Scatter chart

(quoted from Scatter chart definition in Wikipedia)

A scatter chart is a type of plot or mathematical diagram using Cartesian coordinates to display values for typically two variables for a set of data. If the points are color-coded, one additional variable can be displayed. The data are displayed as a collection of points, each having the value of one variable determining the position on the horizontal axis and the value of the other variable determining the position on the vertical axis.

Scatter charts are based on basic line charts with the x axis changed to a linear axis. To use a scatter chart, data must be passed as objects containing X and Y properties.

Programmatically, you could use a scatter chart as following:

// creates the chart    
ScatterChart chart = new ScatterChart();
// adds to DOM
component.add(chart);
...
// example for Elemental2
// gets the chart instance as DOM element
Element element = chart.getChartElement().as();
// adds to DOM
DomGlobal.document.body.appendChild(element);

By UIBinder (ONLY for GWT), you could use a scatter chart as following:

<ui:UiBinder xmlns:ui="urn:ui:com.google.gwt.uibinder"
   xmlns:g="urn:import:com.google.gwt.user.client.ui"
   xmlns:c="urn:import:org.pepstock.charba.client.gwt.widgets">

   <g:HTMLPanel  width="100%">
      ....
      <c:ScatterChartWidget ui:field="chart"/>
      ...
   </g:HTMLPanel>
</ui:UiBinder> 

Dataset

The scatter chart allows to define the data and a number of properties, used to display the data, by a scatter dataset.

Every chart has got a method to create a typed dataset accordingly with the chart type. The dataset can be also created instantiating the constructor.

// creates the chart
ScatterChart chart = new ScatterChart();
// creates the dataset
ScatterDataset dataset = chart.newDataset();
// sets the option
dataset.setBackgroundColor(HtmlColor.RED);
...
// creates the dataset
ScatterDataset datasetNew = new ScatterDataset();
// sets the option
datasetNew.setBackgroundColor(HtmlColor.RED);
...
// sets the datasets to the chart
chart.getData().setDatasets(dataset, datasetNew);

The following are the attributes that you can set:

Name	Type	Scriptable	Description
backgroundColor	String - IsColor - Pattern - Gradient	Yes	The fill color/pattern under the line.
borderCapStyle	CapStyle	Yes	Cap style of the line. See MDN.
borderColor	String - IsColor - Gradient	Yes	The color of the line.
borderDash	int[]	Yes	Length and spacing of dashes. See MDN.
borderDashOffset	double	Yes	Offset for line dashes. See MDN.
borderJoinStyle	JoinStyle	Yes	Line joint style. See MDN.
borderWidth	int	Yes	The width of the line in pixels.
clip	boolean - double - Clip	-	How to clip relative to chart area. Positive value allows overflow, negative value clips that many pixels inside chart area.
hoverBackgroundColor	String - IsColor - Pattern - Gradient	Yes	The fill color/pattern under the line, when hovered.
hoverBorderCapStyle	CapStyle	Yes	Cap style of the line, when hovered. See MDN.
hoverBorderColor	String - IsColor - Gradient	Yes	The color of the line, when hovered.
hoverBorderDash	int[]	Yes	Length and spacing of dashes, when hovered. See MDN.
hoverBorderDashOffset	int	Yes	Offset for line dashes, when hovered. See MDN.
hoverBorderJoinStyle	JoinStyle	Yes	Line joint style, when hovered. See MDN.
hoverBorderWidth	int	Yes	The width of the line in pixels, when hovered.
label	String	-	The label for the dataset which appears in the legend and tooltips.
normalized	boolean	-	If true, you provide data with indices that are unique, sorted, and consistent across data sets and provide the normalized.
order	int	-	The drawing order of dataset. Also affects order for stacking, tooltip, and legend.
parsing	boolean	-	If false, the data set parsing is disable. If parsing is disabled, data must be sorted and in the formats the associated chart type and scales use internally.
pointBackgroundColor	String[] - IsColor[] - Gradient[]	Yes	The fill color for points.
pointBorderColor	String[] - IsColor[] - Gradient[]	Yes	The border color for points.
pointBorderWidth	int[]	Yes	The width of the point border in pixels.
pointHitRadius	double[]	Yes	The pixel size of the non-displayed point that reacts to mouse events.
pointHoverBackgroundColor	String[] - IsColor[] - Gradient[]	Yes	Point background color when hovered.
pointHoverBorderColor	String[] - IsColor[] - Gradient[]	Yes	Point border color when hovered.
pointHoverBorderWidth	int[]	Yes	Border width of point when hovered.
pointHoverRadius	double[]	Yes	The radius of the point when hovered.
pointRadius	double[]	Yes	The radius of the point shape. If set to 0, the point is not rendered.
pointRotation	double[]	Yes	The rotation of the point in degrees.
pointStyle	PointStyle[] - Img[] - Canvas[]	Yes	Style of the point.
spanGaps	boolean - double	-	If true, lines will be drawn between points with no or null data. If false, points with NaN data will create a break in the line. Can also be a number specifying the maximum gap length to span. The unit of the value depends on the scale used.
xAxisID	String	-	The ID of the x axis to plot this dataset on.
yAxisID	String	-	The ID of the y axis to plot this dataset on.

General

The general options for a scatter dataset can control behaviors not related to styling or interactions and they are the following:

Name	Defaults	Description
clip	Undefined.DOUBLE	How to clip relative to chart area.
label	null	The label for the dataset which appears in the legend and tooltips.
normalized	false	If true, you provide data with indices that are unique, sorted, and consistent across data sets and provide the normalized.
order	0	The drawing order of dataset. Also affects order for stacking, tooltips, and legend.
parsing	true	If false, the data set parsing is disable. If parsing is disabled, data must be sorted and in the formats the associated chart type and scales use internally.
xAxisID	DefaultScaleId.X	The ID of the x axis to plot this dataset on.
yAxisID	DefaultScaleId.Y	The ID of the y axis to plot this dataset on.

Point styling

The style of each point of the dataset can be configured by the following properties:

Name	Description
pointBackgroundColor	The fill color for points.
pointBorderColor	The border color for points.
pointBorderWidth	The width of the point border in pixels.
pointHitRadius	The pixel size of the non-displayed point that reacts to mouse events.
pointRadius	The radius of the point shape.
pointRotation	The rotation of the point in degrees.
pointStyle	Style of the point.

All above options have got the fallback to the associated Point elements, retrievable by the following statements:

// from chart instance
Point point = chart.getOptions().getElements().getPoint();
// sets options for all line datasets of the chart
point.setRadius(6);
...
// from defaults
Point defaultPoint  = Defaults.get().getGlobal().getElements().getPoint();
// sets options for all line datasets of all charts
defaultPoint.setRadius(6);

Line styling

The style of each line of the dataset can be configured by the following properties:

Name	Description
backgroundColor	The fill color under the line.
borderCapStyle	Cap style of the line.
borderColor	The color of the line.
borderDash	Length and spacing of dashes.
borderDashOffset	Offset for line dashes.
borderJoinStyle	Line joint style
borderWidth	The width of the line in pixels.

All above options have got the fallback to the associated Line elements, retrievable by the following statements:

// from chart instance
Line line = chart.getOptions().getElements().getLine();
// sets options for all line datasets of the chart
line.setBorderWidth(6);
...
// from defaults
Line defaultLine  = Defaults.get().getGlobal().getElements().getLine();
// sets options for all line datasets of all charts
defaultLine.setBorderWidth(6);

Point interactions

The interaction with each point can be controlled with the following properties:

Name	Description
pointHoverBackgroundColor	Point background color when hovered.
pointHoverBorderColor	Point border color when hovered.
pointHoverBorderWidth	Border width of point when hovered.
pointHoverRadius	The radius of the point when hovered.

All above options have got the fallback to the associated Point elements, retrievable by the following statements:

// from chart instance
Point point = chart.getOptions().getElements().getPoint();
// sets options for all line datasets of the chart
point.setRadius(6);
...
// from defaults
Point defaultPoint  = Defaults.get().getGlobal().getElements().getPoint();
// sets options for all line datasets of all charts
defaultPoint.setRadius(6);

Line interactions

The interaction with each line can be controlled with the following properties:

Name	Description
hoverBackgroundColor	The fill color under the line, when hovered.
hoverBorderCapStyle	Cap style of the line, when hovered.
hoverBorderColor	The color of the line, when hovered.
hoverBorderDash	Length and spacing of dashes, when hovered.
hoverBorderDashOffset	Offset for line dashes, when hovered.
hoverBorderJoinStyle	Line joint style, when hovered.
hoverBorderWidth	The width of the line in pixels, when hovered.

All above options have got the fallback to the associated Line elements, retrievable by the following statements:

// from chart instance
Line line = chart.getOptions().getElements().getLine();
// sets options for all line datasets of the chart
line.setBorderWidth(6);
...
// from defaults
Line defaultLine  = Defaults.get().getGlobal().getElements().getLine();
// sets options for all line datasets of all charts
defaultLine.setBorderWidth(6);

Scriptable

Scriptable options at dataset level accept a callback which is called for each of the underlying data values. See more details in Configuring charts section.

// creates chart
ScatterChart chart = new ScatterChart();
// creates dataset
ScatterDataset dataset = chart.newDataset();
// sets the option by a callback 
dataset.setBackgroundColor(new ColorCallback<DatasetContext>(){

   @Override
   public IsColor invoke(DatasetContext context){
      // logic
      return color;
   }
});

The following options can be set by a callback:

Name	Callback	Returned types
backgroundColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Pattern - Gradient
borderCapStyle	CapStyleCallback<DatasetContext>	CapStyle
borderColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Gradient
borderDash	BorderDashCallback<DatasetContext>	List<Integer>
borderDashOffset	BorderDashOffsetCallback<DatasetContext>	double
borderJoinStyle	JoinStyleCallback<DatasetContext>	JoinStyle
borderWidth	WidthCallback<DatasetContext>	int
hoverBackgroundColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Pattern - Gradient
hoverBorderCapStyle	CapStyleCallback<DatasetContext>	CapStyle
hoverBorderColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Gradient
hoverBorderDash	BorderDashCallback<DatasetContext>	List<Integer>
hoverBorderDashOffset	BorderDashOffsetCallback<DatasetContext>	int
hoverBorderJoinStyle	JoinStyleCallback<DatasetContext>	JoinStyle
hoverBorderWidth	WidthCallback<DatasetContext>	int
pointBackgroundColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Gradient
pointBorderColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Gradient
pointBorderWidth	WidthCallback<DatasetContext>	int
pointHitRadius	RadiusCallback<DatasetContext>	double
pointHoverBackgroundColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Gradient
pointHoverBorderColor	ColorCallback<DatasetContext>	String - IsColor - Gradient
pointHoverBorderWidth	WidthCallback<DatasetContext>	int
pointHoverRadius	RadiusCallback<DatasetContext>	double
pointRadius	RadiusCallback<DatasetContext>	double
pointRotation	RotationCallback<DatasetContext>	double
pointStyle	PointStyleCallback	PointStyle - Img - Canvas

Data structure

Unlike the line chart where data can be supplied in two different formats, the scatter chart only accepts data in a point format. Each data point is specified using an object containing x and y properties.

// creates a datapoint
DataPoint dp1 = new DataPoint();
dp1.setX(10);
dp1.setY(20);
// creates a datapoint
DataPoint dp2 = new DataPoint();
dp2.setX(30);
dp2.setY(40);
// sets data by an array of datapoints
dataset.setDataPoint(dp1, dp2);

Options

The scatter chart defines specific options implementation to be configured. These options are merged with the global chart configuration options to form the options passed to the chart.

// creates chart
ScatterChart chart = new BubbleChart();
// gets the chart options
ScatterOptions options = chart.getOptions();
// sets option
options.setResponsive(true);