A tooltip is a small element that provides contextual information when the user locates the pointer over an element. This allows you to provide details without cluttering the visualization. In this section, we will create the tooltip as a reusable chart but with a different structure than that in the previous examples. In the previous charts, we bound the data to a selection of containers for the charts; while in this case, the tooltip chart will be bound to the element on which the tooltip should appear. This implies that the selection argument in the charting
function contains the elements on which the tooltip will appear. In the case of the fruit chart, we will want the tooltip to appear when the user moves the pointer over the circles, follow the pointer as it moves over the circle, and disappear when the pointer leaves the circle. We will create a tooltip as a reusable chart, but instead of invoking the tooltip on a selection of containers, we will invoke the tooltip...

Mastering D3.js
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Mastering D3.js
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Overview of this book
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Mastering D3.js
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Data Visualization
Reusable Charts
Creating Visualizations without SVG
Creating a Color Picker with D3
Creating User Interface Elements
Interaction between Charts
Creating a Charting Package
Data-driven Applications
Creating a Dashboard
Creating Maps
Creating Advanced Maps
Creating a Real-time Application
Index
Customer Reviews