Qwt User's Guide
QwtSyntheticPointData Class Reference

Synthetic point data. More...

#include <qwt_point_data.h>

Inheritance diagram for QwtSyntheticPointData:

Public Member Functions

 QwtSyntheticPointData (size_t size, const QwtInterval &=QwtInterval())
void setSize (size_t size)
virtual size_t size () const
void setInterval (const QwtInterval &)
QwtInterval interval () const
virtual QRectF boundingRect () const
 Calculate the bounding rectangle.
virtual QPointF sample (size_t i) const
virtual double y (double x) const =0
virtual double x (uint index) const
virtual void setRectOfInterest (const QRectF &)
QRectF rectOfInterest () const

Detailed Description

Synthetic point data.

QwtSyntheticPointData provides a fixed number of points for an interval. The points are calculated in equidistant steps in x-direction.

If the interval is invalid, the points are calculated for the "rectangle of interest", what normally is the displayed area on the plot canvas. In this mode you get different levels of detail, when zooming in/out.

Example

The following example shows how to implement a sinus curve.

#include <cmath>
#include <qwt_series_data.h>
#include <qwt_plot_curve.h>
#include <qwt_plot.h>
#include <qapplication.h>

class SinusData: public QwtSyntheticPointData
{
public:
    SinusData():
        QwtSyntheticPointData( 100 )
    {
    }

    virtual double y( double x ) const
    {
        return qSin( x );
    }
};

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    QApplication a( argc, argv );

    QwtPlot plot;
    plot.setAxisScale( QwtPlot::xBottom, 0.0, 10.0 );
    plot.setAxisScale( QwtPlot::yLeft, -1.0, 1.0 );

    QwtPlotCurve *curve = new QwtPlotCurve( "y = sin(x)" );
    curve->setData( new SinusData() );
    curve->attach( &plot );

    plot.show();
    return a.exec();
}

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QwtSyntheticPointData::QwtSyntheticPointData ( size_t  size,
const QwtInterval interval = QwtInterval() 
)

Constructor

Parameters:
sizeNumber of points
intervalBounding interval for the points
See also:
setInterval(), setSize()

Member Function Documentation

QRectF QwtSyntheticPointData::boundingRect ( ) const [virtual]

Calculate the bounding rectangle.

This implementation iterates over all points, what could often be implemented much faster using the characteristics of the series. When there are many points it is recommended to overload and reimplement this method using the characteristics of the series ( if possible ).

Returns:
Bounding rectangle

Implements QwtSeriesData< QPointF >.

Returns:
Bounding interval
See also:
setInterval(), size()
Returns:
"rectangle of interest"
See also:
setRectOfInterest()
QPointF QwtSyntheticPointData::sample ( size_t  index) const [virtual]

Calculate the point from an index

Parameters:
indexIndex
Returns:
QPointF(x(index), y(x(index)));
Warning:
For invalid indices ( index < 0 || index >= size() ) (0, 0) is returned.

Implements QwtSeriesData< QPointF >.

void QwtSyntheticPointData::setInterval ( const QwtInterval interval)

Set the bounding interval

Parameters:
intervalInterval
See also:
interval(), setSize()
void QwtSyntheticPointData::setRectOfInterest ( const QRectF &  rect) [virtual]

Set a the "rectangle of interest"

QwtPlotSeriesItem defines the current area of the plot canvas as "rect of interest" ( QwtPlotSeriesItem::updateScaleDiv() ).

If interval().isValid() == false the x values are calculated in the interval rect.left() -> rect.right().

See also:
rectOfInterest()

Reimplemented from QwtSeriesData< QPointF >.

void QwtSyntheticPointData::setSize ( size_t  size)

Change the number of points

Parameters:
sizeNumber of points
See also:
size(), setInterval()
size_t QwtSyntheticPointData::size ( ) const [virtual]
Returns:
Number of points
See also:
setSize(), interval()

Implements QwtSeriesData< QPointF >.

double QwtSyntheticPointData::x ( uint  index) const [virtual]

Calculate a x-value from an index

x values are calculated by dividing an interval into equidistant steps. If !interval().isValid() the interval is calculated from the "rectangle of interest".

Parameters:
indexIndex of the requested point
Returns:
Calculated x coordinate
See also:
interval(), rectOfInterest(), y()
virtual double QwtSyntheticPointData::y ( double  x) const [pure virtual]

Calculate a y value for a x value

Parameters:
xx value
Returns:
Corresponding y value

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