Home
Search
 
What's New
Index
Books
Links
Q & A
Newsletter
Banners
 
Feedback
Tip Jar
 
C# Helper...
 
XML RSS Feed
Follow VBHelper on Twitter
 
 
 
MSDN Visual Basic Community
 
 
 
 
 
TitleDraw a radar graph in Visual Basic 6
DescriptionThis example shows how to draw a radar graph in Visual Basic 6.
Keywordsradar graph, graph
CategoriesAlgorithms, Graphics
 
The program stores data in the m_RData array of Singles. The DrawRadarGraph subroutine draws the graph.

The code starts by setting the PictureBox's ScaleWidth and ScaleHeight properties so it scales the data by the same amount vertically and horizontally and so the data fills the smaller of the two dimensions. It then sets ScaleLeft and ScaleTop to move the origin to the center of the form.

Next the code checks the txtCircleIncrement text box and, if it contains a number greater than zero, the program draws circles centered at the origin that distance apart. Then if the chkDrawRadii check box is checked, the program draws lines from (0, 0) to each data point converted into polar coordinates. Finally the program connects the data points, again converted into polar coordinates.

 
' Draw the graph on the PictureBox.
Private Sub DrawRadarGraph(ByVal pic As PictureBox, _
    points() As Single)
Const PI As Single = 3.14159265

Dim aspect As Single
Dim i As Integer
Dim circle_increment As Single
Dim theta As Single
Dim dtheta As Single
Dim x As Single
Dim y As Single

    ' Find the center and calculate the scale.
    If pic.ScaleWidth < pic.ScaleHeight Then
        aspect = pic.ScaleHeight / pic.ScaleWidth
        pic.ScaleWidth = 2 * MAX_R
        pic.ScaleHeight = pic.ScaleWidth * aspect
    Else
        aspect = pic.ScaleWidth / pic.ScaleHeight
        pic.ScaleHeight = 2 * MAX_R
        pic.ScaleWidth = pic.ScaleHeight * aspect
    End If
    pic.ScaleLeft = -pic.ScaleWidth / 2
    pic.ScaleTop = -pic.ScaleHeight / 2

    ' Draw.
    pic.Cls
    dtheta = 2 * PI / (UBound(points) - LBound(points))
    theta = 0

    ' Draw the circles.
    circle_increment = Val(txtCircleIncrement.Text)
    If circle_increment > 0 Then
        For i = circle_increment To MAX_R Step _
            circle_increment
            pic.Circle (0, 0), i, vbWhite
        Next i
    End If

    ' Draw the radii.
    If chkDrawRadii.Value = vbChecked Then
        theta = 0
        For i = LBound(points) To UBound(points)
            theta = theta + dtheta
            x = points(i) * Cos(theta)
            y = points(i) * Sin(theta)
            pic.Line (0, 0)-(x, y), vbBlue
        Next i
    End If

    ' Draw the data.
    pic.CurrentX = points(UBound(points))
    pic.CurrentY = 0
    theta = 0
    For i = LBound(points) To UBound(points)
        theta = theta + dtheta
        x = points(i) * Cos(theta)
        y = points(i) * Sin(theta)
        pic.Line -(x, y)
    Next i
End Sub
 
 
Copyright © 1997-2006 Rocky Mountain Computer Consulting, Inc.   All rights reserved.
  Updated