How to make a horizontal stacked bar chart with d3.js?

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by lily , in category: Javascript , 10 months ago

How to make a horizontal stacked bar chart with d3.js?

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by aniya.jaskolski , 10 months ago

@lily 

To make a horizontal stacked bar chart with d3.js, follow these steps:

  1. Prepare the data: Create an array of objects with the data you want to visualize. Each object in the array represents a category, and should include keys for the category name and values for each stack in the bar chart.
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var data = [
  { category: "Category 1", stack1: 20, stack2: 30, stack3: 10 },
  { category: "Category 2", stack1: 40, stack2: 15, stack3: 25 },
  { category: "Category 3", stack1: 10, stack2: 5, stack3: 30 },
  // ...
];


  1. Set up the SVG container: Create an SVG container to hold the bar chart and set its width and height.
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var svgWidth = 500;
var svgHeight = 300;

var svg = d3.select("body")
  .append("svg")
  .attr("width", svgWidth)
  .attr("height", svgHeight);


  1. Define the scales: Determine the scales for the x-axis and y-axis.
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var xScale = d3.scaleLinear()
  .domain([0, d3.max(data, function(d) {
    return d3.sum(Object.values(d));
  })])
  .range([0, svgWidth]);

var yScale = d3.scaleBand()
  .domain(data.map(function(d) {
    return d.category;
  }))
  .range([0, svgHeight])
  .padding(0.1);


  1. Create the bars: Bind the data to the bars and append rectangles to represent each stack in the bar chart.
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var bars = svg.selectAll("rect")
  .data(data)
  .enter()
  .append("rect")
  .attr("x", 0)
  .attr("y", function(d) {
    return yScale(d.category);
  })
  .attr("width", function(d) {
    return xScale(d3.sum(Object.values(d)));
  })
  .attr("height", yScale.bandwidth())
  .attr("fill", function(d) {
    // Set individual stack colors here
  });


  1. Add labels: Add labels to the bars to display the values of each stack.
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var labels = svg.selectAll("text")
  .data(data)
  .enter()
  .append("text")
  .text(function(d) {
    return Object.values(d).slice(1).join(", ");
  })
  .attr("x", function(d) {
    return xScale(d3.sum(Object.values(d))) + 5;
  })
  .attr("y", function(d) {
    return yScale(d.category) + yScale.bandwidth() / 2;
  })
  .attr("dy", "0.35em");


Remember to customize the colors, styles, and other attributes according to your needs.