This post describes how to add a tooltip to a histogram with d3.js. it can be useful in case your interested to know what are the threshold around each bin. Find more example in the histogram section. This example works with d3.js v4 and v6
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<!-- Load d3.js -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.js"></script>
<!-- Create a div where the graph will take place -->
<div id="my_dataviz"></div>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<!-- Load d3.js -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v6.js"></script>
<!-- Create a div where the graph will take place -->
<div id="my_dataviz"></div>
<script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
var margin = {top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 30, left: 40},
width = 460 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 400 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
// append the svg object to the body of the page
var svg = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform",
"translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");
// get the data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/data_to_viz/master/Example_dataset/1_OneNum.csv", function(data) {
// X axis: scale and draw:
var x = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, 1000]) // can use this instead of 1000 to have the max of data: d3.max(data, function(d) { return +d.price })
.range([0, width]);
svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
.call(d3.axisBottom(x));
// set the parameters for the histogram
var histogram = d3.histogram()
.value(function(d) { return d.price; }) // I need to give the vector of value
.domain(x.domain()) // then the domain of the graphic
.thresholds(x.ticks(70)); // then the numbers of bins
// And apply this function to data to get the bins
var bins = histogram(data);
// Y axis: scale and draw:
var y = d3.scaleLinear()
.range([height, 0]);
y.domain([0, d3.max(bins, function(d) { return d.length; })]); // d3.hist has to be called before the Y axis obviously
svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(y));
// Add a tooltip div. Here I define the general feature of the tooltip: stuff that do not depend on the data point.
// Its opacity is set to 0: we don't see it by default.
var tooltip = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
.append("div")
.style("opacity", 0)
.attr("class", "tooltip")
.style("background-color", "black")
.style("color", "white")
.style("border-radius", "5px")
.style("padding", "10px")
// A function that change this tooltip when the user hover a point.
// Its opacity is set to 1: we can now see it. Plus it set the text and position of tooltip depending on the datapoint (d)
var showTooltip = function(d) {
tooltip
.transition()
.duration(100)
.style("opacity", 1)
tooltip
.html("Range: " + d.x0 + " - " + d.x1)
.style("left", (d3.mouse(this)[0]+20) + "px")
.style("top", (d3.mouse(this)[1]) + "px")
}
var moveTooltip = function(d) {
tooltip
.style("left", (d3.mouse(this)[0]+20) + "px")
.style("top", (d3.mouse(this)[1]) + "px")
}
// A function that change this tooltip when the leaves a point: just need to set opacity to 0 again
var hideTooltip = function(d) {
tooltip
.transition()
.duration(100)
.style("opacity", 0)
}
// append the bar rectangles to the svg element
svg.selectAll("rect")
.data(bins)
.enter()
.append("rect")
.attr("x", 1)
.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate(" + x(d.x0) + "," + y(d.length) + ")"; })
.attr("width", function(d) { return x(d.x1) - x(d.x0) -1 ; })
.attr("height", function(d) { return height - y(d.length); })
.style("fill", "#69b3a2")
// Show tooltip on hover
.on("mouseover", showTooltip )
.on("mousemove", moveTooltip )
.on("mouseleave", hideTooltip )
});
</script> <script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
const margin = {top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 30, left: 40},
width = 460 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 400 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
// append the svg object to the body of the page
const svg = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform",
`translate(${margin.left}, ${margin.top})`);
// get the data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/data_to_viz/master/Example_dataset/1_OneNum.csv").then( function(data) {
// X axis: scale and draw:
const x = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, 1000]) // can use this instead of 1000 to have the max of data: d3.max(data, function(d) { return +d.price })
.range([0, width]);
svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", `translate(0, ${height})`)
.call(d3.axisBottom(x));
// set the parameters for the histogram
const histogram = d3.histogram()
.value(function(d) { return d.price; }) // I need to give the vector of value
.domain(x.domain()) // then the domain of the graphic
.thresholds(x.ticks(70)); // then the numbers of bins
// And apply this function to data to get the bins
const bins = histogram(data);
// Y axis: scale and draw:
const y = d3.scaleLinear()
.range([height, 0]);
y.domain([0, d3.max(bins, function(d) { return d.length; })]); // d3.hist has to be called before the Y axis obviously
svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(y));
// Add a tooltip div. Here I define the general feature of the tooltip: stuff that do not depend on the data point.
// Its opacity is set to 0: we don't see it by default.
const tooltip = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
.append("div")
.style("opacity", 0)
.attr("class", "tooltip")
.style("background-color", "black")
.style("color", "white")
.style("border-radius", "5px")
.style("padding", "10px")
// A function that change this tooltip when the user hover a point.
// Its opacity is set to 1: we can now see it. Plus it set the text and position of tooltip depending on the datapoint (d)
const showTooltip = function(event,d) {
tooltip
.transition()
.duration(100)
.style("opacity", 1)
tooltip
.html("Range: " + d.x0 + " - " + d.x1)
.style("left", (event.x)/2-100 + "px")
.style("top", (event.y)/2 + "px")
}
const moveTooltip = function(event,d) {
tooltip
.style("left", (event.x)/2-100 + "px")
.style("top", (event.y)/2 + "px")
}
// A function that change this tooltip when the leaves a point: just need to set opacity to 0 again
const hideTooltip = function(event,d) {
tooltip
.transition()
.duration(100)
.style("opacity", 0)
}
// append the bar rectangles to the svg element
svg.selectAll("rect")
.data(bins)
.join("rect")
.attr("x", 1)
.attr("transform", function(d) { return `translate(${x(d.x0)}, ${y(d.length)})`})
.attr("width", function(d) { return x(d.x1) - x(d.x0) -1 ; })
.attr("height", function(d) { return height - y(d.length); })
.style("fill", "#69b3a2")
// Show tooltip on hover
.on("mouseover", showTooltip )
.on("mousemove", moveTooltip )
.on("mouseleave", hideTooltip )
});
</script>