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Graphing Applet with command line interface too
Images example from a Well House Consultants training course
More on Images [link]

This example is described in the following article(s):
   • Java - Client side applet applications as well as server side - [link]

Source code: starling.java Module: J807
// Well House Consultants, 2007.

/** General Graphing Applet */

/* Also to run standalone!
With Command Line Arguments */


import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.image.*;

public class starling extends java.applet.Applet {

// Data related - fixed across applets

   static int value_count;
   static int highest;
   static int [] income;
   static String title="Java Training!";
   static int start_year=1998;

   static int happenings = 0;
   static Hashtable happen_text;

// To share across instances to allow consistency

   static Font large_font, medium_font, small_font;
   static Font label_font;
   static FontMetrics label_metrics;

// Applet instance specific

   static int window_width = 0;
   static int window_height = 0;

// Position for labelling box;
   static int value_upper_x;
   static int value_lower_y;
   static int value_upper_y;
   static int value_lower_x;

//
   static long timer = 200;
   static boolean showval = false;
   static boolean needbuttons = true;
   static boolean fastrepaint = false;
   static boolean havebuttons = false;
   static Button [] buttons;

//

   static boolean isapplet = true;
   static String [] command_line_parameters ;

//
   ConfirmDialog yesno;

//
   Vector remote_params;

//
   public int year_of_interest = -1;

//
   static PopupMenu popmenu;
   static int graphmode = 0;
   static int spotsize;

   String imagename = "starling.gif";
   boolean haveimage = false;
   Image image;
   int image_height = 0, image_width = 0;
//
   int backpic = 0;
   boolean havebackground = false;
   Image backimage;
   Image faded;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// main method for standalone operation

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public static void main(String[] args)
      {
      isapplet = false;
      command_line_parameters = args;
      Frame area = new Frame("starling stand alone application");
      Applet direct = new starling();
      area.add(direct,"Center");
      direct.init();
      area.setSize(800,600);
      area.show();
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Extended / Replaced methods

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public void init() {

// Values to Graph

   Vector income_build = new Vector();
   String remote_data,passed_in;
   remote_params = new Vector();

// if a URL is given, graph the data from *there* instead!

   if (isapplet)
     {
     remote_data = this.getParameter("url");
     }
   else
     {
     remote_data = getCLine("url");
     }

if (remote_data != null)
   {
   URL data_source;
   URLConnection data_connect;
   InputStream param_stream;
   InputStreamReader params;
   BufferedReader liner;
   try {
      data_source = new URL(remote_data);
      data_connect = data_source.openConnection();
      param_stream = data_connect.getInputStream();
      params = new InputStreamReader(param_stream);
      liner = new BufferedReader(params);
      String collect;
      while ((collect=liner.readLine()) != null)
           remote_params.addElement(collect);
     }
   catch (Exception e)
     {
     System.err.println(e);
     }
   }

// Data is [now] from command line or applet parameters

   if (isapplet && remote_data == null)
     {
     passed_in = this.getParameter("values");
     }
   else
     {
     passed_in = getCLine("values");
     }
   if (passed_in == null) passed_in = "1,2,4,8,16";
   StringTokenizer values_in = new StringTokenizer(passed_in,",");
   while (values_in.hasMoreTokens())
      {
      Integer next_value = Integer.valueOf(values_in.nextToken().trim());
      income_build.addElement(next_value);
      }
   income = new int [income_build.size()];
   for (int k=0;k<income_build.size();k++)
      {
      income[k] = ((Integer)income_build.elementAt(k)).intValue();
      }

// What parameters *are* available??

// getParameterInfo

// Title

   if (isapplet && remote_data == null)
     {
      title = this.getParameter("title");
     }
   else
     {
      title = getCLine("title");
     }

   if (title == null) title = "Title not supplied";

// Base Scale

   if (isapplet && remote_data == null)
     {
      start_year = (Integer.valueOf(this.getParameter("base"))).intValue();
     }
   else
     {
      String starter = getCLine("base");
      if (starter == null) starter = "1998";
      start_year = (Integer.valueOf(starter)).intValue();
     }

// Happenings

   String happen=null, year=null;
   happen_text = new Hashtable();
   for (int k=start_year;k<start_year+income.length+1;k++)
      {
   if (isapplet && remote_data == null)
     {
      happen = this.getParameter(year=String.valueOf(k));
     }
     else
     {
      happen = getCLine(year=String.valueOf(k));
     }
      if (happen != null)
         { happenings++;
         happen_text.put(year,happen);
         }
      }

// Other initialisations

   large_font = new Font("TimesRoman",Font.BOLD,36);
   medium_font = new Font("TimesRoman",Font.ITALIC,18);
   small_font = new Font("TimesRoman",Font.PLAIN,9);

   }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   private String getCLine(String wanted)
   {
   int k;

   if (remote_params.size() == 0)
   {
// Look for stand alone "-param" style

     for (k=0;k<(command_line_parameters.length)-1;k++)
     {
     if (command_line_parameters[k].equals("-"+wanted))
        return command_line_parameters[k+1];
     }

// look for "param=" style

     for (k=0;k<command_line_parameters.length;k++)
     {
     if (command_line_parameters[k].startsWith(wanted+"="))
        return command_line_parameters[k].substring(wanted.length()+1);
     }

// Look in vector of remote parameters

   } else {
     for (k=0;k<remote_params.size();k++)
     {
     if (((String)remote_params.elementAt(k)).startsWith(wanted+" "))
        return ((String)remote_params.elementAt(k)).substring(wanted.length()+1);
     }
   }

     return null;
   }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public void start() {
   }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public void paint(Graphics mycanvas) {
   mycanvas.setColor(Color.blue);

   int old_width = window_width;
   int old_height = window_height;

// window_width = getSize().width-1; // Java 1.1
// window_height = getSize().height-1;

   window_width = size().width-1; // Java 1.0
   window_height = size().height-21;

   if (old_width > 0 && old_width != window_width) needbuttons = true;
   if (old_height > 0 && old_height != window_height) needbuttons = true;

   spotsize = (window_width-100)/income.length-2;
   if (spotsize < 3) spotsize = 3;
   if (spotsize > 15) spotsize = 15;

   if (needbuttons) {
   this.setLayout(null);
   if (havebuttons) removeAll();
   String [] button_text = {"Rerun","Toggle Speed","Toggle Reporting","Style"};
   String [] full_text = {"Rerun","Toggle Speed","Toggle Reporting",
               "Style","Quit"};
   if (! isapplet)
          button_text = full_text;
   buttons = new Button [button_text.length];
   for (int k=0;k<button_text.length;k++)
      {
      buttons[k] = new Button(button_text[k]);
      }

   for (int k=0;k<buttons.length;k++)
      {
      buttons[k].setBounds(k*window_width/buttons.length,
          window_height, window_width/buttons.length, 20);
      add(buttons[k]);
      }
   needbuttons = false;
   havebuttons = true;

// Popup

   popmenu = new PopupMenu("Look");
   SetUpMenu(popmenu,
      new String [] {"Bar Chart","Line Graph","Spot Plot","Imagine"
         ,"Background"},
      new String [] {"bar","line","spot","image","background"});
   this.add(popmenu);

   }

   Font headline_font;

   if (window_width > 500 && window_height > 400)
      {
         headline_font = large_font;
         label_font = medium_font;
      } else {
         headline_font = medium_font;
         label_font = small_font;
      }
   FontMetrics headline_metrics = getFontMetrics(headline_font);
   label_metrics = getFontMetrics(label_font);

         if (!havebackground && backpic > 0)
         {
           if (isapplet)
           {
           backimage = this.getImage(this.getDocumentBase(),"two.jpg");
           } else {
           backimage = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("two.jpg");
           }
        havebackground = true;

// Filter Image

        Imgfilter pastellate = new Imgfilter();
        ImageProducer tone_down = new FilteredImageSource
             (backimage.getSource(),pastellate);
        faded = this.createImage(tone_down);

        }

   if (backpic==0)
   mycanvas.fillRect(0,0,window_width,window_height);

   if (backpic==1)
         {
         image_height = backimage.getHeight(this);
         image_width = backimage.getWidth(this);
         mycanvas.drawImage(backimage,0,0,window_width,window_height,
                0,0,image_width,image_height, this);
         }

   if (backpic==2)
         {
         image_height = faded.getHeight(this);
         image_width = faded.getWidth(this);
         mycanvas.drawImage(faded,0,0,window_width,window_height,
                0,0,image_width,image_height, this);
         }

   highest = income[0];
   for (int k=1;k<income.length;k++)
      if (highest < income[k]) highest = income[k];
   value_count = income.length;

   mycanvas.setColor(Color.red);
   int xstep = getAxisStep(income.length);
   int ystep = getAxisStep(highest);

   grid(mycanvas,xstep,ystep);

   mycanvas.setColor(Color.yellow);
   int textpos = toXPixel(income.length/2) -
              headline_metrics.stringWidth(title) / 2 ;
   int text_y;
   if (textpos < 60) {
      textpos = toXPixel(income.length/2) -
              label_metrics.stringWidth(title) / 2 ;
      mycanvas.setFont(label_font);
      text_y = label_metrics.getAscent()+5;
   } else {
      mycanvas.setFont(headline_font);
      text_y = headline_metrics.getAscent()+5;
      }
   mycanvas.drawString(title, textpos, text_y);
   value_upper_x = window_width -20;
   value_lower_y = text_y+20;
   mycanvas.setFont(label_font);

   for (int k=0; k<=income.length;k+=(2*xstep))
      {
      String year = String.valueOf(k+start_year);
      int xfrom = toXPixel(k)-label_metrics.stringWidth(year)/2;
      int yfrom = toYPixel(0)+label_metrics.getAscent()+1;
      mycanvas.drawString(year,xfrom,yfrom);
      }

   for (int k=0; k<=highest;k+=(2*ystep))
      {
      String level = String.valueOf(k);
      textpos = toXPixel(0)-5-label_metrics.stringWidth(level);
      int yfrom = toYPixel(k);
      mycanvas.drawString(level,textpos,yfrom);
      }

   int haps = 1, hapstep = (window_height/2 - text_y - 10) / (happenings+1) ;
   int oldxfrom=0,oldyfrom=0;
   for (int k=0;k<income.length;k++)
      {
      int xfrom = toXPixel(k);
      int xto = toXPixel(k+1);
      int yto = toYPixel(0);
      int yfrom = toYPixel(income[k]);

// Was this an event year?

      String year;
      Color behind;
      String report = (String) happen_text.get((year=String.valueOf(k+start_year)));
      if (report == null)
         {
         mycanvas.setColor(Color.white);
         behind = Color.white;
      } else {
         int xbase, ybase;
         mycanvas.setColor(Color.yellow);
         behind = Color.green;
         mycanvas.drawString(year + " - " + report,xbase=5+haps*hapstep,
                  ybase=haps*hapstep+text_y);
         mycanvas.setColor(Color.green);
         mycanvas.drawLine(xbase+hapstep/2,ybase+4,xbase+hapstep/2,
            window_height/2-10);
         mycanvas.drawLine(xbase+hapstep/2, window_height/2-10,
                  (xfrom+xto)/2,yto);
         if (graphmode>0)
         mycanvas.drawLine((xfrom+xto)/2,yfrom,
                  (xfrom+xto)/2,yto);
         haps++;
         }

      if (graphmode == 0)
      mycanvas.fillRect(xfrom,yfrom,xto-xfrom,yto-yfrom);

      if (graphmode == 2)
      mycanvas.fillOval((xfrom+xto-spotsize)/2,
                        yfrom-spotsize/2,spotsize,spotsize);

      if (graphmode == 1)
         {
         mycanvas.setColor(Color.white);
         if (k>0) mycanvas.drawLine(oldxfrom,oldyfrom,
                 (xfrom+xto)/2,yfrom);
         oldxfrom=(xfrom+xto)/2;
         oldyfrom=yfrom;
         }

      if (graphmode == 3)
         {
         if (!haveimage)
         {
           if (isapplet)
           {
           image = this.getImage(this.getDocumentBase(),imagename);
           } else {
           image = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(imagename);
           }
         }
         haveimage=true;
           image_height = image.getHeight(this);
           image_width = image.getWidth(this);
         int sector_left = k*image_width/income.length;
         int sector_right = (k+1)*image_width/income.length;
         int sector_top = (highest-income[k])
                  *image_height/highest;
         int sector_base = image_height;
         mycanvas.drawImage(image,xfrom,yfrom,xto,yto,
                  sector_left,sector_top,sector_right,sector_base,
                behind,this);
         }

      if (!fastrepaint){
      if (showval) pound_box(mycanvas,k);
      try {
          Thread.sleep(timer);
          }
      catch (InterruptedException fred)
         {k=income.length;}
      }
      }

      if (showval && (! fastrepaint)) pound_box(mycanvas,-1);

      fastrepaint = true;
   }
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   protected static void SetUpMenu(Menu popmenu,String [] text,
                   String [] responses){
      for (int k=0;k<text.length;k++)
      {
         MenuItem box = new MenuItem(text[k]);
         box.setActionCommand(responses[k]);
         popmenu.add(box);
      }
      }
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public boolean mouseDown(Event selection,int xlocn, int ylocn)
      {
      int requested = fromXPixel(xlocn);

      Graphics addon = getGraphics();

      pound_box(addon,requested);

      year_of_interest = (requested<0)?0:requested+start_year;

      return true;
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   static void pound_box(Graphics addon, int requested)
      {
      if (requested < 0 || requested >= income.length)
         {
         addon.setColor(Color.blue);
         addon.fillRect(value_lower_x-2,value_lower_y-2,
              value_upper_x-value_lower_x+4, value_upper_y-value_lower_y+4);
      } else {

         String Line1 = "Value for "+(requested+start_year);
         String Line2 = "\u00a3"+income[requested];

         addon.setColor(Color.red);
         value_lower_x = value_upper_x -label_metrics.stringWidth(Line1)-40;
         value_upper_y = value_lower_y +40+2*label_metrics.getHeight()+
                             label_metrics.getLeading();
         addon.fillRoundRect(value_lower_x,value_lower_y,
              value_upper_x-value_lower_x, value_upper_y-value_lower_y,10,10);
         addon.setColor(Color.white);
         addon.fillRoundRect(value_lower_x+5,value_lower_y+5,
              value_upper_x-value_lower_x-10,
              value_upper_y-value_lower_y-10,10,10);
         addon.setColor(Color.black);

         addon.setFont(label_font);
         addon.drawString(Line1, value_lower_x+20 , value_upper_y -20 -
                label_metrics.getHeight()-label_metrics.getLeading());
         int midpoint = (value_lower_x + value_upper_x ) / 2 -
                label_metrics.stringWidth(Line2) / 2;
         addon.drawString(Line2, midpoint , value_upper_y -20);
         }
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public boolean action(Event what, Object pressed)
      {
      if (pressed.equals("Rerun")) {
             fastrepaint = false;
             repaint();
             }
      if (pressed.equals("Toggle Speed")) timer = 1000 - timer;
      if (pressed.equals("Toggle Reporting")) showval = ! showval;
      if (pressed.equals("Style")) {
         popmenu.show(buttons[3],70,-50);
         }
      if (pressed.equals("Quit"))
         {
         Frame confirm = new Frame("Quit requested");
         confirm.setSize(250,150);
         // confirm.show();
         yesno = new ConfirmDialog(confirm, "Quit Requested",
                  "I have finished","don't quit");
         yesno.show();
         }
// Following (I think!) redundant
      if (pressed.equals("yes")) System.exit(0);
      if (pressed.equals("no")) yesno.hide();
// And following is NOT redundant.

      if (pressed.equals("Bar Chart")) graphmode=0;
      if (pressed.equals("Line Graph")) graphmode=1;
      if (pressed.equals("Spot Plot")) graphmode=2;
      if (pressed.equals("Imagine")) graphmode=3;
      if (pressed.equals("Background")) backpic = (backpic+1)%3;

      return true;
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// I feel an object coming on here!

   private static int getAxisStep(int range)
      {
      int stepsize, step = 0, power = 1;
      int [] nice_steps = {1,2,5} ;

      while (range/(stepsize=(nice_steps[step%nice_steps.length]*power)) > 15)
           if (++step%nice_steps.length == 0) power *=10;
      return stepsize;
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   private static void grid(Graphics graph_area,int xsep, int ysep)
      {
      int y1 = toYPixel(0);
      int y2 = toYPixel(highest);
      for (int k=0;k<value_count;k+=xsep)
         {
         int xval = toXPixel(k);
         graph_area.drawLine(xval,y1,xval,y2);
         }
      int x1 = toXPixel(0);
      int x2 = toXPixel(value_count);
      for (int k=0;k<highest;k+=ysep)
         {
         int yval = toYPixel(k);
         graph_area.drawLine(x1,yval,x2,yval);
         }
      graph_area.drawRect(x1,y2,x2-x1,y1-y2);
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   private static int toXPixel (int value)
      {
      // Allow 80 pixels to left for labelling
      return value*(window_width-100)/value_count+80;
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   private static int fromXPixel (int value)
      {
      // Allow 80 pixels to left for labelling
      // return value*(window_width-100)/value_count+80;
      if (value < 80) return (-1);
      return (value-80)*value_count/(window_width-100);
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   private static int toYPixel (int value)
      {
      // bottom half of window, allowing 40 pixels for title
      return window_height - value*(window_height-40)/highest/2 - 20;
      }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public void stop() {
   }

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

   public void destroy () {
   }

}

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