1. Introduction

MonarchCharts library is a powerful collection of pure Java charting components that allow developers to build custom, cross platform, data visualization applications. With a robust set of components, MonarchCharts provides developers with the tools to create client or server-side applications for stand-alone deployments or delivery over the Web.

This document describes how to install and use MonarchCharts (MCharts) package. In order to use this manual efficiently, reader should be acquainted with Java programming language. The knowledge of Java design techniques and design patterns is anticipated. This document identifies software design, functionality and usage strategies. Thus, this document affects MonarchCharts component library only.