# Interface: CoreChartOptions<TType>

# Type parameters

Name Type
TType extends ChartType

# Hierarchy

# Properties

# animation

animation: false | AnimationSpec<TType> & { onComplete?: (event: AnimationEvent) => void ; onProgress?: (event: AnimationEvent) => void }

# Inherited from

AnimationOptions.animation

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1559 (opens new window)


# animations

animations: AnimationsSpec<TType>

# Inherited from

AnimationOptions.animations

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1569 (opens new window)


# aspectRatio

aspectRatio: number

Canvas aspect ratio (i.e. width / height, a value of 1 representing a square canvas). Note that this option is ignored if the height is explicitly defined either as attribute or via the style.

default 2

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1412 (opens new window)


# backgroundColor

backgroundColor: Color

base background color

see Defaults.backgroundColor

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1386 (opens new window)


# borderColor

borderColor: Color

base border color

see Defaults.borderColor

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1391 (opens new window)


# color

color: Color

base color

see Defaults.color

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1381 (opens new window)


# datasets

datasets: Object

# Type declaration

Name Type
bar
bubble
doughnut
line
pie
polarArea
radar
scatter

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1367 (opens new window)


# devicePixelRatio

devicePixelRatio: number

Override the window's default devicePixelRatio.

default window.devicePixelRatio

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1429 (opens new window)


# events

events: ("mousemove" | "mouseout" | "click" | "touchstart" | "touchmove" | "touchend" | "pointerenter" | "pointerdown" | "pointermove" | "pointerup" | "pointerleave" | "pointerout")[]

The events option defines the browser events that the chart should listen to for tooltips and hovering.

default ['mousemove', 'mouseout', 'click', 'touchstart', 'touchmove']

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1439 (opens new window)


# font

font: FontSpec

base font

see Defaults.font

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1396 (opens new window)


# hover

hover: CoreInteractionOptions

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1433 (opens new window)


# indexAxis

indexAxis: "x" | "y"

The base axis of the chart. 'x' for vertical charts and 'y' for horizontal charts.

default 'x'

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1375 (opens new window)


# interaction

interaction: CoreInteractionOptions

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1431 (opens new window)


# layout

layout: Object

# Type declaration

Name Type
padding Scriptable<number | ChartArea, ScriptableContext<TType>>

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1464 (opens new window)


# locale

locale: string

Locale used for number formatting (using Intl.NumberFormat).

default user's browser setting

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1418 (opens new window)


# maintainAspectRatio

maintainAspectRatio: boolean

Maintain the original canvas aspect ratio (width / height) when resizing.

default true

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1406 (opens new window)


# normalized

normalized: boolean

Chart.js is fastest if you provide data with indices that are unique, sorted, and consistent across datasets and provide the normalized: true option to let Chart.js know that you have done so.

# Inherited from

ParsingOptions.normalized

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:52 (opens new window)


# parsing

parsing: false | { [key: string]: string; }

How to parse the dataset. The parsing can be disabled by specifying parsing: false at chart options or dataset. If parsing is disabled, data must be sorted and in the formats the associated chart type and scales use internally.

# Inherited from

ParsingOptions.parsing

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:43 (opens new window)


# responsive

responsive: boolean

Resizes the chart canvas when its container does (important note...).

default true

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1401 (opens new window)


# transitions

transitions: TransitionsSpec<TType>

# Inherited from

AnimationOptions.transitions

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1570 (opens new window)

# Methods

# onClick

onClick(event, elements, chart): void

Called if the event is of type 'mouseup' or 'click'. Passed the event, an array of active elements, and the chart.

# Parameters

Name Type
event ChartEvent
elements ActiveElement[]
chart Chart<"bar" | "line" | "scatter" | "bubble" | "pie" | "doughnut" | "polarArea" | "radar", (number | ScatterDataPoint | BubbleDataPoint)[], unknown>

# Returns

void

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1462 (opens new window)


# onHover

onHover(event, elements, chart): void

Called when any of the events fire. Passed the event, an array of active elements (bars, points, etc), and the chart.

# Parameters

Name Type
event ChartEvent
elements ActiveElement[]
chart Chart<"bar" | "line" | "scatter" | "bubble" | "pie" | "doughnut" | "polarArea" | "radar", (number | ScatterDataPoint | BubbleDataPoint)[], unknown>

# Returns

void

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1457 (opens new window)


# onResize

onResize(chart, size): void

Called when a resize occurs. Gets passed two arguments: the chart instance and the new size.

# Parameters

Name Type
chart Chart<"bar" | "line" | "scatter" | "bubble" | "pie" | "doughnut" | "polarArea" | "radar", (number | ScatterDataPoint | BubbleDataPoint)[], unknown>
size Object
size.height number
size.width number

# Returns

void

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:1423 (opens new window)