source: branches/crossvalidation-2434/HeuristicLab.Visualization.ChartControlsExtensions/3.3/ChartUtil.cs @ 14173

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#endregion

using System;

namespace HeuristicLab.Visualization.ChartControlsExtensions {
  public static class ChartUtil {
    public static void CalculateAxisInterval(double min, double max, int ticks, out double axisMin, out double axisMax, out double axisInterval) {
      var dmin = (max - min).Decimals();
      axisMin = min.Floor(dmin);
      var range = max - axisMin;
      var slice = range / ticks;
      var dslice = slice.Decimals();
      var floor = slice.Floor(dslice);
      var ceil = slice.Ceil(dslice);
      var axisRange = floor * ticks;
      axisInterval = floor;
      if (axisRange < max - axisMin) {
        axisRange = ceil * ticks;
        axisInterval = ceil;
      }
      axisMax = axisMin + axisRange;
    }

    // this method tries to find an axis interval with as few fractional digits as possible (because it looks nicer)
    // we only try between 3 and 5 ticks (inclusive) because it wouldn't make sense to exceed this interval
    public static void CalculateOptimalAxisInterval(double min, double max, out double axisMin, out double axisMax, out double axisInterval) {
      CalculateAxisInterval(min, max, 5, out axisMin, out axisMax, out axisInterval);
      int bestLsp = int.MaxValue;
      for (int ticks = 3; ticks <= 5; ++ticks) {
        double aMin, aMax, aInterval;
        CalculateAxisInterval(min, max, ticks, out aMin, out aMax, out aInterval);
        var x = aInterval;
        int lsp = 0; // position of the least significant fractional digit
        while (x - Math.Floor(x) > 0) {
          ++lsp;
          x *= 10;
        }
        if (lsp <= bestLsp) {
          axisMin = aMin;
          axisMax = aMax;
          axisInterval = aInterval;
          bestLsp = lsp;
        }
      }
    }

    private static int Decimals(this double x) {
      if (x.IsAlmost(0) || double.IsInfinity(x) || double.IsNaN(x))
        return 0;

      var v = Math.Abs(x);
      int d = 1;
      while (v < 1) {
        v *= 10;
        d++;
      }
      return d;
    }

    // rounds down to the nearest value according to the given number of decimal precision
    private static double Floor(this double value, int precision) {
      var n = Math.Pow(10, precision);
      return Math.Round(Math.Floor(value * n) / n, precision);
    }

    private static double Ceil(this double value, int precision) {
      var n = Math.Pow(10, precision);
      return Math.Round(Math.Ceiling(value * n) / n, precision);
    }

    private static double Round(this double value, int precision) {
      var n = Math.Pow(10, precision);
      return Math.Round(Math.Round(value * n) / n, precision);
    }

    private static bool IsAlmost(this double value, double other, double eps = 1e-12) {
      return Math.Abs(value - other) < eps;
    }
  }
}