Effects

<effects> allows you to configure special effects for some chart series.

Pie Series

<pieSeries> allows you to configure special effects for the Pie charts. The following table describes the <pieSeries> attributes.

Attribute Description
effect The type of effect applied to the Pie chart (None|Halo|Glossy|Button3D|ImageEmbossed|Moonlight)
material The material applied to the chart texture (None|BrushedMetal1|BrushedMetal2|Water|Arabesque)
depth The Pie chart depth expressing a third value in unit.
outerRadius The radius of the doughnut hole that you can set to Pie Doughnut charts only. Value range is [1, 99] .

Example

<effects> 
    <pieSeries effect="Button3D" material="Water" depth="1.208"/> 
</effects>
Bar Series, Box Chart, and Waterfall Series
The following table describes the attributes common to <barSeries>, <boxSeries>, and <waterfallSeries>.
Attribute Description
effect The type of effect applied to the chart (None|Volume|Gradient|Glossy|Cylinder|LightGlossy)
progressiveAlpha A Boolean that defines whether there is progressive transparency along bars
roundedCorners A Boolean that defines whether bar corners are rounded
effectWidth The width ratio value for the volume effect. Value range is [0.000, 0.500] with a step of 0.01.
colorBrighter The lighting color adjustment value to apply when displaying volume effects on top of lines. Value range is [1.000, 2.000] with a step of 0.01.
colorLessBright The lighting color adjustment value applied when displaying a volume effect on bottom of lines. Value range is [0.000, 1.000] with a step of 0.01.

Example

Bar Series
<effects> 
    <barSeries effect="None" roundedCorners="false"/> 
</effects>

Example

Box Series
<effects> 
    <boxSeries effect="Cylinder"/> 
</effects>

Example

Waterfall Series
<effects> 
    <waterfallSeries effect="Gradient" progressiveAlpha="true"/> 
</effects>
Line Series, Radar Series
<effects>
    <lineSeries>
        <marker>
            <color>
            <edge>
                <color>
            <symbols>
                <symbol>

The following table describes the attributes common to <lineSeries> and <radarSeries>.

Attribute Description
effect The type of effect applied to the chart. Possible values are None and Volume.
width The line thickness. Value range is [0, 7].
spline A Boolean that defines whether data points are connected using cardinal spline curves (as opposed to straight lines)
colorBrighter The lighting color adjustment value to apply when displaying volume effects on top of lines. Value range is [1.000, 2.000] with a step of 0.01.
colorLessBright The lighting color adjustment value applied when displaying a volume effect on bottom of lines. Value range is [0.000, 1.000] with a step of 0.01.
transparency The transparency factor of the area defined by the lines in the Radar charts only. Value range is [0, 55].

<marker> defines the symbol to display at the measure points of the chart. The following table describes the <marker> attributes.

Attribute Description
visible A Boolean that defines whether the marker is displayed
size The marker size. Value range is [4, 32].
autoResize A Boolean that defines whether the marker symbols are resized automatically according to the chart size

The following table describes the <marker> children elements.

Child Element Description
<color> The symbol color
<edge type="None|Default|Override|Auto"> The marker border. A color or a gradient of colors can also be defined.
<symbols> The symbol set used as marker (Circle|Star|Diamond|Square)

Example

<effects> 
    <lineSeries effect="Volume" width="7" spline="true" colorBrighter="1.5" colorLessBright="0.7"> 
        <marker visible="true" size="32"> 
            <edge type="Override"> 
                <color alpha="255" rgb="#ff00ff"/> 
            </edge>  
            <symbols> 
                <symbol>Circle</symbol>  
                <symbol>Star</symbol>  
                <symbol>Diamond</symbol>  
                <symbol>Square</symbol> 
            </symbols> 
        </marker> 
    </lineSeries> 
</effects>
Surface Series

The only <surfaceSeries> attribute is progressiveAlpha that specifies whether there is progressive transparency along the surface.

Point Series

The following table describes the <pointSeries> attributes.

Attribute Description
effect The type of effect applied to the chart (None|Halo|Glossy|Button3D|ImageEmbossed|Moonlight)
showCenter A Boolean that defines whether a cross marker is displayed at the center of the symbol

A <marker> is also defined to configure the symbol used at the measure points of the chart. See the section above for details.

Example

<effects> 
    <pointSeries effect="Moonlight" showCenter="false"> 
        <marker visible="true" size="16"> 
            <color alpha="38" rgb="#ff00ff"/>  
            <edge type="Override"> 
                <color alpha="181" rgb="#000000"/> 
            </edge>  
            <symbols> 
                <symbol>Star</symbol>  
                <symbol>Square</symbol>  
                <symbol>Circle</symbol>  
                <symbol>Diamond</symbol> 
            </symbols> 
        </marker> 
    </pointSeries> 
</effects>
Map Series

The only <mapSeries> attribute is zoneEmboss that specifies whether an embossed zone is displayed.

Combined Charts

Combined charts can have the effects of more than one series. For example, the DualCombinedBarLine and CombinedBarLine charts combine the effects of both Bar and Line Series.

Example

DualConbinedBarLine
<effects> 
    <barSeries effect="None" roundedCorners="false"/>  
    <lineSeries effect="None" width="2" spline="true"> 
        <marker visible="true" size="8"> 
            <edge type="Override"> 
                <color alpha="125" rgb="#00ff00"/> 
            </edge>  
            <symbols> 
                <symbol>Circle</symbol>  
                <symbol>Star</symbol>  
                <symbol>Diamond</symbol>  
                <symbol>Square</symbol> 
            </symbols> 
        </marker> 
    </lineSeries> 
</effects>