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V1Bar

A graphical representation of data in a bar-shaped graph.

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V1 components are not compatible with the flattenTokens hook or the DefaultPropsProvider, nor can they be themed using component-level design tokens.
A future redesign will deliver V2 versions of these components and make them compatible with these features.
import { V1Charts } from '@uhg-abyss/web/ui/Charts';

Bar chart

Simple bar chart with title and subtitle props passed. xAxisLabel and yAxisLabel are required props for chart.

Border radius

Bar chart example showing different border radius by passing borderRadius property to each dataset.

Floating bar chart

Using [number, number][] as the type for data to define the beginning and end value for each bar. This is instead of having every bar start at 0.

Horizontal bar chart

Pass indexAxis property as y to chart options to show chart horizontal. Configuration for the options can be found in the Chart Js docs.

Stacked bar chart

Pass stacked property as true in scales for both x and y axises.

Stacked bar with groups

Pass stacked property as true in scales for both x and y axises and pass stack property to each dataset to group the stacks.

Data structure

Data in the datasets can be different structures and can be found in the Data Structures docs.

Options

Use options prop to customize the chart level and dataset level. Configuration for the options can be found in the Options docs.

Chart description

Use chartDescription prop to describe the chart and will be shown in chart description accordion below the view data table accordion. The default value of chartDescription is null. Whether displayed or not, the chart description accordion, including its content, are announced as the “long description” for the chart.

Chart type

Use chartType prop to describe the type of Bar chart. The default value is Bar Chart.

Pattern bar chart

Use V1Charts.pattern prop in dataset to make patterns in the bar chart which helps viewers with vision deficiencies. Refer Patternomaly library to generate patterns to fill datasets.

Title offset

Use titleOffset prop to change the heading level of graph title in a page. The default value is 1. You can use titleOffset=7.

Hiding dropdowns

Use the hideDataTable prop to remove the "View Data Table" accordion dropdown below the chart. Use the hideDownloadDropdown prop to remove the download options dropdown in the upper right corner of the chart. The default setting for both options is false.

Showing dropdowns

Use the openDataTable prop to expand the "View Data Table" accordion dropdown below the chart by default. The default is false. Setting to true expands the accordion by default, while setting it to 'always' prevents the accordion from being collapsible, and is thus always open.

Custom Download

Use the customDownload prop to provide your own download handler. Return false to fall back to the default download for specific formats. This example creates a custom PDF with header, footer, and centered chart.

V1Charts.Bar Props

Prop NameTypeDefaultDescription
chartDescriptionstring-Description of the chart
chartTypestringBar ChartDescribes type of the chart
customDownloadfunction-Custom download handler function. Receives (format, chartRef, headingContainerId, type) as parameters. Return false to use the default download for specific formats.
dataobject-Data input object for chart
hideDataTableboolfalsehides the "View Data Table" accordion dropdown
hideDownloadDropdownboolfalsehides the download options dropdown
openDataTablebool | "always"falseopens the "View Data Table" accordion dropdown by default
optionsobject-Custom chart options object
subtitlestring-Subtitle for the chart
titlestring-Title for the chart
titleOffsetnumber-Heading level of chart title
xAxisLabelstring-Label for the X-axis
yAxisLabelstring-Label for the Y-axis

Chart Classes

Class NameDescription
.abyss-chart-canvasChart canvas element
.abyss-chart-canvas-containerChart canvas container
.abyss-chart-canvas-header-wrapperChart canvas header wrapper element
.abyss-chart-canvas-musicChart canvas keyboard navigation element
.abyss-chart-canvas-wrapperChart canvas wrapper element
.abyss-chart-containerChart container
.abyss-chart-download-dropdownChart download options dropdown
.abyss-chart-heading-containerChart heading container
.abyss-chart-heading-wrapperChart heading wrapper
.abyss-chart-subtitleChart subtitle
.abyss-chart-titleChart title

Chart accessibility requirements

  • Text contrast must be 4.5:1 or greater
  • Single chart bar color contrast must be 3:1 or greater
  • Multiple dataset must be more than a difference in color
    • For bar charts: use patterns

Chart “long description”

  • Whether displayed or not, the chart description accordion, including its content, are announced as the “long description” for the chart.

Reduced Motion

Animations and transitions that have been changed when a user has prefers-reduced-motion set to reduced for all Data Visualizations:

  • No inflation of bars, sections or lines upon initial data rendering
  • Data point tooltip navigation has animation removed
  • View Data Table Accordion has transitions removed

Keyboard Interactions

KeyDescription
TabMoves focus to the next focusable element; focuses the canvas chart
SpaceWhen focus is on the canvas, pressing Space will focus the first data point of the first dataset in the chart
Arrow RightMoves focus to the next data point
Arrow LeftMoves focus to the previous data point
Page Down Moves focus to next dataset at current position (if not currently on last dataset)
Page UpMoves focus to previous dataset, or “all datasets” for stacked bar at current position (if not currently on first or all datasets)
HomeMoves focus to first data point of current dataset
EndMoves focus to last data point of current dataset

Known screen reader issues

NVDA and JAWS

Datapoint navigation announce tooltip content twice

  • The second time includes chart name
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