JavaScript/jQuery Chart - series.selectionStyle

Configures the appearance adopted by the series when a user selects it.

Type:

Object

NOTE
Though not provided out of the box, the selection capability can be implemented using the widget API. Refer to the onPointClick option description for details.

Declared in commonSeriesSettings, selectionStyle applies to all series in the chart. Declared in a series configuration object, selectionStyle applies to this particular series only. The series-specific selectionStyle overrides the common one.

border

Configures the appearance adopted by the series border (in area-like series) or the series point border (in bar-like and bubble series) when a user selects the series.

color

Specifies the color of the series in the selected state.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

This option supports the following colors:

dashStyle

Specifies the dash style of the series line when the series is in the selected state. Applies only to line-like series.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'solid'
Accepted Values: 'dash' | 'dot' | 'longDash' | 'solid'

This option accepts one of the following values.

  • solid
    Displays a solid, continuous series line.
  • dash
    Displays the series line using short dashes.
  • longDash
    Displays the series line using long dashes.
  • dot
    Displays the series line using dots.
  • Any combination of 'longDash', 'dash' and 'dot'
    Displays the series line by repeating the specified combination. For example, 'dashdotdash'.

When using the widget as an ASP.NET MVC Control, specify this option using the DashStyle enum. This enum accepts the following values: Solid, LongDash, Dash and Dot.

hatching

Configures hatching that applies when a user selects the series.

Hatching is filling an area or a bar (depending on the series type) with parallel diagonal lines. In the Chart widget, it applies when a user selects a series.

width

Specifies the pixel-measured width of the series line when the series is in the selected state.