Area Chart

Area charts are similar to line charts, but the area below the line is filled with color.

import {AreaChartComponent} from "@visuallyjs/browser-ui-react"

export default function MyChart() {

  const data = ...
  
  const options = {
  title: {
    text: "Corn & Wheat Production"
  },
  valueAxis: {
    title: {
      text: "1000 Metric Tons (MT)"
    }
  },
  series: [
    {
      valueField: "corn",
      label: "Corn",
      color: "rgb(223, 44, 184)"
    },
    {
      valueField: "wheat",
      label: "Wheat",
      color: "rgb(20, 119, 182)"
    }
  ]
}    
    
  return <AreaChartComponent options={options} className="my-chart"/>
}

Inverting axes

By default, the area chart will use the X axis as the category axis, and the Y axis as the value axis. This behaviour can be changed by specifying you want the chart to be inverted.

import {AreaChartComponent} from "@visuallyjs/browser-ui-react"

export default function MyChart() {

  const data = ...
  
  const options = {
  inverted: true,
  ...
}    
    
  return <AreaChartComponent options={options} className="my-chart"/>
}

Displaying a range

You can display a range with an area chart - the area between the minimum and maximum values will be filled:

The only difference in the setup for a range vs a single series is that we specify minValueField and maxValueField instead of just valueField:

import {AreaChartComponent} from "@visuallyjs/browser-ui-react"

export default function MyChart() {

  const data = ...
  
  const options = {
  title: {
    text: "Temperature Range"
  },
  valueAxis: {
    title: {
      text: "Degrees celsius"
    }
  },
  legend: false,
  series: [
    {
      maxValueField: "max",
      minValueField: "min",
      label: "Temperature"
    }
  ]
}    
    
  return <AreaChartComponent options={options} className="my-chart"/>
}

Inverting axes

As with a single series area chart, set inverted if you wish to invert the axes:

import {AreaChartComponent} from "@visuallyjs/browser-ui-react"

export default function MyChart() {

  const data = ...
  
  const options = {
  inverted: true,
  ...
}    
    
  return <AreaChartComponent options={options} className="my-chart"/>
}

Assigning Colors

Colors can be managed in several ways depending on whether you want a uniform look, series-specific styling, or dynamic color generation.

Chart Level

Setting a defaultColor at the chart level applies a base color to all series unless overridden. This is useful for maintaining brand consistency across simple charts.

options: {
    defaultColor: '#3498db',
  // ...
}

Series Level

For charts with multiple data series, you can assign specific colors to individual series to help distinguish between datasets.

series: [
  {
    valueField: "corn",
    label: "Corn",
    color: "#f1c40f"
  },
  {
    valueField: "wheat",
    label: "Wheat",
    color: "#e67e22"
  }
]

Color Generator

If you have a dynamic number of series or prefer an automated approach, you can provide a color generator (or an array of colors). The chart will then cycle through these colors for each new series or data point.

options: {
  colors: ['#1abc9c', '#2ecc71', '#3498db', '#9b59b6'],
  // ...
}

Background color

You can set the background color of the chart using the backgroundColor property. It defaults to #FFFFFF. Alternatively, you can use the .vjs-chart-background CSS class to style the background.

import {AreaChartComponent} from "@visuallyjs/browser-ui-react"

export default function MyChart() {

  const data = [
    {x:1,id:"Value 1"},
     {x:2,id:"Value 2"},
     {x:3,id:"Value 3"}
]
  
  const options = {
  backgroundColor: "#f0f0f0",
  title: "Background Color Example",
  series: [
    {
      valueField: "x"
    }
  ]
}    
    
  return <AreaChartComponent options={options} className="my-chart" data={data}/>
}

CSS Classes

Class	Description
vjs-area-chart	Set on the container element for an area chart
vjs-area-chart-area	Added to the painted area element of an Area chart