Scatter Plot
<ScatterPlot
data={price_vs_volume}
x=price
y=number_of_units
xFmt=usd0
series=category
/>
Examples
Default
<ScatterPlot
data={price_vs_volume}
x=price
y=number_of_units
/>
Multi-Series
<ScatterPlot
data={price_vs_volume}
x=price
y=number_of_units
series=category
/>
Options
Data
Query name, wrapped in curly braces
- Options:
- query name
Column to use for the x-axis of the chart
- Options:
- column name
- Default:
- First column
Column(s) to use for the y-axis of the chart
- Options:
- column name | array of column names
- Default:
- Any non-assigned numeric columns
Column to use as the series (groups) in a multi-series chart
- Options:
- column name
Column to use as the title for each tooltip. Typically, this is a name to identify each point.
- Options:
- column name
Sets behaviour for empty datasets. Can throw an error, a warning, or allow empty. When set to 'error', empty datasets will block builds in build:strict
. Note this only applies to initial page load - empty datasets caused by input component changes (dropdowns, etc.) are allowed.
- Default:
- error
Text to display when an empty dataset is received - only applies when emptySet
is 'warn' or 'pass', or when the empty dataset is a result of an input component change (dropdowns, etc.).
- Options:
- string
- Default:
- No records
Formatting & Styling
Format to use for x column (see available formats)
- Options:
- Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name
Format to use for y column (see available formats)
- Options:
- Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name
Options for which shape to use for scatter points
- Options:
- circle | emptyCircle | rect | triangle | diamond
- Default:
- circle
Change size of all points on the chart
- Options:
- number
- Default:
- 10
% of the full color that should be rendered, with remainder being transparent
- Options:
- number (0 to 1)
- Default:
- 0.7
Color to override default series color. Only accepts a single color.
- Options:
- CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL
Width of line surrounding each shape
- Options:
- number
- Default:
- 0
Color to use for outline if outlineWidth > 0
- Options:
- CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL
Array of custom colours to use for the chart. E.g., {['#cf0d06','#eb5752','#e88a87']}
- Options:
- array of color strings (CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL)
- Default:
- built-in color palette
Apply a specific color to each series in your chart. Unspecified series will receive colors from the built-in palette as normal. Note the double curly braces required in the syntax seriesColors={{"Canada": "red", "US": "blue"}}
- Options:
- object with series names and assigned colors
- Default:
- colors applied by order of series in data
Apply a specific order to the series in a multi-series chart.
- Options:
- Array of series names in the order they should be used in the chart seriesOrder={['series one', 'series two']}
- Default:
- default order implied by the data
Axes
Base to use when log scale is enabled
- Options:
- number
- Default:
- 10
Name to show under x-axis. If 'true', formatted column name is used. Only works with swapXY=false
- Options:
- true | string | false
- Default:
- true
Name to show beside y-axis. If 'true', formatted column name is used.
- Options:
- true | string | false
- Default:
- true
Starting value for the x-axis
- Options:
- number
Maximum value for the x-axis
- Options:
- number
Starting value for the y-axis
- Options:
- number
Maximum value for the y-axis
- Options:
- number
Chart
Chart title. Appears at top left of chart.
- Options:
- string
Chart subtitle. Appears just under title.
- Options:
- string
Minimum height of the chart area (excl. header and footer) in pixels. Adjusting the height affects all viewport sizes and may impact the mobile UX.
- Options:
- number
- Default:
- 180
- Options:
- canvas | svg
- Default:
- canvas
Custom Echarts Options
Custom Echarts options to override the default options. See reference page for available options.
- Options:
- {{exampleOption:'exampleValue'}}
Custom Echarts options to override the default options for all series in the chart. This loops through the series to apply the settings rather than having to specify every series manually using echartsOptions
See reference page for available options.
- Options:
- {{exampleSeriesOption:'exampleValue'}}
Interactivity
Group name to connect this chart to other charts for synchronized tooltip hovering. Charts with the same connectGroup
name will become connected
Annotations
Scatter plots can include annotations using the ReferenceLine
and ReferenceArea
components. These components are used within a chart component like so:
<ScatterPlot data={sales_data} x=date y=sales>
<ReferenceLine data={target_data} y=target label=name/>
<ReferenceArea xMin='2020-03-14' xMax='2020-05-01'/>
</ScatterPlot>