Archive Contents

Once you have downloaded the jCharts-x.x.x.zip file, simply unzip it to a directory. You should see a directory structure similar to below.

	jcharts-x.x.x
	  +--build
	  +--demo
	  +--docs
	  +--javadocs
	  +--lib
	  +--src
	   --jCharts-x.x.x.jar
	   --jChartsServletExamples.war
			

jCharts-x.x.x.jar is the jCharts core library. Simply add this jar to your classpath and live your charting fantasies.

The build directory contains a Jakarta Ant build file, build.xml.

The demo directory contains the source for the Servlet demo application, as well as a Swing example.

The docs directory contains licensing information and a readme.html with legacy change notes.

The javadocs directory contains javadoc files for the jcharts library.

The lib directory contains supporting libraries needed to use some of the feaures of jCharts, namely the Apache XML Batik jars needed to create SVG formatted charts.

The src directory contains the source of jcharts. After all, this is open source!