JavaScript/jQuery Sparkline Options

Default Value: 'arg'

barNegativeColor

Sets a color for the bars indicating negative values. Available for a sparkline of the bar type only.

Type:

Default Value: '#d7d7d7'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

To set a color for the bars indicating positive values, specify the barPositiveColor option.

barPositiveColor

Sets a color for the bars indicating positive values. Available for a sparkline of the bar type only.

Type:

Default Value: '#a9a9a9'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

To set a color for the bars indicating negative values, specify the barNegativeColor option.

dataSource

Binds the widget to data.

Type:

Array<any>

|

DataSource

|

DataSource Configuration

|

Cannot be used in themes.

If you use DevExtreme ASP.NET MVC Controls, refer to the Bind Controls to Data article.

The Sparkline works with collections of objects.

Depending on your data source, bind the Sparkline to data as follows. In each case, also specify the argumentField and valueField options.

Data Array
Assign the array to the dataSource option. View Demo
Read-Only Data in JSON Format
Set the dataSource option to the URL of a JSON file or service that returns JSON data.
OData
Implement an ODataStore.

Web API, PHP, MongoDB
Use one of the following extensions to enable the server to process data according to the protocol DevExtreme widgets use:

Then, use the createStore method to configure access to the server on the client as shown below. This method is part of DevExtreme.AspNet.Data.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    let serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service";
    $("#sparklineContainer").dxSparkline({
        // ...
        dataSource: DevExpress.data.AspNet.createStore({
            key: "ID",
            loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction",
            insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction",
            updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction",
            deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction"
        })
    })
});

Angular

app.component.ts

app.component.html

app.module.ts

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import CustomStore from 'devextreme/data/custom_store';
import { createStore } from 'devextreme-aspnet-data-nojquery';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    store: CustomStore;
    constructor() {
        let serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service";
        this.store = createStore({
            key: "ID",
            loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction",
            insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction",
            updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction",
            deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction"
        })
    }
}

<dx-sparkline ...
    [dataSource]="store">
</dx-sparkline>

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

import { DxSparklineModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxSparklineModule
    ],
    providers: [],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

Vue

App.vue

<template> 
    <DxSparkline ...
        :data-source="store" />
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import CustomStore from 'devextreme/data/custom_store';
import { createStore } from 'devextreme-aspnet-data-nojquery';
import { DxSparkline } from 'devextreme-vue/sparkline';

export default {
    components: {
        DxSparkline
    },
    data() {
        const serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service";
        const store = createStore({
            key: "ID",
            loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction",
            insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction",
            updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction",
            deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction"
        });
        return {
            store
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import CustomStore from 'devextreme/data/custom_store';
import { createStore } from 'devextreme-aspnet-data-nojquery';
import Sparkline from 'devextreme-react/sparkline';

const serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service";
const store = createStore({
    key: "ID",
    loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction",
    insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction",
    updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction",
    deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction"
});

class App extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <Sparkline ...
                dataSource={store} />
        );
    }
}
export default App;

Any other data source
Implement a CustomStore.

Regardless of the data source on the input, the Sparkline always wraps it in the DataSource object. This object allows you to sort, filter, group, and perform other data shaping operations. To get its instance, call the getDataSource() method.

NOTE

Please review the following notes about data binding:

Data field names should not contain the following characters: ., ,, :, [, and ].
DataSource and stores provide methods to process and update data. However, the methods do not allow you to perform particular tasks (for example, replace the entire dataset, reconfigure data access at runtime). For such tasks, create a new array, store, or DataSource and assign it to the dataSource option as shown in the articles about changing options in jQuery, Angular, React, and Vue.

disabled

Specifies whether the widget responds to user interaction.

Type:

Default Value: false

Cannot be used in themes.

elementAttr

Specifies the attributes to be attached to the widget's root element.

Type:

Default Value: {}

jQuery

$(function(){
    $("#sparklineContainer").dxSparkline({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-sparkline ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-sparkline>

import { DxSparklineModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxSparklineModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxSparkline ...
        :element-attr="sparklineAttributes">
    </DxSparkline>
</template>

<script>
import DxSparkline from 'devextreme-vue/sparkline';

export default {
    components: {
        DxSparkline
    },
    data() {
        return {
            sparklineAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';

import Sparkline from 'devextreme-react/sparkline';

class App extends React.Component {
    sparklineAttributes = {
        id: 'elementId',
        class: 'class-name'
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <Sparkline ...
                elementAttr={this.sparklineAttributes}>
            </Sparkline>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

firstLastColor

Sets a color for the boundary of both the first and last points on a sparkline.

Type:

Default Value: '#666666'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

Make sure that the showFirstLast option is set to true, so that this option takes effect.

To specify a color for the area inside of the point boundary, use the pointColor option.

ignoreEmptyPoints

Specifies whether the sparkline should ignore null data points.

Type:

Default Value: false

Data points that have the null value do not produce actual points. Because of this, the sparkline may be drawn with unnecessary gaps where missing points should have been. To remove these gaps, set the ignoreEmptyPoints option to true.

lineColor

Sets a color for a line on a sparkline. Available for the sparklines of the line- and area-like types.

Type:

Default Value: '#666666'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

lineWidth

Specifies a width for a line on a sparkline. Available for the sparklines of the line- and area-like types.

Type:

Default Value: 2

lossColor

Sets a color for the bars indicating the values that are less than the winloss threshold. Available for a sparkline of the winloss type only.

Type:

Default Value: '#d7d7d7'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

To set a color for the bars indicating the values greater than a winloss threshold, specify the winColor option.

margin

Generates space around the widget.

Type:

WidgetMargin DevExtreme ChartJS

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    $("#sparklineContainer").dxSparkline({
        // ...
        margin: {
            top: 20,
            bottom: 20,
            left: 30,
            right: 30
        }
    });
});

Angular

app.component.html

app.component.ts

app.module.ts

<dx-sparkline ... >
    <dxo-margin
        [top]="20"
        [bottom]="20"
        [left]="30"
        [right]="30">
    </dxo-margin>
</dx-sparkline>

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

import { DxSparklineModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxSparklineModule
    ],
    providers: [ ],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxSparkline ... >
        <DxMargin
            :top="20"
            :bottom="20"
            :left="30"
            :right="30"
        />
    </DxSparkline>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxSparkline, {
    DxMargin 
} from 'devextreme-vue/sparkline';

export default {
    components: {
        DxSparkline,
        DxMargin
    },
    // ...
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';

import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import Sparkline, {
    Margin 
} from 'devextreme-react/sparkline';

class App extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <Sparkline ... >
                <Margin
                    top={20}
                    bottom={20}
                    left={30}
                    right={30}
                />
            </Sparkline>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

maxColor

Sets a color for the boundary of the maximum point on a sparkline.

Type:

Default Value: '#e55253'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

So that this option takes effect, make sure that the showMinMax option is set to true.

To set a color for the minimum point on a sparkline, specify the minColor option.

To specify a color for the area inside of the point boundary, use the pointColor option.

maxValue

Specifies the maximum value of the sparkline's value axis.

Type:

Default Value: undefined

minColor

Sets a color for the boundary of the minimum point on a sparkline.

Type:

Default Value: '#e8c267'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

Make sure that the showMinMax option is set to true, so that this option takes effect.

To set a color for the maximum point on a sparkline, specify the maxColor option.

To specify a color for the area inside of the point boundary, use the pointColor option.

minValue

Specifies the minimum value of the sparkline value axis.

Type:

Default Value: undefined

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the widget is disposed of.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

The widget's instance.

element

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onDrawn

A function that is executed when the widget's rendering has finished.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

The widget's instance.

element

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

Cannot be used in themes.

onExported

A function that is executed after the widget is exported.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

The widget's instance.

element

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onExporting

A function that is executed before the widget is exported.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
cancel	Boolean	Allows you to prevent exporting.
component	Sparkline	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
fileName	String	The name of the file to which the widget is about to be exported.
format	String	The resulting file format. One of PNG, PDF, JPEG, SVG and GIF.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onFileSaving

A function that is executed before a file with exported widget is saved to the user's local storage.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
cancel	Boolean	Allows you to prevent file saving.
component	Sparkline	The widget's instance.
data	BLOB	Exported data as a BLOB.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
fileName	String	The name of the file to be saved.
format	String	The format of the file to be saved. Possible Values: 'PNG' \| 'PDF' \| 'JPEG' \| 'SVG' \| 'GIF'

Default Value: null

onIncidentOccurred

A function that is executed when an error or warning occurs.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	Sparkline	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
target	any	Information on the occurred incident.

Default Value: null

The widget notifies you of errors and warnings by passing messages to the browser console. Each message contains the incident's ID, a brief description, and a link to the Errors and Warnings section where further information about this incident can be found.

The onIncidentOccurred function allows you to handle errors and warnings the way you require. The object passed to it contains the target field. This field provides information about the occurred incident and contains the following properties:

id
The incident's ID. The full list of IDs can be found in the Errors and Warnings section.
type
The incident's type: "error" or "warning".
args
The argument of the incident's message. Depends on the incident. For example, it may be the name of the data source field that was specified incorrectly, or the name of the option that was not set properly.
text
The text passed to the browser's console. Includes the args content, if there is any.
widget
The name of the widget that produced the error or warning.
version
The used DevExtreme version.

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the widget instance.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

The widget's instance.

element

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a widget option is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
model	Object	Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
fullName	String	The path to the modified option that includes all parent options.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component	Sparkline	The widget's instance.
name	String	The modified option if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level option it is nested into.
value	any	The modified option's new value.

Default Value: null

onTooltipHidden

A function that is executed when a tooltip becomes hidden.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

The widget's instance.

element

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

Cannot be used in themes.

onTooltipShown

A function that is executed when a tooltip appears.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name

Type

Description

component

The widget's instance.

element

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

Cannot be used in themes.

pathModified

Notifies the widget that it is embedded into an HTML page that uses a tag modifying the path.

Type:

Default Value: false

Cannot be used in themes.

If you place the widget on a page that uses a tag modifying the path (<base>, <iframe>, etc.), some of the widget elements may get mixed up or disappear. To solve this problem, set the pathModified option to true.

pointColor

Sets a color for points on a sparkline. Available for the sparklines of the line- and area-like types.

Type:

Default Value: '#ffffff'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

pointSize

Specifies the diameter of sparkline points in pixels. Available for the sparklines of line- and area-like types.

Type:

Default Value: 4

pointSymbol

Specifies a symbol to use as a point marker on a sparkline. Available for the sparklines of the line- and area-like types.

Type:

Default Value: 'circle'

Accepted Values: 'circle' | 'cross' | 'polygon' | 'square' | 'triangle'

Use the VizPointSymbol enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Circle, Square, Polygon, Triangle, and Cross.

rtlEnabled

Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

Default Value: false

Cannot be used in themes.

When this option is set to true, the widget text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript

DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});

NOTE

In a right-to-left representation, SVG elements have the direction attribute with the rtl value. This might cause problems when rendering left-to-right texts. Use this option if you have only right-to-left texts.

showFirstLast

Specifies whether or not to indicate both the first and last values on a sparkline.

Type:

Default Value: true

When this option is set to true, the first and last values are highlighted and painted in the color specified by the firstLastColor option.

showMinMax

Specifies whether or not to indicate both the minimum and maximum values on a sparkline.

Type:

Default Value: false

When this option is set to true, the minimum and maximum values are highlighted and painted in the colors specified by the minColor and maxColor options correspondingly.

size

Specifies the widget's size in pixels.

Type:

Default Value: undefined

By default, the widget occupies the entire area of the container. If you need to set a particular size for the widget, different from the container's size, assign a height and width in pixels to height and width properties of the size object.

Using the size object, you can hide the widget. For this purpose, simply assign 0 to both the height and width of the widget.

NOTE

The size configuration object reserves space for the main widget elements, while displaying a tooltip may require extra space. To reserve the area around the widget for the tooltip, you can apply a margin to the widget's container.

theme

Sets the name of the theme the widget uses.

Type:

Default Value: 'generic.light'

A theme is a widget configuration that gives the widget a distinctive appearance. Use can use one of the predefined themes or create a custom one. Changing the option values in the widget's configuration object overrides the theme's corresponding values.

Use the VizTheme enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: GenericLight, GenericDark, GenericContrast, GenericCarmine, GenericDarkMoon, GenericSoftBlue, GenericDarkViolet, GenericGreenMist, MaterialBlueLight, MaterialLimeLight, MaterialOrangeLight, MaterialPurpleLight, MaterialTealLight.

tooltip

Configures the tooltip.

Type:

A tooltip is a miniature rectangle displaying widget data. The tooltip appears when the end-user hovers the cursor over the widget. You can enable/disable the tooltip, change its appearance and format its text using fields of the tooltip configuration object.

NOTE

The tooltip is displayed outside the widget's container. If you plan to use the tooltip, make sure there is enough space around your widget to display it. For example, you can apply a margin to the widget's container to reserve the area around the widget for the tooltip.

type

Determines the type of a sparkline.

Type:

Default Value: 'line'

The sparkline type determines how data is visualized. The following list shows options that are available for different types of Sparklines:

All types:
- argumentField
- dataSource
- firstLastColor
- minColor
- maxColor
- showFirstLast
- showMinMax
- size
- theme
- tooltip
- valueField
The line, spline, stepline, area, splinearea, and steparea types:
The bar type:
- barNegativeColor
- barPositiveColor
The winloss type:

Use the SparklineType enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Line, Spline, StepLine, Area, SplineArea, StepArea, Bar, and WinLoss.

View Demo

valueField

Specifies the data source field that provides values for a sparkline.

Type:

Default Value: 'val'

winColor

Sets a color for the bars indicating the values greater than a winloss threshold. Available for a sparkline of the winloss type only.

Type:

Default Value: '#a9a9a9'

This option supports the following colors:

Hexadecimal colors
RGB colors
RGBA colors
Predefined/cross-browser color names
Predefined SVG colors
Paint server address

To set a color for the bars indicating the values that are less than the winloss threshold, specify the lossColor option.

winlossThreshold

Specifies a value that serves as a threshold for the sparkline of the winloss type.

Type: