QtCharts auto range for y-axis

Gokhan

Hi everyone,
I would like to change automatically y-axis for the dynamic plot. I changed the dynamic plot example in examples and have appended lots of points and after a new point was appended, it should set its y-axis for maximum value. Is it possible this automatically?

artwaw

@Gokhan Never done that but I imagine that's what models are for.

Gokhan

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Gokhan

I also had written this topic in stackoverflow,eyllanesc answered and gave an example about it, perhaps it helps someone.
Link : Solution

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chart.h

#ifndef CHART_H
#define CHART_H

#include <QtCharts/QChart>
#include <QtCore/QTimer>

QT_CHARTS_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
class QSplineSeries;
class QValueAxis;
QT_CHARTS_END_NAMESPACE

QT_CHARTS_USE_NAMESPACE

//![1]
class Chart: public QChart
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    Chart(QGraphicsItem *parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags = 0);
    virtual ~Chart();

public slots:
    void handleTimeout();

private:
    QTimer m_timer;
    QSplineSeries *m_series;
    QStringList m_titles;
    QValueAxis *m_axis;
    qreal m_step;
    qreal m_x;
    qreal m_y;
    //new variables
    qreal yMin;
    qreal yMax;
};
//![1]

chart.cpp

#include "chart.h"
#include <QtCharts/QAbstractAxis>
#include <QtCharts/QSplineSeries>
#include <QtCharts/QValueAxis>
#include <QtCore/QTime>
#include <QtCore/QDebug>

Chart::Chart(QGraphicsItem *parent, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags):
    QChart(QChart::ChartTypeCartesian, parent, wFlags),
    m_series(0),
    m_axis(new QValueAxis),
    m_step(0),
    m_x(5),
    m_y(1)
{
    qsrand((uint) QTime::currentTime().msec());

    QObject::connect(&m_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(handleTimeout()));
    m_timer.setInterval(1000);

    m_series = new QSplineSeries(this);

    QPen green(Qt::red);
    green.setWidth(3);
    m_series->setPen(green);
    m_series->append(m_x, m_y);

    addSeries(m_series);
    createDefaultAxes();
    setAxisX(m_axis, m_series);
    m_axis->setTickCount(5);

    yMax = 10;
    yMin = -5;

    axisX()->setRange(0, 10);
    axisY()->setRange(yMin, yMax);

    connect(m_series, &QSplineSeries::pointAdded, [=](int index){
        qreal y = m_series->at(index).y();

        if(y< yMin || y > yMax){
            if(y < yMin)
                yMin = y;
            if(y> yMax)
                yMax = y;
            axisY()->setRange(yMin-20, yMax+20);
        }

    });

    m_timer.start();
}

Chart::~Chart()
{

}

void Chart::handleTimeout()
{
    qreal x = plotArea().width() / m_axis->tickCount();
    qreal y = (m_axis->max() - m_axis->min()) / m_axis->tickCount();
    m_x += y;
    //m_y = qrand() % 5 - 2.5;
    m_y = 50*(qrand() % 5 - 2.5);
    m_series->append(m_x, m_y);
    scroll(x, 0);
    if (m_x == 100)
        m_timer.stop();
}

Gokhan

I have tried to add time axis for the x-axis, but I can't. It's time always is the same so it's not changing. Why?

 m_series->append(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toMSecsSinceEpoch(), m_y);

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JB Tristant

The post is old, but I use that :

    m_dateTimeAxisX->setMax(QDateTime::currentDateTime());
    m_dateTimeAxisX->setMin(QDateTime::currentDateTime().addSecs(-m_scaleInSec));