Cartesian axes types in Chart.js
Chart.js includes five cartesian axes by default: linear, logarithmic, category, time, and timeseries. Cartesian axes are used for line, bar, and bubble charts.
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Chart.js includes five cartesian axes by default: linear, logarithmic, category, time, and timeseries. Cartesian axes are used for line, bar, and bubble charts.
A cartesian axis is composed of five configurable visual components: border (drawn at the edge of the axis beside the chart area), grid lines (drawn on the chart area), tick marks (the extension of the grid line from the axis border to the label), ticks (data value labels on the axis), and title (used to label the data).
The dataset properties yAxisID or xAxisID must match the corresponding scale ID in the scales configuration object. This is especially important for multi-axes charts.
To create multiple Y axes in a chart, add multiple configuration objects to the scales property with different axis IDs. Each dataset can be bound to a specific axis using the yAxisID property. When adding new axes, you must specify the type of each axis explicitly as default types are not used. Example: ```javascript const myChart = new Chart(ctx, { type: 'line', data: { datasets: [{ data: [20, 50, 100, 75, 25, 0], label: 'Left dataset', yAxisID: 'left-y-axis' }, { data: [0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 1.5, 0], label: 'Right dataset', yAxisID: 'right-y-axis' }], labels: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun'] }, options: { scales: { 'left-y-axis': { type: 'linear', position: 'left' }, 'right-y-axis': { type: 'linear', position: 'right' } } } }); ```
The time series scale extends from the time scale and supports all the same options as the time scale.
To use a time series scale, set the scale type to 'timeseries' in the scales configuration. Example: const chart = new Chart(ctx, { type: 'line', data: data, options: { scales: { x: { type: 'timeseries' } } } });
In the time series scale, each data point is spread equidistant, unlike the time scale which may have variable spacing.
Cartesian scales for x/y axes include CategoryScale, LinearScale, LogarithmicScale, TimeScale, and TimeSeriesScale.
In a multi-axis line chart, y-axis scales can be positioned on the 'left' or 'right' side of the chart using the position property in the scale configuration. The left position is used for the primary y axis, and the right position for secondary axes.
When positioning a scale with an object, the x scale accepts a y property to set its vertical position, and the y scale accepts an x property to set its horizontal position. For instance, {y: 30} positions an axis 30 units vertically, and {x: -60} positions an axis -60 units horizontally.
A scatter chart can have both x and y axes positioned at the center by setting chart.options.scales.x.position = 'center' and chart.options.scales.y.position = 'center'. This positions the axes in the center of the chart area instead of at the edges.
The scale position can be set to a string value like 'bottom', 'left', or 'center', or to an object with x and y properties. For example, chart.options.scales.x.position can be set to 'center', or to {y: 30} to position the vertical axis at y=30. The y scale position can be set to 'left' by default, or to {x: -60} to position the horizontal axis at x=-60.
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