag is enabled.

Parameters

flag Flag to be tested

See also

LayoutFlag, setLayoutFlag(), setLayoutFlags(), layoutFlags()

Definition at line 225 of file qwt_plot_renderer.cpp.

Author

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QwtPlotRenderer - Renderer for exporting a plot to a document, a printer or anything else, that is supported by QPainter/QPaintDevice.

Public Types

Public Member Functions

typedef QFlags<DiscardFlag > QwtPlotRenderer::DiscardFlags

typedef QFlags<LayoutFlag > QwtPlotRenderer::LayoutFlags

enum QwtPlotRenderer::DiscardFlag

enum QwtPlotRenderer::LayoutFlag

QwtPlotRenderer::QwtPlotRenderer (QObject * parent = NULL) [explicit]

QwtPlotRenderer::˜QwtPlotRenderer () [virtual]

QwtPlotRenderer::DiscardFlags QwtPlotRenderer::discardFlags () const

bool QwtPlotRenderer::exportTo (QwtPlot * plot, const QString &documentName, const QSizeF & sizeMM = QSizeF( 300, 200 ), intresolution = 85)

QwtPlotRenderer::LayoutFlags QwtPlotRenderer::layoutFlags () const

void QwtPlotRenderer::render (QwtPlot * plot, QPainter * painter, constQRectF & plotRect) const [virtual]

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderCanvas (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, const QRectF & canvasRect, const QwtScaleMap * maps) const[virtual]

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderDocument (QwtPlot * plot, const QString &fileName, const QSizeF & sizeMM, int resolution = 85)

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderDocument (QwtPlot * plot, const QString &fileName, const QString & format, const QSizeF & sizeMM, int resolution= 85)

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderFooter (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, const QRectF & footerRect) const [virtual]

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderLegend (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, const QRectF & legendRect) const [virtual]

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderScale (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, QwtAxisId axisId, int startDist, int endDist, int baseDist,const QRectF & scaleRect) const [virtual]

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderTitle (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter *painter, const QRectF & titleRect) const [virtual]

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderTo (QwtPlot * plot, QPaintDevice & paintDevice)const

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderTo (QwtPlot * plot, QPrinter & printer) const

void QwtPlotRenderer::setDiscardFlag (DiscardFlag flag, bool on = true)

void QwtPlotRenderer::setDiscardFlags (DiscardFlags flags)

void QwtPlotRenderer::setLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag, bool on = true)

void QwtPlotRenderer::setLayoutFlags (LayoutFlags flags)

bool QwtPlotRenderer::testDiscardFlag (DiscardFlag flag) const

bool QwtPlotRenderer::testLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag) const

void QwtPlotRenderer::renderCanvas (const QwtPlot * plot, QPainter painter, const QRectF & canvasRect, const QwtScaleMap maps) const[virtual]