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Area Chart properties

Configuration properties are set in the chart constructor. Some of them are mandatory, others - optional.

var areaChart =  new dhtmlXChart({
    view:"area",
    container:"chart_container",
    value:"#sales#"
})

Mandatory properties

  • container - the id of the html container where you want display a chart
  • view - the chart type
  • value - a property of dataset that chart represents

Optional properties

look and fill

  • alpha - the area transparency
  • color - a fixed value or template for area color
  • padding - an object that defines padding of chart content:
    • top - the top padding
    • bottom - the bottom padding
    • left - the left padding
    • right - the right padding

item details

  • label - a template for item labels
  • tooltip - a template for item tooltips
  • legend - a template for element text in legend block
    • width - the block width
    • align - the horizontal alignment of the block: “left”, “right” or “center”
    • valign - the vertical alignment of the block: “top”,“bottom” or “middle”
    • layout - a layout that defines text stretching in horizontal or vertical direction :“x” or “y”
    • padding - the legend block padding
    • margin - the legend block margin
    • marker - an object that defines markers in the details block
      • radius - defines the radius of markers
      • type - the marker shape
      • width - the marker width
      • height - the marker height
    • toggle - enables/disables the possibility to hide/show a graph by clicking on the graph legend item
    • values - the legend items

scales

  • xAxis - the horizontal scale
    • title - the scale title
    • color - the scale color
    • template - a template for scale labels
    • lines - enables/disables vertical lines for scale units
  • yAxis - the vertical scale:
    • title - the scale title
    • color - the scale color
    • start - the mininum value
    • end - the maximum value
    • step - the scale step
    • template - a template for scale labels
    • lines - enables/disables horizontal lines for scale units

data manipulation

  • group - groups data by a certain property
  • sort - sorts dataset