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The Bubble Chart component for Retool Apps

A content area to display bubble charts.

The Bubble Chart component renders data on an x-axis and y-axis, with bubble size relative to value. Bubble Chart is useful for visually identifying relationships between three dimensions.

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

Settings

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

Chart typeShow on desktopShow on mobileLegend postitionMaintain space when hiddenMarginSeriesAlways show in edit modeStylesX-axisY-axisRight y-axis

Properties

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

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.


global

boolean

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


boolean

Whether the component is visible.


id

string

The unique identifier.


Whether the component is visible in the desktop layout.


Whether the component is visible in the mobile layout.


The position of the legend.

Values
bottom

Bottom.

left

Left.

none

None.

right

Right.

left

Top.


linkColorArray

array

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


linkColorArrayDropDown

string

The link color scale for the chart, manually selected.


linkColorInputMode

enum

The input mode for the link color scale.

Values
colorArray

Color array.

gradientColorArray

Gradient color array.

colorArrayDropDown

Color array dropdown.


linkGradientColorArray

array

The link color scale for the chart.


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


The amount of margin to render outside.

Values
4px 8px

Normal margin.

0

No margin.


pluginType

string

The plugin type.


selectedPoints

object[]

A list of selected points.


series

object

The series data for the chart.

Properties

0

object

The first series configuration and data.



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


showSecondYAxis

boolean

Whether to show the second Y-axis.


style

object

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


title

string

The text to display as a title.


xAxis

object

The x-axis configuration.

Properties

lineWidth

number

The width of the line.


The maximum value of the axis.


The minimum value of the axis.


The range mode of the axis.

Values
auto

Auto.

manual

Manual.


scale

boolean

The scale of the axis.


Whether to show grid lines on the axis.


Whether to show the axis line.


Whether to show tick labels on the x-axis.


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


The sorting of the axis.

Values
none

None.

ascending

Ascending.

descending

Descending.


The format of the axis tick labels.


title

string

The axis title.



yAxis

object

The y-axis configuration.

Properties

lineWidth

number

The width of the line.


The maximum value of the axis.


The minimum value of the axis.


The range mode of the axis.

Values
auto

Auto.

manual

Manual.


scale

boolean

The scale of the axis.


Whether to show grid lines on the axis.


Whether to show the axis line.


Whether to show tick labels on the x-axis.


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


The sorting of the axis.

Values
none

None.

ascending

Ascending.

descending

Descending.


The format of the axis tick labels.


title

string

The axis title.



yAxis2

object

The second y-axis configuration.

Properties

lineWidth

number

The width of the line.


The maximum value of the axis.


The minimum value of the axis.


The range mode of the axis.

Values
auto

Auto.

manual

Manual.


scale

boolean

The scale of the axis.


Whether to show grid lines on the axis.


Whether to show the axis line.


Whether to show tick labels on the x-axis.


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


The sorting of the axis.

Values
none

None.

ascending

Ascending.

descending

Descending.


The format of the axis tick labels.


title

string

The axis title.



Methods

JavaScript API methods for interacting with Bubble 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.

bubbleChart.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.


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.




setHidden

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

bubbleChart.setHidden(hidden)
Parameters

boolean

Whether the component is visible.



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.


hover

A chart is hovered over.


legendClick

A chart legend is clicked.


legendDoubleClick

A chart legend is double clicked.


select

A value is selected.


unhover

A chart is no longer hovered over.