Class: XAxis

var stxx = new CIQ.ChartEngine({
	container: document.querySelector(".chartContainer"),
	layout: { candleWidth: 16, crosshair: true },
});
stxx.chart.xAxis.formatter = formatFunction;

Members

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adjustTimeZone :boolean

If true, the user selected (default browser if none selected) timezone will be used on the x axis. If not set to true, the data timezone will be used even if a user timezone was set.

Type:

• boolean

Default Value:

• true

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displayBorder :boolean

Set to true to draw a line above the x-axis.

Type:

• boolean

Default Value:

• true

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displayGridLines :boolean

Set to false to suppress grid lines

Type:

• boolean

Default Value:

• true

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formatter :function

Optional function to format dates on x-axis. If defined, will be used to completely control x-axis formatting, including the floating HUD date of the crosshair.

This function should not be used to alter the timezone of the displayed date/time. For time zone conversions use CIQ.ChartEngine#setTimeZone

Expected format:

• function(labelDate, gridType, timeUnit, timeUnitMultiplier, defaultText);

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labelDate	Date	javaScript date to format
gridType	String	"boundary", "line", or name of drawing (e.g. "vertical") for the axis labels. Absent for the floating crosshair label
timeUnit	Enumerated type	CIQ.MILLISECOND CIQ.SECOND CIQ.MINUTE CIQ.HOUR CIQ.DAY CIQ.MONTH CIQ.YEAR CIQ.DECADE Absent for the floating crosshair label.
timeUnitMultiplier	Number	How many timeUnits. Absent for the floating crosshair label.
defaultText	String	Contains the default date label that would be used if no formatter is defined. Simply return this value for dates where no formatting is desired.

Returns:

• Formatted text label for the particular date passed in.

Type:

• function

Since:

• 3.0.0 Using x axis formatter now is available for year and month boundaries.
• 6.3.0 Added defaultText parameter.
• 6.3.0 Added drawing type as possible gridType value.

Examples

stxx.chart.xAxis.formatter = function (
	labelDate,
	gridType,
	timeUnit,
	timeUnitMultiplier,
	defaultText
) {
	// Your code here to format your string.
	// Example: always return HH:MM regardless of gridType,
	// even if gridType is a 'boundary' that normally would display
	// a date in intraday periodicity or a month in daily periodicity

	//You can always return back 'defaultText' if you do not wish to customize the particular value.

	var stringDate = labelDate.getHours() + ":" + labelDate.getMinutes();
	return stringDate;
};

stxx.chart.xAxis.formatter = function(labelDate, gridType, timeUnit, timeUnitMultiplier, defaultText){
		// Your code here to format your string.
		// Example: return HH:MM when gridType is "line" otherwise returned the default text.

		if( gridType == "line" ) {
			var stringDate = labelDate.getHours() + ':' + labelDate.getMinutes();
			return stringDate;
		else
			return defaultText;
}

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futureTicks :boolean

Set to false to hide axis markings in the future.

Type:

• boolean

Default Value:

• true

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futureTicksInterval :number

Set to the number of minutes ticks will move by when iterating in "tick" interval.

Since 'tick' is not a time based display, there is no way to predict what the time between ticks will be. Ticks can come a second later, a minute later or even more depending on how active a particular instrument may be. As such, if iterating through the market day in 'tick' periodicity, the library uses a pre-defined number of minutes to move around. This will be primarily used when deciding where to put x axis labels when going into the future in 'tick' mode.

Type:

• number

Since:

• 3.0.0 Default changed from 10 to 1.

Default Value:

• 1

Example

//You can override this behavior as follows:
var stxx = new CIQ.ChartEngine({
	container: document.querySelector(".chartContainer"),
	layout: { candleWidth: 16, crosshair: true },
});
stxx.chart.xAxis.futureTicksInterval = 1; // to set to 1 minute, for example

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idealTickSizePixels :number

Ideal space between x-axis labels in pixels. If null then the chart will attempt a tick size and time unit in proportion to the chart. Please note that if stxx.chart.yAxis.goldenRatioYAxis is set to true, this setting will also affect the spacing between y-axis labels. Please note that this setting will be overwritten at rendering time if too small to prevent labels from covering each other. Not applicable if CIQ.ChartEngine.XAxis#timeUnit is manually set. See Custom X-axis for additional details.

Type:

• number

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minimumLabelWidth :number

Minimum size for label. This ensures adequate padding so that labels don't collide with one another. Please note that this setting is used during the rendering process, not during the label spacing calculation process and will be overwritten if too small to prevent labels from covering each other. To modify at what interval labels will be placed, please see Custom X-axis for more details

Type:

• number

Default Value:

• 50

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noDraw :boolean

Switch to temporarily hide the x-axis. Set to `true' to activate.

Axis space will be maintained. To completely remove the x axis, including spacing use CIQ.ChartEngine#xaxisHeight

Type:

• boolean

Since:

• 3.0.0

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timeUnit :number

Overrides default used in CIQ.ChartEngine#createTickXAxisWithDates
Allowable values:

• CIQ.MILLISECOND,
• CIQ.SECOND
• CIQ.MINUTE
• CIQ.HOUR
• CIQ.DAY
• CIQ.WEEK
• CIQ.MONTH
• CIQ.YEAR
• CIQ.DECADE

Visual Reference for sample code below (draw a label every 5 seconds using 1 second periodicity ) :

Type:

• number

Example

// The following will cause the default implementation of createTickXAxisWithDates to print labels in seconds every 5 seconds.
// masterData is in 1 second intervals for this particular example.
stxx.chart.xAxis.timeUnit = CIQ.SECOND;
stxx.chart.xAxis.timeUnitMultiplier = 5;

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timeUnitMultiplier :number

Overrides default used in CIQ.ChartEngine#createTickXAxisWithDates

Type:

• number

Example

// The following will cause the default implementation of createTickXAxisWithDates to print labels in seconds every 5 seconds.
// masterData is in 1 second intervals for this particular example.
stxx.chart.xAxis.timeUnit = CIQ.SECOND;
stxx.chart.xAxis.timeUnitMultiplier = 5;