Flash Bar Chart
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Bar Chart
The bar chart plots a set of values as bars for each series in the given dataset.
Dataset Guidelines
This chart expects its data as a categorical dataset.
Required Properties
The only property a bar chart requires is the appropriate chart-type.
<chart-type>BarChart</chart-type>
The example below contains the full set of additional supported properties with comments on its purpose and valid values. It is recommended that new users start with this example as a starting place for building your first flash chart.
Example
The following chart definition will produce the chart in the example below.
<chart>
<!-- Define the chart type -->
<chart-type>BarChart</chart-type>
<!-- Specify the title of the chart -->
<title>Chart Title</title>
<title-font>
<font-family>Arial</font-family>
<size>18</size>
<is-bold>true</is-bold>
</title-font>
<!-- General Chart Attributes -->
<orientation>vertical</orientation> <!-- valid values: vertical, horizontal -->
<is-stacked>false</is-stacked> <!-- set to true for a stacked bar -->
<is-3D>false</is-3D>
<is-glass>false</is-glass> <!-- set to true to apply the 'glass' style to bars -->
<is-sketch>false</is-sketch> <!-- set to true to apply the 'sketch' style to bars -->
<!-- additional properties specific to sketch charts -->
<fun-factor>10</fun-factor> <!-- defines the messiness of bars, 0-2 tame, 3-6 pretty fun, 7+ lots of fun -->
<outline-color-palette> <!-- defines the colors to use for outlines of bars -->
<color>#000000</color>
<color>#000000</color>
</outline-color-palette>
<!-- General Chart Formatting Properties -->
<chart-background type="color">#FFFFFF</chart-background>
<plot-background type="color">#FFFFFF</plot-background>
<alpha>.70</alpha> <!-- sets the transparency level of bars -->
<!-- Define what to display in hover tips -->
<!-- <tooltip> -->
<!-- #top# -->
<!-- #bottom# -->
<!-- #val# -->
<!-- #x_label# -->
<!-- #key# -->
<!-- </tooltip> -->
<!-- X-Axis properties (domain)-->
<domain-title>Domain Title</domain-title>
<domain-title-font>
<font-family>Arial</font-family>
<size>14</size>
<is-bold>false</is-bold>
</domain-title-font>
<domain-color>#000000</domain-color> <!-- color of x-axis -->
<domain-grid-color>#FFFFFF</domain-grid-color> <!-- color of vertical grid lines -->
<domain-stroke>1</domain-stroke> <!-- thickness of the x-axis -->
<!-- Y-Axis properties (range) -->
<range-title>Range Title</range-title>
<range-title-font>
<font-family>Arial</font-family>
<size>14</size>
<is-bold>false</is-bold>
</range-title-font>
<range-minimum></range-minimum> <!-- defines minimum starting point for y-axis -->
<range-maximum></range-maximum> <!-- defines maximum ending point for y-axis -->
<range-color>#000000</range-color> <!-- color of y-axis -->
<range-grid-color>#EAEAEA</range-grid-color> <!-- color of horizontal grid lines -->
<range-stroke>1</range-stroke> <!-- thickness of y-axis -->
<range-steps>6</range-steps> <!-- specify number of ticks, defaults to auto-calculated number -->
<!-- Specify the color palette for the chart -->
<color-palette>
<color>#0f3765</color>
<color>#880a0f</color>
<color>#B09A6B</color>
<color>#772200</color>
<color>#C52F0D</color>
<color>#123D82</color>
<color>#4A0866</color>
<color>#445500</color>
<color>#FFAA00</color>
<color>#1E8AD3</color>
<color>#AA6611</color>
<color>#772200</color>
<color>#8b2834</color>
</color-palette>
</chart>
Example with Orientation set to 'horizontal':
Example with is-glass set to 'true':
Example with is-3D set to 'true':
Example with is-sketch set to 'true' (fun factor = 10):
