seriesDefaults.tooltipObject

The data point tooltip configuration options.

seriesDefaults.tooltip.backgroundString

The background color of the tooltip. The default is determined from the series color.

seriesDefaults.tooltip.borderObject

The border configuration options.

seriesDefaults.tooltip.border.colorString(default: "black")

The color of the border.

seriesDefaults.tooltip.border.widthNumber(default: 0)

The width of the border.

seriesDefaults.tooltip.colorString

The text color of the tooltip. The default is the same as the series labels color.

seriesDefaults.tooltip.fontString(default: "12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif")

The tooltip font.

seriesDefaults.tooltip.formatString

The tooltip format.

Example

pseudo
    //sets format of the tooltip
    format: "C"

seriesDefaults.tooltip.paddingNumber|Object

The padding of the tooltip.

Example

pseudo
    // sets the top, right, bottom and left padding to 3px.
    padding: 3

    // sets the top and left padding to 1px
    // right and bottom padding are left at their default values
    padding: { top: 1, left: 1 }

seriesDefaults.tooltip.templateString|Function

The tooltip template. Template variables:

  • value - the point value
  • category - the category name
  • series - the data series
  • dataItem - the original data item used to construct the point. Will be null if binding to array.

Example

pseudo
    $("#chart").kendoChart({
         title: {
             text: "My Chart Title"
         },
         seriesDefaults: {
             tooltip: {
                 visible: true,
                 template: "#= category # - #= value #"
             }
         },
         series: [
             {
                 name: "Series 1",
                 data: [200, 450, 300, 125]
             }
         ],
         categoryAxis: {
             categories: [2000, 2001, 2002, 2003]
         }
    });

seriesDefaults.tooltip.visibleBoolean(default: false)

A value indicating if the tooltip should be displayed.