This post describes how to build a line chart with zooming option in d3.js. Brushing is used to select the zone to zoom on. See more line chart examples here, and learn how to use brushing here. This example works with d3.js v4 and v6
line is added to the line. It allows to select this class later on to update the line position.on("dblclick",...) function.<!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: 60},
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 + ")");
//Read the data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/data_to_viz/master/Example_dataset/3_TwoNumOrdered_comma.csv",
// When reading the csv, I must format variables:
function(d){
return { date : d3.timeParse("%Y-%m-%d")(d.date), value : d.value }
},
// Now I can use this dataset:
function(data) {
// Add X axis --> it is a date format
var x = d3.scaleTime()
.domain(d3.extent(data, function(d) { return d.date; }))
.range([ 0, width ]);
xAxis = svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
.call(d3.axisBottom(x));
// Add Y axis
var y = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, d3.max(data, function(d) { return +d.value; })])
.range([ height, 0 ]);
yAxis = svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(y));
// Add a clipPath: everything out of this area won't be drawn.
var clip = svg.append("defs").append("svg:clipPath")
.attr("id", "clip")
.append("svg:rect")
.attr("width", width )
.attr("height", height )
.attr("x", 0)
.attr("y", 0);
// Add brushing
var brush = d3.brushX() // Add the brush feature using the d3.brush function
.extent( [ [0,0], [width,height] ] ) // initialise the brush area: start at 0,0 and finishes at width,height: it means I select the whole graph area
.on("end", updateChart) // Each time the brush selection changes, trigger the 'updateChart' function
// Create the line variable: where both the line and the brush take place
var line = svg.append('g')
.attr("clip-path", "url(#clip)")
// Add the line
line.append("path")
.datum(data)
.attr("class", "line") // I add the class line to be able to modify this line later on.
.attr("fill", "none")
.attr("stroke", "steelblue")
.attr("stroke-width", 1.5)
.attr("d", d3.line()
.x(function(d) { return x(d.date) })
.y(function(d) { return y(d.value) })
)
// Add the brushing
line
.append("g")
.attr("class", "brush")
.call(brush);
// A function that set idleTimeOut to null
var idleTimeout
function idled() { idleTimeout = null; }
// A function that update the chart for given boundaries
function updateChart() {
// What are the selected boundaries?
extent = d3.event.selection
// If no selection, back to initial coordinate. Otherwise, update X axis domain
if(!extent){
if (!idleTimeout) return idleTimeout = setTimeout(idled, 350); // This allows to wait a little bit
x.domain([ 4,8])
}else{
x.domain([ x.invert(extent[0]), x.invert(extent[1]) ])
line.select(".brush").call(brush.move, null) // This remove the grey brush area as soon as the selection has been done
}
// Update axis and line position
xAxis.transition().duration(1000).call(d3.axisBottom(x))
line
.select('.line')
.transition()
.duration(1000)
.attr("d", d3.line()
.x(function(d) { return x(d.date) })
.y(function(d) { return y(d.value) })
)
}
// If user double click, reinitialize the chart
svg.on("dblclick",function(){
x.domain(d3.extent(data, function(d) { return d.date; }))
xAxis.transition().call(d3.axisBottom(x))
line
.select('.line')
.transition()
.attr("d", d3.line()
.x(function(d) { return x(d.date) })
.y(function(d) { return y(d.value) })
)
});
})
</script> <script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
const margin = {top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 30, left: 60},
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})`);
//Read the data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/data_to_viz/master/Example_dataset/3_TwoNumOrdered_comma.csv",
// When reading the csv, I must format variables:
function(d){
return { date : d3.timeParse("%Y-%m-%d")(d.date), value : d.value }
}).then(
// Now I can use this dataset:
function(data) {
// Add X axis --> it is a date format
const x = d3.scaleTime()
.domain(d3.extent(data, function(d) { return d.date; }))
.range([ 0, width ]);
xAxis = svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", `translate(0, ${height})`)
.call(d3.axisBottom(x));
// Add Y axis
const y = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, d3.max(data, function(d) { return +d.value; })])
.range([ height, 0 ]);
yAxis = svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(y));
// Add a clipPath: everything out of this area won't be drawn.
const clip = svg.append("defs").append("svg:clipPath")
.attr("id", "clip")
.append("svg:rect")
.attr("width", width )
.attr("height", height )
.attr("x", 0)
.attr("y", 0);
// Add brushing
const brush = d3.brushX() // Add the brush feature using the d3.brush function
.extent( [ [0,0], [width,height] ] ) // initialise the brush area: start at 0,0 and finishes at width,height: it means I select the whole graph area
.on("end", updateChart) // Each time the brush selection changes, trigger the 'updateChart' function
// Create the line variable: where both the line and the brush take place
const line = svg.append('g')
.attr("clip-path", "url(#clip)")
// Add the line
line.append("path")
.datum(data)
.attr("class", "line") // I add the class line to be able to modify this line later on.
.attr("fill", "none")
.attr("stroke", "steelblue")
.attr("stroke-width", 1.5)
.attr("d", d3.line()
.x(function(d) { return x(d.date) })
.y(function(d) { return y(d.value) })
)
// Add the brushing
line
.append("g")
.attr("class", "brush")
.call(brush);
// A function that set idleTimeOut to null
let idleTimeout
function idled() { idleTimeout = null; }
// A function that update the chart for given boundaries
function updateChart(event,d) {
// What are the selected boundaries?
extent = event.selection
// If no selection, back to initial coordinate. Otherwise, update X axis domain
if(!extent){
if (!idleTimeout) return idleTimeout = setTimeout(idled, 350); // This allows to wait a little bit
x.domain([ 4,8])
}else{
x.domain([ x.invert(extent[0]), x.invert(extent[1]) ])
line.select(".brush").call(brush.move, null) // This remove the grey brush area as soon as the selection has been done
}
// Update axis and line position
xAxis.transition().duration(1000).call(d3.axisBottom(x))
line
.select('.line')
.transition()
.duration(1000)
.attr("d", d3.line()
.x(function(d) { return x(d.date) })
.y(function(d) { return y(d.value) })
)
}
// If user double click, reinitialize the chart
svg.on("dblclick",function(){
x.domain(d3.extent(data, function(d) { return d.date; }))
xAxis.transition().call(d3.axisBottom(x))
line
.select('.line')
.transition()
.attr("d", d3.line()
.x(function(d) { return x(d.date) })
.y(function(d) { return y(d.value) })
)
});
})
</script>