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Bubble Chart

bubble

<BubbleChart 
    data={query_name} 
    x=column_x 
    y=column_y
    size=column_size
/>

Examples

Bubble

bubble

<BubbleChart 
    data={simple_example} 
    x=x 
    y=y 
    size=size 
    xAxisTitle=true 
    yAxisTitle=true
/>

Multi-Series Bubble

bubble

<BubbleChart 
    data={scores_by_region} 
    x=score_a 
    y=score_b 
    size=size 
    series=region 
    xAxisTitle=true 
    yAxisTitle=true
/>

Options

Data

data
Required

Query name, wrapped in curly braces

Options:
query name
x
Required

Column to use for the x-axis of the chart

Options:
column name
Default:
First column
y
Required

Column(s) to use for the y-axis of the chart

Options:
column name | array of column names
Default:
Any non-assigned numeric columns
series

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

Options:
column name
size
Required

Column to use to scale the size of the bubbles

Options:
column name
sort

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

Options:
Default:
true
tooltipTitle

Column to use as the title for each tooltip. Typically, this is a name to identify each point.

Options:
column name
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
sizeFmt

Format to use for size column (see available formats)

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

Options for which shape to use for bubble points

Options:
circle | emptyCircle | rect | triangle | diamond
Default:
circle
scaleTo

Scale the size of the bubbles by this factor (e.g., 2 will double the size)

Options:
number
Default:
1
opacity

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

Options:
number (0 to 1)
Default:
0.7
fillColor

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

Options:
CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL
outlineWidth

Width of line surrounding each shape

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'] Note that the array must be surrounded by curly braces.

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

Axes

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:
true | string | false
Default:
true
yAxisTitle

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

Options:
true | string | false
Default:
true
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
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
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
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
yMin

Starting value for the y-axis

Options:
number
yMax

Maximum value for the y-axis

Options:
number

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:
canvas | svg
Default:
canvas

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

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

<BubbleChart data={sales_data} x=date y=sales>
  <ReferenceLine data={target_data} y=target label=name/>
  <ReferenceArea xMin='2020-03-14' xMax='2020-05-01'/>
</BubbleChart>