JFreechart - vertical X-axis labels on an XYChart

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I have an XYLineChart, where the labels on the X axis are written horizontally. I would like to be able to write them vertically (descending).

I can already do this for BarCharts:

CategoryPlot plot = (CategoryPlot) chart.getPlot();
final CategoryAxis domainAxis = plot.getDomainAxis();
domainAxis.setCategoryLabelPositions(CategoryLabelPositions.DOWN_90);

but an XYChart returns an XYPlot, rather than a CategoryPlot, and the getDomainAxis() of an XYPlot returns a ValueAxis, not a CategoryAxis. ValueAxis lets me call

setVerticalTickLabels(true);

which is almost there! But it draws them ascending, rather than descending. Any way around this?

Thanks,

Edit: I need the domain axis to stay at the bottom of the chart. Hadn't considered it being any other way when making the original post.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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ValueAxis does this automatically in drawTickMarksAndLabels() for an axis on the RectangleEdge.TOP edge:

xyPlot.setDomainAxisLocation(AxisLocation.TOP_OR_LEFT);

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Example based on a variation of ScatterAdd.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Dec 08 '11 at 20:07

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Thanks. I need the labels on the bottom, rather than the top, though. I've had to modify the source to achieve this. – woddle Dec 12 '11 at 09:04
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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 14 '11 at 08:47

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Answering my own question, this didn't seem to be possible, so I had to add the functionality to the jfreechart source myself.

answered Dec 14 '11 at 08:47

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JFreechart - vertical X-axis labels on an XYChart

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