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The XAxisValueFormatter interface

Philipp Jahoda edited this page Sep 23, 2015 · 6 revisions

Available since v2.1.4

The XAxisValueFormatter interface can be used to create custom-made formatter classes that allow to dynamically adjust x-values before drawing them to the screen.

For using the XValueFormatter, simply create a new class and let it implement the interface and return whatever you want to be displayed as a XAxis label from the getXValue(...) method.

Example of a custom formatter

public class MyCustomXAxisValueFormatter implements XAxisValueFormatter {
    
    @Override
    public String getXValue(String original, int index, ViewPortHandler viewPortHandler) {
        // original is the original value to use, x-index is the index in your x-values array
        // implement your logic here ...
        return ...;
    }
}

Then, set your formatter to the XAxis:

// usage on XAxis, get axis instance:
XAxis xAxis = chart.getXAxis();

// set the formatter
xAxis.setValueFormatter(new MyCustomXAxisValueFormatter());

Predefined XAxisValueFormatters

Example XAxisValueFormatters