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ChartContainer API

API reference docs for the React ChartContainer component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

Import

import { ChartContainer } from '@mui/x-charts/ChartContainer';
// or
import { ChartContainer } from '@mui/x-charts';
// or
import { ChartContainer } from '@mui/x-charts-pro';

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.



It sets up the data providers as well as the <svg> for the chart.

This is a combination of both the ChartDataProvider and ChartsSurface components.

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
series*Array<object>-

The array of series to display. Each type of series has its own specificity. Please refer to the appropriate docs page to learn more about it.

colorsArray<string>
| func		blueberryTwilightPalette

Color palette used to colorize multiple series.

datasetArray<object>-

An array of objects that can be used to populate series and axes data using their dataKey property.

disableAxisListenerboolfalse

If true, the charts will not listen to the mouse move event. It might break interactive features, but will improve performance.

heightnumber-

The height of the chart in px. If not defined, it takes the height of the parent element.

highlightedItem{ dataIndex?: number, seriesId?: number
| string }		-

The item currently highlighted. Turns highlighting into a controlled prop.

margin{ bottom?: number, left?: number, right?: number, top?: number }object Depends on the charts type.

The margin between the SVG and the drawing area. It's used for leaving some space for extra information such as the x- and y-axis or legend. Accepts an object with the optional properties: top, bottom, left, and right.

onHighlightChangefunc-

The callback fired when the highlighted item changes.

Signature:function(highlightedItem: HighlightItemData | null) => void
  • highlightedItem The newly highlighted item.
pluginsArray<object>-

An array of plugins defining how to preprocess data. If not provided, the container supports line, bar, scatter and pie charts.

skipAnimationbool-

If true, animations are skipped. If unset or false, the animations respects the user's prefers-reduced-motion setting.

widthnumber-

The width of the chart in px. If not defined, it takes the width of the parent element.

xAxisArray<{ classes?: object, colorMap?: { colors: Array<string>, type: 'ordinal', unknownColor?: string, values?: Array<Date
| number
| string> }
| { color: Array<string>
| func, max?: Date
| number, min?: Date
| number, type: 'continuous' }
| { colors: Array<string>, thresholds: Array<Date
| number>, type: 'piecewise' }, data?: array, dataKey?: string, disableLine?: bool, disableTicks?: bool, domainLimit?: 'nice'
| 'strict'
| func, fill?: string, hideTooltip?: bool, id?: number
| string, label?: string, labelFontSize?: number, labelStyle?: object, max?: Date
| number, min?: Date
| number, position?: 'bottom'
| 'top', reverse?: bool, scaleType?: 'band'
| 'linear'
| 'log'
| 'point'
| 'pow'
| 'sqrt'
| 'time'
| 'utc', slotProps?: object, slots?: object, stroke?: string, sx?: Array<func
| object
| bool>
| func
| object, tickFontSize?: number, tickInterval?: 'auto'
| array
| func, tickLabelInterval?: 'auto'
| func, tickLabelPlacement?: 'middle'
| 'tick', tickLabelStyle?: object, tickMaxStep?: number, tickMinStep?: number, tickNumber?: number, tickPlacement?: 'end'
| 'extremities'
| 'middle'
| 'start', tickSize?: number, valueFormatter?: func }>		-

The configuration of the x-axes. If not provided, a default axis config is used. An array of AxisConfig objects.

yAxisArray<{ classes?: object, colorMap?: { colors: Array<string>, type: 'ordinal', unknownColor?: string, values?: Array<Date
| number
| string> }
| { color: Array<string>
| func, max?: Date
| number, min?: Date
| number, type: 'continuous' }
| { colors: Array<string>, thresholds: Array<Date
| number>, type: 'piecewise' }, data?: array, dataKey?: string, disableLine?: bool, disableTicks?: bool, domainLimit?: 'nice'
| 'strict'
| func, fill?: string, hideTooltip?: bool, id?: number
| string, label?: string, labelFontSize?: number, labelStyle?: object, max?: Date
| number, min?: Date
| number, position?: 'left'
| 'right', reverse?: bool, scaleType?: 'band'
| 'linear'
| 'log'
| 'point'
| 'pow'
| 'sqrt'
| 'time'
| 'utc', slotProps?: object, slots?: object, stroke?: string, sx?: Array<func
| object
| bool>
| func
| object, tickFontSize?: number, tickInterval?: 'auto'
| array
| func, tickLabelInterval?: 'auto'
| func, tickLabelPlacement?: 'middle'
| 'tick', tickLabelStyle?: object, tickMaxStep?: number, tickMinStep?: number, tickNumber?: number, tickPlacement?: 'end'
| 'extremities'
| 'middle'
| 'start', tickSize?: number, valueFormatter?: func }>		-

The configuration of the y-axes. If not provided, a default axis config is used. An array of AxisConfig objects.

zAxisArray<{ colorMap?: { colors: Array<string>, type: 'ordinal', unknownColor?: string, values?: Array<Date
| number
| string> }
| { color: Array<string>
| func, max?: Date
| number, min?: Date
| number, type: 'continuous' }
| { colors: Array<string>, thresholds: Array<Date
| number>, type: 'piecewise' }, data?: array, dataKey?: string, id?: string, max?: number, min?: number }>		-

The configuration of the z-axes.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Source code

If you did not find the information in this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.