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ValueAxis.minorGridLines

configuration

Configures the minor grid lines. These are the lines that are an extension of the minor ticks through the body of the chart.

valueAxis.minorGridLines

Object

<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: 15, volume: 1200 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    valueAxis: {
        minorGridLines: {
            visible: true,
            color: "lightgray",
            width: 1
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high", 
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

valueAxis.minorGridLines.color

String

The color of the lines.

Note that this has no effect if the visibility of the minor grid lines is not set to true.

Default: "black"

<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: 15, volume: 1200 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    valueAxis: {
        minorGridLines: {
            visible: true,
            color: "red"
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high", 
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

valueAxis.minorGridLines.dashType

String

The dash type of the minor grid lines.

"solid"

Specifies a solid line.

"dot"

Specifies a line consisting of dots.

"dash"

Specifies a line consisting of dashes.

"longDash"

Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of long-dash.

"dashDot"

Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of dash-dot.

"longDashDot"

Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of long-dash-dot.

"longDashDotDot"

Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of long-dash-dot-dot. body of the chart.

Note that minor grid lines are not visible by default, therefore none of these settings will take effect without the minor grid lines visibility being set to true.

Default: "solid"

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: new Date("2023/1/1"), open: 100, high: 110, low: 95, close: 105 },
            { date: new Date("2023/1/2"), open: 105, high: 115, low: 100, close: 110 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    valueAxis: {
        minorGridLines: {
            dashType: "dot",
            visible: true
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high",
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

valueAxis.minorGridLines.skip

Number

The skip of the value axis minor grid lines.

Default: 0

<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: 15, volume: 1200 },
            { date: "2012/01/03", open: 15, high: 20, low: 12, close: 18, volume: 1500 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    valueAxis: {
        minorGridLines: {
            visible: true,
            skip: 1
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high", 
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

valueAxis.minorGridLines.step

Number

The step of the value axis minor grid lines.

Default: 1

<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: 15, volume: 1200 },
            { date: "2012/01/03", open: 15, high: 20, low: 12, close: 18, volume: 1500 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    valueAxis: {
        minorGridLines: {
            visible: true,
            step: 2
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high", 
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

valueAxis.minorGridLines.visible

Boolean

The visibility of the lines.

Default: false

<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: 15, volume: 1200 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    valueAxis: {
        minorGridLines: {
            visible: true
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high", 
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>

valueAxis.minorGridLines.width

Number

The width of the lines.

Note that this settings has no effect if the visibility of the minor grid lines is not set to true.

Default: 1

<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: 15, volume: 1200 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    valueAxis: {
        minorGridLines: {
            visible: true,
            width: 2
        }
    },
    series: [{
        type: "candlestick",
        openField: "open",
        highField: "high", 
        lowField: "low",
        closeField: "close"
    }]
});
</script>