cfchartseries

Description

Used with the cfchart tag. This tag defines the style in which chart data displays: bar, line, pie, and so on.

Category

Data output tags, Extensibility tags

Syntax

<cfchartseries 
  type="type"
  query="queryName"
  itemColumn="queryColumn"
  valueColumn="queryColumn"
  seriesLabel="Label Text"
  seriesColor="Hex value or Web color" 
  paintStyle="plain, raise, shade, light"
  markerStyle="style"
  colorlist = "list">
</cfchartseries> 

See also

cfchart, cfchartdata

History

New in ColdFusion MX: This tag is new.

Attributes

Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
type
Required
 
Sets the chart display style:
  • bar
  • line
  • pyramid
  • area
  • cone
  • curve
  • cylinder
  • step
  • scatter
  • pie
query
Optional
 
Name of ColdFusion query from which to get data.
itemColumn
Required if query attribute is specified
 
Name of a column in the query specified in the query attribute; contains the item label for a data point to graph.
valueColumn
Required if query attribute is specified
 
Name of a column in the query specified in the query attribute; contains data values to graph.
seriesLabel
Optional
 
Text of data series label
seriesColor
Optional
 
Color of the main element (such as the bars) of a chart. For a pie chart, the color of the first slice.
Hex value or supported named color; see name list in the cfchart Usage section.
For a hex value, use the form "##xxxxxx", where x = 0-9 or A-F; use two pound signs or none.
paintStyle
Optional
plain
Sets the paint display style of the data series.
  • plain: solid color
  • raise: the appearance of a button
  • shade: gradient fill, darker at the edges
  • light: a lighter shade of color; gradient fill
markerStyle
Optional
rectangle
Applies to chartseries type attribute values line, curve and scatter, and show3D attribute value no.
Sets the icon that marks a data point:
  • rectangle
  • triangle
  • diamond
  • circle
  • letter
  • mcross
  • snow
  • rcross
colorlist
Optional
 
Applies if chartseries type attribute = "pie". Sets pie slice colors.
Comma-delimited list of hex values or supported, named web colors; see name list in the cfchart Usage section.
For a hex value, use the form "##xxxxxx", where x = 0-9 or A-F; use two pound signs or none.

Usage

For a pie chart, ColdFusion sets pie slice colors as follows:

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