Version: 2022.1+
This example demonstrates how to use the Vector API to create graphs in the Editor and runtime UI.
This example generates a pie chart onto a VisualElement
, and displays it in the Editor and runtime UI.
You can find the completed files that this example creates in this GitHub repository.
This guide is for developers familiar with the Unity Editor, UI Toolkit, and C# scripting. Before you start, get familiar with the following:
Create a C# script that uses the Arc
and Fill
methods in the Vector API to draw a pie chart into a visual element.
Create a Unity project with any template.
Create a folder named pie-chart
to store your files.
In the pie-chart
folder, create a C# script named PieChart.cs
with the following content:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UIElements;
public class PieChart : VisualElement
{
float m_Radius = 100.0f;
float m_Value = 40.0f;
VisualElement m_Chart;
public float radius
{
get => m_Radius;
set
{
m_Radius = value;
m_Chart.style.height = diameter;
m_Chart.style.width = diameter;
m_Chart.MarkDirtyRepaint();
}
}
public float diameter => m_Radius * 2.0f;
public float value {
get { return m_Value; }
set { m_Value = value; MarkDirtyRepaint(); }
}
public PieChart()
{
generateVisualContent += DrawCanvas;
}
void DrawCanvas(MeshGenerationContext ctx)
{
var painter = ctx.painter2D;
painter.strokeColor = Color.white;
painter.fillColor = Color.white;
var percentage = m_Value;
var percentages = new float[] {
percentage, 100 - percentage
};
var colors = new Color32[] {
new Color32(182,235,122,255),
new Color32(251,120,19,255)
};
float angle = 0.0f;
float anglePct = 0.0f;
int k = 0;
foreach (var pct in percentages)
{
anglePct += 360.0f * (pct / 100);
painter.fillColor = colors[k++];
painter.BeginPath();
painter.MoveTo(new Vector2(m_Radius, m_Radius));
painter.Arc(new Vector2(m_Radius, m_Radius), m_Radius, angle, anglePct);
painter.Fill();
angle = anglePct;
}
}
}
Create a folder named Editor
to store your files.
In the Editor
folder, create a C# script named PieChartWindow.cs
with the following contents:
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UIElements;
public class PieChartWindow : EditorWindow
{
[MenuItem("Tools/PieChart Window")]
public static void ShowExample()
{
PieChartWindow wnd = GetWindow<PieChartWindow>();
wnd.titleContent = new GUIContent("PieChartWindow");
}
public void CreateGUI()
{
VisualElement root = rootVisualElement;
root.Add(new PieChart());
}
}
To see the pie chart in the Editor window, from the menu, select Tools > PieChart Window.
Add the pie chart in the UIDocument GameObject in the SampleScene.
In the pie-chart
folder, create a C# script named PieChartComponet.cs
with the following content:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UIElements;
[RequireComponent(typeof(UIDocument))]
public class PieChartComponent : MonoBehaviour
{
PieChart m_PieChart;
void Start()
{
m_PieChart = new PieChart();
GetComponent<UIDocument>().rootVisualElement.Add(m_PieChart);
}
}
In the SampleScene, select GameObject > UI Toolkit > UI Document.
Select the UIDocument GameObject in the hierarchy.
Add PieChartComponet.cs as a component of the UIDocument GameObject.
Enter Play mode to see the pie chart in the scene.