JavaScript Grids

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Grid Chart Type

Add a type attribute to your chart object and set the value to grid.

{
  type: "grid"
}

Data

Grid charts support a series array of objects.

String/Number Array

Create a series object array. Each object corresponds to a row in the grid. Within each object, create a values array of numbers and/or strings to populate each cell of a row.

{
  type: 'grid',
  series: [ // Array of objects
    {
      values: [ // Array of numbers | strings
        (Row 1-Col 1),
        (Row 1-Col 2),
        ...,
        (Row 1-Col N)
      ]
    },
    {
      values: [
        (Row 2-Col 1),
        (Row 2-Col 2),
        ...,
        (Row 2-Col N)
      ]
    },
    ...,
    {
      values: [
        (Row N-Col 1),
        (Row N-Col 2),
        ...,
        (Row N-Col N)
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Grid-Specific Properties

JavaScript grids include a number of unique chart-specific properties that allow you to manipulate the appearance and behaviors of your HTML5 grid. They can be implemented into your chart by placing them within an options object.

Header Column

The headerCol attribute sets whether the grid has a header column or not. It can be added by setting the headerCol attribute to true, or by creating an empty headerCol object.

{
  options: {
    headerCol: true
  }
}

Header Row

The headerRow attribute sets whether the grid has a header row or not. It can be added by setting the headerRow attribute to true, or by creating an empty headerRow object.

{
  options: {
    headerRow: true
  }
}

Header Row Labels

The rowLabels attribute defines the labels of the grid rows. To display the row labels, also set headerCol to true.

{
  options: {
    headerCol: true,
    rowLabels: ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15'],
  }
}

Column Labels

The colLabels attribute defines the labels of the grid columns. To display the column labels, also set headerRow to true.

{
  options: {
    headerRow: true,
    colLabels: ['First Name', 'Last Name', 'Birthday', 'Country'],
  }
}

Column Widths

The colWidths attribute defines the widths of the grid columns, specified either in fixed values or as a percentage.

{
  options: {
    colWidths: [ '5%', '25%', '25%', '15%', '5%', '25%' ],
  }
}

Classes

The dataClass attribute sets an array of class names which will be applied on each column. If the attribute appears on the series object, the style will be applied on the data cells, otherwise, on the header cells.

{
  options: {
    dataClass: ['fillRed', 'fillGreen', 'fillBlue', 'fillOrange']
  },
  series: [
    {
      values: ['Jon', 'Anderson', 'January 9, 1957', 'United Kingdom'],
      dataClass: ['strokeRed', 'strokeGreen', 'strokeBlue', 'strokeOrange']
    },
}

Flat

The flat attribute sets whether the grid cells are clickable or not. Enter a boolean value.

{
  options: {
    flat: true
  }
}

Force Height

The forceHeight attribute forces the grid to fill the entire height of the plotarea.

{
  options: {
    forceHeight: true
  }
}

Using Data Sources

Graph

Set the graph attribute to the ID of chart that the grid is being linked with. Note that the graph and grid has to be within the same graphset and the chart must by assigned the id attribute.

{
  options: {
    dataSource: {
      graph: '...'
    }
  }
}

Scale

Set the scale attribute to the name of the scale from which the column labels are being imported.

{
  options: {
    dataSource: {
      scale: '...'
    }
  }
}

Further Customization

Once you have your basic grid, you can customize and style it to fit your data visualization needs.

Styling Attributes

The following attributes can be used to style grid charts: