Bar Chart

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_category_2021}
    x=month
    y=sales
    series=category
    title="Sales by Category"
/>

Examples

Default

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_month}
    x=month
    y=sales
/>

Stacked

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_category_2021}
    x=month
    y=sales
    series=category
/>

100% Stacked

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_category_2021}
    x=month
    y=sales
    yFmt=pct0
    series=category
    type=stacked100
/>

Grouped

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_category_2021}
    x=month
    y=sales
    series=category
    type=grouped
/>

Horizontal

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_item_all_time}
    x=item
    y=sales 
    swapXY=true
    yFmt=usd0k
/>

Horizontal Stacked

<BarChart 
    data={categories_by_channel}
    x=category
    y=sales
    series=channel
    swapXY=true
/>

Horizontal 100% Stacked

<BarChart 
    data={categories_by_channel}
    x=category
    y=sales
    series=channel
    type=stacked100
    swapXY=true
/>

Horizontal Grouped

<BarChart
    data={categories_by_channel}
    x=category
    y=sales
    series=channel
    type=grouped
    swapXY=true
/>

Value Labels

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_category_2021}
    x=month
    y=sales
    yFmt=usd1k
    series=category
    labels=true
/>

Custom Color Palette

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_category_2021}
    x=month 
    y=sales 
    series=category 
    colorPalette={[
        '#cf0d06',
        '#eb5752',
        '#e88a87',
        '#fcdad9',
        ]}
/>

Secondary / Dual y Axis

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_month} 
    x=month 
    y=sales_usd0k 
    y2=num_orders_num0
/>

Secondary / Dual Axis with Line

<BarChart 
    data={orders_by_month} 
    x=month 
    y=sales
    yFmt=usd0k
    y2=num_orders
    y2SeriesType=line
/>

Options

Data

data

Required

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(s) to include on a secondary y-axis

Options:: column name | array of column names

y2SeriesType

Chart type to apply to the series on the y2 axis

Options:

Default:: bar

series

Column to use as the series (groups) in a multi-series chart

Options:: column name

sort

Whether to apply default sort to your data. Default sort is x ascending for number and date x-axes, and y descending for category x-axes

Options:

Default:: true

type

Grouping method to use for multi-series charts

Options:

Default:: stacked

stackName

Name for an individual stack. If separate Bar components are used with different stackNames, the chart will show multiple stacks

Options:: string

emptySet

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.

Options:

Default:: error

emptyMessage

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

xFmt

Format to use for x column (see available formats )

Options:: Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name

yFmt

Format to use for y column (see available formats )

Options:: Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name

y2Fmt

Format to use for y2 column(s) (see available formats )

Options:: Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name

seriesLabelFmt

Format to use for series label (see available formats )

Options:: Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name

fillColor

Color to override default series color. Only accepts a single color.

Options:: CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL

fillOpacity

% of the full color that should be rendered, with remainder being transparent

Options:: number (0 to 1)

Default:: 1

outlineWidth

Width of line surrounding each bar

Options:: number

Default:: 0

outlineColor

Color to use for outline if outlineWidth > 0

Options:: CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL

colorPalette

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

seriesColors

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

Options:: object with series names and assigned colors

Default:: colors applied by order of series in data

seriesOrder

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

Value Labels

labels

Show value labels

Options:

Default:: false

stackTotalLabel

If using labels, whether to show a total at the top of stacked bar chart

Options:

Default:: true

seriesLabels

If using labels, whether to show series labels

Options:

Default:: true

labelSize

Font size of value labels

Options:: number

Default:: 11

labelPosition

Where label will appear on your series

Options:

Default:: Single Series: outside, Stacked: inside, Grouped: outside

labelColor

Font color of value labels

Options:: CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL

Default:: Automatic based on color contrast of background

labelFmt

Format to use for value labels (see available formats )

Options:: Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name

Default:: same as y column

yLabelFmt

Format to use for value labels for series on the y axis. Overrides any other formats (see available formats )

Options:: Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name

y2LabelFmt

Format to use for value labels for series on the y2 axis. Overrides any other formats (see available formats )

Options:: Excel-style format | built-in format name | custom format name

showAllLabels

Allow all labels to appear on chart, including overlapping labels

Options:

Default:: false

Axes

swapXY

Swap the x and y axes to create a horizontal chart

Options:

Default:: false

yLog

Whether to use a log scale for the y-axis

Options:

Default:: false

yLogBase

Base to use when log scale is enabled

Options:: number

Default:: 10

xAxisTitle

Name to show under x-axis. If 'true', formatted column name is used. Only works with swapXY=false

Options:

Default:: false

yAxisTitle

Name to show beside y-axis. If 'true', formatted column name is used.

Options:

Default:: false

y2AxisTitle

Name to show beside y2 axis. If 'true', formatted column name is used.

Options:

Default:: false

xGridlines

Turns on/off gridlines extending from x-axis tick marks (vertical lines when swapXY=false)

Options:

Default:: false

yGridlines

Turns on/off gridlines extending from y-axis tick marks (horizontal lines when swapXY=false)

Options:

Default:: true

y2Gridlines

Turns on/off gridlines extending from y2-axis tick marks (horizontal lines when swapXY=false)

Options:

Default:: true

xAxisLabels

Turns on/off value labels on the x-axis

Options:

Default:: true

yAxisLabels

Turns on/off value labels on the y-axis

Options:

Default:: true

y2AxisLabels

Turns on/off value labels on the y2-axis

Options:

Default:: true

xBaseline

Turns on/off thick axis line (line appears at y=0)

Options:

Default:: true

yBaseline

Turns on/off thick axis line (line appears directly alongside the y-axis labels)

Options:

Default:: false

y2Baseline

Turns on/off thick axis line (line appears directly alongside the y2-axis labels)

Options:

Default:: false

xTickMarks

Turns on/off tick marks for each of the x-axis labels

Options:

Default:: false

yTickMarks

Turns on/off tick marks for each of the y-axis labels

Options:

Default:: false

y2TickMarks

Turns on/off tick marks for each of the y2-axis labels

Options:

Default:: false

yMin

Starting value for the y-axis

Options:: number

yMax

Maximum value for the y-axis

Options:: number

yScale

Whether to scale the y-axis to fit your data. `yMin` and `yMax` take precedence over `yScale`

Options:

Default:: false

y2Min

Starting value for the y2-axis

Options:: number

y2Max

Maximum value for the y2-axis

Options:: number

y2Scale

Whether to scale the y-axis to fit your data. `y2Min` and `y2Max` take precedence over `y2Scale`

Options:

Default:: false

showAllXAxisLabels

Force every x-axis value to be shown. This can truncate labels if there are too many.

Options:

Default:: false

yAxisColor

Turns on/off color on the y-axis (turned on by default when secondary y-axis is used). Can also be used to set a specific color

Options:

Default:: true when y2 used; false otherwise

Chart

title

Chart title. Appears at top left of chart.

Options:: string

subtitle

Chart subtitle. Appears just under title.

Options:: string

legend

Turns legend on or off. Legend appears at top center of chart.

Options:

Default:: true for multiple series

chartAreaHeight

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

renderer

Which chart renderer type (canvas or SVG) to use. See ECharts' documentation on renderers.

Options:

Default:: canvas

downloadableData

Whether to show the download button to allow users to download the data

Options:

Default:: true

downloadableImage

Whether to show the button to allow users to save the chart as an image

Options:

Default:: true

Custom Echarts Options

echartsOptions

Custom Echarts options to override the default options. See reference page for available options.

Options:: {{exampleOption:'exampleValue'}}

seriesOptions

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'}}

printEchartsConfig

Helper prop for custom chart development - inserts a code block with the current echarts config onto the page so you can see the options used and debug your custom options

Options:

Default:: false

Interactivity

connectGroup

Group name to connect this chart to other charts for synchronized tooltip hovering. Charts with the same `connectGroup` name will become connected

Annotations

Bar charts can include annotations using the ReferenceLine and ReferenceArea components. These components are used within a chart component like so:

<BarChart data={orders_by_month} x=month y=sales>
  <ReferenceArea xMin='2020-03-14' xMax='2021-05-01' label='COVID-19 Lockdown'/>
  <ReferenceLine data={target_data} y=target label=name/>
</BarChart>