JavaScript/jQuery RangeSelector Options

chart

Specifies the options required to display a chart as the range selector's background.

Type:

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The RangeSelector widget can be created with a chart as the background. In this instance, the range selector can be used for selecting the required range on the chart. At the same time, the Chart widget can be displayed near the range selector and zoomed or scrolled according to the range selected in the range selector. For details on how to synchronize these two widgets, refer to the Zooming and Scrolling topic.

To provide a data source for the chart located in the background, set the dataSource property of the rangeSelectorOptions root configuration object and define the series within the chart configuration object. Set the chart series' argumentField and valueField properties to the corresponding data source fields. The argument field will also be used to create the range selector's scale.

NOTE

You may need to use the rangeValue1Field and rangeValue2Field properties instead of the valueField property if you define range-like series. For the candleStick and stock series types, specific properties should also be specified instead of the valueField property.

The color specified for the range selector's background will also be visible in the chart's background by default. You can change it using the color property of the background configuration object. To prohibit the display of the background color, set the background's visible property to false.

containerBackgroundColor

Specifies the color of the parent page element.

Type:

Default Value: '#FFFFFF'

Set this property to the color of the parent page element. Certain RangeSelector elements will use this color to coordinate with the page. For instance, the RangeSelector's shutters use this color, but you can change this color to a custom color.

dataSource

Specifies a data source for the scale values and for the chart at the background.

Type:

Array<any>

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DataSource

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DataSource Configuration

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Cannot be used in themes.

Use this property in the following cases:

to initialize a scale with data from one of the data source fields. Set the dataSourceField property to specify which field to use as the source for scale values.
to plot a chart using data from the data source fields. In this case, define the chart series by setting their argumentField and valueField properties. The range selector's scale will represent the chart's argument axis. It is created using data from the field specified by the chart's argumentField property.

The maximum and minimum values of the field specified by the argumentField/dataSourceField property are used as the scale's start and end values. The major tick interval is determined automatically. You can also set the interval using the scale's tickInterval and minorTickInterval properties.

For details on how to configure a data source, refer to the Data Binding topic.

dataSourceField

Specifies the data source field that provides data for the scale.

Type:

Default Value: 'arg'

Use this property to initialize a scale with data from one of the data source's fields. Set the name of the required data source field to this property.

disabled

Specifies whether the widget responds to the 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(){
    $("#rangeSelectorContainer").dxRangeSelector({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

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

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

ASP.NET MVC Control

Razor C#

Razor VB

@(Html.DevExtreme().RangeSelector()
    .ElementAttr("class", "class-name")
    // ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(new {
        @id = "elementId",
        @class = "class-name"
    })
    // ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(new Dictionary<string, object>() {
        { "id", "elementId" },
        { "class", "class-name" }
    })

)

@(Html.DevExtreme().RangeSelector() _
    .ElementAttr("class", "class-name")
    ' ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(New With {
        .id = "elementId",
        .class = "class-name"
    })
    ' ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From {
        { "id", "elementId" },
        { "class", "class-name" }
    })
)

export

Configures the exporting and printing features.

Type:

These features allow a user to export your widget into a document or print it. When exporting is enabled, the "Exporting/Printing" button appears in the widget. A click on it invokes a drop-down menu that lists exporting and printing commands. The following formats are supported for exporting into: PNG, PDF, JPEG, SVG and GIF.

NOTE

Safari on Mac OS does not implement an API for saving files. Therefore, exporting in these browsers requires setting up a server-side proxy. For details, refer to the proxyUrl option description.

indent

Range selector's indent options.

Type:

The indent is used to precisely align scales of several widgets arranged vertically. This is the distance between the container edge and the range selector's scale (see the image below).

RangeSelectorMargin ChartJS

Note that if the indent is set very small, the Scale Labels will be cut.

loadingIndicator

Configures the loading indicator.

Type:

When the widget visualizes local data, loading is instant. But when the widget is bound to a remote data source, loading may takes a considerable amount of time. To keep the viewer's attention, the widget can display a loading indicator.

DevExtreme HTML5 Charts LoadingIndicator

To activate the loading indicator, assign true to the loadingIndicator.show option. Once data is loaded, the loading indicator will be hidden automatically.

margin

Generates space around the widget.

Type:

WidgetMargin DevExtreme ChartJS

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

The 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
component	RangeSelector	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.
fileName	String	The name of the file to which the widget is about to be exported.
cancel	Boolean	Allows you to prevent exporting.
format	String	The resulting file format. One of PNG, PDF, JPEG, SVG and GIF.

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
component	RangeSelector	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 be saved.
format	String	The format of the file to be saved. Possible Values: 'PNG' \| 'PDF' \| 'JPEG' \| 'SVG' \| 'GIF'
data	BLOB	Exported data as a BLOB.
cancel	Boolean	Allows you to prevent file saving.

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	RangeSelector	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 that is executed only once, after the widget is initialized.

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

You cannot access widget elements in this function because it is executed before they are ready. Use the onDrawn function instead.

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
name	String	The option's short name.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component	RangeSelector	The widget's instance.
fullName	String	The option's full name.
value	any	The option's new value.

Default Value: null

onSelectedRangeChanged

Use the onValueChanged property instead.

A function that is executed after the selected range is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	RangeSelector	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.
startValue	Date \| Number	The updated start range value.
endValue	Date \| Number	The updated end range value.

Default Value: null

Cannot be used in themes.

onValueChanged

A function that is executed after the widget's value is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	RangeSelector	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.
value	Array<Number \| String \| Date>	Two values that represent new start and end values.
previousValue	Array<Number \| String \| Date>	Two values that represent old start and end values.

Default Value: null

Cannot be used in themes.

The onValueChanged function can be called when a user moves a slider or after he/she has stopped moving it. To specify the required mode, use the behavior.callValueChanged option.

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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.

redrawOnResize

Specifies whether to redraw the widget when the size of the parent browser window changes or a mobile device rotates.

Type:

Default Value: true

Cannot be used in themes.

When this option is set to true, the widget will be redrawn automatically in case the size of its parent window changes.

NOTE

To redraw the widget after the size of its container has changed, call the render() method of the widget's instance.

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
});

scale

Specifies options of the range selector's scale.

Type:

To divide a scale, either set the dataSource property or the startValue and endValue properties. In the former case, the start and end values will be calculated based on the values provided by the data source field that is set by the dataSourceField property.

The scale's ticks are arranged automatically, based on the start and end values, so that the tick labels do not overlap each other. You can set a custom tick interval, add minor ticks and format tick labels. These and other scale options are available in the scale configuration object.

selectedRange

Use the value property instead.

Specifies the range to be selected when displaying the RangeSelector.

Type:

selectedRangeColor

Specifies the color of the selected range.

Type:

Default Value: '#606060'

shutter

Specifies range selector shutter options.

Type:

Shutters are used in the RangeSelector widget with the background (image or chart) to hide the non-selected range. When using shutters, the background area for a selected range is clearly visible, and the remaining area is hidden by the shutters.

size

Specifies the widget's size in pixels.

Type:

Default Value: undefined

The widget occupies its container's entire area by default. Use the size object to specify the widget's size if it should be different from that of its container. Assign 0 to size object's height and width options to hide the widget.

sliderHandle

Specifies the appearance of the range selector's slider handles.

Type:

The range selector's sliders consist of a slider marker and a slider handle. You can drag a marker or a handle to change the selected range. To set the appearance options of the slider handles, use the sliderHandle configuration object. To customize the slider markers, use the sliderMarker configuration object.

sliderMarker

Defines the options of the range selector slider markers.

Type:

When moving a slider, its marker displays the currently selected scale value. Use the sliderMarker object to set the required options for the range selector slider markers. For instance, you can format the markers' text, change the text font, or make the markers invisible.

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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.

NOTE

The following themes were deprecated or renamed: 'desktop', 'desktop-dark', 'android', 'android-holo-light', *android5.light*, 'ios', 'win8', 'win8-white', 'win8.white', 'win8.black', 'win10.white', 'win10.black'. In new applications, use themes listed in the accepted values.

Use the VizTheme enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: GenericLight, GenericDark, GenericContrast, GenericCarmine, GenericDarkMoon, GenericSoftBlue, GenericDarkViolet, GenericGreenMist, IOS7Default, MaterialBlueLight, MaterialLimeLight, MaterialOrangeLight, MaterialPurpleLight, MaterialTealLight.

title

Configures the widget's title.

Type:

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