I wrote a nice heatmap in javascript, and that worked pretty nice so far. The heatmap is basically a table with a coloring variation, based on the threshold of the value displayed in the table. I used JavaScript to create the table, and to set up the colors. However, I wanted to show a nice pop up window, so when the user hover over the table's cell, some additional information is displayed. I found this library qTip2
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#mytable td').qtip({
overwrite : false, // make sure it can't be overwritten
content : {
text : function(api){
return "Time spent: " + $(this).html();
}
},
position : {
my : 'top left',
target : 'mouse',
viewport : $(window), //keep it on-screen at all time if possible
adjust : {
x : 10, y : 10
}
},
hide : {
fixed : true // Helps to prevent the tooltip from hiding occassionaly when tracking!
},
style : 'ui-tooltip-tipsy ui-tooltip-shadow'
});
});
This function creates the heatmap:
function makeTable(data)
{
var row = new Array();
var cell = new Array();
var row_num = 26;
var cell_num = 44;
var tab = document.createElement('table');
tab.setAttribute('id', 'mytable');
tab.border = '1px';
var tbo = document.createElement('tbody');
for(var i = 0; i < row_num; i++){
row[i] = document.createElement('tr');
var upper = (i+1)*44;
var lower = i*44;
for(var j = lower; j < upper; j++){
cell[j] = document.createElement('td');
//cell[j].setAttribute('class', 'selector');
if(data[j] != undefined){
var count = document.createTextNode(data[j].diff);
cell[j].appendChild(count);
var index = parseInt(data[j].diff);
/* specify which color better suits the heatmap */
if(index >= 0 && index <= 100){
cell[j].style.backgroundColor = '#00BFFF';
}
else if(index > 100 && index <= 1000){
cell[j].style.backgroundColor = "#6495ED";
}
else if(index > 1000 && index <= 4000){
cell[j].style.backgroundColor = "#4682B4";
}
else if(index > 4000 && index <= 6000){
cell[j].style.backgroundColor = "#0000FF";
}
else{
cell[j].style.backgroundColor = "#00008B";
}
row[i].appendChild(cell[j]);
}
}
tbo.appendChild(row[i]);
}
tab.appendChild(tbo);
document.getElementById('mytable').appendChild(tab);
}
Inside of my <body>
tag I have:
<div id="body">
<div id="mytable"></div>
</div>
However, when I load the page, I expect to see the pop up box when I hover the mouse over the table's cell, however something happens. Also, when I execute that $(document).ready
part from firebug's terminal, then the program starts to execute as suppose to. I also made sure the library is being loaded into my page before I used it. I also don't see any errors in the firebug's terminal.
<script src="http://localhost/heatmap/javascript/jquery.qtip.js">
Could someone please give me a clue why is this happening?
The main
function of my javascript is
function OnLoad() {
$.post('index.php/heatmap/getDatalines',
function(answer){
var data = eval('(' + answer + ')');
var list = [];
makeTable(data);
});
}
Thanks
whis is called on load: google.setOnLoadCallback(OnLoad);
You need to create the qtip after you have loaded the table like this:
function OnLoad() {
$.post('index.php/heatmap/getDatalines',
function(answer){
var data = eval('(' + answer + ')');
var list = [];
makeTable(data);
$('#mytable td').qtip({
overwrite : false, // make sure it can't be overwritten
content : {
text : function(api){
return "Time spent: " + $(this).html();
}
},
position : {
my : 'top left',
target : 'mouse',
viewport : $(window), // keep it on-screen at all time if possible
adjust : {
x : 10, y : 10
}
},
hide : {
fixed : true // Helps to prevent the tooltip from hiding occassionaly when tracking!
},
style : 'ui-tooltip-tipsy ui-tooltip-shadow'
});
});
}