Configuration properties

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