JavaScript Polar Scatter Chart

Creates a JavaScript Polar Scatter Chart using SciChart.js, with the PolarXyScatterRenderableSeries and custom legend-markers.

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1import {
2    PolarMouseWheelZoomModifier,
3    PolarZoomExtentsModifier,
4    PolarPanModifier,
5    XyDataSeries,
6    PolarNumericAxis,
7    SciChartPolarSurface,
8    EPolarAxisMode, 
9    NumberRange, 
10    EAxisAlignment, 
11    EPolarLabelMode,
12    PolarXyScatterRenderableSeries,
13    SweepAnimation,
14    PolarLegendModifier,
15    EPointMarkerType,
16    ELegendOrientation,
17    TLegendItem,
18    EActionType,
19} from "scichart";
20import { appTheme } from "../../../theme";
21
22export const drawExample = async (rootElement: string | HTMLDivElement) => {
23    const { sciChartSurface, wasmContext } = await SciChartPolarSurface.create(rootElement, {
24        theme: appTheme.SciChartJsTheme,
25    });
26
27    const radialYAxis = new PolarNumericAxis(wasmContext, {
28        polarAxisMode: EPolarAxisMode.Radial,
29        axisAlignment: EAxisAlignment.Right,
30        visibleRange: new NumberRange(0, 1400),
31        zoomExtentsToInitialRange: true,
32        
33        drawMinorTickLines: false,
34        drawMajorTickLines: false,
35        drawMinorGridLines: false,
36        
37        startAngle: Math.PI / 2,
38        majorGridLineStyle: {
39            color: appTheme.DarkIndigo,
40            strokeThickness: 1,
41        },
42        drawLabels: false, // no radial labels
43    });
44    sciChartSurface.yAxes.add(radialYAxis);
45
46    const polarXAxis = new PolarNumericAxis(wasmContext, {
47        polarAxisMode: EPolarAxisMode.Angular,
48        axisAlignment: EAxisAlignment.Top,
49        polarLabelMode: EPolarLabelMode.Parallel,
50        visibleRange: new NumberRange(0, 360),
51        startAngle: Math.PI / 2, // start at 12 o'clock
52        flippedCoordinates: true, // go clockwise
53        zoomExtentsToInitialRange: true,
54
55        autoTicks: false,
56        majorDelta: 30,
57
58        drawMinorTickLines: false,
59        drawMajorTickLines: false,
60        drawMinorGridLines: false,
61
62        useNativeText: true,
63        labelPrecision: 0,
64        labelPostfix: "°",
65        labelStyle: {
66            color: "white",
67        },
68        majorGridLineStyle: {
69            color: appTheme.DarkIndigo,
70            strokeThickness: 1,
71        },
72    });
73    sciChartSurface.xAxes.add(polarXAxis);
74
75    const xValues = Array.from({ length: 540 }, (_, i) => i);
76    const SCATTER_DATA = [
77        {
78            yVals: xValues.map((x) => 2 * x + x * Math.random() * 0.5),
79            color: appTheme.VividOrange,
80            name: "Circle Series",
81            pointMarkerType: EPointMarkerType.Ellipse
82        }, 
83        {
84            yVals: xValues.map((x) => x + x * Math.random() * 0.5),
85            color: appTheme.VividSkyBlue,
86            name: "Triangular Series",
87            pointMarkerType: EPointMarkerType.Triangle,
88        }
89    ]
90
91    SCATTER_DATA.forEach(({ yVals, color, name, pointMarkerType }) => {
92        const polarScatter = new PolarXyScatterRenderableSeries(wasmContext, {
93            dataSeries: new XyDataSeries(wasmContext, {
94                xValues: xValues,
95                yValues: yVals,
96                dataSeriesName: name,
97            }),
98            opacity: 0.7,
99            stroke: color, // set stroke color for Legend modifier markers
100
101            // @ts-ignore
102            pointMarker: {
103                type: pointMarkerType,
104                options: {
105                    width: 10,
106                    height: 10,
107                    stroke: color,
108                    strokeThickness: 1,
109                    fill: color + "88",
110                }
111            },
112            animation: new SweepAnimation({ duration: 800 }),
113        });
114        sciChartSurface.renderableSeries.add(polarScatter);
115    });
116
117    // Extra feature -> Custom legend marker with SVG shapes
118    const customMarkerLegendModifier = new PolarLegendModifier({
119        showCheckboxes: true,
120        showSeriesMarkers: true,
121        backgroundColor: "#66666633"
122    });
123    // override "getLegendItemHTML" to add custom SVG shapes
124    customMarkerLegendModifier.sciChartLegend.getLegendItemHTML = (
125        orientation: ELegendOrientation,
126        showCheckboxes: boolean,
127        showSeriesMarkers: boolean,
128        item: TLegendItem
129    ): string => {
130        const display = orientation === ELegendOrientation.Vertical ? "flex" : "inline-flex";
131        let str = `<span class="scichart__legend-item" style="display: ${display}; align-items: center; margin-right: 4px; padding: 0 4px 0 5px; white-space: nowrap; gap: 5px">`;
132        
133        if (showCheckboxes) {
134            const checked = item.checked ? "checked" : "";
135            str += `<input ${checked} type="checkbox" id="${item.id}">`;
136        }
137        
138        if (showSeriesMarkers) {
139            str += `<svg 
140                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
141                for="${item.id}" 
142                style="width: 15px; height: 15px;" 
143                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
144                stroke-width="2"
145            >
146                ${(() => {
147                    switch (item.name) {
148                        case SCATTER_DATA[0].name: // Circle
149                            return `<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" fill="${item.color + "88"}" stroke="${item.color}"/>`;
150
151                        case SCATTER_DATA[1].name: // Triangle 
152                            return `<polygon points="12,2 22,22 2,22" fill="${item.color + "88"}" stroke="${item.color}"/>`;
153
154                        default: // Others 
155                            return `<rect x="2" y="2" width="20" height="20" fill="${item.color + "88"}" stroke="${item.color}"/>`;
156                    }
157                })()}
158            </svg>`
159        }
160        str += `<label for="${item.id}">${item.name}</label>`;
161        str += `</span>`;
162        return str;
163    };
164
165    sciChartSurface.chartModifiers.add(
166        customMarkerLegendModifier,
167        new PolarPanModifier(),
168        new PolarZoomExtentsModifier(),
169        new PolarMouseWheelZoomModifier({
170            defaultActionType: EActionType.Zoom
171        }),
172    );
173
174    return { sciChartSurface, wasmContext };
175};

Polar Scatter Chart - JavaScript

Overview

This example demonstrates how to render a high-performance Polar Scatter Chart using SciChart.js. It creates a circular XY scatter by calling SciChartPolarSurface.create, configuring radial and angular axes, and plotting multiple series with custom point markers and animations.

Technical Implementation

The chart is initialized via the asynchronous SciChartPolarSurface.create API, which loads WebAssembly and returns a SciChartSurface and wasmContext. A Radial axis and an Angular axis are added using PolarNumericAxis, configured for start angle, visible range, and grid line styling. Data series are generated as arrays and rendered with PolarXyScatterRenderableSeries, each using a SweepAnimation for smooth startup.

Features and Capabilities

The example showcases:

  • Custom point markers (circle, triangle) with RGBA fills and stroke settings
  • Legend customization using PolarLegendModifier to display checkboxes and SVG markers
  • Interactive modifiers: pan, zoom extents, and mouse-wheel zoom for responsive UX

Integration and Best Practices

This pure JavaScript implementation leverages direct API calls instead of the Builder API for granular control. Async initialization ensures the WebAssembly context is ready before chart creation. Developers should dispose of the SciChartSurface via .delete() to free memory when the chart is no longer needed.

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