Getting Started with the KendoReact Charts

This guide provides information about using the KendoReact Charts—you will learn how to install the package, add a Chart component to your project, style the component, and activate your license. The steps in this guide are applicable to all components in the Charts package.

After completing this guide, you will be able to reproduce the following example.

Setting Up Your React Project

Before you install the KendoReact Charts, make sure that you have a running React project. The easiest way to set up a React project is to use the Create React App approach that is described in the Get Started with KendoReact article.

Installing the Components

All KendoReact packages are distributed through npm and offer a similar installation experience. To use any component from the Charts package, start with the installation of the package and its dependencies. Use Node.js v5.0.0 or later.

Navigate to the root folder of your React project and run the following command:

Copy Codenpm install --save @progress/kendo-react-charts @progress/kendo-drawing @progress/kendo-react-intl @progress/kendo-licensing hammerjs

Importing the Components

After installing the Charts package, import the desired components in the React App. In this guide, you will add data series to the Chart, and this requires you to import the ChartSeries collection and the ChartSeriesItem configuration component.

In the App component file of your React project (for example, src/App.js), add the following code:

Copy Code// ES2015 module syntax
import { Chart, ChartSeries, ChartSeriesItem } from '@progress/kendo-react-charts';

Copy Code// CommonJS format
const { Chart, ChartSeries, ChartSeriesItem } = require('@progress/kendo-react-charts');

If your project requires additional components from the Charts package, you can import them too. The Charts package exports the following components:

• Chart
• Sparkline
• StockChart

Using the Components

1. After installing the Charts package and importing the components, add the Chart tags to the App component file of your React project (for example, src/App.js).

   Copy Code // Provide some sample data for the Chart
    const data = [1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13];
   
    const ChartContainer = () => (
    <Chart>
        <ChartSeries>
        <ChartSeriesItem data={data} name="Fibonacci" />
        </ChartSeries>
    </Chart>
    );
   
    ReactDOM.render(<ChartContainer />, document.querySelector("my-app"));

2. To style the Chart, install and import the Default theme, which is one of the three beautiful themes for KendoReact.

   2.1. Install the Default theme package.

   Copy Codenpm install --save @progress/kendo-theme-default

   2.2. Import the CSS file from the package in src/App.js. Add this import before your existing App.css import.

   Copy Codeimport '@progress/kendo-theme-default/dist/all.css';

3. Build and run the application by typing the following command in the root folder of your project:

   Copy Codenpm start

4. Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the KendoReact Chart component on the page.

Now try to add another component from the Charts package yourself. The procedures for installing, importing, and using the Charts are identical for all components in the package.

Activating Your License Key

Using any of the UI components in the KendoReact library requires either a commercial license key or an active trial license key.

Follow the instructions on the KendoReact My License page to activate your trial or commercial license. You can skip this step if your application already contains a KendoReact license file.

Dependencies

The Charts package requires you to install the following peer dependencies in your application:

The following dependencies are automatically installed:

Implementing React Charts: Video Tutorial

With this 10-minute video tutorial, you’ll learn how to implement a good-looking chart that is customized with animations, custom axes, tooltips, a title and chart legend with just a few lines of code. You’ll also see how to connect your React charts to a data set.

• React Charts Tutorial with the KendoReact Chart Library

Using the Template Wizard in VS Code

To quickly scaffold a KendoReact Chart, you can use the Kendo UI Template Wizard for Visual Studio Code. The template allows you to add a Chart to your application with a single click. It also lets you customize your application with one of the KendoReact themes. Read more about the Kendo UI Template Wizard for Visual Studio Code...

Suggested Links

• Chart Overview
• Sparkline Overview
• StockChart Overview
• Series Types of the Chart
• API Reference of the Charts
• Glossary

Learning Resources

• Getting Started with KendoReact
• Virtual Classroom (Introductory Course Available to Trial and Commercial License Holders)
• Explore the Finance Portfolio Sample Application
• Explore the Coffee Warehouse Sample Application
• Explore the Github Issues Grid Sample Application