Bar Chart 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#"
})

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

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
• legend - a template for element text in legend block
  • width - a block width
  • align - an horizontal align of the block: “left”, “right” or “center”
  • valign - a vertical align of the block: “top”,“bottom” or “middle”
  • layout - a layout that defines text stretching in horizontal or vertical direction :“x” or “y”
  • marker - an object that defines markers in the details block
    • type - a marker type: “square” or “round”
    • width - a marker width
    • height - a marker height

scales

• origin - a scale origin (for vertical charts).

• yAxis - the vertical scale:

'Vertical Bar' and 'Stacked Vertical Bar' personality

• 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

'Horizontal Bar' and 'Stacked Horizontal Bar' personality

• title - a scale title
• color - a scale color
• template - a template of scale labels
• lines - enables/disables vertical lines for scale units

* xAxis - the horizontal scale 'Vertical Bar' and 'Stacked Vertical Bar' personality

• title - a scale title
• color - a scale color
• template - a template of scale labels
• lines - enables/disables vertical lines for scale units

'Horizontal Bar' and 'Stacked Horizontal Bar' personality

• title - (string) the scale's title
• color - the scale's color
• start - (integer) the mininum value of the scale
• end - (integer) the maximum value of the scale
• step - (integer) the scale's step
• template - () the template of the scale's labels
• lines - (boolean) enables/disables horizontal lines for scale units

data manipulation

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