Overview
The ChartBeans chart model describes all of the details of the chart. This includes colors, labels, value delimiters, fonts, borders, tip formats, etc. The Chartbeans engine understands XML definitions, and XML is what you will need to populate the chart model definition file that we referenced in the action sequence. Fortunately, this is not a completely manual process.
Generating a Chart Model XML Definition
A variety of full-featured chart model definitions are attached to this documentation. You may use these definitions as templates to get started on creating your own custom detailed charts, or use the #ChartBeans Model Generator Utility to create a model with the latest set of features.
Sample Template Models
- bar chart
- line chart
- horizontal bar chart
- pie chart
- area chart
- dial chart
Once you have your model definition, you will want to refer to the ChartBeans chart model Javadoc, to investigate each attribute and decide which attributes to keep, modify or delete.