Class MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

Chart class for visualizing a Map of a selected part of the world. Defaults to the entire world.

MapChart can be created in two different ways - to learn more about creation time configuration of MapChart, please refer to:

MapChart features

  1. Map Types

MapChart supports 9 different map types, each of which depicts a different part of the world. Map types can also be split based on different types of regions, like countries, states, territories, provinces, etc.

Supported map types:

  • MapTypes.World | Map of the whole world, regions as countries.
  • MapTypes.Europe | Map of Europe, regions as countries.
  • MapTypes.Africa | Map of Africa, regions as countries.
  • MapTypes.Asia | Map of Asia, regions as countries.
  • MapTypes.NorthAmerica | Map of North America, regions as countries.
  • MapTypes.SouthAmerica | Map of South America, regions as countries.
  • MapTypes.Australia | Map of Australia, regions as Australian territories.
  • MapTypes.USA | Map of the United States of America, regions as states.
  • MapTypes.Canada | Map of Canada, regions as Canadian territories and provinces.

Map type is selected when the MapChart is created, with the type argument:

 // Example, specify map type.
const mapChart = lightningChart().Map({
type: MapTypes.Europe,
})
  1. Style and dynamic region coloring

MapChart has two style properties: region fill style and stroke style. The style is shared for all regions.

Style is configured with

Dynamic region coloring is possibly by configuring fill style with PalettedFill.

 // Example, enable dynamic region coloring based on a color look-up table.
MapChart.setFillStyle(new PalettedFill({
lut: new LUT({
interpolate: true,
steps: [
{ value: 0, color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) },
{ value: 100, color: ColorRGBA(0, 255, 0) }
]
})
}))

Region values used for color look-up are configured with invalidateRegionValues. This method is very flexible and can be used in a variety of ways - refer to the method documentation for more examples.

 // Example, set value of "Finland" region to `0`.
MapChart.invalidateRegionValues([
{ value: 0, ISO_A3: 'FIN' }
])
  1. Cursor

MapChart has built-in Cursor functionality, which is activated when user pointer is above any region.

Auto cursor can be configured in a variety of ways:

  • MapChart.setCursorResultTableFormatter | configure formatting of result table contents.
  • setCursor | style auto cursor.
  • setCursorMode | disable / enable auto cursor.

Required resources:

MapChart requires external file resources in order to work. These resources are distributed along with the LightningChart JS package (node_modules/@lightningchart/lcjs/dist/resources).

In order to use MapChart the map resources need to be hosted on a file server. When MapChart is created, a GET request will be issued to URL: <resourcesBaseUrl>/maps/<mapDataFile>.

The file server location can be specified by supplying a resourcesBaseUrl, please see resourcesBaseUrl for general information and troubleshooting on LCJS resources.

The following table documents which resource files are required based on used Map type:

Map type Map data file
MapTypes.World 'countries_world.json'
MapTypes.Europe 'countries_europe.json'
MapTypes.NorthAmerica 'countries_northAmerica.json'
MapTypes.SouthAmerica 'countries_southAmerica.json'
MapTypes.Africa 'countries_africa.json'
MapTypes.Asia 'countries_asia.json'
MapTypes.USA 'states_usa.json'
MapTypes.Canada 'territoriesProvinces_canada.json'
MapTypes.Australia 'territories_australia.json'

Type Parameters

Hierarchy

Implements

Properties

_isPanelResized: boolean = true

Flag that is set whenever Panel or any scale is resized.

Will be handled before plot to update scale and trigger resize event just once per frame.

background: Eventer<LCJSInteractionEventMap, any> = ...

Interface for attaching listeners to user interaction events (click, pointerenter, etc.) on chart background.

 // Example syntax
chart.background.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
console.log(event)
})

For syntax examples, refer to EventInterface. Available event keys are listed under LCJSInteractionEventMap

Please note that many chart types have a separate "series background" (area enclosed by axes), which has its own separate events. This is accessed via seriesBackground property.

coordsClient: "client" = 'client'

Selector for "client" Coordinate System.

This references the coordinate system used in HTML. It starts at top left of the web page and is measured in pixels. For example, { x: 100, y: 20 } corresponds to 100 pixels from left and 20 pixels from top.

JavaScript events are tracked and HTML elements are positioned in the client coordinate system.

This selector can be used for translating client coordinates to other coordinate systems and vice versa. For example, in order to:

  • Position LCJS UI elements in client coordinates
  • Find client coordinate that matches a location along LCJS Axis or Chart.
  • etc.

See translateCoordinate for more detailed use case information and example usage.

coordsRelative: "relative" = 'relative'

Selector for "relative" Coordinate System.

This coordinate system is relative to the bottom left corner of the Control (chart/dashboard/etc.), and is measured as pixels. For example, { x: 100, y: 20 } corresponds to 100 pixels from left and 20 pixels from bottom.

This selector can be used for two purposes:

Positioning LCJS UI elements in pixels:

 // Position UI element in pixels by supplying `Control.coordsRelative` as its positioning system.
const textBox = Control.addUIElement(UIElementBuilders.TextBox, Control.coordsRelative)
.setOrigin(UIOrigins.LeftBottom)
.setPosition({ x: 100, y: 20 })

Translations between coordinate systems:

Use with translateCoordinate method to translate coordinates from "relative" to another coordinate system.

engine: PublicEngine

Interface for end user API of the LCJS engine. It provides some useful capabilities over the area enclosed by a single LCJS context (which can be just a single chart, or a Dashboard with several charts).

regions: Eventer<LCJSInteractionEventMap, MapTypeRegionProperties[SelectedMapType]> = ...

Interface for attaching listeners to user interaction events (click, pointerenter, etc.) on MapChart regions.

 // Example syntax
chart.regions.addEventListener('click', (event, region) => {
console.log(event, region)
})

For more syntax examples, refer to EventInterface. Available event keys are listed under LCJSInteractionEventMap

removePanel: ((panel: Panel) => void)

Type declaration

    • (panel: Panel): void
    • Parameters

      Returns void

title: Eventer<LCJSInteractionEventMap, any> = ...

Interface for attaching listeners to user interaction events (click, pointerenter, etc.) on chart title.

 // Example syntax
chart.title.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
console.log(event)
})

For syntax examples, refer to EventInterface. Available event keys are listed under LCJSInteractionEventMap

uiScale: LinearScaleXY

Scale for panel area in percentages (0-100).

While it is not functionally equal to this, using coordsRelative coordinate system is preferred (more confidence for long term support).

Methods

  • Add manually controlled Cursor object. These have exactly same functions as built-in cursors but they can be freely controlled by application logic.

     const cursor = chart.addCursor()
    

    Styling works same as built-in cursors (e.g. setCursor).

    Position is set using setPosition method and displayed content using setResultTable(table => table.setContent(...)) For more details, see Developer documentation > Features > Cursor > Manual cursors

    Returns

    Cursor object.

    Type Parameters

    Parameters

    • cursorBuilder: CursorBuilder2D<ResultTableBackgroundType> = ...

      Builder for cursor. Can be used to tweak a handful of properties which can't be changed during runtime.

    Returns Cursor2D<ResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Add callback function to be triggered when specified event is fired.

     // Example syntax
    object.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
    console.log(event)
    })

    Some classes also report extra information about the interacted object with the second parameter:

     // Most series share information about interacted data point
    series.addEventListener('click', (event, info) => {
    console.log(info)
    })

    Optional third parameter allows registering event handlers that will automatically remove themselves after first trigger:

     // Example this listener will only fire once
    object.addEventListener('click', (event) => {})

    Each class has its own list of supported events. Some events are from HTML standard (click, pointerdown, etc.), while others are own events from LightningChart JS (dispose, resize, etc.)

    To find what events are available, you can try following:

    • If your development environment has TypeScript enabled, just write addEventListener and see what possible event types the IDE suggests. These APIs are strongly typed, and even the callback event will be correctly typed.
    • Otherwise, open the class section in API documentation and check out which interface K type parameter extends.

    Type Parameters

    Parameters

    Returns void

  • Add a legendbox.

    Legendbox is a type of UI element, that floats inside the chart/component it is created inside. It can be freely moved around with user interactions, as well as positioned in application code.

    The purpose of legendbox is to describe the series and other visual components of the chart, by displaying their names and colors. Hovering over a series' legendbox entry will highlight that series, and clicking on the entry will toggle that series' visibility.

    Legendbox alignment:

    Alignment of legendbox can be selected by supplying one of the available LegendBoxBuilders to addLegendBox:

     // Default (vertical) LegendBox.
    const legendBox = ChartXY.addLegendBox()

    // Horizontal LegendBox.
    const horizontalLegendBox = ChartXY.addLegendBox(LegendBoxBuilders.HorizontalLegendBox)

    Custom Legendbox positioning:

    By default LegendBoxes are placed on the right side, or bottom of the chart (depending on alignment).

    A custom location can be configured with UIElement API:

    Position coordinate system is specified when creating legendbox.

    1. LegendBox with default positioning coordinate system.
     addLegendBox( LegendBoxBuilders.VerticalLegendBox )
    // Position = [0, 100] as percentages.
    .setPosition({ x: 50, y: 50 })
    1. Position in pixel coordinate system.
     addLegendBox( LegendBoxBuilders.VerticalLegendBox, chart.coordsRelative )
    // Position = pixels.
    .setPosition({ x: 300, y: 100 })
    1. Position on Axes.
     addLegendBox( LegendBoxBuilders.VerticalLegendBox, { x: chartXY.getDefaultAxisX(), y: chartXY.getDefaultAxisY() } )
    // Position = Axis values.
    .setPosition({ x: 5, y: 5 })

    Returns

    LegendBox

    Parameters

    • builder: UILegendBoxBuilder<InternalBackground> = _legendBoxBuilder

      LegendBoxBuilder. If omitted, VerticalLegendBox will be selected. Use LegendBoxBuilders for selection.

    • scale: UserScaleDefinition = ...

      Optional parameter for altering the coordinate system used for positioning the LegendBox. Defaults to whole Chart in percentages [0, 100].

    Returns LegendBox<UIBackground>

  • Add a stand-alone UIElement using a builder.

    Example usage:

    1. TextBox with default positioning coordinate system.
     addUIElement( UIElementBuilders.TextBox )
    // Position = [0, 100] as percentages.
    .setPosition({ x: 50, y: 50 })
    1. Position in pixel coordinate system.
     addUIElement( UIElementBuilders.TextBox, chart.coordsRelative )
    // Position = pixels.
    .setPosition({ x: 300, y: 100 })
    1. Position on Axes.
     addUIElement( UIElementBuilders.TextBox, { x: chartXY.getDefaultAxisX(), y: chartXY.getDefaultAxisY() } )
    // Position = Axis values.
    .setPosition({ x: 5, y: 5 })

    Returns

    Object that fulfills interfaces: UIElementType (typeparam) and UIElement

    Type Parameters

    Parameters

    • builder: UIElementBuilder<UIElementType> = ...

      UIElementBuilder. If omitted, TextBoxBuilder will be selected. Use UIElementBuilders for selection.

    • scale: UserScaleDefinition = ...

      Optional parameter for altering the coordinate system used for positioning the UIElement. Defaults to whole Chart in percentages [0, 100].

    Returns UIElementType & UIElement

  • Attach object to an legendBox entry

    Returns

    Series itself for fluent interface

    Parameters

    • entry: LegendBoxEntry<UIBackground>

      Object which has to be attached

    • toggleVisibilityOnClick: boolean = true

      Flag that indicates whether the Attachable should be hidden or not, when its respective Entry is clicked.

    • matchStyleExactly: boolean = false

      By default, entries are assigned a smooth looking gradient based on the component color. If this flag is true, then this is skipped, and exact component solid fill is used instead.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Permanently destroy the component.

    To fully allow Garbage-Collection to free the resources used by the component, make sure to remove any references to the component and its children in application code.

    let chart = ...ChartXY()
    let axisX = chart.getDefaultAxisX()
    // Dispose Chart, and remove all references so that they can be garbage-collected.
    chart.dispose()
    chart = undefined
    axisX = undefined

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Get component highlight animations enabled or not.

    Returns

    Animation enabled?

    Returns boolean

  • Get reference to the built-in cursor object of the chart.

    Returns

    Generic cursor object.

    Returns Cursor2D<CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Get theme effect enabled on component or disabled.

    A theme can specify an Effect to add extra visual oomph to chart applications, like Glow effects around data or other components. Whether this effect is drawn above a particular component can be configured using the setEffect method.

     // Example, disable theme effect from a particular component.
    Component.setEffect(false)

    For the most part, theme effects are enabled by default on most components.

    Theme effect is configured with effect property.

    Returns

    Boolean that describes whether drawing the theme effect is enabled around the component or not.

    Returns boolean

  • Get Fill Style of Map regions.

    Returns

    FillStyle.

    Returns FillStyle

  • Get state of component highlighting.

    In case highlight animations are enabled, this method returns the unanimated highlight value.

    In case of MapChart, this method only considers the complete highlighting of MapChart, not highlighting individual regions

    Returns

    Number between 0 and 1, where 1 is fully highlighted.

    Returns number

  • Get boolean flag for whether object should highlight on mouse hover

    Returns

    Boolean for if object should highlight on mouse hover or not.

    Returns boolean

  • Find if chart is currently considered to be in the browser viewport.

    Returns

    true when panel is in view

    Returns boolean

  • Get minimum size of Panel. Depending on the type of class this value might be automatically computed to fit different elements.

    Returns

    Vec2 minimum size or undefined if unimplemented

    Returns undefined | Point

  • Get FillStyle of outlier regions (parts of map that are visible, but not interactable with active map type).

    Returns

    FillStyle

    Returns FillStyle

  • Get LineStyle of outlier regions (parts of map that are visible, but not interactable with active map type).

    Returns

    LineStyle

    Returns LineStyle

  • Get mouse interactions enabled or disabled.

    Returns

    Mouse interactions state

    Returns boolean

  • Get FillStyle of Separate regions, which are visual components surrounding areas such as Alaska and Hawaii.

    Separate regions are present in following Map types:

    • MapTypes.USA

    Returns

    FillStyle

    Returns FillStyle

  • Get LineStyle of Separate regions, which are visual components surrounding areas such as Alaska and Hawaii.

    Separate regions are present in following Map types:

    • MapTypes.USA

    Returns

    LineStyle

    Returns LineStyle

  • Get size of control as pixels.

    For stand-alone component, the size will be equal to the size of its containing HTML <div> (Control.engine.container)

    For component inside Dashboard, the size will only include the component itself, so size can be less than the size of containing HTML <div>.

    Returns

    Object with x and y properties { x: number, y: number }, where both are pixel values.

    Returns Point

  • Get theme effect enabled on component or disabled.

    A theme can specify an Effect to add extra visual oomph to chart applications, like Glow effects around data or other components. Whether this effect is drawn above a particular component can be configured using the setEffect method.

     // Example, disable theme effect from a particular component.
    Component.setEffect(false)

    For the most part, theme effects are enabled by default on most components.

    Theme effect is configured with effect property.

    Returns

    Boolean that describes whether drawing the theme effect is enabled around the component or not.

    Returns boolean

  • Invalidate numeric values associated with each region of the Map using a callback function that is called for every region.

    Region values can be used in conjuction with:

    • DataCursor:

    The values can be displayed when user puts the mouse above a region. Modify DataCursor parsing with MapChart.setCursorResultTableFormatter

    • FillStyle:

    Each region can be styled based on its assigned value, by setting the MapCharts' fill style to a PalettedFill.

    Example usage:

     // Example, Set a random value [0, 100] for each region.
    MapChart.invalidateRegionValues( ( region, prev ) => Math.random() * 100 )

    In a more realistic application, you would look up a value from an external data set based on the region. The properties available from region are based on the used MapType, see MapTypeRegionProperties for a list of supported properties.

     // Example, invalidate region values by external data set.
    fetch(...)
    .then((data) => {
    MapChart.invalidateRegionValues((region) => {
    // Look up value for `region`.
    const value = data[region.name]
    return value || 0
    })
    })

    Returns

    MapChart itself.

    Parameters

    • callback: ((region: MapTypeRegionProperties[SelectedMapType], prev?: number) => undefined | number)

      Function that is called for each region. First parameter is a region data structure, that can be used to identify each region. Second parameter is the previous value if any.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Invalidate numeric values associated with each region of the Map using an Array of identifier-value objects.

    Region values can be used in conjuction with:

    • DataCursor:

    The values can be displayed when user puts the mouse above a region. Modify DataCursor parsing with MapChart.setCursorResultTableFormatter

    • FillStyle:

    Each region can be styled based on its assigned value, by setting the MapCharts' fill style to a PalettedFill

    Example usage:

    • Select region by name or other property supported by the used MapTypes.
     MapChart.invalidateRegionValues([
    { value: 0, name: 'Finland' }
    ])

    In place of 'name', any property supported by the used MapType can be supplied. Look up MapTypeRegionProperties for a map of supported properties per MapType.

     // MapTypes that plot *Countries* (for example, 'World', 'Europe') also support 'ISO_A3' country codes.
    MapChart.invalidateRegionValues([
    { value: 0, ISO_A3: 'FIN' }
    ])
    • For quick access, you can also refer to the region list of the used MapType that is accessed through MapRegions.
     MapChart.invalidateRegionValues([
    { value: 0, ...MapRegions[ MapTypes.World ].Finland }
    ])

    Returns

    MapChart itself.

    Parameters

    • values: (undefined | Partial<MapTypeRegionProperties[SelectedMapType]> & {
          value: number;
      })[]

      Array of identifier-value objects.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Check whether the object is disposed. Disposed objects should not be used!

    Returns

    true if object is disposed.

    Returns boolean

  • Remove event listener added using addEventListener. The expected argument should be the exact same callback function that was supplied using addEventListener:

     // Basic example syntax
    const listener = () => {}
    obj.addEventListener('click', listener)
    obj.removeEventListener('click', listener)
     // Basic boilerplate of custom interaction when user drags on an object
    obj.addEventListener('pointerdown', (eventDown) => {
    let prevCoord = eventDown
    const handlePointerMove: LCJSInteractionEventListener<'pointermove'> = (eventMove) => {
    const delta = { x: eventMove.clientX - prevCoord.clientX, y: eventMove.clientY - prevCoord.clientY }
    prevCoord = eventMove
    console.log(delta, eventMove.clientX, eventMove.clientY)
    }
    const handlePointerUp: LCJSInteractionEventListener<'pointerup'> = (eventUp) => {
    window.removeEventListener('pointermove', handlePointerMove)
    window.removeEventListener('pointerup', handlePointerUp)
    }
    window.addEventListener('pointermove', handlePointerMove)
    window.addEventListener('pointerup', handlePointerUp)
    })

    Type Parameters

    Parameters

    • type: K
    • listener: ((event: MapChartEventMap[K], info: unknown) => unknown)

      Listener that was added using addEventListener.

    Returns void

  • Capture rendered state in an image file. Prompts the browser to download the created file.

    NOTE: The download might be blocked by browser/plugins as harmful. To prevent this, only call the method in events tied to user-interactions. From mouse-event handlers, for example.

    Has two optional parameters which directly reference JavaScript API HTMLCanvasElement.toDataURL. For supported image formats, compression quality, Etc. refer to:

    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/toDataURL

    Example usage:

    // Download 'screenshot.png'
    Panel.saveToFile('screenshot')
    // Attempt download 'maybeNotSupported.bmp'
    Panel.saveToFile('maybeNotSupported', 'image/bmp')
    // Attempt download jpeg.file with specified compression quality
    Panel.saveToFile('fileName', 'image/jpeg', 0.50)

    Remarks

    If 'type' is not supported by browser, an Error will be thrown.

    Parameters

    • fileName: string

      Name of prompted download file as string. File extension shouldn't be included as it is automatically detected from 'type'-argument.

    • Optional type: string

      A DOMString indicating the image format. The default format type is image/png.

    • Optional encoderOptions: number

      A Number between 0 and 1 indicating the image quality to use for image formats that use lossy compression such as image/jpeg and image/webp. If this argument is anything else, the default value for image quality is used. The default value is 0.92.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set component highlight animations enabled or not. For most components this is enabled by default.

     // Example usage, disable highlight animations.
    component.setAnimationHighlight(false)

    This method does not work before map data is loaded. See onMapDataReady

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      Animation enabled?

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Disable/Enable all animations of the Chart.

    Returns

    Chart itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • animationsEnabled: undefined | boolean

      Boolean value to enable or disable animations.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set FillStyle of chart background.

     // Example usage,
    ChartXY.setBackgroundFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA( 80, 0, 0 ) }))

    Related API:

    • Use SolidFill to describe a solid fill color.
    • Use ColorRGBA to create a color from Red, Green, Blue (and optionally) Alpha values in range [0, 255].

    Transparent chart backgrounds:

    LightningChart JS charts can be configured to be fully or partially transparent.

     // Example, partially transparent chart

    // Engine background exists under all LCJS components. In case of Dashboard, there is only 1 shared engine background.
    chart.engine.setBackgroundFillStyle(emptyFill)
    // Chart background covers every 1 chart. In case of Dashboard, every chart has its own chart background.
    chart.setBackgroundFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(0, 0, 0, 100) }))
    // Some charts also have a separate series background.
    chart.setSeriesBackgroundFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(0, 0, 0, 100) }))

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Style chart cursor using a callback function. Available style APIs can depend on the type of chart.

     // Example syntax
    chart.setCursor((cursor) => cursor
    .setGridStrokeXStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 1,
    fillStyle: new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA( 255, 0, 0 ) })
    }))
    )

    See Cursor2D, CursorXY or Cursor3D for all available methods for configuring the cursor.

    Example usage:

     // Example 1, disable Y Axis tick marker & grid line.
    chart.setCursor((cursor) => cursor
    .setTickMarkerYVisible(false)
    .setGridStrokeYStyle(emptyLine)
    )
     // Example 2, style cursor ResultTable.
    chart.setCursor((cursor) => cursor
    .setResultTable((resultTable) => resultTable
    .setOrigin(UIOrigins.LeftTop)
    .setTextFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) }))
    .setTextFont((font) => font
    .setSize(12)
    .setFamily('sans-serif')
    )
    .setBackground((background) => background
    .setFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(0, 0, 0, 0) }))
    )
    )
    )
     // Example 3, style cursor TickMarker X.
    chart.setCursor((cursor) => cursor
    .setTickMarkerX((tickMarker: UIPointableTextBox) => tickMarker
    .setTextFont((font) => font.setWeight('bold'))
    .setTextFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(0, 255, 0) }))
    .setBackground((background) => background.setFillStyle(emptyFill).setStrokeStyle(emptyLine)),
    )
    )

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • mutator: Mutator<Cursor2D<CursorResultTableBackgroundType>>

      Callback function that receives reference to the charts cursor.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set cursor formatting, controlling the text displayed in built-in cursor.

     chart.setCursorFormatting((_, hit, hits) => {
    return [
    ['Cursor pointing at'],
    [hit.series], // returning a series will display the series color and its name automatically.
    ['X', '', hit.axisX.formatValue(hit.x)], // utilizing axis formatValue is useful for considering active zoom level and type of axis
    ['Y', '', hit.y.toFixed(2)], // empty string '' results in gap between cells
    [{ text: 'Example', font: { weight: 'bold' }, fillStyle: fillRed }] // any cell can also be styled individually
    ]
    })

    Before overriding default cursor formatting, it is recommended to check if using setUnits or configuring Axis cursor formatting would be enough.

    In order to use series specific data properties (e.g. Heatmap sample "intensity"), you should use type guards to assert the type of the SolveResult:

     // Example of using type guard in cursor formatter
    Chart.setCursorFormatting((chart, hit, hits) => {
    if (!isHitHeatmap(hit)) return undefined
    return [hit.intensity.toFixed(1)]
    })

    More details in Developer documentation (Features > Cursor).

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set cursor behavior. This affects both built-in cursor as well as any custom cursor connected using setCustomCursor.

    For possible values see SolveNearestMode. Additionally, you can supply undefined value to disable cursor completely.

     // Example, show 1 nearest solve result only
    chart.setCursorMode('show-nearest')
     // Example, disable cursor
    chart.setCursorMode(undefined)
     // Example, enable interpolation
    chart.setCursorMode('show-all-interpolated')

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Connect a custom cursor to the chart. This has 2 effects:

    1. The built-in cursor is disabled.
    2. The provided callback function is called whenever the custom cursor should be updated, along with the data that the cursor should be pointing at.

    Custom cursors are still affected by other cursor behavior controls such as:

    The custom cursor can be anything defined by the user, such as:

    • Using other LCJS means of displaying the cursor, like custom ticks, constant lines, text boxes, etc.
    • Displaying a cursor using HTML/JS/CSS
    • Displaying a cursor using UI framework, like Angular, React, Vue, Next, ...
     // Example of plugging in a custom cursor
    chart.setCustomCursor((event) => {
    if (event) {
    // Display custom cursor
    } else {
    // Hide custom cursor
    }
    })

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • clbk: undefined | ((event: CursorTargetChangedEvent<SolveResultMap<SelectedMapType>>) => unknown)

      undefined to restore built-in cursor or callback function that should be triggered to display custom cursor.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set theme effect enabled on component or disabled.

    A theme can specify an Effect to add extra visual oomph to chart applications, like Glow effects around data or other components. Whether this effect is drawn above a particular component can be configured using the setEffect method.

     // Example, disable theme effect from a particular component.
    Component.setEffect(false)

    For the most part, theme effects are enabled by default on most components.

    Theme effect is configured with effect property.

    Returns

    Object itself.

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      Theme effect enabled

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set Fill Style of Map regions.

    Example usage:

    SolidFill:

    All Map regions are filled with a single color.

     // Example, solid color MapChart.
    MapChart.setFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) }))

    PalettedFill:

    Each Map region is colored with an individual color. Coloring basis is further based on lookUpProperty of the PalettedFill:

    lookUpProperty: 'value':

    Each region is colored with a solid color that is looked up from the attached LUT by the active value of that region, as configured with invalidateRegionValues method.

     // Example, MapChart color look-up based on region values.
    const mapChart = lightningChart().Map({
    type: MapTypes.Europe
    })
    mapChart.setFillStyle(new PalettedFill({
    lookUpProperty: 'value',
    lut: new LUT({
    interpolate: true,
    steps: [
    { value: 0, color: ColorRGBA(0, 0, 0) },
    { value: 100, color: ColorRGBA(0, 255, 0) }
    ]
    })
    }))
    // Assign value for "Finland" region.
    mapChart.invalidateRegionValues([{ value: 100, ISO_A3: 'FIN' }])

    lookUpProperty: 'x' | 'y':

    Each pixel color of the map is looked up from the attached LUT by the respective longitude ('x'), or latitude ('y') coordinate.

     // Example, MapChart color look-up based on longitude.
    const mapChart = lightningChart().Map({
    type: MapTypes.Europe
    })
    mapChart.setFillStyle(new PalettedFill({
    lookUpProperty: 'x',
    lut: new LUT({
    interpolate: false,
    steps: [
    { value: -180, color: ColorRGBA(0, 0, 0) },
    { value: 20, color: ColorRGBA(0, 255, 0) },
    { value: 32, color: ColorRGBA(0, 0, 0) },
    ]
    })
    }))

    LinearGradientFill:

    Each pixel color of the map is colored according to a linear gradient.

     // Example, color MapChart with linear gradient.
    MapChart.setFillStyle(new LinearGradientFill({
    angle: 45,
    stops: [
    { offset: 0.0, color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) },
    { offset: 1.0, color: ColorRGBA(0, 255, 0) }
    ]
    }))

    RadialGradientFill:

    Each pixel color of the map is colored according to a radial gradient.

     // Example, color MapChart with radial gradient.
    MapChart.setFillStyle(new RadialGradientFill({
    position: { x: 0.8, y: 0.7 },
    stops: [
    { offset: 0.0, color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) },
    { offset: 1.0, color: ColorRGBA(0, 0, 255) }
    ]
    }))

    emptyFill:

    Map regions are not filled.

    Returns

    MapChart itself.

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set state of component highlighting.

     // Example usage

    component.setHighlight(true)

    component.setHighlight(0.5)

    If highlight animations are enabled (which is true by default), the transition will be animated. As long as the component is highlighted, the active highlight intensity will be animated continuously between 0 and the configured value. Highlight animations can be disabled with setAnimationHighlight

    In case of MapChart, this method only considers the complete highlighting of MapChart, not highlighting individual regions

    This method does not work before map data is loaded. See onMapDataReady

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • highlight: number | boolean

      Boolean or number between 0 and 1, where 1 is fully highlighted.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set highlight on mouse hover enabled or disabled.

    Mouse interactions have to be enabled on the component for this to function as expected. See setMouseInteractions for more information.

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • state: boolean

      True if highlighting on mouse hover, false if no highlight on mouse hover

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set FillStyle of outlier regions (parts of map that are visible, but not interactable with active map type).

     // Example usage,
    MapChart.setOutlierRegionFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA( 80, 0, 0 ) }))

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set LineStyle of outlier regions (parts of map that are visible, but not interactable with active map type).

     // Example usage,
    MapChart.setOutlierRegionStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) })
    }))

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set padding around Chart in pixels.

     // Example 1, specify complete padding (four sides).
    ChartXY.setPadding({ left: 16, right: 16, top: 32, bottom: 8 })
     // Example 2, specify only single padding.
    ChartXY.setPadding({ right: 64 })

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • padding: number | Partial<Margin>

      Number with pixel margins for all sides or datastructure with individual pixel paddings for each side. Any side can be omitted, only passed values will be overridden.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set mouse interactions enabled or disabled.

    Disabling mouse interactions can have a positive impact on performance.

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface

    Parameters

    • state: boolean

      Specifies state of mouse interactions

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set FillStyle of separate regions, which are visual components surrounding areas such as Alaska and Hawaii.

    Separate regions are present in following Map types:

    • MapTypes.USA
     // Example usage,
    MapChart.setSeparateRegionFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA( 80, 0, 0 ) }))

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set LineStyle of Separate regions, which are visual components surrounding areas such as Alaska and Hawaii.

    Separate regions are present in following Map types:

    • MapTypes.USA
     // Example usage,
    MapChart.setSeparateRegionStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) })
    }))

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set Stroke style of Map regions.

    Example usage:

    SolidLine:

    All Map regions edges are drawn with a stroke.

     // Example, solid region stroke
    MapChart.setStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) })
    }))

    emptyLine:

    Regions edges are not drawn with a stroke.

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set text of Chart title.

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • title: string

      Chart title as a string.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set theme effect enabled on component or disabled.

    A theme can specify an Effect to add extra visual oomph to chart applications, like Glow effects around data or other components. Whether this effect is drawn above a particular component can be configured using the setEffect method.

     // Example, disable theme effect from a particular component.
    Component.setEffect(false)

    For the most part, theme effects are enabled by default on most components.

    Theme effect is configured with effect property.

    Returns

    Object itself.

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      Theme effect enabled

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Specifies padding after chart title.

    This does not have an effect if title is hidden (empty FillStyle).

     // Example 1, specify vertical margins
    ChartXY.setTitleMargin({ top: 0, bottom: 10 })

    // Example 2, specify margins for all sides with same value for Title.
    ChartXY.setTitleMargin(40)

    Returns

    Chart itself for fluent interface

    Parameters

    • marginPixels: number | Partial<Margin>

      Gap after the chart title in pixels.

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Set rotation of Chart title.

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • value: number

      Rotation in degrees

    Returns MapChart<SelectedMapType, CursorResultTableBackgroundType>

  • Match legend entry style to reflect components own style.

    Parameters

    • entry: LegendBoxEntry<UIBackground>
    • matchStyleExactly: boolean = false

      By default, entries are assigned a smooth looking gradient based on the component color. If this flag is true, then this is skipped, and exact component solid fill is used instead.

    Returns void

  • Translate a coordinate in HTML client coordinate system to relative coordinates within the component.

     const locationClient = { clientX: document.body.clientWidth * 0.2, clientY: document.body.clientHeight * 0.5 }
    const locationRelative = chart.translateCoordinate(locationClient, chart.coordsRelative)
    // locationRelative is in pixels relative to bottom left corner of the chart

    Relative coordinates can be used for positioning LightningChart JS UI components:

     const textBox = chart.addUIElement(UIElementBuilders.TextBox, chart.coordsRelative)
    // Left bottom of TextBox is positioned 20 pixels right and 20 pixels up from charts bottom left corner
    .setOrigin(UIOrigins.LeftBottom)
    .setPosition({ x: 20, y: 20 })

    NOTE: Currently coordinate translations can't be guaranteed to be in sync with latest updates to charts. For example, if you change axis interval, or add data to a series, you need to wait for 1 frame to be displayed before translateCoordinate will behave as expected.

     LineSeries.add(myData)
    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
    // translateCoordinate should now consider data added just now.
    })

    Type Parameters

    • T extends "relative"

    Parameters

    Returns T extends "relative" ? CoordinateXY : never

  • Translate a coordinate from relative control coordinates to HTML client coordinate system.

     // 10 pixels left and 20 pixels up from controls bottom left corner
    const locationRelative = { x: 10, y: 20 }
    const locationClient = chart.translateCoordinate(locationRelative, chart.coordsRelative, chart.coordsClient)

    Client coordinates can be used to absolute position HTML elements using CSS, for example.

     myHTMLElement.style.position = 'absolute'
    myHTMLElement.style.left = locationClient.clientX
    myHTMLElement.style.top = locationClient.clientY

    NOTE: Currently coordinate translations can't be guaranteed to be in sync with latest updates to charts. For example, if you change axis interval, or add data to a series, you need to wait for 1 frame to be displayed before translateCoordinate will behave as expected.

     LineSeries.add(myData)
    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
    // translateCoordinate should now consider data added just now.
    })

    Type Parameters

    • T extends "client"

    Parameters

    • coordinate: CoordinateXY
    • srcCoordinateSystem: "relative"
    • targetCoordinateSystem: T

    Returns T extends "client" ? CoordinateClient : never