How to create svg lines with d3.js?

by darrion.kuhn , in category: Javascript , 4 months ago

How to create svg lines with d3.js?

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by denis , 4 months ago

@darrion.kuhn 

To create SVG lines using D3.js, you can follow these steps:

  1. First, include the D3.js library in your HTML file. You can do this by adding the following script tag to your HTML file:
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<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v7.min.js"></script>


  1. Create an SVG element in your HTML file where you want to draw the lines. You can do this by adding an
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<svg width="500" height="500"></svg>


  1. Use D3.js to create the line data and bind it to the SVG element. You can do this by creating a data array and then using the D3.js enter() method to bind the data to the SVG element:
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var data = [
  { x: 100, y: 100 },
  { x: 200, y: 200 },
  { x: 300, y: 100 },
  { x: 400, y: 200 }
];

var svg = d3.select("svg");

var line = d3.line()
  .x(function(d) { return d.x; })
  .y(function(d) { return d.y; });

svg.selectAll("path")
  .data([data])
  .enter()
  .append("path")
  .attr("d", line)
  .attr("stroke", "black")
  .attr("stroke-width", 2)
  .attr("fill", "none");


  1. Finally, you can customize the appearance of the lines by setting attributes such as stroke, stroke-width, and fill.


That's it! You have successfully created SVG lines using D3.js. You can further customize the lines by adding animations, interactivity, and more complex data structures.