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ChartComponent

The root Chart component.

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  template: `
    <button kendoButton (click)="toggleLegend()">Toggle Legend</button>
    <button kendoButton (click)="toggleSeries()">Toggle Series</button>
    <kendo-chart>
      <kendo-chart-legend [visible]="legendVisible">
      </kendo-chart-legend>
      <kendo-chart-series>
        <kendo-chart-series-item *ngIf="seriesVisible" name="Series #1"
                                  type="line" [data]="[1, 2, 3]">
        </kendo-chart-series-item>
      </kendo-chart-series>
    </kendo-chart>
  `
})
class AppComponent {
  public legendVisible: boolean = true;
  public seriesVisible: boolean = true;

  public toggleSeries(): void {
    this.seriesVisible = !this.seriesVisible;
  }

  public toggleLegend(): void {
    this.legendVisible = !this.legendVisible;
  }
}

Selector

kendo-chart

Export Name

Accessible in templates as #kendoChartInstance="kendoChart"

Inputs

NameTypeDefaultDescription

axisDefaults

AxisDefaults

The default options for all Chart axes. Accepts the options which are supported by categoryAxis, valueAxis, xAxis, and yAxis.

categoryAxis

CategoryAxis | CategoryAxis[]

The configuration options of the category axis.

chartArea

ChartArea

The configuration options of the Chart area. Represents the entire visible area of the Chart.

drilldownLevel

number

Gets or sets the current drill-down level for Drilldown Charts.

To return to a previous level, set the value to a number less than the current level. To return to the root chart, set the value to 0.

Setting the value to a number greater than the current level will have no effect.

legend

Legend

The configuration options of the Chart legend.

paneDefaults

PaneDefaults

The default options of all panes.

panes

Pane[]

The configuration of the Chart panes. Panes are used to split the Chart into two or more parts. The panes are ordered from top to bottom. To associate each axis with a pane, set its pane option to the name of the desired pane. Axis that do not have a specified pane are placed in the top (default) pane. To move a series to the desired pane, associate them with an axis.

pannable

boolean | DragAction

false

Specifies if the Chart can be panned.

plotArea

PlotArea

The configuration options of the plot area. The plot area is the area which displays the series.

popupSettings

PopupSettings

The settings for the tooltip popup.

renderAs

"svg" | "canvas"

Sets the preferred rendering engine. If not supported by the browser, the Chart switches to the first available mode.

resizeRateLimit

number

10

Limits the automatic resizing of the Chart. Sets the maximum number of times per second that the component redraws its content when the size of its container changes. Defaults to 10. To disable the automatic resizing, set it to 0.

series

Series[]

The configuration of the Chart series. The series type is determined by the value of the type field. If a type value is missing, the Chart renders the type that is specified in seriesDefaults. Some options accept functions as arguments. These arguments are evaluated for each point which is supplied as a parameter. If no value is returned, the Chart uses the theme or seriesDefaults values.

seriesColors

string[]

The default colors for the Chart series. When all colors are used, new colors are pulled from the start again.

seriesDefaults

SeriesDefaults

The default options of all series.

subtitle

string | Subtitle

The configuration options or the text of the Chart subtitle.

title

string | Title

The configuration options or the text of the Chart title.

tooltip

Tooltip

The configuration options of the Chart series tooltips. The tooltip of the Chart series is displayed when the tooltip.visible option is set to true.

transitions

boolean

true

If set to true, the Chart plays animations when it displays the series. By default, animations are enabled.

valueAxis

ValueAxis | ValueAxis[]

The configuration options of the value axis.

xAxis

XAxis | XAxis[]

The configuration options of the Scatter Chart X-axis. Supports all valueAxis options.

yAxis

YAxis | YAxis[]

The configuration options of the Scatter Chart Y-axis. Supports all valueAxis options.

zoomable

boolean | Zoomable

Specifies if the Chart can be zoomed.

Fields

NameTypeDefaultDescription

surface

Surface

The Drawing Surface of the Chart.

Events

NameTypeDescription

axisLabelClick

EventEmitter<AxisLabelClickEvent>

Fires when the user clicks an axis label (see example).

drag

EventEmitter<DragEvent>

Fires as long as the user is dragging the Chart with the mouse or through swipe gestures.

dragEnd

EventEmitter<DragEndEvent>

Fires when the user stops dragging the Chart.

dragStart

EventEmitter<DragStartEvent>

Fires when the user starts dragging the Chart.

drilldown

EventEmitter<DrilldownEvent>

Fires when the user when the user wants to drill down on a specific point.

drilldownLevelChange

EventEmitter<number>

Fires when the drill-down level has changed.

legendItemClick

EventEmitter<LegendItemClickEvent>

Fires when a legend item is clicked before the selected series visibility is toggled. Can be prevented.

legendItemHover

EventEmitter<LegendItemHoverEvent>

Fires when the user hovers over a legend item (see example).

legendItemLeave

EventEmitter<LegendItemLeaveEvent>

Fires when the cursor leaves a legend item.

noteClick

EventEmitter<NoteClickEvent>

Fires when the user clicks a note.

noteHover

EventEmitter<NoteHoverEvent>

Fires when the user hovers over a note.

noteLeave

EventEmitter<NoteLeaveEvent>

Fires when the cursor leaves a note.

paneRender

EventEmitter<PaneRenderEvent>

Fires when a pane is rendered because the Chart is rendered, performs panning or zooming, or is exported with different options. The event is used to render custom visuals in the panes.

plotAreaClick

EventEmitter<PlotAreaClickEvent>

Fires when the user clicks the plot area (see example). The click event is triggered by the tap and contextmenu events. To distinguish between the original events, inspect the e.originalEvent.type field.

plotAreaHover

EventEmitter<PlotAreaHoverEvent>

Fires when the user hovers the plot area (see example).

plotAreaLeave

EventEmitter<PlotAreaLeaveEvent>

Fires when the cursor leaves the plot area.

render

EventEmitter<RenderEvent>

Fires when the Chart is ready to render on screen (see example). For example, you can use it to remove loading indicators. Any changes made to the options are ignored.

select

EventEmitter<SelectEvent>

Fires when the user modifies the selection.

The range units include a generic axis category index (0-based) and a date axis represented by a date instance.

selectEnd

EventEmitter<SelectEndEvent>

Fires when the user completes the modification of the selection.

The range units include a generic axis category index (0-based) and a date axis represented by a date instance.

selectStart

EventEmitter<SelectStartEvent>

Fires when the user starts modifying the axis selection.

The range units include a generic axis category index (0-based) and a date axis represented by a date instance.

seriesClick

EventEmitter<SeriesClickEvent>

Fires when the user clicks the Chart series.

The click event will be triggered by the tap and contextmenu events (see example). To distinguish between the original events, inspect the e.originalEvent.type field.

seriesHover

EventEmitter<SeriesHoverEvent>

Fires when the user hovers the Chart series (see example).

seriesLeave

EventEmitter<SeriesLeaveEvent>

Fires when the cursor leaves a series.

seriesOver

EventEmitter<SeriesOverEvent>

Fires when the cursor enters a series.

zoom

EventEmitter<ZoomEvent>

Fires as long as the user is zooming the Chart by using the mousewheel operation.

zoomEnd

EventEmitter<ZoomEndEvent>

Fires when the user stops zooming the Chart.

zoomStart

EventEmitter<ZoomStartEvent>

Fires when the user uses the mousewheel to zoom the Chart.

Methods

exportImage

Exports the Chart as an image. The export operation is asynchronous and returns a promise.

Parameters

options

ImageExportOptions

The parameters for the exported image.

Returns

Promise<string>
  • A promise that will be resolved with a PNG image encoded as a Data URI.

exportSVG

Exports the Chart as an SVG document. The export operation is asynchronous and returns a promise.

Parameters

options

ChartSVGExportOptions

The parameters for the exported file.

Returns

Promise<string>
  • A promise that will be resolved with an SVG document that is encoded as a Data URI.

exportVisual

Exports the Chart as a Drawing Scene.

Parameters

options

any

The parameters for the export operation.

Returns

Group
  • The root Group of the scene.

findAxisByName

Returns the axis with the specified name.

Parameters

name

string

The axis name.

Returns

ChartAxis
  • The axis with a corresponding name.

findPaneByIndex

Returns the pane at the specified index.

Parameters

index

number

The pane index.

Returns

ChartPane
  • The pane at the specified index.

findPaneByName

Returns the pane with the specified name.

Parameters

name

string

The name of the pane.

Returns

ChartPane
  • The pane with the provided name.

getPlotArea

Returns the plot area of the Chart.

Returns

ChartPlotArea
  • The plot area of the Chart.

hideTooltip

Hides the tooltip of the Chart.

notifyChanges

Updates the component fields with the specified values and refreshes the Chart.

Use this method when the configuration values cannot be set through the template.

chart.notifyChanges({ title: { text: 'New Title' } });
Parameters

changes

any

An object containing the updated input fields.

reloadTheme

Reloads the Chart appearance settings from the current Kendo UI Theme.

Call this method after loading a different theme stylesheet.

resize

Detects the size of the container and redraws the Chart. Resizing is automatic unless you set the resizeRateLimit option to 0.

showTooltip

Shows the Chart tooltip of a specific point or the shared tooltip of a specific category.

Parameters

filter

string | number | Date | (point: SeriesPoint) => boolean

The category for a shared tooltip or a function which will be called for each point until the function returns true.

toggleHighlight

Highlights the series points or the segments of a Pie, Donut, Funnel or Pyramid charts.

See Series Highlight for more details (with an example).

Parameters

show

boolean

A Boolean value that indicates whether the highlight is shown or hidden.

filter

string | { category: string; series: string; } | (point: SeriesPoint) => boolean

A string that represents the series or category name, an object with the series and category name, or a function which will be called for each point. The function should return true for the points for which the highlight is toggled.

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