| Column Chart (also known as vertical bar chart) is one of the most common and, arguably, the easiest to read chart type when it comes to visualizing category-based values. Rectangular bars are placed along the category axis with bar length representing the value for a specific category.
In this demo, we start by creating our Root element. This is, well, the root object of every amCharts 5 visualization. We apply an Animated theme to it. Then we create our Column Chart which in amCharts 5 is represented by the XYChart class (along with every other two-dimensional chart). Next, we add a Cursor (that vertical line you see when hovering the chart). We ensure that it’s just a vertical line by hiding the horizontal one.
Next, we add the axes. The horizontal axis shows dates, so we add a DateAxis. And the vertical one represents a numeric value, hence ValueAxis.
The centerpiece of every XY Chart is its series (the actual “graph” if you will). We add a ColumnSeries to the chart’s series collection, configure its axes, specify data fields to represent on each axis, and format the tooltip text. |
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