JFreeChart in Eclipse RCP

JFreeChart in Eclipse RCP - Tutorial
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JFreeChart in Eclipse RCP - Tutorial

Lars Vogel

Version 0.8

07.06.2010

Revision History
Revision 0.1-0.4	12.10.2007	Lars Vogel
Created article and made it working
Revision 0.5	01.01.2009	Lars Vogel
New naming conventions for projects
Revision 0.6	17.06.2009	Lars Vogel
Added link to launch configuration in Eclipse RCP article
Revision 0.7	29.06.2009	Lars Vogel
Minor re-work, added link to http://www.vogella.de/articles/JFreeChart/article.html
Revision 0.8	07.06.2010	Lars Vogel
Update to Eclipse 3.6 (Helios)

Eclipse JFreeChart

This article describes the usage of JFreeChart within an Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) application. It will use the JFreeChart SWT implementation and it based on Eclipse 3.6 (Helios) and JFreeChart 1.0.13 but should also work with later version.

Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. Download JFreeChart

3. Creating Pie Charts with JFreeChart

3.1. Create Project
3.2. Create plugin project based on jars
3.3. Add the plugin dependency
3.4. Create view with pie chart
3.5. Run the application

4. Creating Bar Charts with JFreeChart

5. Thank you

6. Questions and Discussion

7. Links and Literature

7.1. Source Code
7.2. JFreeChart Links
7.3. vogella Resources

1. Overview

JFreeChart is a free 100% Java chart library created by David Gilbert. JFreeChart makes it easy for developers to display professional quality charts in their applications. This article assumes that you have knowledge in Eclipse RCP .

If you want to use use JFreeChart in Swing have a look at the JFreeChart Tutorial .