Cross Line

Cross line is a vertical line/area used as a quick reference for data plots. When you hover over the canvas, a line/area appears highlighting the data plots along with the information in a tooltip. The tooltip that appears has all the information required, for example, data values, labels of each data plot and also the color of the data plots. A cross line appears as shown in the image below:

Cross Line

Show/Hide the Cross Line

By default, the cross line is turned off. To show the crossline set the drawCrossLine attribute to 1. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "drawCrossLine": "1"
    }
}

A chart with crossline will look like as shown below:

Cross Line

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Customize Cross Line Color

Specify the hex code of the cross line color using the crossLineColor attribute. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "crosslinecolor": "#ccbb7a"
    }
}

A multi-series column chart with a customized cross line looks like as shown below:

Cross Line

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Customize Opacity

Set the opacity of the crossline using the crossLineAlpha attribute. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "crossLineAlpha": "50"
    }
}

A multi-series column chart with a customized transparency (set to 20) of the cross line looks like as shown below:

Cross Line

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Enable/Disable Animation

By default, the cross line animation is disabled. Set the crossLineAnimation attribute to1 to enable the animation. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "crossLineAnimation": "1"
    }
}

If you have enabled animation, set the animation duration for the cross line of your chart using the crossLineAnimationDuration attribute. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "crossLineAnimationDuration": "0.7"
    }
}

A multi-series area chart with animation enabled looks as below:

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Set Tooltip Background Color

A tooltip is a common element, used to display information whenever you hover over a particular data point. A consolidated tooltip has been introduced with the cross line which can be used to get the detailed information of the hovered plots in a multi-series chart.

By default, the tooltip takes the color of the dataplot. Set the plotColorInTooltip attribute to 0 to turn off the color of the plot in the tooltip.

Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "plotColorinTooltip": "0"
    }
}

The chart will look like as shown in the image below:

Cross Line

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Set tooltipGrayOutColor attribute to specify the color of the unfocused plot in the tooltip. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "tooltipGrayOutColor": "#ff0000"
    }
}

The chart will look like as shown below:

Cross Line

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Specify the hex code of the tooltip background color using the toolTipBgColor attribute. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "toolTipBgColor": "#ffffff"
    }
}

The chart will look like as shown below:

Cross Line

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Customize Tooltip Border

To customize the tooltip border, the following attributes are used:

  • Specify the hex code of the tooltip border color using the toolTipBorderColor attribute.

  • Set the thickness of the border using the toolTipBorderThicknes attribute.

Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "toolTipBorderColor": "#545454",
        "toolTipBorderThickness": "5"
    }
}

The chart will look like as shown below:

Cross Line

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Set Separator Character for Tooltip

Specify the character to separate the name and the value displayed in the tooltip using the toolTipSepChar attribute. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "toolTipSepChar": ","
    }
}

The chart will look like as shown below:

Cross Line

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Show/Hide Tooltip Shadow

By default, the tooltip shadow is visible. To hide the tooltip shadow set the showTooltipShadow attribute to 0. Refer to the code below:

{
    "chart": {
        "showTooltipShadow": "0"
    }
}

The chart will look like as shown below:

Cross Line

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