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General API

# cacheBase64

cacheBase64 boolean
Cache image in meta data as Base64.
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# canvasBox

canvasBox boolean
Flag to draw a box around the canvas
See also: canvasBoxColor
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# canvasBoxColor

canvasBoxColor color
Color for the box around the canvas
See also: canvasBox
Default: rgb(204,204,204)
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# createFactory

createFactory object Private
CanvasXpress Factory used to create plot. This is parsed from the PNG or JSON data loaded
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# createVersion

createVersion float Private
CanvasXpress Version used to create plot. This is parsed from the PNG or JSON data loaded
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# editable

editable boolean
Editable in JS Fiddle.
Default: true
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# fullTextMeasureCheck

fullTextMeasureCheck integer
Full thorough check of variable and sample names when more than the specified number. This is useful for large data sets as canvas has not an efficent maner to measure text.
Default: 500
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# functions

functions array Private
Functions exposed to the api
Default: [];
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# graphOrientation

graphOrientation option
Specifies the orientation of one dimensional graphs.
Default: horizontal
Options: horizontal, vertical
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, DotLine, Dotplot, Heatmap, Line, ParallelCoordinates, Sankey, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap

# graphType

graphType option
Specifies the type of graph.
Default: Bar
Options: Bar, Line, Area, AreaLine, BarLine, Boxplot, Dotplot, DotLine, Fish, Gantt, Meter, Heatmap, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, Tree, Treemap, TagCloud, ParallelCoordinates, Sankey, Scatter2D, ScatterBubble2D, Scatter3D, Correlation, Pie, Venn, Network, Genome, Circular
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# highlightGreyOut

highlightGreyOut boolean
Flag to add grey out when highlighting with mouse over
See also: highlightGreyOutTransparency
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# highlightGreyOutTransparency

highlightGreyOutTransparency float
Fraction of transparency for grey out when highlighting with mouse over
See also: highlightGreyOut
Default: 0.67
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# invertGraph

invertGraph boolean
Flag to invert horizontal one dimensional graphs to plot from right to left
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# isR

isR boolean
Flag to indicate is running from the R library. For developers only.
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# isReproducibleResearch

isReproducibleResearch boolean
Flag to indicate to track user modifications for Reproducible Research. For developers only.
Default: true
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# metaData

metaData object
Meta data for files read from a url
Default: {}
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# plotBox

plotBox boolean
Flag to draw a box around the x,y coordinates of the plot
See also: plotBoxColor
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# plotBoxColor

plotBoxColor color
Color for the box around the x,y coordinates of the plot
See also: plotBox
Default: rgb(204,204,204)
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# printMagnification

printMagnification integer
Print Magnification to produce High Definition images. Courtesy of Baohong Zhang.
Default: 1
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# printThumbnail

printThumbnail boolean
Print thumbnail.
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# printType

printType option
Type of printing when the camera icon in the UI is pressed. Download is to download the image while window is to save the image in a new browser window.
Default: download
Options: download, window
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# reproduceTime

reproduceTime integer
Time to wait in milliseconds to reproduce user modifications through the UI.
Default: 500
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# saveFilename

saveFilename string
Filename to use when downloading the canvas as an image or as json. If not specified. the filename will be based on the target id of the canvas. 'cX-' + canvas.targetId + extension.
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# showFunctionNamesAfterRender

showFunctionNamesAfterRender boolean
Show function names when after render is set
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# skipRender

skipRender boolean Private
Flag to skip initial rendering
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# tags

tags array
Tags
Default: []
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# theme

theme option
Themes for the plot. This parameter will overwrite colors, background, axes, etc
Default: none
Options: none, economist, excel, tableau, stata, igray, solarized, paulTol, ggplot, wallStreetJournal, cx
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# transparency

transparency float
Percentage of transparency applied to all elements in the visualizations
Default: null
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# transparencyHidden

transparencyHidden float
Percentage of transparency applied to elements that are hidden
Default: 0.1
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# useRawLines

useRawLines boolean
Use raw lines rather than 'potentially' crisp lines. Use only with circular graphs and networks.
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# view

view option
Specify the starting view of the data
Default: canvas
Options: canvas, table, layout
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

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