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title: Bar Chart sidebar_position: 1

Bar Chart Component

The Bar Chart component is used to visualize categorical data with rectangular bars.

Props

Prop Type Default Description
data array [] Array of data objects to visualize
width number 800 Width of the chart in pixels
height number 600 Height of the chart in pixels
xField string - Field name for x-axis values
yField string - Field name for y-axis values
colorField string - Field name for color encoding
colorScheme string 'supersetColors' Color scheme to use
showLegend boolean true Whether to show the legend
showGrid boolean true Whether to show grid lines
labelPosition string 'top' Position of bar labels: 'top', 'middle', 'bottom'

Examples

Basic Bar Chart

import { BarChart } from '@superset-ui/chart-components';

const data = [
  { category: 'A', value: 10 },
  { category: 'B', value: 20 },
  { category: 'C', value: 15 },
  { category: 'D', value: 25 },
];

function Example() {
  return (
    <BarChart
      data={data}
      width={800}
      height={400}
      xField="category"
      yField="value"
      colorScheme="supersetColors"
    />
  );
}

Grouped Bar Chart

import { BarChart } from '@superset-ui/chart-components';

const data = [
  { category: 'A', group: 'Group 1', value: 10 },
  { category: 'A', group: 'Group 2', value: 15 },
  { category: 'B', group: 'Group 1', value: 20 },
  { category: 'B', group: 'Group 2', value: 25 },
  { category: 'C', group: 'Group 1', value: 15 },
  { category: 'C', group: 'Group 2', value: 10 },
];

function Example() {
  return (
    <BarChart
      data={data}
      width={800}
      height={400}
      xField="category"
      yField="value"
      colorField="group"
      colorScheme="supersetColors"
    />
  );
}

Best Practices

  • Use bar charts when comparing quantities across categories
  • Sort bars by value for better readability, unless there's a natural order to the categories
  • Use consistent colors for the same categories across different charts
  • Consider using horizontal bar charts when category labels are long