Controling Chart Display Using JFreeChart

[Steve Dyke]

In MSExcel a chart is displayed as left axis then a space the a tick mark. The category label and plot values(bar, line, point etc.) are centered in this space. Then the next space and so on.

I my JfreeChart it appears that the tick mark is driving where the values are placed. How can I make the space between the tick marks the category area so between the marks my category label and values are displayed?

[Steve Dyke]

Got it figured out.

[ron cook]

We have the same problem.
How did you solve it?

[Martijn Verburg]

Since Steve posted almost a year ago he may not see your reply.

[ron cook]

I found the solution too.

Rather than using DateAxis, use the PeriodAxis and PeriodAxisLabelInfo, as follows:

PeriodAxis domainAxis = new PeriodAxis("Date");
domainAxis.setAutoRangeTimePeriodClass(Month.class);
domainAxis.setMajorTickTimePeriodClass(Month.class);

PeriodAxisLabelInfo[] info = new PeriodAxisLabelInfo[2];
info[0] = new PeriodAxisLabelInfo(Month.class, new SimpleDateFormat("MMM"));
info[1] = new PeriodAxisLabelInfo(Year.class, new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy"));
domainAxis.setLabelInfo(info);