Class pv.Layout
Extends
pv.Panel.
Represents an abstract layout, encapsulating a visualization technique
such as a streamgraph or treemap. Layouts are themselves containers,
extending from pv.Panel, and defining a set of mark prototypes as
children. These mark prototypes provide default properties that together
implement the given visualization technique.
Layouts do not initially contain any marks; any exported marks (such as a network layout's link and node) are intended to be used as prototypes. By adding a concrete mark, such as a pv.Bar, to the appropriate mark prototype, the mark is added to the layout and inherits the given properties. This approach allows further customization of the layout, either by choosing a different mark type to add, or more simply by overriding some of the layout's defined properties.
Each concrete layout, such as treemap or circle-packing, has different behavior and may export different mark prototypes, depending on what marks are typically needed to render the desired visualization. Therefore it is important to understand how each layout is structured, such that the provided mark prototypes are used appropriately.
In addition to the mark prototypes, layouts may define custom properties
that affect the overall behavior of the layout. For example, a treemap layout
might use a property to specify which layout algorithm to use. These
properties are just like other mark properties, and can be defined as
constants or as functions. As with panels, the data property can be used to
replicate layouts, and properties can be defined to in terms of layout data.
Defined in: Layout.js.
| Constructor Attributes | Constructor Name and Description |
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Constructs a new, empty layout with default properties.
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- Fields borrowed from class pv.Panel:
- canvas, children, defaults, overflow, transform
- Fields borrowed from class pv.Bar:
- fillStyle, height, lineWidth, strokeStyle, width
- Fields borrowed from class pv.Mark:
- bottom, childIndex, cursor, data, events, index, left, parent, proto, reverse, right, root, scale, title, top, type, visible
- Methods borrowed from class pv.Panel:
- add, anchor
- Methods borrowed from class pv.Mark:
- anchorTarget, def, event, extend, margin, mouse, render