Perl graph

This Perl example function shows how to generate a graph from a array.

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
 
#example data
my @arr = (1,7,2,12,5,10,11,6,9);
#test sub
print graph(1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13,).$/;
print graph(@arr).$/;
#graph sub
sub graph {
    my @arr = @_;
    my $height = $arr[0];
    for(@arr){
        if($_ > $height){
            $height = $_;
        }
    }
    my $out = "   ^".$/;;
    for(my $y = $height;$y > 0;--$y){
        $out .= len_format($y."|",4);
        for my $x (0..$#arr){
            if(($arr[$x])-$y >= 0){
                $out .= len_format("*",3);
            }else{
                $out .= len_format(" ",3);
            }
        }
        $out .= $/;
    }
    for(-2..$#arr){$out .= "---";}
    $out .= ">".$/."    ";
    for(@arr){$out .= len_format($_,3);}
    return($out.$/);
}
#format strings
sub len_format{
    my $str = shift;
    my $len = shift;
    return((" "x($len-length($str))).$str);
}

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

#example data

my @arr = (1,7,2,12,5,10,11,6,9);

#test sub

print graph(1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13,).$/;

print graph(@arr).$/;

#graph sub

sub graph {

my @arr = @_;

my $height = $arr[0];

for(@arr){

if($_ > $height){

$height = $_;

}

my $out = " ^".$/;;

for(my $y = $height;$y > 0;--$y){

$out .= len_format($y."|",4);

for my $x (0..$#arr){

if(($arr[$x])-$y >= 0){

$out .= len_format("*",3);

}else{

$out .= len_format(" ",3);

}

$out .= $/;

}

for(-2..$#arr){$out .= "---";}

$out .= ">".$/." ";

for(@arr){$out .= len_format($_,3);}

return($out.$/);

}

#format strings

sub len_format{

my $str = shift;

my $len = shift;

return((" "x($len-length($str))).$str);

}

The sub returns this result:

   ^                               
 13|                    *          
 12|                    *          
 11|                    *          
 10|                    *          
  9|                    *          
  8|                 *  *          
  7|                 *  *          
  6|                 *  *          
  5|              *  *  *          
  4|              *  *  *          
  3|           *  *  *  *          
  2|        *  *  *  *  *          
  1|  *  *  *  *  *  *  *          
--------------------------->       
      1  1  2  3  5  8 13          
                                   
   ^                               
 12|           *                   
 11|           *        *          
 10|           *     *  *          
  9|           *     *  *     *    
  8|           *     *  *     *    
  7|     *     *     *  *     *    
  6|     *     *     *  *  *  *    
  5|     *     *  *  *  *  *  *    
  4|     *     *  *  *  *  *  *    
  3|     *     *  *  *  *  *  *    
  2|     *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *    
  1|  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *    
---------------------------------> 
      1  7  2 12  5 10 11  6  9

13| *

12| *

11| *

10| *

9| *

8| * *

7| * *

6| * *

5| * * *

4| * * *

3| * * * *

2| * * * * *

1| * * * * * * *

--------------------------->

1 1 2 3 5 8 13

12| *

11| * *

10| * * *

9| * * * *

8| * * * *

7| * * * * *

6| * * * * * *

5| * * * * * * *

4| * * * * * * *

3| * * * * * * *

2| * * * * * * * *

1| * * * * * * * * *

--------------------------------->

1 7 2 12 5 10 11 6 9

2 thoughts on “Perl graph”

AnetteCReinen says:

July 13, 2015 at 7:03 pm

Your style is really unique compared to other people I have read
stuff from. Thank you for posting when you have the opportunity,
Guess I will just bookmark this page.
View Comment

JanieOKachikian says:

July 14, 2015 at 2:56 pm

Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew of any widgets I could add to my blog that automatically
tweet my newest twitter updates. I’ve been looking for a plug-in like this for quite some
time and was hoping maybe you would have some experience with something like this.
Please let me know if you run into anything. I truly enjoy reading your
blog and I look forward to your new updates.
View Comment

2 thoughts on “Perl graph”

Leave a Reply Cancel reply