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The Sunburst Chart component for Retool Apps

A content area to display sunburst charts.

The Sunburst Chart component renders hierarchical data in a series of concentric rings. Sunburst Chart is useful for visualizing parent-child relationships and how parts make up a whole.

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

Settings

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

Chart typeNode colorsData sourceShow on desktopShow on mobileCaptionLegend postitionMaintain space when hiddenMarginParentsAlways show in edit modeStylesBranch valuesInside text orientationLeaf opacityLine widthValues

Properties

All properties for Sunburst 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.


colorArray

string[]

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


The mode for the color input.


The data source.


datasourceMode

enum

The data source mode.

Values
manual

Manual.

source

Source.


global

boolean

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


gradientColorArray

object[]

The color scale for the chart.


boolean

Whether the component is visible.


hoverInfo

string

The information displayed when hovering over a node.


id

string

The unique identifier.


Whether the component is visible in the desktop layout.


Whether the component is visible in the mobile layout.


The additional text to display with the label.


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.


paperBgColor

string

The paper background color.


The parent that a given node is associated with.


plotBgColor

string

The plot background color.


pluginType

string

The plugin type.


selectedPoints

object[]

A list of selected points.


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


style

object

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


The branch values for the Sunburst Chart.

Values
remainder

The remainder branch values.

total

The total of the branch values.


The orientation of the text inside the Sunburst Chart.

Values
radial

Radial.

horizontal

Horizontal.

vertical

Vertical.


The opacity of the leaf nodes in the Sunburst Chart.


The width of the lines in the Sunburst Chart.


sunBurstLayoutColorWay

array

The colorway for the Sunburst Chart.


textInfo

string

The information displayed when clicking on a node.


title

string

The text to display as a title.


valueData

number[]

The value for a specific node.


Methods

JavaScript API methods for interacting with Sunburst 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.

sunburstChart.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.

sunburstChart.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.