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BarChart properties

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

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

Mandatory properties

  • container - the id of html container where you want display a chart
  • view - a chart type, “bar” for Bar charts
  • value - a property of dataset that chart represent

Optional properties

look and fill

  • alpha - bar transparency
  • border - enables/disables bar border
  • color - a fixed value or template for a bars color
  • gradient - a bars gradient
  • padding - an object that defines padding of chart content:
    • top - top padding
    • bottom - bottom padding
    • left - left padding
    • right - right padding
  • width - a width of bars
  • radius - the radius for bar rounding

item details

  • label - a template for item labels
  • tooltip - a template for item tooltips

scales

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

data manipulation

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