Hi,
I need to have a multiline label for my value axis. More precisely,
my value axis has a label of "Y >>BETTER>>" while i need it to be
Y
>>BETTER>>.
Hope you get what i say. I have tried numerous things like inserting a break/newline character and even concatenating 2 strings. But i do not seem to find a fix for this.
Any suggestions?
MultiLine Axis Labels
I patched it by implementing my own version of ValueAxis.drawTickMarksAndLabels(..)
You should get a new line for every newLine
There are only a few changes (see the comments) but i haven't tested it for every possible case... so don't shoot me if anything goes wrong.
But I hope it helps.
You should get a new line for every newLine

There are only a few changes (see the comments) but i haven't tested it for every possible case... so don't shoot me if anything goes wrong.
But I hope it helps.
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@Override
/**
* multiple line-labels aren't supported by ValueAxis so we patched it here...
*/
protected AxisState drawTickMarksAndLabels(Graphics2D g2, double cursor, Rectangle2D plotArea,
Rectangle2D dataArea, RectangleEdge edge) {
AxisState state = new AxisState(cursor);
if (isAxisLineVisible()) {
drawAxisLine(g2, cursor, dataArea, edge);
}
double ol = getTickMarkOutsideLength();
double il = getTickMarkInsideLength();
List ticks = refreshTicks(g2, state, dataArea, edge);
state.setTicks(ticks);
g2.setFont(getTickLabelFont());
Iterator iterator = ticks.iterator();
// remember the max number of lines used in any label
int maxLinesUsed = 0;
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
ValueTick tick = (ValueTick) iterator.next();
if (isTickLabelsVisible()) {
g2.setPaint(getTickLabelPaint());
float[] anchorPoint = calculateAnchorPoint(tick, cursor, dataArea, edge);
// split by "\n" and draw text in a new line for each result
String tickText = tick.getText();
int line = 1;
for (String tickTextLine : tickText.split("\n")) {
float x = anchorPoint[0];
// one row down...
float y = anchorPoint[1] + line * g2.getFont().getSize();
TextUtilities.drawRotatedString(tickTextLine, g2, x, y, tick.getTextAnchor(), tick.getAngle(), tick
.getRotationAnchor());
line++;
}
// if we used more lines than any time before remember it
if (line > maxLinesUsed) {
maxLinesUsed = line;
}
}
if (isTickMarksVisible() && tick.getTickType().equals(TickType.MAJOR)) {
float xx = (float) valueToJava2D(tick.getValue(), dataArea, edge);
Line2D mark = null;
g2.setStroke(getTickMarkStroke());
g2.setPaint(getTickMarkPaint());
if (edge == RectangleEdge.LEFT) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(cursor - ol, xx, cursor + il, xx);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.RIGHT) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(cursor + ol, xx, cursor - il, xx);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.TOP) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(xx, cursor - ol, xx, cursor + il);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.BOTTOM) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(xx, cursor + ol, xx, cursor - il);
}
g2.draw(mark);
}
}
// need to work out the space used by the tick labels...
// so we can update the cursor...
// patched using maxLinesUsed => we need more space because of multiple lines
double used = 0.0;
if (isTickLabelsVisible()) {
if (edge == RectangleEdge.LEFT) {
used += findMaximumTickLabelWidth(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorLeft(used);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.RIGHT) {
used = findMaximumTickLabelWidth(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorRight(used);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.TOP) {
used = findMaximumTickLabelHeight(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorUp(used);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.BOTTOM) {
used = findMaximumTickLabelHeight(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorDown(used);
}
}
return state;
}
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Re: MultiLine Axis Labels
Hi,
i tried to use this modification in my project. The new line feature works, but the space for the labels stays the same.

i tried to override the getLabelEnclosure method, but its given string is just "".
Where is my misstake?
thank you
i tried to use this modification in my project. The new line feature works, but the space for the labels stays the same.
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JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart(
"", // chart title
"", // x axis label
"Status", // index_States axis label
dataset, // data
PlotOrientation.VERTICAL,
false, // include legend
true, // tooltips
false // urls
);
XYPlot plot = chart.getXYPlot();
plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.decode("#3B98FF"));
XYStepRenderer renderer = new XYStepRenderer();
renderer.setBaseShapesVisible(true);
renderer.setSeriesStroke(0, new BasicStroke(2.0f));
renderer.setSeriesStroke(1, new BasicStroke(2.0f));
renderer.setBaseToolTipGenerator(new StandardXYToolTipGenerator());
renderer.setDefaultEntityRadius(6);
plot.setRenderer(renderer);
// sets statusnames on the vertical-axis
int optionsCount = state.getStatusOptions().toArray().length;
String[] grade = new String[optionsCount + 1];
grade[0] = "";
for (int x = 1; x < optionsCount + 1; x++) {
grade[x] = newLineString(state.getStatusOptions().get(x - 1), 5);
}
// grade[1]="1.line\n2.line";
SymbolAxis rangeAxis;
rangeAxis = new SymbolAxis("", grade){
@Override
protected AxisState drawTickMarksAndLabels(Graphics2D g2, double cursor, Rectangle2D plotArea, Rectangle2D dataArea, RectangleEdge edge) {
AxisState state = new AxisState(cursor);
if (isAxisLineVisible()) {
drawAxisLine(g2, cursor, dataArea, edge);
}
double ol = getTickMarkOutsideLength();
double il = getTickMarkInsideLength();
List ticks = refreshTicks(g2, state, dataArea, edge);
state.setTicks(ticks);
g2.setFont(getTickLabelFont());
Iterator iterator = ticks.iterator();
// remember the max number of lines used in any label
int maxLinesUsed = 0;
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
ValueTick tick = (ValueTick) iterator.next();
if (isTickLabelsVisible()) {
g2.setPaint(getTickLabelPaint());
float[] anchorPoint = calculateAnchorPoint(tick, cursor, dataArea, edge);
g2.draw(plotArea);
g2.setPaint(Color.green);
g2.draw(dataArea);
g2.setPaint(getTickLabelPaint());
// split by "\n" and draw text in a new line for each result
String tickText = tick.getText();
int line = 1;
for (String tickTextLine : tickText.split("\n")) {
float x = anchorPoint[0];
// one row down...
float y = anchorPoint[1] + line * g2.getFont().getSize();
TextUtilities.drawRotatedString(tickTextLine, g2, x, y, tick.getTextAnchor(), tick.getAngle(), tick
.getRotationAnchor());
line++;
}
// if we used more lines than any time before remember it
if (line > maxLinesUsed) {
maxLinesUsed = line;
}
}
if (isTickMarksVisible() && tick.getTickType().equals(TickType.MAJOR)) {
float xx = (float) valueToJava2D(tick.getValue(), dataArea, edge);
Line2D mark = null;
g2.setStroke(getTickMarkStroke());
g2.setPaint(getTickMarkPaint());
if (edge == RectangleEdge.LEFT) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(cursor - ol, xx, cursor + il, xx);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.RIGHT) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(cursor + ol, xx, cursor - il, xx);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.TOP) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(xx, cursor - ol, xx, cursor + il);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.BOTTOM) {
mark = new Line2D.Double(xx, cursor + ol, xx, cursor - il);
}
g2.draw(mark);
}
}
// need to work out the space used by the tick labels...
// so we can update the cursor...
// patched using maxLinesUsed => we need more space because of multiple lines
double used = 0.0;
if (isTickLabelsVisible()) {
if (edge == RectangleEdge.LEFT) {
used += findMaximumTickLabelWidth(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorLeft(used);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.RIGHT) {
used = findMaximumTickLabelWidth(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorRight(used);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.TOP) {
used = findMaximumTickLabelHeight(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorUp(used);
} else if (edge == RectangleEdge.BOTTOM) {
used = findMaximumTickLabelHeight(ticks, g2, plotArea, isVerticalTickLabels()) * maxLinesUsed;
state.cursorDown(used);
}
}
return state;
}
};

i tried to override the getLabelEnclosure method, but its given string is just "".
Where is my misstake?
thank you