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Tuesday, March 10, 2015Print Subscribe

Several sample charts are displayed below. Note that the axis values, legend, title, and any labels are placed outside of the chart. The chart itself floats in the center of the cell in the view.

It is possible to expand each chart so that they fill the entire available area. All elements of the chart will be place inside the axes in order to full utilize all available screen size. The legend will be placed at the top of the graph, axis labels are placed inside the axes, and the title is also located inside the graph area.

In order to specify a chart to use this expanded mode, add the keyword “maximize” for every pivot defined in the view.

Data Field	Tag
CustomerID	pivot3-col1-top5-sortdescbyvalue pivot3-maximize
EmployeeID	pivot2-row1-bar pivot2-maximize
OrderDate	pivot1-row1-date-line pivot3-row1-date-all-columnstacked pivot4-row1-date pivot1-maximize
ShipVia	pivot4-col1-areastacked pivot4-maximize

The charts will now maximize the available space.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015Print Subscribe

Enabling Animation In Charts

Charts in web apps created with Code On Time generator do not show any animations by default. The charts simply appear.

It may be desirable to add an animation when the chart is loaded. This animation can be added by specifying the “animation” keyword to the chart tag definition.

Data Field	Tag
EmployeeID	pivot1-col1-top3 pivot1-animation
OrderDate	pivot1-row1-line-curve-date
Freight	pivot1-val1-sum

The new chart will now be animated on load.

Labels: Application Builder, Charts, Touch UI, Tutorials, Web App Generator, Web Application Generator

Tuesday, March 10, 2015Print Subscribe

Enabling Crosshairs on Charts

Line and area charts allow the user to click on a data point to see the value. The chart below shows how the tooltip appears.

Data Field	Tag
EmployeeID	pivot1-col1-top3
OrderDate	pivot1-row1-line-curve-date
Freight	pivot1-val1-sum

However, it can be difficult to gauge where the actual value is on the horizontal and vertical axes. Using the “crosshair” keyword in the tag will enable a horizontal and vertical line that makes it easier for the user to see the value in relation to the chart. The color of the crosshair also shows which value is selected.

Data Field	Tag
EmployeeID	pivot1-col1-top3
OrderDate	pivot1-row1-line-curve-date-crosshair
Freight	pivot1-val1-sum

The “crosshair” keyword will by default enable a line for both the horizontal and vertical axis. The “crosshair” property can also use the value “horizontal” or “vertical” to limit the line to the respective axis.

Data Field	Tag
EmployeeID	pivot1-col1-top3
OrderDate	pivot1-row1-line-curve-date pivot1-crosshair:"vertical"
Freight	pivot1-val1-sum

Labels: Application Builder, ASP.NET, Charts, Code Generator, Touch UI, Tutorials, User Interface, Web App Generator, Web Application Generator