categoryAxis.labelsObject
Configures the axis labels.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
color: "red",
font: "12px Arial",
rotation: 45
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.backgroundString
The background color of the labels. Any valid CSS color string will work here, including hex and rgb.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
background: "yellow"
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.borderObject
The border of the labels.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
border: {
color: "blue",
width: 1,
dashType: "solid"
}
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.border.colorString(default: "black")
The color of the border. Any valid CSS color string will work here, including hex and rgb.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
border: {
color: "red"
}
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.border.dashTypeString(default: "solid")
The dash type of the border.
"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.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
border: {
dashType: "dash"
}
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.border.widthNumber(default: 0)
The width of the border.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
border: {
width: 2
}
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.colorString
The text color of the labels. Any valid CSS color string will work here, including hex and rgb.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
color: "blue"
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.fontString(default: "12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif")
The font style of the labels.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
font: "14px Verdana"
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.formatString
The format of the labels.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
format: "MMM yyyy"
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.marginNumber | Object(default: 0)
The margin of the labels.
Example
// sets the top, right, bottom and left margin to 3px.
margin: 3
// sets the top and left margin to 1px
// margin right and bottom are with 0px (by default)
margin: { top: 1, left: 1 }categoryAxis.labels.mirrorBoolean
Mirrors the axis labels and ticks. If the labels are normally on the left side of the axis, mirroring the axis will render them to the right.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
mirror: true
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.paddingNumber | Object(default: 0)
The padding of the labels.
Example
// sets the top, right, bottom and left padding to 3px.
padding: 3
// sets the top and left padding to 1px
// padding right and bottom are with 0px (by default)
padding: { top: 1, left: 1 }categoryAxis.labels.rotationNumber(default: 0)
The rotation angle of the labels.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
rotation: 45
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.skipNumber(default: 1)
Number of labels to skip. Skips rendering the first n labels.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
skip: 2
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.stepNumber(default: 1)
Label rendering step. Every n-th label is rendered where n is the step
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
step: 2
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.templateString | Function
The template which renders the labels.
The fields which can be used in the template are:
- value - the category value
- dataItem - the data item for the category
- format - the default format of the label
- culture - the default culture (if set) on the label
- index - the 0-based index of the current label
- count - the total number of labels on the axis
Example
<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
// chart initialization
$("#chart").kendoChart({
title: {
text: "My Chart Title"
},
series: [{
name: "Series 1",
data: [200, 450, 300, 125]
}],
categoryAxis: {
categories: [2000, 2001, 2002, 2003],
labels: {
// labels template
template: "Year: #= value #"
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.visibleBoolean(default: true)
The visibility of the labels.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
visible: false
}
}
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.cultureString
Culture to use for formatting the dates. See Globalization for more information. It defaults to the global culture.
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
culture: "de-DE"
}
},
series: [{
type: "line",
data: [
{ date: new Date(2023, 0, 1), value: 10 },
{ date: new Date(2023, 0, 2), value: 20 },
{ date: new Date(2023, 0, 3), value: 15 }
],
field: "value",
categoryField: "date"
}]
});
</script>categoryAxis.labels.dateFormatsObject
Date format strings
Example
<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
categoryAxis: {
labels: {
dateFormats: {
days: "dd/MM",
months: "MMM yyyy"
}
}
},
series: [{
type: "line",
data: [
{ date: new Date(2023, 0, 1), value: 10 },
{ date: new Date(2023, 1, 1), value: 20 },
{ date: new Date(2023, 2, 1), value: 15 }
],
field: "value",
categoryField: "date"
}]
});
</script>"hours"
"HH:mm"
"days"
"M/d"
"weeks"
"M/d"
"months"
"MMM 'yy"
"years"
"yyyy"
The Chart will choose the appropriate format for the current baseUnit.
Setting the labels format option will override these defaults.