Spline Series

Overview

Data that is arranged in columns or rows on a worksheet can be plotted in a spline chart. Spline charts can display continuous data over time, set against a common scale, and are therefore ideal for showing trends in data at equal intervals.

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Adding Spline Series

Before you can add Spline series to the chart you need to prepare Data Provider. You need one field to create Spline chart: value. So the Data Provider should contain this field.

Data Provider

Sample XML for Spline Data Provider:

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01 <data_provider data_set="dataSet1" id="dpS1">
02   <fields>
03     <field type="Value" column="4" approximation_type="Close" />
04   </fields>
05 </data_provider>
01{
02  dataSet: "dataSet1",
03  id: "dpS1",
04  fields: [
05    {
06      type: "Value",
07      column: 4,
08      approximationType: "Close"
09    }
10  ]
11}

As you can see only one value field is defined. Now you can declare series that will use this Data Provider.

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Spline Series Declaration

XML syntax to declare series with Data Provider shown above:

XML/JSON Syntax
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01 <chart>
02   <series_list>
03     <series type="Spline" color="#253992" data_provider="dpS1">
04       <line_series thickness="2" />
05       <name><![CDATA[MSFT]]></name>
06     </series>
07   </series_list>
08 </chart>
01{
02  seriesList: [
03    {
04      type: "Spline",
05      color: "#253992",
06      dataProvider: "dpS1",
07      lineSeries: {
08        thickness: 2
09      },
10      name: "MSFT"
11    }
12  ]
13}

Let's put this together and create the very basic Spline sample:

Live Sample:  Spline Series

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Configuring Visualization

All visual and specific settings for Spline series are set in <line_series> in <series> node.

The thickness of line is set using thickness attribute: <line_series thickness="3">, which accepts values in pixels.

Sample XML with width and and different visualization:

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01 <series type="Spline" color="DarkRed" data_provider="dpS1">
02   <line_series thickness="3" opacity="0.5" />
03   <name><![CDATA[MSFT]]></name>
04 </series>
01{
02  type: "Spline",
03  color: "DarkRed",
04  dataProvider: "dpS1",
05  lineSeries: {
06    thickness: 3,
07    opacity: 0.5
08  },
09  name: "MSFT"
10}

Live Sample below shows to charts with different Spline series, each with own specific settings:

Live Sample:  Spline Series Visual Settings

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Legend Element

For each series you can define its element in legend. This element contains the settings for the formatting string of the text in legend that represents the series. Configuration of such elements is described in Legend: Series Labels article.

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Tooltips

You can either use global tooltip settings or create personal tooltips for each series. See detailed description in Tooltips tutorial.

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Joining Spline with Missing Points

XML/JSON Syntax
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01 <series type="Spline" data_provider="dp1" color="#005ECB">
02   <line_series connect_missing_points="true" />
03 </series>
01{
02  type: "Spline",
03  dataProvider: "dp1",
04  color: "#005ECB",
05  lineSeries: {
06    connectMissingPoints: true
07  }
08}

Live Sample shows two similar series: one with with connect_missing_points set to true and another - to false.

Live Sample:  Spline Series - Connect Missing Points Settings

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Defaults Section

There is a special section to set default values in AnyChart Stock component XML: <series_settings_defaults>, where you can define marker and value highlighter settings for all series of the given type in one place, instead of setting them for each series individually.

For example, to configure line in one chart for all series of Spline type just set:

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01 <chart>
02   <series_settings_defaults>
03     <line_series thickness="3" opacity="0.5">
04       <marker size="10" />
05     </line_series>
06   </series_settings_defaults>
07 </chart>
01{
02  seriesSettingsDefaults: {
03    lineSeries: {
04      thickness: 3,
05      opacity: 0.5,
06      marker: {
07        size: 10
08      }
09    }
10  }
11}

Live sample below has three series of Spline type. All common settings defined in <line_series/> node :

Live Sample:  Spline Series - Using Defaults Section

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