Qwt User's Guide
QwtPlotCurve Class Reference

A plot item, that represents a series of points. More...

#include <qwt_plot_curve.h>

Inheritance diagram for QwtPlotCurve:

Public Types

enum  CurveStyle {
  NoCurve = -1, Lines, Sticks, Steps,
  Dots, UserCurve = 100
}
enum  CurveAttribute { Inverted = 0x01, Fitted = 0x02 }
enum  LegendAttribute { LegendNoAttribute = 0x00, LegendShowLine = 0x01, LegendShowSymbol = 0x02, LegendShowBrush = 0x04 }
enum  PaintAttribute { ClipPolygons = 0x01, FilterPoints = 0x02, MinimizeMemory = 0x04, ImageBuffer = 0x08 }
typedef QFlags< CurveAttributeCurveAttributes
 Curve attributes.
typedef QFlags< LegendAttributeLegendAttributes
 Legend attributes.
typedef QFlags< PaintAttributePaintAttributes
 Paint attributes.

Public Member Functions

 QwtPlotCurve (const QString &title=QString::null)
 QwtPlotCurve (const QwtText &title)
virtual ~QwtPlotCurve ()
 Destructor.
virtual int rtti () const
void setPaintAttribute (PaintAttribute, bool on=true)
bool testPaintAttribute (PaintAttribute) const
void setLegendAttribute (LegendAttribute, bool on=true)
bool testLegendAttribute (LegendAttribute) const
void setRawSamples (const double *xData, const double *yData, int size)
 Initialize the data by pointing to memory blocks which are not managed by QwtPlotCurve.
void setSamples (const double *xData, const double *yData, int size)
void setSamples (const QVector< double > &xData, const QVector< double > &yData)
 Initialize data with x- and y-arrays (explicitly shared)
void setSamples (const QVector< QPointF > &)
void setSamples (QwtSeriesData< QPointF > *)
int closestPoint (const QPoint &pos, double *dist=NULL) const
double minXValue () const
 boundingRect().left()
double maxXValue () const
 boundingRect().right()
double minYValue () const
 boundingRect().top()
double maxYValue () const
 boundingRect().bottom()
void setCurveAttribute (CurveAttribute, bool on=true)
bool testCurveAttribute (CurveAttribute) const
void setPen (const QColor &, qreal width=0.0, Qt::PenStyle=Qt::SolidLine)
void setPen (const QPen &)
const QPen & pen () const
void setBrush (const QBrush &)
 Assign a brush.
const QBrush & brush () const
void setBaseline (double)
 Set the value of the baseline.
double baseline () const
void setStyle (CurveStyle style)
CurveStyle style () const
void setSymbol (QwtSymbol *)
 Assign a symbol.
const QwtSymbolsymbol () const
void setCurveFitter (QwtCurveFitter *)
QwtCurveFittercurveFitter () const
virtual void drawSeries (QPainter *, const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap, const QRectF &canvasRect, int from, int to) const
virtual QwtGraphic legendIcon (int index, const QSizeF &) const

Protected Member Functions

void init ()
 Initialize internal members.
virtual void drawCurve (QPainter *p, int style, const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap, const QRectF &canvasRect, int from, int to) const
 Draw the line part (without symbols) of a curve interval.
virtual void drawSymbols (QPainter *p, const QwtSymbol &, const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap, const QRectF &canvasRect, int from, int to) const
virtual void drawLines (QPainter *p, const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap, const QRectF &canvasRect, int from, int to) const
 Draw lines.
virtual void drawSticks (QPainter *p, const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap, const QRectF &canvasRect, int from, int to) const
virtual void drawDots (QPainter *p, const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap, const QRectF &canvasRect, int from, int to) const
virtual void drawSteps (QPainter *p, const QwtScaleMap &xMap, const QwtScaleMap &yMap, const QRectF &canvasRect, int from, int to) const
virtual void fillCurve (QPainter *, const QwtScaleMap &, const QwtScaleMap &, const QRectF &canvasRect, QPolygonF &) const
void closePolyline (QPainter *, const QwtScaleMap &, const QwtScaleMap &, QPolygonF &) const
 Complete a polygon to be a closed polygon including the area between the original polygon and the baseline.

Detailed Description

A plot item, that represents a series of points.

A curve is the representation of a series of points in the x-y plane. It supports different display styles, interpolation ( f.e. spline ) and symbols.

Usage
a) Assign curve properties
When a curve is created, it is configured to draw black solid lines with in QwtPlotCurve::Lines style and no symbols. You can change this by calling setPen(), setStyle() and setSymbol().
b) Connect/Assign data.
QwtPlotCurve gets its points using a QwtSeriesData object offering a bridge to the real storage of the points ( like QAbstractItemModel ). There are several convenience classes derived from QwtSeriesData, that also store the points inside ( like QStandardItemModel ). QwtPlotCurve also offers a couple of variations of setSamples(), that build QwtSeriesData objects from arrays internally.
c) Attach the curve to a plot
See QwtPlotItem::attach()
Example:
see examples/bode
See also:
QwtPointSeriesData, QwtSymbol, QwtScaleMap

Member Enumeration Documentation

Attribute for drawing the curve

See also:
setCurveAttribute(), testCurveAttribute(), curveFitter()
Enumerator:
Inverted 

For QwtPlotCurve::Steps only. Draws a step function from the right to the left.

Fitted 

Only in combination with QwtPlotCurve::Lines A QwtCurveFitter tries to interpolate/smooth the curve, before it is painted.

Note:
Curve fitting requires temporary memory for calculating coefficients and additional points. If painting in QwtPlotCurve::Fitted mode is slow it might be better to fit the points, before they are passed to QwtPlotCurve.

Curve styles.

See also:
setStyle(), style()
Enumerator:
NoCurve 

Don't draw a curve. Note: This doesn't affect the symbols.

Lines 

Connect the points with straight lines. The lines might be interpolated depending on the 'Fitted' attribute. Curve fitting can be configured using setCurveFitter().

Sticks 

Draw vertical or horizontal sticks ( depending on the orientation() ) from a baseline which is defined by setBaseline().

Steps 

Connect the points with a step function. The step function is drawn from the left to the right or vice versa, depending on the QwtPlotCurve::Inverted attribute.

Dots 

Draw dots at the locations of the data points. Note: This is different from a dotted line (see setPen()), and faster as a curve in QwtPlotCurve::NoStyle style and a symbol painting a point.

UserCurve 

Styles >= QwtPlotCurve::UserCurve are reserved for derived classes of QwtPlotCurve that overload drawCurve() with additional application specific curve types.

Attributes how to represent the curve on the legend

See also:
setLegendAttribute(), testLegendAttribute(), QwtPlotItem::legendData(), legendIcon()
Enumerator:
LegendNoAttribute 

QwtPlotCurve tries to find a color representing the curve and paints a rectangle with it.

LegendShowLine 

If the style() is not QwtPlotCurve::NoCurve a line is painted with the curve pen().

LegendShowSymbol 

If the curve has a valid symbol it is painted.

LegendShowBrush 

If the curve has a brush a rectangle filled with the curve brush() is painted.

Attributes to modify the drawing algorithm. The default setting enables ClipPolygons | FilterPoints

See also:
setPaintAttribute(), testPaintAttribute()
Enumerator:
ClipPolygons 

Clip polygons before painting them. In situations, where points are far outside the visible area (f.e when zooming deep) this might be a substantial improvement for the painting performance

FilterPoints 

Tries to reduce the data that has to be painted, by sorting out duplicates, or paintings outside the visible area. Might have a notable impact on curves with many close points. Only a couple of very basic filtering algorithms are implemented.

MinimizeMemory 

Minimize memory usage that is temporarily needed for the translated points, before they get painted. This might slow down the performance of painting

ImageBuffer 

Render the points to a temporary image and paint the image. This is a very special optimization for Dots style, when having a huge amount of points. With a reasonable number of points QPainter::drawPoints() will be faster.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QwtPlotCurve::QwtPlotCurve ( const QString &  title = QString::null) [explicit]

Constructor

Parameters:
titleTitle of the curve
QwtPlotCurve::QwtPlotCurve ( const QwtText title) [explicit]

Constructor

Parameters:
titleTitle of the curve

Member Function Documentation

double QwtPlotCurve::baseline ( ) const
Returns:
Value of the baseline
See also:
setBaseline()
const QBrush & QwtPlotCurve::brush ( ) const
Returns:
Brush used to fill the area between lines and the baseline
See also:
setBrush(), setBaseline(), baseline()
void QwtPlotCurve::closePolyline ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
QPolygonF &  polygon 
) const [protected]

Complete a polygon to be a closed polygon including the area between the original polygon and the baseline.

Parameters:
painterPainter
xMapX map
yMapY map
polygonPolygon to be completed
int QwtPlotCurve::closestPoint ( const QPoint &  pos,
double *  dist = NULL 
) const

Find the closest curve point for a specific position

Parameters:
posPosition, where to look for the closest curve point
distIf dist != NULL, closestPoint() returns the distance between the position and the closest curve point
Returns:
Index of the closest curve point, or -1 if none can be found ( f.e when the curve has no points )
Note:
closestPoint() implements a dumb algorithm, that iterates over all points

Get the curve fitter. If curve fitting is disabled NULL is returned.

Returns:
Curve fitter
See also:
setCurveFitter(), Fitted
void QwtPlotCurve::drawCurve ( QPainter *  painter,
int  style,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
int  from,
int  to 
) const [protected, virtual]

Draw the line part (without symbols) of a curve interval.

Parameters:
painterPainter
stylecurve style, see QwtPlotCurve::CurveStyle
xMapx map
yMapy map
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
fromindex of the first point to be painted
toindex of the last point to be painted
See also:
draw(), drawDots(), drawLines(), drawSteps(), drawSticks()
void QwtPlotCurve::drawDots ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
int  from,
int  to 
) const [protected, virtual]

Draw dots

Parameters:
painterPainter
xMapx map
yMapy map
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
fromindex of the first point to be painted
toindex of the last point to be painted
See also:
draw(), drawCurve(), drawSticks(), drawLines(), drawSteps()
void QwtPlotCurve::drawLines ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
int  from,
int  to 
) const [protected, virtual]

Draw lines.

If the CurveAttribute Fitted is enabled a QwtCurveFitter tries to interpolate/smooth the curve, before it is painted.

Parameters:
painterPainter
xMapx map
yMapy map
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
fromindex of the first point to be painted
toindex of the last point to be painted
See also:
setCurveAttribute(), setCurveFitter(), draw(), drawLines(), drawDots(), drawSteps(), drawSticks()
void QwtPlotCurve::drawSeries ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
int  from,
int  to 
) const [virtual]

Draw an interval of the curve

Parameters:
painterPainter
xMapMaps x-values into pixel coordinates.
yMapMaps y-values into pixel coordinates.
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
fromIndex of the first point to be painted
toIndex of the last point to be painted. If to < 0 the curve will be painted to its last point.
See also:
drawCurve(), drawSymbols(),

Implements QwtPlotSeriesItem.

void QwtPlotCurve::drawSteps ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
int  from,
int  to 
) const [protected, virtual]

Draw step function

The direction of the steps depends on Inverted attribute.

Parameters:
painterPainter
xMapx map
yMapy map
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
fromindex of the first point to be painted
toindex of the last point to be painted
See also:
CurveAttribute, setCurveAttribute(), draw(), drawCurve(), drawDots(), drawLines(), drawSticks()
void QwtPlotCurve::drawSticks ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
int  from,
int  to 
) const [protected, virtual]

Draw sticks

Parameters:
painterPainter
xMapx map
yMapy map
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
fromindex of the first point to be painted
toindex of the last point to be painted
See also:
draw(), drawCurve(), drawDots(), drawLines(), drawSteps()
void QwtPlotCurve::drawSymbols ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtSymbol symbol,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
int  from,
int  to 
) const [protected, virtual]

Draw symbols

Parameters:
painterPainter
symbolCurve symbol
xMapx map
yMapy map
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
fromIndex of the first point to be painted
toIndex of the last point to be painted
See also:
setSymbol(), drawSeries(), drawCurve()
void QwtPlotCurve::fillCurve ( QPainter *  painter,
const QwtScaleMap xMap,
const QwtScaleMap yMap,
const QRectF &  canvasRect,
QPolygonF &  polygon 
) const [protected, virtual]

Fill the area between the curve and the baseline with the curve brush

Parameters:
painterPainter
xMapx map
yMapy map
canvasRectContents rectangle of the canvas
polygonPolygon - will be modified !
See also:
setBrush(), setBaseline(), setStyle()
QwtGraphic QwtPlotCurve::legendIcon ( int  index,
const QSizeF &  size 
) const [virtual]
Returns:
Icon representing the curve on the legend
Parameters:
indexIndex of the legend entry ( ignored as there is only one )
sizeIcon size
See also:
QwtPlotItem::setLegendIconSize(), QwtPlotItem::legendData()

Reimplemented from QwtPlotItem.

const QPen & QwtPlotCurve::pen ( ) const
Returns:
Pen used to draw the lines
See also:
setPen(), brush()
int QwtPlotCurve::rtti ( ) const [virtual]
Returns:
QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotCurve

Reimplemented from QwtPlotItem.

void QwtPlotCurve::setBaseline ( double  value)

Set the value of the baseline.

The baseline is needed for filling the curve with a brush or the Sticks drawing style.

The interpretation of the baseline depends on the orientation(). With Qt::Horizontal, the baseline is interpreted as a horizontal line at y = baseline(), with Qt::Vertical, it is interpreted as a vertical line at x = baseline().

The default value is 0.0.

Parameters:
valueValue of the baseline
See also:
baseline(), setBrush(), setStyle(), QwtPlotAbstractSeriesItem::orientation()
void QwtPlotCurve::setBrush ( const QBrush &  brush)

Assign a brush.

In case of brush.style() != QBrush::NoBrush and style() != QwtPlotCurve::Sticks the area between the curve and the baseline will be filled.

In case !brush.color().isValid() the area will be filled by pen.color(). The fill algorithm simply connects the first and the last curve point to the baseline. So the curve data has to be sorted (ascending or descending).

Parameters:
brushNew brush
See also:
brush(), setBaseline(), baseline()
void QwtPlotCurve::setCurveAttribute ( CurveAttribute  attribute,
bool  on = true 
)

Specify an attribute for drawing the curve

Parameters:
attributeCurve attribute
onOn/Off

/sa testCurveAttribute(), setCurveFitter()

Assign a curve fitter

The curve fitter "smooths" the curve points, when the Fitted CurveAttribute is set. setCurveFitter(NULL) also disables curve fitting.

The curve fitter operates on the translated points ( = widget coordinates) to be functional for logarithmic scales. Obviously this is less performant for fitting algorithms, that reduce the number of points.

For situations, where curve fitting is used to improve the performance of painting huge series of points it might be better to execute the fitter on the curve points once and to cache the result in the QwtSeriesData object.

Parameters:
curveFitter()Curve fitter
See also:
Fitted
void QwtPlotCurve::setLegendAttribute ( LegendAttribute  attribute,
bool  on = true 
)

Specify an attribute how to draw the legend icon

Parameters:
attributeAttribute
onOn/Off /sa testLegendAttribute(). legendIcon()
void QwtPlotCurve::setPaintAttribute ( PaintAttribute  attribute,
bool  on = true 
)

Specify an attribute how to draw the curve

Parameters:
attributePaint attribute
onOn/Off
See also:
testPaintAttribute()
void QwtPlotCurve::setPen ( const QColor &  color,
qreal  width = 0.0,
Qt::PenStyle  style = Qt::SolidLine 
)

Build and assign a pen

In Qt5 the default pen width is 1.0 ( 0.0 in Qt4 ) what makes it non cosmetic ( see QPen::isCosmetic() ). This method has been introduced to hide this incompatibility.

Parameters:
colorPen color
widthPen width
stylePen style
See also:
pen(), brush()
void QwtPlotCurve::setPen ( const QPen &  pen)

Assign a pen

Parameters:
penNew pen
See also:
pen(), brush()
void QwtPlotCurve::setRawSamples ( const double *  xData,
const double *  yData,
int  size 
)

Initialize the data by pointing to memory blocks which are not managed by QwtPlotCurve.

setRawSamples is provided for efficiency. It is important to keep the pointers during the lifetime of the underlying QwtCPointerData class.

Parameters:
xDatapointer to x data
yDatapointer to y data
sizesize of x and y
See also:
QwtCPointerData
void QwtPlotCurve::setSamples ( const double *  xData,
const double *  yData,
int  size 
)

Set data by copying x- and y-values from specified memory blocks. Contrary to setRawSamples(), this function makes a 'deep copy' of the data.

Parameters:
xDatapointer to x values
yDatapointer to y values
sizesize of xData and yData
See also:
QwtPointArrayData
void QwtPlotCurve::setSamples ( const QVector< double > &  xData,
const QVector< double > &  yData 
)

Initialize data with x- and y-arrays (explicitly shared)

Parameters:
xDatax data
yDatay data
See also:
QwtPointArrayData
void QwtPlotCurve::setSamples ( const QVector< QPointF > &  samples)

Initialize data with an array of points.

Parameters:
samplesVector of points
Note:
QVector is implicitly shared
QPolygonF is derived from QVector<QPointF>
void QwtPlotCurve::setSamples ( QwtSeriesData< QPointF > *  data)

Assign a series of points

setSamples() is just a wrapper for setData() without any additional value - beside that it is easier to find for the developer.

Parameters:
dataData
Warning:
The item takes ownership of the data object, deleting it when its not used anymore.

Set the curve's drawing style

Parameters:
styleCurve style
See also:
style()
void QwtPlotCurve::setSymbol ( QwtSymbol symbol)

Assign a symbol.

The curve will take the ownership of the symbol, hence the previously set symbol will be delete by setting a new one. If symbol is NULL no symbol will be drawn.

Parameters:
symbolSymbol
See also:
symbol()
Returns:
Style of the curve
See also:
setStyle()
const QwtSymbol * QwtPlotCurve::symbol ( ) const
Returns:
Current symbol or NULL, when no symbol has been assigned
See also:
setSymbol()
Returns:
true, if attribute is enabled
See also:
setCurveAttribute()
Returns:
True, when attribute is enabled
See also:
setLegendAttribute()
Returns:
True, when attribute is enabled
See also:
setPaintAttribute()

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