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CategoryAxis.notes

configuration

The category axis notes configuration.

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: "2012/01/01", open: 10, high: 15, low: 8, close: 12, volume: 1000 },
            { date: "2012/01/02", open: 12, high: 18, low: 10, close: 16, volume: 1500 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    categoryAxis: {
        notes: {
            data: [{ value: new Date("2012/01/01"), text: "Important date" }],
            icon: {
                background: "red",
                size: 10
            }
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high",
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

The items of the notes.

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: "2012/01/01", open: 10, high: 15, low: 8, close: 12, volume: 1000 },
            { date: "2012/01/02", open: 12, high: 18, low: 10, close: 16, volume: 1500 },
            { date: "2012/01/03", open: 16, high: 20, low: 14, close: 18, volume: 2000 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    categoryAxis: {
        notes: {
            data: [
                { value: new Date("2012/01/01"), text: "Start date" },
                { value: new Date("2012/01/03"), text: "End date" }
            ]
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high",
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

The icon of the notes.

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: "2012/01/01", open: 10, high: 15, low: 8, close: 12, volume: 1000 },
            { date: "2012/01/02", open: 12, high: 18, low: 10, close: 16, volume: 1500 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    categoryAxis: {
        notes: {
            data: [{ value: new Date("2012/01/01"), text: "Important date" }],
            icon: {
                background: "red",
                size: 15,
                type: "square"
            }
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high",
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

The label of the notes.

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: "2012/01/01", open: 10, high: 15, low: 8, close: 12, volume: 1000 },
            { date: "2012/01/02", open: 12, high: 18, low: 10, close: 16, volume: 1500 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    categoryAxis: {
        notes: {
            data: [{ value: new Date("2012/01/01"), text: "Important date" }],
            label: {
                background: "yellow",
                color: "black"
            }
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high",
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

The line of the notes.

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: "2012/01/01", open: 10, high: 15, low: 8, close: 12, volume: 1000 },
            { date: "2012/01/02", open: 12, high: 18, low: 10, close: 16, volume: 1500 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    categoryAxis: {
        notes: {
            data: [{ value: new Date("2012/01/01"), text: "Important date" }],
            line: {
                width: 3,
                color: "red"
            }
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high",
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

The position of the category axis note.

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: "2012/01/01", open: 10, high: 15, low: 8, close: 12, volume: 1000 },
            { date: "2012/01/02", open: 12, high: 18, low: 10, close: 16, volume: 1500 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    categoryAxis: {
        notes: {
            position: "top",
            data: [{ value: new Date("2012/01/01"), text: "Important date" }]
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high",
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>
  • "top" - The note is positioned on the top.
  • "bottom" - The note is positioned on the bottom.
  • "left" - The note is positioned on the left.
  • "right" - The note is positioned on the right.