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Learn Chart.js

You're reading from   Learn Chart.js Create interactive visualizations for the Web with Chart.js 2

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789342482
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction 2. Technology Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER 3. Chart.js - Quick Start 4. Creating Charts 5. Scales and Grid Configuration 6. Configuring Styles and Interactivity 7. Advanced Chart.js 8. Other Books You May Enjoy

Cartesian configuration options


Cartesian grids are used in scatter, bubble, bar, and line charts, and contain two sets of scales, one for each perpendicular axis. They are configured in an object assigned to the options.scales property:

options: {
     scales: {
         xAxes: [{…}, ..., {…}], // array of x-axis objects
        yAxes: [{…}, ..., {…}]  // array of y-axis objects
    }
 }

You can have multiple axes of each type. They can be stacked, placed side by side, or positioned on opposite sides. Each axis may be linked to a specific dataset.

Polar area and radar charts use radial scales and configure a single options.scale property:

options: {
     scale: {
         {…} // axis object containing configuration for the radial axis
     }
 }

All axis configuration objects in Cartesian charts and the scale property in radial charts contain a display property, which receives a Boolean value (true or false), making it visible or not. The following code fragments hide all axes, grids and labels...

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