MultiCategory dataset: X-axis labels overlapping. How 2 stop

[bkieser]

I am using a multiCategoryDataset to draw various graphs such as line, bar and pie charts. On the line charts if there are a lot of entries on the X axis, the labels overwrite each other into a black blur.

How do I tell JFreeChart to skip labels if necessary to ensure that the labels are visible?

As it turns out, a lot of the time the Xaxis contains dates, but I populate the the Xaxis as strings all the time.

[david.gilbert]

There isn't a way to hide categories from the axis. You might be better off switching to an XYPlot and using a DateAxis which will manage the label spacing for you.