Axes

24 May 201915 minutes to read

Label format

Format numeric labels

By using the labelFormat property, you can format the numeric labels. Numeric values can be formatted with n (number with decimal points), c (currency), and p (percentage) commands.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryYAxis:
            {
                //...
                //Applying currency format to Y-Axis labels
                labelFormat: 'c'
            }
        });
    });

The following table describes the result of applying some commonly used label formats to numeric values.

Label Value	Label Format Property Value	Result	Description
1000	n1	1000.0	The Number is rounded to 1 decimal place
1000	n2	1000.00	The Number is rounded to 2 decimal place
1000	n3	1000.000	The Number is rounded to 3 decimal place
0.01	p1	1.0%	The Number is converted to percentage with 1 decimal place
0.01	p2	1.00%	The Number is converted to percentage with 2 decimal place
0.01	p3	1.000%	The Number is converted to percentage with 3 decimal place
1000	c1	$1,000.0	The Currency symbol is appended to number and number is rounded to 1 decimal place
1000	c2	$1,000.00	The Currency symbol is appended to number and number is rounded to 2 decimal place

Label format customization

By using the labelFormat property of the primaryYAxis, you can add the category labels with prefix and/or suffix.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryYAxis:
            {
                //...
                //Adding prefix and suffix to Y-axis labels
                labelFormat: '${value} K'
            }
        });
    });

Common axis features

Axis visibility

The axis visibility can be set by using the visible property of the respective axis.

NOTE

By default, the value of the visible property is true in the pivot chart.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryYAxis:
            {
                //...
                //Disabling visibility of Y-axis
                visible: false
            }
        });
    });

Label customization

By using the font property of the axis, you can customize the font family, color, opacity, size, and font weight of labels.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryXAxis:
            {
                //Customizing label appearance
                font:
                {
                    fontFamily: 'Segoe UI',
                    size: '14px',
                    fontWeight: 'bold',
                    color: 'blue'
                }
            }
        });
    });

Label and tick positioning

Axis labels and ticks can be positioned inside or outside the chart area by using the labelPosition and tickLinesPosition properties. The labels and ticks are positioned outside the chart area, by default.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryXAxis:
            {
                //Customizing label and tick positions
                labelPosition: 'inside',
                tickLinesPosition: 'inside'
            }
        });
    });

Grid lines customization

By using the majorGridLines and the minorGridLines properties of the axis, you can customize the width, color, visibility, and opacity of the grid lines.

NOTE

By default, minor grid lines are not visible in the pivot chart.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryXAxis:
            {
                //Customizing Grid Lines
                majorGridLines:
                {
                    color: 'blue',
                    visible: true,
                    width: 5
                },
                minorTicksPerInterval: 1,
                minorGridLines:
                {
                    color: 'red',
                    visible: true,
                    width: 5
                }
            }
        });
    });

Tick lines customization

By using the majorTickLines and the minorTickLines properties of the axis, you can customize the width, color, visibility, size, and opacity of the tick lines.

NOTE

By default, minor tick lines are not visible in the pivot chart.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryXAxis:
            {
                //Customizing Tick Lines
                majorTickLines:
                {
                    color: 'blue',
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10,
                    size: 15,
                },
                minorTicksPerInterval: 1,
                minorTickLines:
                {
                    color: 'red',
                    visible: true,
                    width: 20,
                    size: 15
                }
            }
        });
    });

Inversing axes

Axes can be inversed by using the isInversed property of the respective axis.

NOTE

By default, the isInversed property is false in the pivot chart.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryXAxis:
            {
                //Inversing the X-axis
                isInversed: true
            },
            primaryYAxis:
            {
                //Inversing the Y-axis
                isInversed: true
            }
        });
    });

Placing axes at opposite side

The opposedPosition property of the chart axis can be used to place the axis in the opposite direction from its default position.

NOTE

By default, the opposedPosition property is false in the pivot chart.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            primaryXAxis:
            {
                //Placing X-axis at the opposite side of its normal position
                opposedPosition: true
            },
            primaryYAxis:
            {
                //Placing Y-axis at the opposite side of its normal position
                opposedPosition: true
            }
        });
    });

Smart axis labels

When the axis labels overlap with each other based on the chart dimensions and label size, you can use the labelIntersectAction property of the axis to avoid overlapping.

NOTE

By default, the labelIntersectAction property is none in the pivot chart.

The following options are supported for the labelIntersectAction property:

• rotate45
• rotate90
• trim
• multipleRows
• wrap
• hide.

JAVASCRIPT

$(function()
    {
        $("#PivotChart1").ejPivotChart(
        {
            //...
            // Avoid overlapping of X-axis labels
            primaryXAxis:
            {
                labelIntersectAction: 'multipleRows'
            }
        });
    });