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Learn Chart.js

You're reading from   Learn Chart.js Create interactive visualizations for the Web with Chart.js 2

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789342482
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction FREE CHAPTER 2. Technology Fundamentals 3. Chart.js - Quick Start 4. Creating Charts 5. Scales and Grid Configuration 6. Configuring Styles and Interactivity 7. Advanced Chart.js 8. Other Books You May Enjoy

Polar area charts

Polar area charts are like bar charts rendered on a radial axis. A bar chart is usually a better option if you need precision, but you might choose a polar area chart for its visual effects.

To create a polar area chart, you set up the data the same way you would for a bar chart, then change the type to polarArea. As in the radar chart, there is only one scale property and axis to configure.

In the following example, we use a polar area chart to compare the volumes of the world's oceans. It is based on the bar chart with the same data we created in Chapter 3, Chart.js – Quick Start.

 const labels = ["Arctic", "Southern", "North Atlantic", "South 
Atlantic", "Indian", "South Pacific", "North Pacific"];
const volume = [18750, 71800,146000,160000,264000,329000,341000...
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