Area Chart

Area Chart

The area chart plots a set of values on a line per series, and fills the background of the plot area with the series color for each series in the given dataset.

Dataset Guidelines

This chart expects its data as a categorical dataset.

Required Properties

The only property an area chart requires is the appropriate chart-type.

<chart-type>AreaChart</chart-type>

The optional chart properties that are supported for this chart are listed in the Chart Properties Reference.

Example

The following chart definition will produce the chart you see below:

<chart>
        <chart-type>AreaChart</chart-type>
	<title>Actual vs. Budget</title>
	<chart-background type="color">#DDDDDD</chart-background>
	<orientation>vertical</orientation>
	<height>400</height>
	<width>600</width>
	<color-palette>
		<color>#FFFF00</color>
		<color>#5555FF</color>
	</color-palette>
	<include-legend>true</include-legend>
	<legend-border-visible>true</legend-border-visible>

</chart>