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How to draw several lines of the graph in Qt using QCustomPlot

For example, in Visual Studio there is tChart and its Series property, which is responsible for drawing lines of the graph. Here is an example of this code 

for (int j = 1; j < Nt - 1; j++)
  {
   for (int i = 1; i < Nt - 1; i++)
    {
       chart2->Series["" + (j + 1).ToString()]->Points->AddXY(i, wht[j][i]);
    }
  }

And draw this graph with a lot of lines.

enter image description here

But my task is transfering in Qt Creator(because in Qt Creator may making a lot of opportunities) This code

void MainWindow::drawdifnet(int Nt)
{
    int N=Nt;
    int N1=pow(N,2);
    QVector<double> x22(N), y22(N1); 
    int ii=0,jj=0;
    for (int j = 0; j < Nt ; j++)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < Nt ; i++)
                {          
                    x22[jj]=i;
                    y22[ii]=wht[j][i];
                    ui->widget_2->addGraph();
                    ui->widget_2->graph(0)->setData(x22,y22);
                  ii++;
                }
                jj++;
    }
    ui->widget_2->xAxis->setLabel("OsX");
    ui->widget_2->yAxis->setLabel("OsY");
    ui->widget_2->xAxis->setRange(30,30);
    ui->widget_2->replot();
}

Doesn't work correctly. Result is the empty widget

In first I with help debugger check the QVectors data In this pictures see that my dinamic array wht[j][i] in work and loaded in QVector yy[ii]

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I think the problem in the loop.

In QtCustomPlot tutorial this problem solving this code

ui->widget_2->graph(0)->setData(x,y);
ui->widget_2->graph(1)->setData(x11,y11);
ui->widget_2->graph(2)->setData(x22,y22);

But in my situation the quantity of lines is know when the program working.

How I create and assigned my array

void created(int Nt, int Nx) ///This function creating my dynamic array
{
    wht = new double *[Nt];
    for (int i = 0; i < Nt; i++)
        wht[i] = new double[Nx];
}

inline double fn(int T, double x) ///these 4 functions for my mathematical part(works good)
{
    if (x >= 0)
        return T;
    return 0;
}

inline double u0(int T, double x)
{
    return fn(T, x);
}

inline double u1(int T, double a, int xmin, double t)
{
    return fn(T, xmin - a * t);
}

inline double u2(int T, double a, int xmax, double t)
{
    return fn(T, xmax - a * t);
}


void calculatedifnet(int xmin, double hx, double ht, double a, int Nx, int Nt, int T)
//These main function.We have the empty array and in this function we fill array. Then we solve in the main loop and the fill the first indexes wht[j]
{
    for (int i = 0; i < Nt; i++)
    {
        wht[0][i] = u0(T, xmin + i*hx);//fill the second indexeswht[null][i]
    }

    for (int j = 0; j < Nt - 1; j++)//the calculated code(works right).The result writing in wht[j]
    {
        wht[j + 1][0] = u1(T, a, xmin, j*ht);
        for (int i = 1; i < Nt; i++)
        {
            double dudx = (wht[j][i] - wht[j][i - 1]) / hx;
            wht[j + 1][i] = -a * dudx * ht + wht[j][i];
        }
    }
}
Solution

  • In your code there are the following errors:

    • If we observe x is a constant vector from 0 to Nt-1, then we only have to create it once:
    QVector<double> x(Nt);
for (int i = 0; i < Nt ; i++)
    x[i]=i;//0 to Nt-1
    • addGraph() adds a graph and places it in the last position, if you want to graph you must access by the last index, not by the index 0:
    ui->widget_2->addGraph()->setData(xx, yy);
    • Assuming that wht is of type QVector<QVector<double>> and of size NtxNt, then is not necessary to access each element, we can access each QVector<double> since the function setData() accepts as input this type of data. To the function setData() you must pass 2 vectors of the same size, but you were passing 2 vectors of Nt and Nt*Nt, this generated a warning:
    ui->widget_2->addGraph()->setData(x, wht[j]);
    • setRange() places the range from a to b, but if they are the same QCustomPlot will never fit the range, for my test I set it as follows:
    ui->widget_2->xAxis->setRange(0,Nt);
ui->widget_2->yAxis->setRange(0,Nt*Nt);

    In short the code would be as follows:

    void MainWindow::drawdifnet(int Nt){

    QVector<double> x(Nt);
    for (int i = 0; i < Nt ; i++)
        x[i]=i;//0 to Nt-1

    for (int j = 0; j < Nt ; j++)
        ui->widget_2->addGraph()->setData(x, wht[j]);

    /* if c++11
    for (auto& row: wht)
        ui->widget_2->addGraph()->setData(x, row);
    */

    ui->widget_2->xAxis->setLabel("OsX");
    ui->widget_2->yAxis->setLabel("OsY");
    ui->widget_2->xAxis->setRange(0,Nt);
    ui->widget_2->yAxis->setRange(0,Nt*Nt);
    ui->widget_2->replot();

}

    Output:

    enter image description here

    Note: For the test wht[i][j] = i*j

    In your case wht is a variable of type double**, also assume that Nx>=Nt, for this you must use the following code:

    void MainWindow::drawdifnet(int Nt)
{
    QVector<double> x(Nt);
    for (int i = 0; i < Nt ; i++){
        x[i]=i;//0 to Nt-1
    }

    QVector<double> y(Nt);
    for(int i=0; i<Nt; i++){
        for(int j=0; j<Nt; j++){
            y[j] = wht[i][j];
        }
        ui->widget_2->addGraph()->setData(x, y);
    }

    ui->widget_2->xAxis->setLabel("OsX");
    ui->widget_2->yAxis->setLabel("OsY");
    ui->widget_2->xAxis->setRange(0,12);
    ui->widget_2->yAxis->setRange(0,3.5);
    ui->widget_2->replot();
}

    Input:

    • created(12, 12);
    • calculatedifnet(1, .5, .5, 0.9, 12, 12, 3);

    Output:

    enter image description here