HTML Annotations and Custom in-chart Controls Example

Showcases what's possible with HTML Annotations using SciChart.js, High Performance JavaScript Charts

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1import {
2    HtmlCustomAnnotation,
3    ECoordinateMode,
4    EHorizontalAnchorPoint,
5    MouseWheelZoomModifier,
6    NumberRange,
7    NumericAxis,
8    SciChartSurface,
9    ZoomPanModifier,
10    HtmlTextAnnotation,
11    SplineMountainRenderableSeries,
12    XyDataSeries,
13    Thickness,
14    SciChartJSDarkTheme,
15    ZoomExtentsModifier,
16    EAutoRange,
17    easing,
18} from "scichart";
19
20import "./styles.css";
21import { appTheme } from "../../../theme";
22
23export const drawExample = async (rootElement: string | HTMLDivElement) => {
24    const { sciChartSurface, wasmContext } = await SciChartSurface.create(rootElement);
25
26    const xAxis = new NumericAxis(wasmContext, {
27        zoomExtentsRange: new NumberRange(0, 100),
28        visibleRange: new NumberRange(40, 60),
29        visibleRangeLimit: new NumberRange(-1000, 1000),
30        autoRange: EAutoRange.Never,
31    });
32    const yAxis = new NumericAxis(wasmContext, {
33        drawLabels: false,
34        zoomExtentsRange: new NumberRange(0, 10),
35        visibleRange: new NumberRange(4, 6),
36        visibleRangeLimit: new NumberRange(-1000, 1000),
37        autoRange: EAutoRange.Never,
38    });
39
40    sciChartSurface.xAxes.add(xAxis);
41    sciChartSurface.yAxes.add(yAxis);
42
43    sciChartSurface.chartModifiers.add(new ZoomPanModifier(), new MouseWheelZoomModifier(), new ZoomExtentsModifier());
44
45    const textContent1 =
46        "HTML-based annotations let you leverage the native HTML API to create and style elements, while SciChart handles their positioning within the chart.";
47
48    const textContent2 = "For example, you can add text annotations that are stylable using CSS.";
49
50    const textContent3 = "Or insert any arbitrary HTML content — like the interactive control shown below.";
51
52    const textContent4 = "This feature also allows you to render annotation content using your preferred UI framework.";
53
54    const textContent5 = "You can even embed a separate chart at specific data coordinates.";
55
56    // the annotation styled via CSS-in-JS
57    const textAnnotation1 = new HtmlTextAnnotation({
58        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
59        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
60        x1: 0,
61        y1: 0,
62        x2: 1,
63        xCoordShift: 0,
64        yCoordShift: 0,
65        text: textContent1,
66        // style object with CSSStyleDeclaration format. Supports camel-cased property names.
67        // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSStyleDeclaration
68        textContainerStyle: {
69            padding: "4px",
70            fontSize: "1em",
71            color: "white",
72            background: "radial-gradient(ellipse at center, #C52E60 0%, #264B93 100%)",
73            border: "1px dotted black",
74            borderRadius: "15px",
75        },
76    });
77
78    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(textAnnotation1);
79
80    // the annotation styled via the stylesheet
81    const textAnnotation2 = new HtmlTextAnnotation({
82        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
83        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
84        x1: 10,
85        y1: 8,
86        xCoordShift: 0,
87        yCoordShift: 0,
88        text: textContent2,
89    });
90    textAnnotation2.htmlElement.classList.add("styledTextAnnotation");
91
92    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(textAnnotation2);
93
94    // the annotations with specified size and a default HTML tooltip
95    const textAnnotation3 = new HtmlTextAnnotation({
96        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Pixel,
97        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
98        x1: 0,
99        x2: 300,
100        y1: 1,
101        xCoordShift: 0,
102        yCoordShift: -250,
103        text: textContent3,
104        // style object with CSSStyleDeclaration format. Supports camel-cased property names.
105        // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSStyleDeclaration
106        textContainerStyle: {
107            pointerEvents: "all", // allows the native tooltip to be displayed
108            padding: "4px",
109            fontSize: "1em",
110            fontWeight: "500",
111            fontFamily: "'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif",
112            color: appTheme.VividOrange,
113            maxWidth: "300px",
114            overflow: "hidden",
115            textOverflow: "ellipsis",
116            wordWrap: "normal",
117            background: "radial-gradient(circle at center,rgb(45, 140, 116), #14233C)",
118        },
119    });
120    textAnnotation3.htmlElement.title = "Some Tooltip";
121    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(textAnnotation3);
122
123    const textAnnotation4 = new HtmlTextAnnotation({
124        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
125        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
126        x1: 60,
127        y1: 7,
128        y2: 5,
129        xCoordShift: 0,
130        yCoordShift: 0,
131        text: textContent4,
132        // style object with CSSStyleDeclaration format. Supports camel-cased property names.
133        // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSStyleDeclaration
134        textContainerStyle: {
135            fontSize: "0.8em",
136            color: "white",
137            maxWidth: "200px",
138        },
139    });
140
141    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(textAnnotation4);
142
143    const textAnnotation5 = new HtmlTextAnnotation({
144        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
145        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
146        horizontalAnchorPoint: EHorizontalAnchorPoint.Center,
147        x1: 70,
148        y1: 3.5,
149        xCoordShift: 0,
150        yCoordShift: 0,
151        text: textContent5,
152        // style object with CSSStyleDeclaration format. Supports camel-cased property names.
153        // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSStyleDeclaration
154        textContainerStyle: {
155            fontSize: "0.8em",
156            color: "white",
157            width: "200px",
158            whiteSpace: "no-wrap",
159        },
160    });
161
162    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(textAnnotation5);
163
164    // the annotation that serves as a root node for the element generated with a framework (e.g. via `React.createPortal`)
165    const containerAnnotation = new HtmlCustomAnnotation({
166        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
167        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
168        horizontalAnchorPoint: EHorizontalAnchorPoint.Right,
169        x1: 80,
170        y1: 5,
171        isEditable: true,
172    });
173    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(containerAnnotation);
174
175    const formAnnotation = new HtmlCustomAnnotation({
176        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
177        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
178        x1: 0,
179        y1: 1,
180        yCoordShift: -150,
181    });
182    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(formAnnotation);
183
184    // the annotation that serves as a root element for the nested chart
185    const nestedChartRootAnnotation = new HtmlCustomAnnotation({
186        xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
187        yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.DataValue,
188        x1: 70,
189        y1: 2,
190        x2: 100,
191        y2: 0,
192        isEditable: true,
193    });
194    sciChartSurface.annotations.add(nestedChartRootAnnotation);
195
196    const selector = new NumberRangeSelector(formAnnotation.htmlElement, xAxis.visibleRange, (min, max) => {
197        xAxis.visibleRange = new NumberRange(min, max);
198    });
199
200    xAxis.visibleRangeChanged.subscribe((args) => {
201        selector.setRange(args.visibleRange.min, args.visibleRange.max);
202    });
203
204    // this creates a separate charts which could be positioned within the main one.
205    // If you need some kind of this functionality, consider checking out SubCharts API as well
206    const nestedChart = await drawNestedChart(nestedChartRootAnnotation.htmlElement as HTMLDivElement);
207
208    // bind cleanup call
209    sciChartSurface.addDeletable(nestedChart.sciChartSurface);
210
211    sciChartSurface.zoomExtents(600, easing.inOutCirc);
212
213    return { sciChartSurface, containerAnnotation };
214};
215
216const drawNestedChart = async (rootElement: string | HTMLDivElement) => {
217    const { sciChartSurface, wasmContext } = await SciChartSurface.create(rootElement, {
218        theme: new SciChartJSDarkTheme(),
219        padding: Thickness.fromNumber(2),
220    });
221
222    const xAxis = new NumericAxis(wasmContext, { drawLabels: false });
223    const yAxis = new NumericAxis(wasmContext, { drawLabels: false });
224
225    sciChartSurface.xAxes.add(xAxis);
226    sciChartSurface.yAxes.add(yAxis);
227
228    sciChartSurface.renderableSeries.add(
229        new SplineMountainRenderableSeries(wasmContext, {
230            strokeThickness: 3,
231            stroke: appTheme.VividOrange,
232            fill: appTheme.PalePink,
233            opacity: 0.5,
234            dataSeries: new XyDataSeries(wasmContext, {
235                xValues: [0, 2, 3, 8, 11, 29],
236                yValues: [44, 77, 2, 56, 9, 5],
237            }),
238        })
239    );
240
241    return { sciChartSurface };
242};
243class NumberRangeSelector {
244    private minInput: HTMLInputElement;
245    private maxInput: HTMLInputElement;
246    private slider: HTMLInputElement;
247    private container: HTMLElement;
248    private onChange: (min: number, max: number) => void;
249
250    constructor(rootElement: HTMLElement, initialRange: NumberRange, onChange: (min: number, max: number) => void) {
251        this.container = rootElement;
252        this.onChange = onChange;
253
254        // Style the root container
255        this.container.style.pointerEvents = "all";
256        this.container.style.padding = "0.8em";
257        this.container.style.borderRadius = "12px";
258        this.container.style.background = "linear-gradient(135deg, #EC0F6C, #F48420)";
259        this.container.style.color = "white";
260        this.container.style.fontFamily = "sans-serif";
261        this.container.style.width = "fit-content";
262
263        // Title
264        const title = document.createElement("h3");
265        title.textContent = "Visible Range Selector";
266        title.style.marginBottom = "0.8em";
267        title.style.whiteSpace = "nowrap";
268
269        // Inputs
270        this.minInput = document.createElement("input");
271        this.maxInput = document.createElement("input");
272        this.minInput.type = "number";
273        this.maxInput.type = "number";
274        this.minInput.value = `${initialRange.min}`;
275        this.maxInput.value = `${initialRange.max}`;
276        this.minInput.style.width = "50px";
277        this.maxInput.style.width = "50px";
278
279        // Labels
280        const minLabel = document.createElement("label");
281        minLabel.textContent = "Min: ";
282        minLabel.appendChild(this.minInput);
283
284        const maxLabel = document.createElement("label");
285        maxLabel.textContent = "Max: ";
286        maxLabel.appendChild(this.maxInput);
287
288        // Wrapper for inputs
289        const inputWrapper = document.createElement("div");
290        inputWrapper.className = "inputWrapper";
291        inputWrapper.style.display = "flex";
292        inputWrapper.style.gap = "0.8em";
293        inputWrapper.style.alignItems = "center";
294        inputWrapper.appendChild(minLabel);
295        inputWrapper.appendChild(maxLabel);
296
297        // Slider (range input)
298        this.slider = document.createElement("input");
299        this.slider.type = "range";
300        this.slider.min = "-1000";
301        this.slider.max = "1000";
302        this.slider.value = "50";
303        this.slider.step = "1";
304        this.slider.style.width = "100%";
305        this.slider.style.marginTop = "0.5em";
306
307        // Slider container (with label)
308        const sliderWrapper = document.createElement("div");
309        sliderWrapper.style.marginTop = "0.5em";
310        sliderWrapper.appendChild(this.slider);
311
312        // Event listeners
313        this.minInput.addEventListener("input", () => this.handleInput());
314        this.maxInput.addEventListener("input", () => this.handleInput());
315
316        this.slider.addEventListener("input", () => {
317            const center = parseFloat(this.slider.value);
318            const range = 100; // Adjustable spread
319            this.minInput.value = (center - range / 2).toString();
320            this.maxInput.value = (center + range / 2).toString();
321            this.handleInput();
322        });
323
324        // Add elements to container
325        this.container.appendChild(title);
326        this.container.appendChild(inputWrapper);
327        this.container.appendChild(sliderWrapper);
328
329        // Initial trigger
330        this.handleInput();
331    }
332
333    private handleInput() {
334        const min = parseFloat(this.minInput.value);
335        const max = parseFloat(this.maxInput.value);
336
337        if (!isNaN(min) && !isNaN(max) && min <= max) {
338            this.minInput.setCustomValidity("");
339            this.maxInput.setCustomValidity("");
340            this.onChange(min, max);
341        } else {
342            this.minInput.setCustomValidity("Invalid range");
343            this.maxInput.setCustomValidity("Invalid range");
344        }
345    }
346
347    public setRange(min: number, max: number): void {
348        if (!isNaN(min) && !isNaN(max) && min <= max) {
349            this.minInput.value = min.toString();
350            this.maxInput.value = max.toString();
351
352            // Update slider to reflect the new range center
353            const center = (min + max) / 2;
354            this.slider.value = center.toString();
355
356            this.handleInput();
357        } else {
358            console.warn("Invalid range provided to setRange:", { min, max });
359        }
360    }
361}
362

HTML Annotations Example - JavaScript

Overview

This example demonstrates how to use HTML-based annotations in SciChart.js to create interactive, stylable elements within a chart. It showcases various annotation types including HtmlTextAnnotation and HtmlCustomAnnotation, which leverage native HTML/CSS for flexible content rendering.

Technical Implementation

The chart initializes with numeric axes and adds multiple HTML annotations with different coordinate modes (ECoordinateMode). Styling is applied both via inline CSS (using textContainerStyle) and external stylesheets. The example includes a nested chart implementation within an annotation and an interactive range selector control.

Features and Capabilities

Key features include: dynamic positioning using data/value coordinates, CSS styling of annotation content, embedding interactive controls, and portal-based React component rendering. The example also demonstrates performance considerations when using DOM-based annotations versus native WebGL rendering.

Integration and Best Practices

The implementation shows proper resource cleanup by marking nested charts as deletable. For optimal performance, consider using native annotations when possible and reserve HTML annotations for complex UI requirements.

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