Example usage for org.jfree.chart.renderer.xy XYLineAndShapeRenderer XYLineAndShapeRenderer

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Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for org.jfree.chart.renderer.xy XYLineAndShapeRenderer XYLineAndShapeRenderer.

Prototype

public XYLineAndShapeRenderer() 

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Creates a new renderer with both lines and shapes visible.

Usage

From source file:jmbench.plots.OperationsVersusSizePlot.java

private void _addErrors(double x[], double y[], int max, String name, int seriesIndex) {
    XYSeries series = createXY(x, y, max, name);

    XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();

    renderer.setBaseShapesVisible(false);
    renderer.setDrawSeriesLineAsPath(true);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, getColor(seriesIndex));
    renderer.setSeriesStroke(0, getStroke(seriesIndex, STROKE_SIZE, STROKE_SIZE * 2));

    plot.setRenderer(numDataSets, renderer);
    plot.setDataset(numDataSets, new XYSeriesCollection(series));

    numDataSets++;/*from   w w  w .j  a va 2s  .  co  m*/

    dataNames.add(name);
}

From source file:guineu.modules.filter.Alignment.RANSAC.AlignmentRansacPlot.java

public AlignmentRansacPlot() {
    super(null, true);

    dataset = new XYSeriesCollection();
    chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("", null, null, dataset, PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, true, true,
            false);//  w  w  w . j a  va  2s  .  c om

    chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
    setChart(chart);

    // title
    chartTitle = chart.getTitle();
    chartTitle.setMargin(5, 0, 0, 0);
    chartTitle.setFont(titleFont);

    // legend constructed by ChartFactory
    legend = chart.getLegend();
    legend.setItemFont(legendFont);
    //     legend.setFrame(BlockBorder.NONE);

    // set the plot properties
    plot = chart.getXYPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
    plot.setAxisOffset(new RectangleInsets(5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0));
    plot.setDatasetRenderingOrder(DatasetRenderingOrder.FORWARD);

    // set grid properties
    plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(gridColor);
    plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(gridColor);

    // set crosshair (selection) properties

    plot.setDomainCrosshairVisible(true);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairVisible(true);
    plot.setDomainCrosshairPaint(crossHairColor);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairPaint(crossHairColor);
    plot.setDomainCrosshairStroke(crossHairStroke);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairStroke(crossHairStroke);

    // set default renderer properties
    XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    renderer.setBaseLinesVisible(false);
    renderer.setBaseShapesVisible(true);
    renderer.setSeriesShape(0, dataPointsShape);
    renderer.setSeriesShape(1, dataPointsShape);
    renderer.setSeriesLinesVisible(2, true);
    renderer.setSeriesShapesVisible(2, false);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, Color.RED);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(1, Color.GRAY);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(2, Color.BLUE);
    renderer.setBaseItemLabelPaint(labelsColor);

    plot.setRenderer(renderer);

}

From source file:JDAC.JDAC.java

public JDAC() {
    setTitle("JDAC");

    ImageIcon img = new ImageIcon("logo.png");
    setIconImage(img.getImage());//from   w  ww  . ja va2s.  c o m

    //setLayout(new FlowLayout());

    mDataset = createDataset("A");

    mChart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("Preview", "Time (ms)", "Value", mDataset, PlotOrientation.VERTICAL,
            false, true, false);

    mLastChart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("Last n values", "Time (ms)", "Value", createLastDataset("B"),
            PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, false, true, false);
    mChart.getXYPlot().getDomainAxis().setLowerMargin(0);
    mChart.getXYPlot().getDomainAxis().setUpperMargin(0);
    mLastChart.getXYPlot().getDomainAxis().setLowerMargin(0);
    mLastChart.getXYPlot().getDomainAxis().setUpperMargin(0);

    ChartPanel chartPanel = new ChartPanel(mChart);
    ChartPanel chartLastPanel = new ChartPanel(mLastChart);
    //chartPanel.setPreferredSize( new java.awt.Dimension( 560 , 367 ) );

    XYPlot plot = mChart.getXYPlot();
    XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, Color.GREEN);
    renderer.setSeriesStroke(0, new BasicStroke(1.0f));
    plot.setRenderer(renderer);

    XYPlot lastPlot = mLastChart.getXYPlot();
    XYLineAndShapeRenderer lastRenderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    lastRenderer.setSeriesPaint(0, Color.RED);
    lastRenderer.setSeriesStroke(0, new BasicStroke(1.0f));
    lastPlot.setRenderer(lastRenderer);

    resetChartButton = new JButton("Reset");
    resetChartButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            resetChart();
        }
    });

    mMenuBar = new JMenuBar();
    JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
    JMenu sensorMenu = new JMenu("Sensor");
    JMenu deviceMenu = new JMenu("Device");
    portSubMenu = new JMenu("Port");
    JMenu helpMenu = new JMenu("Help");

    serialStatusLabel = new JLabel("Disconnected");
    statusLabel = new JLabel("Ready");
    clearStatus = new LabelClear(statusLabel);
    clearStatus.resetTime();

    connectButton = new JMenuItem("Connect");
    disconnectButton = new JMenuItem("Disconnect");
    startButton = new JButton("Start");
    stopButton = new JButton("Stop");
    scanButton = new JMenuItem("Refresh port list");
    exportCSVButton = new JMenuItem("Export data to CSV");
    exportCSVButton.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("control S"));
    exportCSVButton.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
    exportPNGButton = new JMenuItem("Export chart to PNG");

    JPanel optionsPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());

    JMenuItem exitItem = new JMenuItem("Exit");
    exitItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("control X"));
    exitItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_X);

    JMenuItem aboutItem = new JMenuItem("About");
    JMenuItem helpItem = new JMenuItem("Help");
    JMenuItem quickStartItem = new JMenuItem("Quick start");

    lastSpinner = new JSpinner(new SpinnerNumberModel(10, 0, 1000, 1));

    ActionListener mSensorListener = new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            setSensor(e.getActionCommand());
        }
    };
    ButtonGroup sensorGroup = new ButtonGroup();
    JRadioButtonMenuItem tmpRadioButton = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Temperature");
    sensorGroup.add(tmpRadioButton);
    sensorMenu.add(tmpRadioButton);
    tmpRadioButton.addActionListener(mSensorListener);
    tmpRadioButton = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Distance");
    sensorGroup.add(tmpRadioButton);
    sensorMenu.add(tmpRadioButton);
    tmpRadioButton.addActionListener(mSensorListener);
    tmpRadioButton = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Voltage");
    sensorGroup.add(tmpRadioButton);
    sensorMenu.add(tmpRadioButton);
    tmpRadioButton.addActionListener(mSensorListener);
    tmpRadioButton = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Generic");
    tmpRadioButton.setSelected(true);
    setSensor("Generic");
    sensorGroup.add(tmpRadioButton);
    sensorMenu.add(tmpRadioButton);
    tmpRadioButton.addActionListener(mSensorListener);

    connectButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            if (selectedPortName == null) {
                setStatus("No port selected");
                return;
            }
            connect(selectedPortName);
        }
    });
    disconnectButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            serialStatusLabel.setText("Disconnecting...");
            if (serialPort == null) {
                serialStatusLabel.setText("Disconnected");
                serialConnected = false;
                return;
            }

            stopCollect();
            disconnect();
        }
    });
    scanButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            searchForPorts();
        }
    });
    exportCSVButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            saveData();
        }
    });
    exportPNGButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            exportPNG();
        }
    });
    startButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            startCollect();
        }
    });
    stopButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            stopCollect();
        }
    });
    lastSpinner.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
        public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
            numLastValues = (Integer) lastSpinner.getValue();
            updateLastTitle();
        }
    });
    updateLastTitle();
    exitItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            System.exit(0);
        }
    });
    helpItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            new HelpFrame();
        }
    });
    aboutItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            new AboutFrame();
        }
    });
    quickStartItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            new StartFrame();
        }
    });

    fileMenu.add(exportCSVButton);
    fileMenu.add(exportPNGButton);
    fileMenu.addSeparator();
    fileMenu.add(exitItem);
    deviceMenu.add(connectButton);
    deviceMenu.add(disconnectButton);
    deviceMenu.addSeparator();
    deviceMenu.add(portSubMenu);
    deviceMenu.add(scanButton);
    helpMenu.add(quickStartItem);
    helpMenu.add(helpItem);
    helpMenu.add(aboutItem);

    mMenuBar.add(fileMenu);
    mMenuBar.add(sensorMenu);
    mMenuBar.add(deviceMenu);
    mMenuBar.add(helpMenu);

    JPanel controlsPanel = new JPanel();
    controlsPanel.add(startButton);
    controlsPanel.add(stopButton);
    controlsPanel.add(resetChartButton);
    optionsPanel.add(controlsPanel, BorderLayout.LINE_START);

    JPanel lastPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
    lastPanel.add(new JLabel("Shown values: "));
    lastPanel.add(lastSpinner);
    optionsPanel.add(lastPanel);

    JPanel serialPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
    serialPanel.add(serialStatusLabel);
    optionsPanel.add(serialPanel, BorderLayout.LINE_END);

    add(optionsPanel, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);

    JPanel mainPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 2));
    mainPanel.add(chartPanel);
    mainPanel.add(chartLastPanel);
    add(mainPanel);

    add(statusLabel, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
    setJMenuBar(mMenuBar);

    addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
        public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we) {
            dispose();
        }
    });

    setSize(800, 800);
    pack();
    new StartFrame();

    //center on screen
    Dimension dimension = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
    int x = (int) ((dimension.getWidth() - getWidth()) / 2);
    int y = (int) ((dimension.getHeight() - getHeight()) / 2);
    setLocation(x, y);

    setVisible(true);
}

From source file:guineu.modules.filter.Alignment.RANSACGCGC.AlignmentGCGCRansacPlot.java

public AlignmentGCGCRansacPlot() {
    super(null, true);

    dataset = new XYSeriesCollection();
    chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("", null, null, dataset, PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, true, true,
            false);/*from  w  ww  .j av a 2  s .co  m*/

    chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
    setChart(chart);

    // title
    chartTitle = chart.getTitle();
    chartTitle.setMargin(5, 0, 0, 0);
    chartTitle.setFont(titleFont);

    // legend constructed by ChartFactory
    legend = chart.getLegend();
    legend.setItemFont(legendFont);
    //     legend.setFrame(BlockBorder.NONE);

    // set the plot properties
    plot = chart.getXYPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
    plot.setAxisOffset(new RectangleInsets(5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0));
    plot.setDatasetRenderingOrder(DatasetRenderingOrder.FORWARD);

    // set grid properties
    plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(gridColor);
    plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(gridColor);

    // set crosshair (selection) properties

    plot.setDomainCrosshairVisible(true);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairVisible(true);
    plot.setDomainCrosshairPaint(crossHairColor);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairPaint(crossHairColor);
    plot.setDomainCrosshairStroke(crossHairStroke);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairStroke(crossHairStroke);

    // set default renderer properties
    XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    renderer.setBaseLinesVisible(false);
    renderer.setBaseShapesVisible(true);
    renderer.setSeriesShape(0, dataPointsShape);
    renderer.setSeriesShape(1, dataPointsShape);
    renderer.setSeriesLinesVisible(2, true);
    renderer.setSeriesShapesVisible(2, false);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, Color.RED);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(1, Color.GRAY);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(2, Color.BLUE);
    renderer.setBaseItemLabelPaint(labelsColor);

    plot.setRenderer(renderer);

}

From source file:net.sf.mzmine.modules.peaklistmethods.alignment.ransac.AlignmentRansacPlot.java

public AlignmentRansacPlot() {
    super(null, true);

    dataset = new XYSeriesCollection();
    chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("", null, null, dataset, PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, true, true,
            false);//w  w w  . j av  a  2 s  .c  om

    chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
    setChart(chart);

    // title
    chartTitle = chart.getTitle();
    chartTitle.setMargin(5, 0, 0, 0);
    chartTitle.setFont(titleFont);

    // legend constructed by ChartFactory
    legend = chart.getLegend();
    legend.setItemFont(legendFont);
    legend.setFrame(BlockBorder.NONE);

    // set the plot properties
    plot = chart.getXYPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
    plot.setAxisOffset(new RectangleInsets(5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0));
    plot.setDatasetRenderingOrder(DatasetRenderingOrder.FORWARD);

    // set grid properties
    plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(gridColor);
    plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(gridColor);

    // set crosshair (selection) properties

    plot.setDomainCrosshairVisible(true);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairVisible(true);
    plot.setDomainCrosshairPaint(crossHairColor);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairPaint(crossHairColor);
    plot.setDomainCrosshairStroke(crossHairStroke);
    plot.setRangeCrosshairStroke(crossHairStroke);

    // set default renderer properties
    XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    renderer.setBaseLinesVisible(false);
    renderer.setBaseShapesVisible(true);
    renderer.setSeriesShape(0, dataPointsShape);
    renderer.setSeriesShape(1, dataPointsShape);
    renderer.setSeriesLinesVisible(2, true);
    renderer.setSeriesShapesVisible(2, false);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, Color.RED);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(1, Color.GRAY);
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(2, Color.BLUE);
    renderer.setBaseItemLabelPaint(labelsColor);

    plot.setRenderer(renderer);

}

From source file:ruc.edu.window.DynamicDataDemo2.java

/**
 * Constructs a new demonstration application.
 *
 * @param title  the frame title./*from w  ww  .j av a2s.  co m*/
 */
public DynamicDataDemo2(final String title) {

    super(title);
    this.series1 = new TimeSeries("Random 1");
    this.series2 = new TimeSeries("Random 2");
    final TimeSeriesCollection dataset1 = new TimeSeriesCollection(this.series1);
    final TimeSeriesCollection dataset2 = new TimeSeriesCollection(this.series2);
    final JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createTimeSeriesChart("Dynamic Data Demo 2", "Time", "Value",
            dataset1, true, true, false);
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);

    final XYPlot plot = chart.getXYPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
    plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(Color.gray);
    plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(Color.gray);
    plot.setDomainPannable(true);
    //      plot.setAxisOffset(new Spacer(Spacer.ABSOLUTE, 4, 4, 4, 4));
    final ValueAxis axis = plot.getDomainAxis();
    axis.setAutoRange(true);
    //axis.setAutoRangeMinimumSize(600000.0);
    axis.setFixedAutoRange(5000.0); // 60 seconds

    plot.setDataset(1, dataset2);
    //final NumberAxis rangeAxis2 = new NumberAxis("Range Axis 2");
    /// rangeAxis2.setAutoRangeIncludesZero(false);
    plot.setRenderer(0, new DefaultXYItemRenderer());
    plot.setRenderer(1, new DefaultXYItemRenderer());

    //plot.setRangeAxis(1, rangeAxis2);
    plot.mapDatasetToRangeAxis(1, 0);

    plot.getRenderer().setSeriesPaint(0, new Color(91, 155, 213));
    plot.getRenderer(1).setSeriesPaint(0, Color.BLUE);

    XYLineAndShapeRenderer render2 = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer() {
        Stroke soild = new BasicStroke(2.0f);
        Stroke dashed = new BasicStroke(10.0f, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_MITER, 10.0f,
                new float[] { 10.0f }, 0.0f);

        @Override
        public Stroke getItemStroke(int row, int column) {
            return dashed;
        }
    };

    plot.setRenderer(1, render2);

    final JPanel content = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());

    final ChartPanel chartPanel = new ChartPanel(chart);
    content.add(chartPanel);

    final JButton button1 = new JButton("Add To Series 1");
    button1.setActionCommand("ADD_DATA_1");
    button1.addActionListener(this);

    final JButton button2 = new JButton("Add To Series 2");
    button2.setActionCommand("ADD_DATA_2");
    button2.addActionListener(this);

    final JButton button3 = new JButton("Add To Both");
    button3.setActionCommand("ADD_BOTH");
    button3.addActionListener(this);

    final JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
    buttonPanel.add(button1);
    buttonPanel.add(button2);
    buttonPanel.add(button3);

    content.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    chartPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(500, 270));
    setContentPane(content);

}

From source file:Methods.CalculusSecant.java

public static ChartPanel createChartSecant(XYDataset datasetFunction) {// Method that populates and returns a Chart Pannel object, uses an entering paramether for the equation dataset and a global variable for the iteration points data set 

    datasetPointsSecant();//from w  w w.ja  va 2 s  . com
    JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("Equation Chart", "X Axys", "Y Axys", datasetFunction,
            PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, true, true, false);

    XYPlot plot = chart.getXYPlot();
    XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();//declaring a renderer used to plot more than one datatset on the table

    plot.setDataset(1, datasetPoints);
    renderer.setSeriesLinesVisible(1, false);
    renderer.setSeriesShapesVisible(1, false);
    renderer.setSeriesLinesVisible(0, true);
    renderer.setSeriesShapesVisible(0, true);
    plot.setRenderer(1, renderer);

    return new ChartPanel(chart);

}

From source file:ch.zhaw.init.walj.projectmanagement.util.chart.LineChart.java

/**
  * creates a line chart with all booked and planned PMs
 *///  ww w. ja v  a2  s . c om
public void createChart() {

    // get dataset
    XYSeriesCollection dataset = null;
    try {
        dataset = (XYSeriesCollection) createDataset();
    } catch (SQLException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    // create line chart
    JFreeChart xylineChart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("", "Month", "PM", dataset,
            PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, true, true, false);

    // set color of chart
    XYPlot plot = xylineChart.getXYPlot();
    XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, new Color(0, 101, 166));
    renderer.setSeriesPaint(1, new Color(0, 62, 102));
    plot.setRenderer(renderer);

    // set size of the chart and save it as small JPEG for project overview
    int width = 600;
    int height = 400;
    File lineChart = new File(path + "EffortProject" + project.getID() + ".jpg");
    try {
        ChartUtilities.saveChartAsJPEG(lineChart, xylineChart, width, height);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    // set size of the chart and save it as large JPEG for effort detail page
    width = 1200;
    height = 600;
    lineChart = new File(path + "/Charts/EffortProject" + project.getID() + "_large.jpg");
    try {
        ChartUtilities.saveChartAsJPEG(lineChart, xylineChart, width, height);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

From source file:wm.edu.cs420.Data.ChartBuilder.java

/**
 * Creates a chart.//w  ww  . j  a va 2  s . co  m
 * 
 * @param dataset  the data for the chart.
 * 
 * @return a chart.
 */
private JFreeChart generateChart(final XYDataset dataset) {

    // create the chart...
    final JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart(null, // chart title
            null, // x axis label
            null, // y axis label
            dataset, // data
            PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, false, // include legend
            false, // tooltips
            false // urls
    );

    // NOW DO SOME OPTIONAL CUSTOMISATION OF THE CHART...
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);

    //        final StandardLegend legend = (StandardLegend) chart.getLegend();
    //      legend.setDisplaySeriesShapes(true);

    // get a reference to the plot for further customisation...
    final XYPlot plot = chart.getXYPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.lightGray);
    plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(Color.white);
    plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(Color.white);

    final XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    renderer.setSeriesLinesVisible(0, false);
    Shape shape = new Ellipse2D.Double(0, 0, 3, 3);
    renderer.setSeriesShape(0, shape);
    plot.setRenderer(renderer);

    // change the auto tick unit selection to integer units only...
    final NumberAxis rangeAxis = (NumberAxis) plot.getRangeAxis();
    rangeAxis.setStandardTickUnits(NumberAxis.createIntegerTickUnits());
    // OPTIONAL CUSTOMISATION COMPLETED.

    return chart;

}

From source file:Main.Chart.java

/**
 * Creates a chart.//from w w  w.  ja  v a  2s  . c o m
 * 
 * @param dataset  the data for the chart.
 * 
 * @return a chart.
 */
private JFreeChart createChart(final XYDataset dataset) {

    // create the chart...
    final JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart("Weather Forecast", // chart title
            "Time", // x axis label
            "Temperature", // y axis label
            dataset, // data
            PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, true, // include legend
            true, // tooltips
            false // urls
    );

    // NOW DO SOME OPTIONAL CUSTOMISATION OF THE CHART...
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);

    //        final StandardLegend legend = (StandardLegend) chart.getLegend();
    //      legend.setDisplaySeriesShapes(true);

    // get a reference to the plot for further customisation...
    final XYPlot plot = chart.getXYPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(Color.lightGray);
    //    plot.setAxisOffset(new Spacer(Spacer.ABSOLUTE, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0));
    plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(Color.white);
    plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(Color.white);

    final XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer();
    renderer.setSeriesLinesVisible(0, false);
    renderer.setSeriesShapesVisible(1, false);
    plot.setRenderer(renderer);

    // change the auto tick unit selection to integer units only...
    final NumberAxis rangeAxis = (NumberAxis) plot.getRangeAxis();
    rangeAxis.setStandardTickUnits(NumberAxis.createIntegerTickUnits());
    // OPTIONAL CUSTOMISATION COMPLETED.

    return chart;

}