Implementation of SeriesXY for visualizing a collection of Points with a specifiable PointShape and connected lines.

PointLineSeries are created with addPointLineSeries

Deprecated

Deprecated in v6.1.0 in favour of PointLineAreaSeries. For more information, see https://lightningchart.com/js-charts/docs/more-guides/beta-xy/

Hierarchy

Implements

Properties

axisX: Axis
axisY: Axis
scale: LinearScaleXY

Scale of the series

Accessors

  • get draggable(): boolean
  • Returns boolean

  • set draggable(state: boolean): void
  • Parameters

    • state: boolean

    Returns void

  • get xAxis(): Axis
  • Returns Axis

  • get yAxis(): Axis
  • Returns Axis

Methods

  • Append a single XY coordinate or list of XY coordinates into the series.

     // Example syntax
    LineSeries.add({ x: 0, y: 100 })

    LineSeries.add([
    { x: 0, y: 100 },
    { x: 10, y: 50 },
    { x: 20, y: 75 },
    ])

    Point series also allow a set of extra properties that can be supplied for each data point:

     PointLineSeries
    .setIndividualPointSizeEnabled(true)
    .setIndividualPointRotationEnabled(true)
    .setIndividualPointValueEnabled(true)
    .add({
    x: 0,
    y: 0,
    color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0),
    size: 10,
    rotation: 45,
    value: 62.5
    })

    For more methods of appending data into series, see:

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Append new data points into the series by only supplying X coordinates.

     // Example syntax, number array
    LineSeries.addArrayX([ 5, 1, 2, 0 ])

    This method supports binary data input by using Typed arrays. If your data comes in any binary format, then using the typed array syntax is recommended for best performance.

     // Example syntax, typed array (Float32)
    const float32Array = new Float32Array(4)
    float32Array[0] = 5
    float32Array[1] = 1
    float32Array[2] = 2
    float32Array[3] = 0
    LineSeries.addArrayX(float32Array)

    Each X coordinate will be paired with an automatically generated Y coordinate.

    By default, this continues from the last data point in the series. However, the behavior of assigning Y coordinates can be controlled with the optional step and start parameters.

    For more methods of appending data into series, see:

    • add | Append XY coordinates.
    • addArrayY | Append only Y coordinates.
    • addArraysXY | Append X and Y coordinates in separate arrays.

    Data gaps

    When using LineSeries, AreaSeries or other series types which connect data points together, the connections between specific data points can be removed by adding gap data points.

    A gap data point is specified by using Number.NaN.

     // Example, data gap syntax.
    LineSeries.addArrayX([ 10, 12, Number.NaN, 15, 20 ])

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • arrayX: number[] | TypedArray

      Array of X-values.

    • step: number = 1

      Optional step between each Y coordinate. Defaults to 1.

    • Optional start: number

      Optional value for first generated Y-value. If undefined, will continue after last point's Y value in series, or 0 if there are no points in series.

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Append new data points into the series by only supplying Y coordinates.

     // Example syntax, number array
    LineSeries.addArrayY([ 5, 1, 2, 0 ])

    This method supports binary data input by using Typed arrays. If your data comes in any binary format, then using the typed array syntax is recommended for best performance.

     // Example syntax, typed array (Float32)
    const float32Array = new Float32Array(4)
    float32Array[0] = 5
    float32Array[1] = 1
    float32Array[2] = 2
    float32Array[3] = 0
    LineSeries.addArrayY(float32Array)

    Each Y coordinate will be paired with an automatically generated X coordinate.

    By default, this continues from the last data point in the series. However, the behavior of assigning X coordinates can be controlled with the optional step and start parameters.

    For more methods of appending data into series, see:

    • add | Append XY coordinates.
    • addArrayX | Append only X coordinates.
    • addArraysXY | Append X and Y coordinates in separate arrays.

    Data gaps

    When using LineSeries, AreaSeries or other series types which connect data points together, the connections between specific data points can be removed by adding gap data points.

    A gap data point is specified by using Number.NaN.

     // Example, data gap syntax.
    LineSeries.addArrayY([ 10, 12, Number.NaN, 15, 20 ])

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • arrayY: number[] | TypedArray

      Array of Y-values.

    • step: number = 1

      Optional step between each X coordinate. Defaults to 1.

    • start: number = 0

      Optional value for first generated X-value. If undefined, will continue after last point's X value in series, or 0 if there are no points in series.

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Append new data points into the series by supplying X and Y coordinates in two separated arrays.

     // Example syntax, number array
    LineSeries.addArraysXY([0, 1, 2, 3], [ 5, 1, 2, 0 ])

    This method supports binary data input by using Typed arrays. If your data comes in any binary format, then using the typed array syntax is recommended for best performance.

     // Example syntax, typed array (Float32)
    const float32Array = new Float32Array(4)
    float32Array[0] = 5
    float32Array[1] = 1
    float32Array[2] = 2
    float32Array[3] = 0
    LineSeries.addArraysXY([0, 1, 2, 3], float32Array)

    For more methods of appending data into series, see:

    • add | Append XY coordinates.
    • addArrayX | Append only X coordinates.
    • addArrayY | Append only Y coordinates.

    Data gaps

    When using LineSeries, AreaSeries or other series types which connect data points together, the connections between specific data points can be removed by adding gap data points.

    A gap data point is specified by using Number.NaN.

     // Example, data gap syntax.
    LineSeries.addArraysXY(
    [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ],
    [ 10, 12, Number.NaN, 15, 20 ]
    )

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • arrayX: number[] | TypedArray

      Array of X-values.

    • arrayY: number[] | TypedArray

      Array of Y-values. Length should be equal to length of arrayX.

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • 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

  • 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 PointLineSeries

  • 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 PointLineSeries

  • Get component highlight animations enabled or not.

    Returns

    Animation enabled?

    Returns boolean

  • Get whether series is taken into account with automatic scrolling and fitting of attached axes.

    By default, this is true for all series.

    Returns

    true default, axes will take series into account in scrolling and fitting operations. false, axes will ignore series boundaries.

    Returns boolean

  • Read whether series rendering should be clipped to the area enclosed by its owning axes or not. All series rendering is ALWAYS clipped so that it doesn't leak outside the owning charts series area. However, it is optional whether the series rendering should be able to leak outside the series owning axes viewport, which might be smaller than the charts viewport (for example, when using stacked axes).

    By default, clipping is enabled (true).

    Returns

    True or false.

    Returns boolean

  • 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 state of component highlighting.

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

    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

  • Beta

    Set icon of the chart component. This is displayed in legends and by default cursor formatters.

    Returns

    Icon object or undefined. Released as beta feature in v5.2.0 feature may still change according to user feedback and experiences.

    Returns undefined | Icon

  • Gets if individual point values are enabled or disabled.

    Returns boolean

  • Returns

    Copy of last point added to the Series or undefined if it doesn't exist.

    Returns undefined | Point

  • Get the name of the Component.

    Returns

    The name of the Component.

    Returns string

  • Get normal points fill style.

    Returns

    Normal point fill style.

    Returns FillStyle

  • Get the current rotation of points.

    Returns number

  • Get shape of points.

    This is defined upon creation of series, and cannot be changed afterwards.

    Returns

    PointShape

    Returns PointShape

  • Returns

    Size of point in pixels

    Returns number

  • Get boolean flag that is true when a Pointer device is over the chart component. In order for this method to work, the components pointer event tracking must be enabled (getPointerEvents)

    Returns

    Boolean

    Returns boolean

  • Get whether element can be target of pointer events or not.

    Returns

    Pointer events state

    Returns boolean

  • Get stroke style of Series.

    Returns

    SolidLine object

    Returns LineStyle

  • Get element visibility.

    Returns

    true when element is set to be visible and false otherwise.

    Returns boolean

  • Returns

    Max X value of the series

    Returns number

  • Returns

    Min X value of the series

    Returns number

  • Returns

    Max Y value of the series

    Returns number

  • Returns

    Min Y value of the series

    Returns number

  • 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

    Returns void

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

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

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      Animation enabled?

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Set whether series is taken into account with automatic scrolling and fitting of attached axes.

    By default, this is true for all series.

    By setting this to false, any series can be removed from axis scrolling/fitting.

     // Example syntax, remove series from automatic scrolling / fitting.
    LineSeries.setAutoScrollingEnabled(false)

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      true default, axes will take series into account in scrolling and fitting operations. false, axes will ignore series boundaries.

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Configure whether series rendering should be clipped to the area enclosed by its owning axes or not. All series rendering is ALWAYS clipped so that it doesn't leak outside the owning charts series area. However, it is optional whether the series rendering should be able to leak outside the series owning axes viewport, which might be smaller than the charts viewport (for example, when using stacked axes).

    By default, clipping is enabled (true).

     // Example, disable clipping, allowing the series rendering to leak outside its own axes.
    SeriesXY.setClipping(false)

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • clipping: boolean

      Clipping enabled or disabled.

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Configure whether cursors should pick on this particular series or not.

     // Example, prevent chart auto cursor from snapping to a series.
    LineSeries.setCursorEnabled(false)

    Related API:

    • setCursorMode | configure behavior when auto cursor is visible.

    Parameters

    • state: boolean

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Beta

    Set override behavior for when this series is formatted to be displayed by a cursor. This can be used to alter and expand on cursor formatting done for a specific series, either by the library's default cursor formatters or even the users own cursor formatters defined on chart level.

     // Example syntax, add extra row to display a custom data property
    series.setCursorFormattingOverride((hit, before) => {
    if (!isHitSampleXY(hit)) return before
    const customPropertyValue = data[hit.iSample].customProperty
    return [...before, ['ASD', '', customPropertyValue.toFixed(3)]]
    })

    To use this with users own cursor formatters, you can use useCursorFormatterSeriesOverride:

     // Example syntax, define custom cursor formatting with support for series overrides
    chart.setCursorFormatting((_, __, hits) => {
    return [
    [hits[0].axisX.formatValue(hits[0].x)],
    ...hits.map((hit) => useCursorFormatterSeriesOverride(hit, [['Y:', '', hit.axisY.formatValue(hit.y)]])).flat(),
    ]
    })

    Returns

    Object itself.

    Introduced in v6.0.0, the state and definition of this API is not finalized. It may change in future versions without regard to backwards compatibility if there is significant cause from user feedback.
    

    Parameters

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Disable automatic data cleaning.

     // Example syntax, disable data cleaning.
    series.setDataCleaning(undefined)

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • arg: undefined

      Data cleaning configuration.

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Enable automatic data cleaning by minDataPointCount configuration.

    Specifying minDataPointCount enables lazy cleaning of data that is outside view as long as the remaining data amount doesn't go below the configured threshold.

     // Example syntax for specifying minDataPointCount
    series.setDataCleaning({ minDataPointCount: 10000 })

    Usage of minDataPointCount is recommended in most common applications that require automatic data cleaning. The actual value is often not very particular, just setting it above 0 to enable it is usually enough (lazy data cleaning of out of view data).

     // Example, enable lazy data cleaning of out of view data.
    series.setDataCleaning({ minDataPointCount: 1 })

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    • arg: {
          minDataPointCount: undefined | number;
      }

      Data cleaning configuration.

      • minDataPointCount: undefined | number

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Configure draw order of the series.

    The drawing order of series inside same chart can be configured by configuring their seriesDrawOrderIndex. This is a simple number that indicates which series is drawn first, and which last.

    The values can be any JS number, even a decimal. Higher number results in series being drawn closer to the top.

    By default, each series is assigned a running counter starting from 0 and increasing by 1 for each series.

        // Example, create 2 series and configure them to be drawn in reverse order.
    const series1 = ChartXY.addLineSeries()
    .setDrawOrder({ seriesDrawOrderIndex: 1 })
    const series2 = ChartXY.addLineSeries()
    .setDrawOrder({ seriesDrawOrderIndex: 0 })
        // Example, ensure a series is drawn above other series.
    SeriesXY.setDrawOrder({ seriesDrawOrderIndex: 1000 })

    Returns

    Object itself.

    Parameters

    • arg: {
          seriesDrawOrderIndex: number;
      }

      Object with seriesDrawOrderIndex property.

      • seriesDrawOrderIndex: number

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • 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 PointLineSeries

  • 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

    Returns

    Object itself

    Parameters

    • highlight: number | boolean

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

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Set highlight on mouse hover enabled or disabled.

    Mouse interactions have to be enabled on the component for this to function as expected. See setPointerEvents 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 PointLineSeries

  • Beta

    Set icon of the chart component. This is displayed in legends and by default cursor formatters.

     const image = new Image()
    image.src = 'image.png'
    const icon = chart.engine.addCustomIcon(image)
    ChartComponent.setIcon(icon)

    Returns

    Object itself.

    Released as beta feature in v5.2.0 feature may still change according to user feedback and experiences.
    

    Parameters

    • icon: undefined | Icon

      Icon

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Enable or disable individual point rotation.

    When enabled, rotation for each point can be provided with the location of the point.

    pointSeries.add({x: 1, y: 2, rotation: 45 })
    

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      Boolean state for individual point size enabled

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Enable or disable individual point sizing.

    When enabled, size for each point can be provided with the location of the point.

    pointSeries.add({x: 1, y: 2, size: 10 })
    

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      Boolean state for individual point size enabled

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Enable or disable individual point value attributes.

    When enabled, each added data point can be associated with a numeric value attribute.

     PointLineSeries.add({ x: 1, y: 2, value: 10 })
    

    Can be used for dynamic per data point coloring when points are styled with PalettedFill. See setPointFillStyle.

    Parameters

    • enabled: boolean

      Individual point values enabled or disabled.

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Set point fill style of Series. Use IndividualPointFill to enable individual coloring of points.

    Example usage:

    // Create a new style
    PointLineSeries.setPointFillStyle(new SolidFill({ color: ColorHEX('#F00') }))
    // Change transparency
    PointLineSeries.setPointFillStyle((solidFill) => solidFill.setA(80))
    // Set hidden
    PointLineSeries.setPointFillStyle(emptyFill)

    Returns

    Series itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Set whether element can be target of pointer events or not.

    Disabling pointer events means that the objects below this component can be interacted through it.

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface

    Parameters

    • state: boolean

      Specifies state of mouse interactions

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Set stroke style of Series.

    Supported line styles:

     // Example syntax, specify LineStyle
    LineSeries.setStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new SolidFill({ color: ColorHEX('#F00') })
    }))
     // Example syntax, change active LineStyle
    LineSeries.setStrokeStyle((stroke) => stroke.setThickness(5))

    Use -1 thickness to enable primitive line rendering. Primitive line rendering can have slightly better rendering performance than line with 1 thickness but the quality of line is not as good.

     LineSeries.setStrokeStyle((solidLine) => solidLine.setThickness(-1))
    

    Supported fill styles:

    SolidFill:

    Solid color for entire line series.

     // Example, solid colored line.
    LineSeries.setStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new SolidFill({ color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) })
    }))

    To learn more about available Color factories, see ColorRGBA

    PalettedFill:

    Color line stroke dynamically based on x or y coordinate.

     // Example, dynamic color by Y coordinates
    LineSeries.setStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new PalettedFill({
    lookUpProperty: 'y',
    lut: new LUT({
    interpolate: true,
    steps: [
    { value: 0, color: ColorRGBA(255, 0, 0) },
    { value: 100, color: ColorRGBA(0, 255, 0) },
    ]
    })
    })
    }))

    To learn more about Color lookup tables, see LUT.

    LinearGradientFill:

    Color line stroke with a linear configurable gradient palette.

     // Example, linear gradient line color
    LineSeries.setStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new LinearGradientFill()
    }))

    To learn more about linear gradient configurations, see LinearGradientFill.

    RadialGradientFill:

    Color line stroke with a radial configurable gradient palette.

     // Example, radial gradient line color
    LineSeries.setStrokeStyle(new SolidLine({
    thickness: 2,
    fillStyle: new RadialGradientFill()
    }))

    To learn more about radial gradient configurations, see RadialGradientFill.

    Returns

    Object itself for fluent interface.

    Parameters

    Returns PointLineSeries

  • Method for solving the nearest data point to a given coordinate on screen.

     // Example syntax
    chart.onSeriesBackgroundMouseClick((_, event) => {
    const nearest = series.solveNearest(event, 'show-nearest')
    console.log(nearest)
    })

    Returns

    SolveResult object or undefined.

    Parameters

    • from: CoordinateClient

      Reference coordinate on web page as client coordinates. This can for example be directly an Event object.

    • solveMode: SolveNearestMode = ...

      Optional control for solve nearest behavior

    Returns undefined | SolveResultXY

  • 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