Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Save more on your purchases! discount-offer-chevron-icon
Savings automatically calculated. No voucher code required.
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Newsletter Hub
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
timer SALE ENDS IN
0 Days
:
00 Hours
:
00 Minutes
:
00 Seconds
Data Visualization with D3 4.x Cookbook
Data Visualization with D3 4.x Cookbook

Data Visualization with D3 4.x Cookbook: Visualization Strategies for Tackling Dirty Data , Second Edition

eBook
AU$14.99 AU$53.99
Paperback
AU$67.99
Subscription
Free Trial
Renews at AU$24.99p/m

What do you get with Print?

Product feature icon Instant access to your digital eBook copy whilst your Print order is Shipped
Product feature icon Paperback book shipped to your preferred address
Product feature icon Download this book in EPUB and PDF formats
Product feature icon Access this title in our online reader with advanced features
Product feature icon DRM FREE - Read whenever, wherever and however you want
OR
Modal Close icon
Payment Processing...
tick Completed

Shipping Address

Billing Address

Shipping Methods
Table of content icon View table of contents Preview book icon Preview Book

Data Visualization with D3 4.x Cookbook

Chapter 2. Be Selective

In this chapter we will cover:

  • Selecting a single element
  • Selecting multiple elements
  • Iterating through a selection
  • Performing subselection
  • Function chaining
  • Manipulating raw selection

Introduction

One of the most fundamental tasks that you will need to perform with any data visualization project using D3 is selection. Selection helps you target certain visual elements on the page. If you are already familiar with the W3C-standardized CSS selector or other similar selector APIs provided by popular JavaScript libraries, such as jQuery and Zepto.js, then you will find yourself right at home with D3's selection API. Don't worry if you haven't used the selector API before; this chapter is designed to cover this topic in steps with the help of some very visual recipes. It will cover pretty much all common use cases for your data visualization needs.

Introducing selection

Selector support is standardized by W3C, so all modern web browsers have built-in support for the selector API. However, the basic W3C selector API has limitations when it comes to Web development, especially in the data visualization realm. The standard W3C selector API provides only the selector...

Selecting a single element

It is very common that at times you will need to select a single element on a page to perform some visual manipulation. This recipe will show you how to perform a targeted single element selection in D3 using a CSS selector.

Getting ready

Open your local copy of the following file in your web browser:

https://github.com/NickQiZhu/d3-cookbook-v2/blob/master/src/chapter2/single-selection.html .

How to do it...

Let's select something (a paragraph element perhaps) and produce the classic hello world on screen.

<p id="target"></p> <!-- A --> 
 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
    d3.select("p#target") // <-- B 
    .text("Hello world!"); // <-- C 
</script> 

This recipe simply produces text Hello world! on your screen.

How it works...

The d3.select command is used to perform a single-element selection in D3. This method accepts a string that represents a valid CSS3 selector or an element object...

Selecting multiple elements

Often selecting a single element is not good enough, but rather you want to apply a certain change to a set of elements on the page simultaneously. In this recipe, we will play with the D3 multi-element selector and its selection API.

Getting ready

Open your local copy of the following file in your web browser:

https://github.com/NickQiZhu/d3-cookbook-v2/blob/master/src/chapter2/multiple-selection.html .

How to do it...

This is what the d3.selectAll function is designed for. In the following code snippet, we will select three different div elements and enhance them with some CSS classes:

<div></div> 
<div></div> 
<div></div> 
 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
    d3.selectAll("div") // <-- A 
    .attr("class", "red box"); // <-- B 
</script> 

This code snippet produces the following visual:

How to do it...

Multi-element selection

How it works...

First thing you probably will notice in this...

Iterating through a selection

Sometimes it is handy to be able to iterate through each element within a selection and modify each element differently according to their position. In this recipe, we will show you how this can be achieved using D3 selection iteration API.

Getting ready

Open your local copy of the following file in your web browser:

https://github.com/NickQiZhu/d3-cookbook-v2/blob/master/src/chapter2/selection-iteration.html .

How to do it...

D3 selection object provides a simple iterator interface to perform iteration in a similar fashion to how you will iterate through a JavaScript array. In this example, we will iterate through the three selected div elements we worked with in the previous recipe and annotate them with an index number as follows:

<div></div> 
<div></div> 
<div></div> 
 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
d3.selectAll("div") // <-- A 
            .attr("class", "red box")...

Performing subselection

It is quite common that you will need to perform scoped selection when working on visualization. For example, selecting all div elements within a particular section element is one such use case of scoped selection. In this recipe, we will demonstrate how this can be achieved with different approaches and their advantages and disadvantages.

Getting ready

Open your local copy of the following file in your web browser:

https://github.com/NickQiZhu/d3-cookbook-v2/blob/master/src/chapter2/sub-selection.html .

How to do it...

The following code example selects two different div elements using two different styles of subselection supported by D3:

<section id="section1"> 
    <div> 
        <p>blue box</p> 
    </div> 
</section> 
<section id="section2"> 
    <div> 
        <p>red box</p> 
    </div> 
</section> 
 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
    d3.select("#section1...

Introduction


One of the most fundamental tasks that you will need to perform with any data visualization project using D3 is selection. Selection helps you target certain visual elements on the page. If you are already familiar with the W3C-standardized CSS selector or other similar selector APIs provided by popular JavaScript libraries, such as jQuery and Zepto.js, then you will find yourself right at home with D3's selection API. Don't worry if you haven't used the selector API before; this chapter is designed to cover this topic in steps with the help of some very visual recipes. It will cover pretty much all common use cases for your data visualization needs.

Introducing selection

Selector support is standardized by W3C, so all modern web browsers have built-in support for the selector API. However, the basic W3C selector API has limitations when it comes to Web development, especially in the data visualization realm. The standard W3C selector API provides only the selector, but not the...

Selecting a single element


It is very common that at times you will need to select a single element on a page to perform some visual manipulation. This recipe will show you how to perform a targeted single element selection in D3 using a CSS selector.

Getting ready

Open your local copy of the following file in your web browser:

https://github.com/NickQiZhu/d3-cookbook-v2/blob/master/src/chapter2/single-selection.html .

How to do it...

Let's select something (a paragraph element perhaps) and produce the classic hello world on screen.

<p id="target"></p> <!-- A --> 
 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
    d3.select("p#target") // <-- B 
    .text("Hello world!"); // <-- C 
</script> 

This recipe simply produces text Hello world! on your screen.

How it works...

The d3.select command is used to perform a single-element selection in D3. This method accepts a string that represents a valid CSS3 selector or an element object if you already...

Left arrow icon Right arrow icon
Download code icon Download Code

Key benefits

  • • Learn about D3 4.0 from the inside out and master its new features
  • • Utilize D3 packages to generate graphs, manipulate data, and create beautiful presentations
  • • Solve real-world visualization problems with the help of practical recipes

Description

Master D3.js and create amazing visualizations with the Data Visualization with D3 4.x Cookbook. Written by professional data engineer Nick Zhu, this D3.js cookbook features over 65 recipes. ? Solve real-world visualization problems using D3.js practical recipes ? Understand D3 fundamentals ? Includes illustrations, ready-to-go code samples and pre-built chart recipes

Who is this book for?

Who is this book for? úÿÿDevelopers and analysts familiar with HTML, CSS and JavaScript who want to get the most out of D3.js ? Great as a quick-reference guide for experienced data visualization developers

What you will learn

  • With Nick?s expertise, discover how to create data-driven dynamic visualizations which take advantage of JavaScript?s latest capabilities. This cookbook helps you to fully understand D3.js fundamentals and advanced techniques, so that you can make dynamic and interactive charts and graphs.
Estimated delivery fee Deliver to Australia

Economy delivery 7 - 10 business days

AU$19.95

Product Details

Country selected
Publication date, Length, Edition, Language, ISBN-13
Publication date : Feb 28, 2017
Length: 380 pages
Edition : 2nd
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781786468253
Category :
Languages :
Tools :

What do you get with Print?

Product feature icon Instant access to your digital eBook copy whilst your Print order is Shipped
Product feature icon Paperback book shipped to your preferred address
Product feature icon Download this book in EPUB and PDF formats
Product feature icon Access this title in our online reader with advanced features
Product feature icon DRM FREE - Read whenever, wherever and however you want
OR
Modal Close icon
Payment Processing...
tick Completed

Shipping Address

Billing Address

Shipping Methods
Estimated delivery fee Deliver to Australia

Economy delivery 7 - 10 business days

AU$19.95

Product Details

Publication date : Feb 28, 2017
Length: 380 pages
Edition : 2nd
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781786468253
Category :
Languages :
Tools :

Packt Subscriptions

See our plans and pricing
Modal Close icon
AU$24.99 billed monthly
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Simple pricing, no contract
AU$249.99 billed annually
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Choose a DRM-free eBook or Video every month to keep
Feature tick icon PLUS own as many other DRM-free eBooks or Videos as you like for just AU$5 each
Feature tick icon Exclusive print discounts
AU$349.99 billed in 18 months
Feature tick icon Unlimited access to Packt's library of 7,000+ practical books and videos
Feature tick icon Constantly refreshed with 50+ new titles a month
Feature tick icon Exclusive Early access to books as they're written
Feature tick icon Solve problems while you work with advanced search and reference features
Feature tick icon Offline reading on the mobile app
Feature tick icon Choose a DRM-free eBook or Video every month to keep
Feature tick icon PLUS own as many other DRM-free eBooks or Videos as you like for just AU$5 each
Feature tick icon Exclusive print discounts

Frequently bought together


Stars icon
Total AU$ 309.97
Data Visualization with D3 4.x Cookbook
AU$67.99
D3.js 4.x Data Visualization
AU$60.99
Introduction to D3
AU$180.99
Total AU$ 309.97 Stars icon
Banner background image

Table of Contents

13 Chapters
1. Getting Started with D3.js Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Be Selective Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Dealing with Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Tipping the Scales Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Playing with Axes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Transition with Style Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Getting into Shape Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Chart Them Up Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Lay Them Out Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Interacting with Your Visualization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
11. Using Force Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
12. Knowing Your Map Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
13. Test Drive Your Visualization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Customer reviews

Rating distribution
Full star icon Full star icon Half star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon 2.3
(3 Ratings)
5 star 33.3%
4 star 0%
3 star 0%
2 star 0%
1 star 66.7%
007 Nov 07, 2017
Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon Full star icon 5
Wow, this is the best book about d3js so far. I have very little knowledge about javascript programming and have zero knowledge about d3js library. This book explained the topic very well. I have read one other book about d3js library but this book is way better.
Amazon Verified review Amazon
lid6j86 Jan 23, 2019
Full star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon 1
First off let me say that the book is dense with example projects that get to the point. That being said... With the way they write the book they must not expect you to follow any of the examples or write your own practice code because they leave out swathes in each example.If you're looking for an extremely hands-off "hey just download the code we wrote and read it" then this book is for you. If you're like me and want to actually write the code as you are following along, then you will be disappointed because more than a little code, whether it be html, css, or javascript, is missing from the book. They either leave it out or just skim over it with partial code. It comes off as extremely lazy authorship in my opinion. It's not like it would have added that many extra pages to the book to add the little bits that were left out, and it would have made it far easier to follow the code and results.I'm not saying any focus should be placed on the extra code. The focus of discussion should stay specifically on the d3 content, but at least add the code.They shouldn't force you to download code from their crappy website that has all kinds of pop ups, forces registration, and attempts to track you.
Amazon Verified review Amazon
AM Aug 17, 2019
Full star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon Empty star icon 1
Delivered a damaged book!!
Amazon Verified review Amazon
Get free access to Packt library with over 7500+ books and video courses for 7 days!
Start Free Trial

FAQs

What is the delivery time and cost of print book? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Shipping Details

USA:

'

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela
What is custom duty/charge? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Customs duty are charges levied on goods when they cross international borders. It is a tax that is imposed on imported goods. These duties are charged by special authorities and bodies created by local governments and are meant to protect local industries, economies, and businesses.

Do I have to pay customs charges for the print book order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The orders shipped to the countries that are listed under EU27 will not bear custom charges. They are paid by Packt as part of the order.

List of EU27 countries: www.gov.uk/eu-eea:

A custom duty or localized taxes may be applicable on the shipment and would be charged by the recipient country outside of the EU27 which should be paid by the customer and these duties are not included in the shipping charges been charged on the order.

How do I know my custom duty charges? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

The amount of duty payable varies greatly depending on the imported goods, the country of origin and several other factors like the total invoice amount or dimensions like weight, and other such criteria applicable in your country.

For example:

  • If you live in Mexico, and the declared value of your ordered items is over $ 50, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 19% which will be $ 9.50 to the courier service.
  • Whereas if you live in Turkey, and the declared value of your ordered items is over € 22, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 18% which will be € 3.96 to the courier service.
How can I cancel my order? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

What is your returns and refunds policy? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

What tax is charged? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

What payment methods can I use? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
What is the delivery time and cost of print books? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Shipping Details

USA:

'

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela