Creates a JavaScript Polar Radar Chart, also known as a Spider Chart using SciChart.js, which expresses the complexity, memory usage, stability, adaptability, scalability, and cache efficiency of two popular sorting algorithms
This type of plot is also Known As: Spider Chart, Web Chart, Cobweb Chart, and Kiviat Chart
drawExample.ts
index.html
vanilla.ts
theme.ts
1import {
2 PolarMouseWheelZoomModifier,
3 PolarZoomExtentsModifier,
4 PolarPanModifier,
5 XyDataSeries,
6 PolarNumericAxis,
7 SciChartPolarSurface,
8 EColor,
9 EPolarAxisMode,
10 EPolarGridlineMode,
11 PolarCategoryAxis,
12 ENumericFormat,
13 EPolarLabelMode,
14 PolarMountainRenderableSeries,
15 FadeAnimation,
16 PolarLegendModifier,
17 EllipsePointMarker,
18 PolarLineRenderableSeries,
19} from "scichart";
20import { appTheme } from "../../../theme";
21
22const LABELS = ["Complexity", "Memory Usage", "Stability", "Adaptability", "Scalability", "Cache Efficiency"];
23
24const DATA_SET = [
25 {
26 name: "Quick Sort",
27 color: appTheme.VividSkyBlue,
28 values: [7, 8, 2, 8, 9, 9],
29 },
30 {
31 name: "Bubble Sort",
32 color: appTheme.VividOrange,
33 values: [2, 9, 10, 5, 1, 2],
34 },
35];
36
37// this chart expresses the complexity, memory usage, stability, adaptability, scalability, and cache efficiency of two sorting algorithms
38
39export const drawExample = async (rootElement: string | HTMLDivElement) => {
40 const { sciChartSurface, wasmContext } = await SciChartPolarSurface.create(rootElement, {
41 theme: appTheme.SciChartJsTheme,
42 });
43
44 const radialYAxis = new PolarNumericAxis(wasmContext, {
45 polarAxisMode: EPolarAxisMode.Radial,
46 gridlineMode: EPolarGridlineMode.Polygons,
47 useNativeText: true,
48 labelPrecision: 0,
49 zoomExtentsToInitialRange: true,
50
51 majorGridLineStyle: {
52 color: EColor.BackgroundColor,
53 strokeThickness: 1,
54 strokeDashArray: [5, 5],
55 },
56 drawLabels: false,
57 drawMinorGridLines: false,
58 drawMajorTickLines: false,
59 drawMinorTickLines: false,
60 startAngle: Math.PI / 2, // start at 12 o'clock
61 innerRadius: 0,
62 });
63 sciChartSurface.yAxes.add(radialYAxis);
64
65 const angularXAxis = new PolarCategoryAxis(wasmContext, {
66 polarAxisMode: EPolarAxisMode.Angular,
67 labels: LABELS,
68 majorGridLineStyle: {
69 color: EColor.BackgroundColor,
70 strokeThickness: 1,
71 strokeDashArray: [5, 5],
72 },
73 flippedCoordinates: true, // go clockwise
74 drawMinorGridLines: false,
75 useNativeText: true,
76 polarLabelMode: EPolarLabelMode.Horizontal,
77 labelFormat: ENumericFormat.NoFormat,
78 startAngle: Math.PI / 2, // start at 12 o'clock
79 });
80 sciChartSurface.xAxes.add(angularXAxis);
81
82 const xValues = Array.from({ length: LABELS.length + 1 }, (_, i) => i);
83 // +1 to complete the radar chart without overlap of first and last labels
84
85 const polarMountain = new PolarMountainRenderableSeries(wasmContext, {
86 dataSeries: new XyDataSeries(wasmContext, {
87 xValues: xValues,
88 yValues: [...DATA_SET[0].values, DATA_SET[0].values[0]], // +1 append first value to complete the radar chart
89 dataSeriesName: DATA_SET[0].name,
90 }),
91 stroke: DATA_SET[0].color,
92 fill: DATA_SET[0].color + "30",
93 strokeThickness: 4,
94 animation: new FadeAnimation({ duration: 1000 }),
95 });
96 sciChartSurface.renderableSeries.add(polarMountain);
97
98 // You can just as well use a PolarLineRenderableSeries
99 const polarLine = new PolarLineRenderableSeries(wasmContext, {
100 dataSeries: new XyDataSeries(wasmContext, {
101 xValues: xValues,
102 yValues: [...DATA_SET[1].values, DATA_SET[1].values[0]], // +1 append first value to complete the radar chart
103 dataSeriesName: DATA_SET[1].name,
104 }),
105 stroke: DATA_SET[1].color,
106 strokeThickness: 4,
107 pointMarker: new EllipsePointMarker(wasmContext, {
108 width: 10,
109 height: 10,
110 strokeThickness: 2,
111 fill: DATA_SET[1].color,
112 stroke: EColor.White,
113 }),
114 animation: new FadeAnimation({ duration: 1000 }),
115 });
116 sciChartSurface.renderableSeries.add(polarLine);
117
118 sciChartSurface.chartModifiers.add(
119 new PolarPanModifier(),
120 new PolarZoomExtentsModifier(),
121 new PolarMouseWheelZoomModifier({ growFactor: 0.0002 }),
122 new PolarLegendModifier({ showSeriesMarkers: true, showCheckboxes: true })
123 );
124
125 return { sciChartSurface, wasmContext };
126};
127This example shows how to build a Polar Radar Chart in vanilla JavaScript with SciChart.js, comparing attributes like complexity and scalability of Quick Sort and Bubble Sort using polar series representations.
The chart uses async creation of SciChartPolarSurface, setting up PolarNumericAxis and PolarCategoryAxis with custom gridlines and labels. It employs PolarMountainRenderableSeries and PolarLineRenderableSeries backed by XyDataSeries, incorporating optimizations like native text and precise label formatting for efficient rendering, as explained in the Polar Radar Chart guide.
It enables real-time data updates through series manipulation and offers custom features including fade animations, ellipse point markers, and modifiers like PolarMouseWheelZoomModifier for interactive zooming and panning.
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