JavaScript/jQuery Chart API
The Chart is a UI component that visualizes data from a local or remote storage using a great variety of series types along with different interactive elements, such as tooltips, crosshair pointer, legend, etc.
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This section describes properties that configure the contents, behavior and appearance of the Chart UI component.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| adaptiveLayout |
Specifies adaptive layout properties. |
| adjustOnZoom |
Specifies whether to adjust the value axis's visualRange when the argument axis is being zoomed or panned. |
| animation |
Specifies animation properties. |
| annotations |
Specifies the annotation collection. |
| argumentAxis |
Configures the argument axis. |
| autoHidePointMarkers |
Specifies whether to hide series point markers automatically to reduce visual clutter. |
| barGroupPadding |
Controls the padding and consequently the width of a group of bars with the same argument using relative units. Ignored if the barGroupWidth property is set. |
| barGroupWidth |
Specifies a fixed width for groups of bars with the same argument, measured in pixels. Takes precedence over the barGroupPadding property. |
| commonAnnotationSettings |
Specifies settings common for all annotations in the chart. |
| commonAxisSettings |
Defines common settings for both the argument and value axis in a chart. |
| commonPaneSettings |
Defines common settings for all panes in a chart. |
| commonSeriesSettings |
Specifies settings common for all series in the chart. |
| containerBackgroundColor |
Specifies background color of the chart container. |
| crosshair |
Configures the crosshair feature. |
| customizeAnnotation |
Customizes an individual annotation. |
| customizeLabel |
Customizes the appearance of an individual point label. |
| customizePoint |
Customizes the appearance of an individual series point. |
| dataPrepareSettings |
Processes data before visualizing it. |
| dataSource |
Binds the UI component to data. |
| defaultPane |
Specifies which pane should be used by default. |
| disabled |
Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction. |
| elementAttr |
Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element. |
| export |
Configures the exporting and printing features. |
| legend |
Specifies the properties of a chart's legend. |
| loadingIndicator |
Configures the loading indicator. |
| margin |
Generates space around the UI component. |
| maxBubbleSize |
Specifies a coefficient determining the diameter of the largest bubble. |
| minBubbleSize |
Specifies the diameter of the smallest bubble measured in pixels. |
| negativesAsZeroes |
Forces the UI component to treat negative values as zeroes. Applies to stacked-like series only. |
| onArgumentAxisClick |
A function that is executed when a label on the argument axis is clicked or tapped. |
| onDisposing |
A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of. |
| onDone |
A function that is executed when all series are ready. |
| onDrawn |
A function that is executed when the UI component's rendering has finished. |
| onExported |
A function that is executed after the UI component is exported. |
| onExporting |
A function that is executed before the UI component is exported. |
| onFileSaving |
A function that is executed before a file with exported UI component is saved to the user's local storage. |
| onIncidentOccurred |
A function that is executed when an error or warning occurs. |
| onInitialized |
A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance. |
| onLegendClick |
A function that is executed when a legend item is clicked or tapped. |
| onOptionChanged |
A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed. |
| onPointClick |
A function that is executed when a series point is clicked or tapped. |
| onPointHoverChanged |
A function that is executed after the pointer enters or leaves a series point. |
| onPointSelectionChanged |
A function that is executed when a series point is selected or selection is canceled. |
| onSeriesClick |
A function that is executed when a series is clicked or tapped. |
| onSeriesHoverChanged |
A function that is executed after the pointer enters or leaves a series. |
| onSeriesSelectionChanged |
A function that is executed when a series is selected or selection is canceled. |
| onTooltipHidden |
A function that is executed when a tooltip becomes hidden. |
| onTooltipShown |
A function that is executed when a tooltip appears. |
| onZoomEnd |
A function that is executed when zooming or panning ends. |
| onZoomStart |
A function that is executed when zooming or panning begins. |
| palette |
Sets the palette to be used for colorizing series and their elements. |
| paletteExtensionMode |
Specifies what to do with colors in the palette when their number is less than the number of series (in the Chart UI component) or points in a series (in the PieChart UI component). |
| panes |
Declares a collection of panes. |
| pathModified |
Notifies the UI component that it is embedded into an HTML page that uses a tag modifying the path. |
| pointSelectionMode |
Specifies whether a single point or multiple points can be selected in the chart. |
| redrawOnResize |
Specifies whether to redraw the UI component when the size of the container changes or a mobile device rotates. |
| resizePanesOnZoom |
Specifies whether panes can be resized if other chart elements require more space after zooming or panning. |
| resolveLabelOverlapping |
Specifies how the chart must behave when series point labels overlap. |
| rotated |
Swaps the axes around making the value axis horizontal and the argument axis vertical. |
| rtlEnabled |
Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation. |
| scrollBar |
Specifies the settings of the scroll bar. |
| series |
Specifies properties for Chart UI component series. |
| seriesSelectionMode |
Specifies whether a single series or multiple series can be selected in the chart. |
| seriesTemplate |
Defines properties for the series template. |
| size |
Specifies the UI component's size in pixels. |
| stickyHovering |
Specifies whether a point should remain in the hover state when the mouse pointer moves away. |
| synchronizeMultiAxes |
Indicates whether or not to synchronize value axes when they are displayed on a single pane. |
| theme |
Sets the name of the theme the UI component uses. |
| title |
Configures the UI component's title. |
| tooltip | |
| valueAxis |
Configures the value axis. |
| zoomAndPan |
Configures zooming and panning. |
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Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| beginUpdate() |
Postpones rendering that can negatively affect performance until the endUpdate() method is called. |
| clearSelection() |
Deselects the chart's selected series. The series is displayed in an initial style. |
| dispose() |
Disposes of all the resources allocated to the Chart instance. |
| element() |
Gets the root UI component element. |
| endUpdate() |
Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method. |
| exportTo(fileName, format) |
Exports the UI component. |
| getAllSeries() |
Gets all the series. |
| getArgumentAxis() |
Gets the argument axis. |
| getDataSource() |
Gets the DataSource instance. |
| getInstance(element) |
Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node. |
| getSeriesByName(seriesName) |
Gets a series with a specific name. |
| getSeriesByPos(seriesIndex) |
Gets a series with a specific index. |
| getSize() |
Gets the current UI component size. |
| getValueAxis() |
Gets a value axis. |
| getValueAxis(name) |
Gets a value axis with the specified name. |
| hideLoadingIndicator() |
Hides the loading indicator. |
| hideTooltip() |
Hides all UI component tooltips. |
| instance() |
Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component. |
| off(eventName) |
Detaches all event handlers from a single event. |
| off(eventName, eventHandler) |
Detaches a particular event handler from a single event. |
| on(eventName, eventHandler) |
Subscribes to an event. |
| on(events) |
Subscribes to events. |
| option() |
Gets all UI component properties. |
| option(optionName) |
Gets the value of a single property. |
| option(optionName, optionValue) |
Updates the value of a single property. |
| option(options) |
Updates the values of several properties. |
| print() |
Opens the browser's print window. |
| refresh() |
Reloads data and repaints the UI component. |
| render() |
Redraws the UI component. |
| render(renderOptions) |
Redraws the UI component. |
| resetOption(optionName) |
Resets a property to its default value. |
| resetVisualRange() |
Resets the visual ranges of both axes to the data range or to the whole range if it is within the data range. |
| showLoadingIndicator() |
Shows the loading indicator. |
| svg() |
Gets the UI component's SVG markup. |
| zoomArgument(startValue, endValue) |
Sets the argument axis' start and end values. |
Events
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| argumentAxisClick |
Raised when a label on the argument axis is clicked or tapped. |
| disposing |
Raised before the UI component is disposed of. |
| done |
Raised when all series are ready. |
| drawn |
Raised when the UI component's rendering has finished. |
| exported |
Raised after the UI component is exported. |
| exporting |
Raised before the UI component is exported. |
| fileSaving |
Raised before a file with exported UI component is saved to the user's local storage. |
| incidentOccurred |
Raised when an error or warning occurs. |
| initialized |
Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized. |
| legendClick |
Raised when a legend item is clicked or tapped. |
| optionChanged |
Raised after a UI component property is changed. |
| pointClick |
Raised when a series point is clicked or tapped. |
| pointHoverChanged |
Raised after the pointer enters or leaves a series point. |
| pointSelectionChanged |
Raised when a series point is selected or selection is canceled. |
| seriesClick |
Raised when a series is clicked or tapped. |
| seriesHoverChanged |
Raised after the pointer enters or leaves a series. |
| seriesSelectionChanged |
Raised when a series is selected or selection is canceled. |
| tooltipHidden |
Raised when a tooltip becomes hidden. |
| tooltipShown |
Raised when a tooltip appears. |
| zoomEnd |
Raised when zooming or panning ends. |
| zoomStart |
Raised when zooming or panning begins. |
Series Types
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the area type. |
| BarSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the bar type. |
| BubbleSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the bubble type. |
| CandleStickSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the candlestick type. |
| FullStackedAreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the full-stacked area type. |
| FullStackedBarSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the full-stacked bar type. |
| FullStackedLineSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the full-stacked line type. |
| FullStackedSplineAreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the full-stacked spline area type. |
| FullStackedSplineSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the full-stacked spline area type. An object defining a series of the fullStackedSpline type. |
| LineSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the line type. |
| RangeAreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the range area type. |
| RangeBarSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the range bar type. |
| ScatterSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the scatter type. |
| SplineAreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the spline area type. |
| SplineSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the spline type. |
| StackedAreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the stacked area type. |
| StackedBarSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the stacked bar type. |
| StackedLineSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the stacked line type. |
| StackedSplineAreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the stacked spline area type. |
| StackedSplineSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the stacked spline type. |
| StepAreaSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the step rea type. |
| StepLineSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the step line type. |
| StockSeries |
Describes settings supported by a series of the stock type. |
Types
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AggregatedPointsPosition |
Specifies the start position of the aggregated series points in the aggregation interval. |
| ArgumentAxis |
Configures the argument axis. |
| ArgumentAxisClickEvent |
The type of the argumentAxisClick event handler's argument. |
| ArgumentAxisConstantLines |
Declares a collection of constant lines belonging to the argument axis. |
| ArgumentAxisConstantLinesLabel |
Configures the constant line label. |
| ArgumentAxisConstantLineStyle |
Specifies the appearance of those constant lines that belong to the argument axis. |
| ArgumentAxisConstantLineStyleLabel |
Specifies the appearance of the labels of those constant lines that belong to the argument axis. |
| ArgumentAxisLabel |
Configures the labels of the argument axis. |
| ArgumentAxisStrips |
Declares a collection of strips belonging to the argument axis. |
| ArgumentAxisStripsLabel |
Configures the strip label. |
| ArgumentAxisTitle |
Configures the axis title. |
| ChartBubbleSeriesAggregationMethod |
Specifies how to aggregate series points. |
| ChartFinancialSeriesAggregationMethod |
Specifies how to aggregate series points. |
| ChartLabelDisplayMode |
Specifies how to rotate or stagger horizontal axis labels. |
| ChartRangeSeriesAggregationMethod |
Specifies how to aggregate series points. |
| ChartSeriesAggregationMethod |
Specifies how to aggregate series points. |
| ChartSingleValueSeriesAggregationMethod |
Specifies how to aggregate series points. |
| ChartTooltipLocation |
Specifies whether the tooltip must be located in the center of a series point or on its edge. |
| ChartZoomAndPanMode |
Specifies whether users are allowed to zoom and/or pan the argument and value axis. |
| CommonAxisSettings |
Defines common settings for both the argument and value axis in a chart. |
| CommonAxisSettingsConstantLineStyle |
Configures the appearance of all constant lines in the UI component. |
| CommonAxisSettingsConstantLineStyleLabel |
Configures constant line labels. |
| CommonAxisSettingsLabel |
Configures axis labels. |
| CommonAxisSettingsStripStyle |
Configures the appearance of strips. |
| CommonAxisSettingsStripStyleLabel |
Configures the appearance of strip labels. |
| CommonAxisSettingsTitle |
Configures axis titles. |
| CommonPaneSettings |
Defines common settings for all panes in a chart. |
| CommonSeriesSettings |
Specifies settings common for all series in the chart. |
| DisposingEvent |
The type of the disposing event handler's argument. |
| DoneEvent |
The type of the done event handler's argument. |
| DrawnEvent |
The type of the drawn event handler's argument. |
| EventKeyModifier |
Specifies the key that enables panning when dragToZoom is true. |
| ExportedEvent |
The type of the exported event handler's argument. |
| ExportingEvent |
The type of the exporting event handler's argument. |
| FileSavingEvent |
The type of the fileSaving event handler's argument. |
| FinancialChartReductionLevel |
Specifies whether high, low, open or close prices of points should be compared. |
| IncidentOccurredEvent |
The type of the incidentOccurred event handler's argument. |
| InitializedEvent |
The type of the initialized event handler's argument. |
| Legend |
Specifies the properties of a chart's legend. |
| LegendClickEvent |
The type of the legendClick event handler's argument. |
| OptionChangedEvent |
The type of the optionChanged event handler's argument. |
| Panes |
Declares a collection of panes. |
| PointClickEvent |
The type of the pointClick event handler's argument. |
| PointHoverChangedEvent |
The type of the pointHoverChanged event handler's argument. |
| PointSelectionChangedEvent |
The type of the pointSelectionChanged event handler's argument. |
| SeriesClickEvent |
The type of the seriesClick event handler's argument. |
| SeriesHoverChangedEvent |
The type of the seriesHoverChanged event handler's argument. |
| SeriesSelectionChangedEvent |
The type of the seriesSelectionChanged event handler's argument. |
| Tooltip | |
| TooltipHiddenEvent |
The type of the tooltipHidden event handler's argument. |
| TooltipShownEvent |
The type of the tooltipShown event handler's argument. |
| ValueAxis |
Configures the value axis. |
| ValueAxisConstantLines |
Declares a collection of constant lines belonging to the value axis. |
| ValueAxisConstantLinesLabel |
Configures the constant line label. |
| ValueAxisConstantLineStyle |
Specifies the appearance of those constant lines that belong to the value axis. |
| ValueAxisConstantLineStyleLabel |
Specifies the appearance of the labels of those constant lines that belong to the value axis. |
| ValueAxisLabel |
Configures the labels of the value axis. |
| ValueAxisStrips |
Declares a collection of strips belonging to the value axis. |
| ValueAxisStripsLabel |
Configures the strip label. |
| ValueAxisTitle |
Configures the axis title. |
| ZoomEndEvent |
The type of the zoomEnd event handler's argument. |
| ZoomStartEvent |
The type of the zoomStart event handler's argument. |