Simplest Java chart library?

Question

Could someone please recommend a simple (as in very easy to understand) charting library for Java?

I just want to add a simple chart into my program and figured I might save some time by learning a library.

Answer 1

JFreeChart is one of the best open source charting packages for java.

Answer 2

A litte outdated, but still working and with free documentation (JFreeChart has just the API for free, the devguide is saled) is jCharts.

A sample code for Swing is available here, if you don't need anything fancy or special it may be easier than JFreeChart because of the direct available documentation.

Answer 3

JFreeChart is definitely the way to go. Although the (for-sale) manual is useful if you're doing a huge amount of work using this, it's instructive in the first instance to check out this huge selection of examples (screenshots and code). That will get you 90% of what you need.