The Bar Chart component for Retool Apps

A content area to display bar charts.

The Bar Chart component renders data in vertical bars. Bar Chart is useful for visualizing categorical data.

Refer to the charts guide for more information on building charts.

Demo

Settings

Bar Chart includes the following configurable options when building apps in the IDE.

Bar gapBar group gapBar modeChart typeHiddenShow on desktopShow on mobileLegend postitionMaintain space when hiddenMarginSeriesAlways show in edit modeSummed stacks data label positionStylesX-axisY-axisRight y-axis

Properties

All properties for Bar Chart with supported data types or values. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool to manipulate or read property values.

barGap

number

The gap between bars relative to the size of the bars. This can be a number between 0 and 1.

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barGroupGap

number

The gap between bars in a group relative to the size of the bars. This can be a number between 0 and 1.

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barMode

enum

The list of bar modes.

Values

stack	Stack.
group	Group.
overlay	Overlay.
relative	Relative.

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chartType

enum

The type of chart to display.

Values

bar	Bar Chart or Stacked Bar Chart.
bubble	Bubble Chart.
funnel	Funnel Chart.
heatmap	Heat Map.
line	Line Chart or Sparkline.
mixed	Mixed Chart.
pie	Pie Chart.
plotlyJson	Plotly JSON Chart.
sankey	Sankey Chart.
scatter	Scatter Chart.
line	Sparkline.
sunburst	Sunburst Chart.
treemap	Treemap.
waterfall	Waterfall Chart.

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global

boolean

Whether the object is globally scoped for use in all app pages.

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hidden

boolean

Whether the component is visible.

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id

string

The unique identifier.

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isHiddenOnDesktop

boolean

Whether the component is visible in the desktop layout.

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isHiddenOnMobile

boolean

Whether the component is visible in the mobile layout.

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legendPosition

enum

The position of the legend.

Values

bottom	Bottom.
left	Left.
none	None.
right	Right.
left	Top.

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linkColorArray

array

The link color scale for the chart, input as an array of colors.

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linkColorArrayDropDown

string

The link color scale for the chart, manually selected.

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linkColorInputMode

enum

The input mode for the link color scale.

Values

colorArray	Color array.
gradientColorArray	Gradient color array.
colorArrayDropDown	Color array dropdown.

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linkGradientColorArray

array

The link color scale for the chart.

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maintainSpaceWhenHidden

boolean

Whether the component takes up space on the canvas if hidden is true.

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margin

enum

The amount of margin to render outside.

Values

4px 8px	Normal margin.
0	No margin.

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pluginType

string

The plugin type.

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selectedPoints

object[]

A list of selected points.

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series

object

The series data for the chart.

Properties

0

object

The first series configuration and data.

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showInEditor

boolean

Whether to remain visible in the editor if hidden is true.

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showSecondYAxis

boolean

Whether to show the second Y-axis.

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stackedBarTotalsDataLabelPosition

enum

The position of the stack data labels on a stacked bar chart.

Values

bottom	Bottom.
top	Top.
none	None.

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style

object

Custom style options in use. Not all style options may be available for all components.

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title

string

The text to display as a title.

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xAxis

object

The x-axis configuration.

Properties

lineWidth

number

The width of the line.

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rangeMax

number

The maximum value of the axis.

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rangeMin

number

The minimum value of the axis.

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rangeMode

enum

The range mode of the axis.

Values

auto	Auto.
manual	Manual.

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scale

boolean

The scale of the axis.

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showGridLines

boolean

Whether to show grid lines on the axis.

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showLine

boolean

Whether to show the axis line.

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showTickLabels

boolean

Whether to show tick labels on the x-axis.

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showZeroLine

boolean

Whether to show the zero line on the x-axis.

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sort

enum

The sorting of the axis.

Values

none	None.
ascending	Ascending.
descending	Descending.

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tickFormat

string

The format of the axis tick labels.

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title

string

The axis title.

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yAxis

object

The y-axis configuration.

Properties

lineWidth

number

The width of the line.

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rangeMax

number

The maximum value of the axis.

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rangeMin

number

The minimum value of the axis.

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rangeMode

enum

The range mode of the axis.

Values

auto	Auto.
manual	Manual.

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scale

boolean

The scale of the axis.

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showGridLines

boolean

Whether to show grid lines on the axis.

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showLine

boolean

Whether to show the axis line.

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showTickLabels

boolean

Whether to show tick labels on the x-axis.

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showZeroLine

boolean

Whether to show the zero line on the x-axis.

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sort

enum

The sorting of the axis.

Values

none	None.
ascending	Ascending.
descending	Descending.

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tickFormat

string

The format of the axis tick labels.

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title

string

The axis title.

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yAxis2

object

The second y-axis configuration.

Properties

lineWidth

number

The width of the line.

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rangeMax

number

The maximum value of the axis.

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rangeMin

number

The minimum value of the axis.

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rangeMode

enum

The range mode of the axis.

Values

auto	Auto.
manual	Manual.

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scale

boolean

The scale of the axis.

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showGridLines

boolean

Whether to show grid lines on the axis.

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showLine

boolean

Whether to show the axis line.

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showTickLabels

boolean

Whether to show tick labels on the x-axis.

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showZeroLine

boolean

Whether to show the zero line on the x-axis.

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sort

enum

The sorting of the axis.

Values

none	None.
ascending	Ascending.
descending	Descending.

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tickFormat

string

The format of the axis tick labels.

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title

string

The axis title.

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Methods

JavaScript API methods for interacting with Bar Chart. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool and use methods to manipulate data and property values.

scrollIntoView

Scrolls the canvas or parent container so that the selected component appears in the visible area.

barChart.scrollIntoView(scrollIntoViewOptions)

Parameters

scrollIntoViewOptions

object

The scroll options.

Properties

behavior

enum

The scroll behavior.

Values

auto	Scroll immediately to the specified position.
smooth	Scroll gradually to the specified position.

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block

enum

The scroll position relative to the component.

Values

nearest	Scrolls only the minimum amount required for the component to appear in the visible area. Scrolling does not occur if the component is already in view.
start	Scrolls to position the component at the top of the visible area.
center	Scrolls to position the component in the middle of the visible area.
end	Scrolls to position the component at the bottom of the visible area.

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setHidden

Set the hidden value to toggle whether the component is visible. Defaults to true without a parameter.

barChart.setHidden(hidden)

Parameters

hidden

boolean

Whether the component is visible.

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Events

Events are triggered by user interactions, such as clicking a button or entering a value. Use event handlers to trigger queries or other actions in response to events.

clear

The value is cleared.

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hover

A chart is hovered over.

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legendClick

A chart legend is clicked.

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legendDoubleClick

A chart legend is double clicked.

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select

A value is selected.

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unhover

A chart is no longer hovered over.

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