tooltipObject

The data point tooltip configuration options.

tooltip.backgroundString

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

tooltip.borderObject

The border configuration options.

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

The color of the border.

tooltip.border.widthNumber(default: 0)

The width of the border.

tooltip.colorString

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

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

The tooltip font.

tooltip.formatString

The tooltip format.

Example

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

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 }

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

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

tooltip.visibleBoolean(default: false)

A value indicating if the tooltip should be displayed.

tooltip.sharedBoolean(default: false)

A value indicating if the tooltip should be shared.

tooltip.sharedTemplateString

The shared tooltip template. Template variables:

  • points - the category points
  • category - the category name

Example

<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
$("#chart").kendoChart({
     title: {
         text: "Internet Users"
     },
     series: [{
         name: "United States",
         data: [67.96, 68.93, 75, 74, 78]
     }, {
         name: "World",
         data: [15.7, 16.7, 20, 23.5, 26.6]
     }],
     categoryAxis: {
         categories: [2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009]
     },
     tooltip: {
         visible: true,
         shared: true,
         sharedTemplate:
            "#= category # </br>" +
            "# for (var i = 0; i < points.length; i++) { #" +
                "#= points[i].series.name #: #= points[i].value # </br>" +
            "# } #"
     }
});
</script>