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Insert text inside Circle in D3 chart


I want to insert some text inside my Circle which is plot in bubble chart using D3.js.
I am able to draw circle in svg as per the data provided to it, but facing a problem while append text to it.
below is my code:

<script type="text/javascript">
var sampleData = [{"x": 8,"y": 1}, {"x": 2,"y": 1}, {"x": 4,"y": 1},{"x": 5,"y": 1}];
 // {"x": 6,"y": 40}, {"x": 8,"y": 100}, {"x": 10,"y": 60}];

$(function() {
  InitChart();
});
function InitChart() {
  // Chart creation code goes here
  var vis = d3.select("#svgVisualize");
  var xRange = d3.scale.linear().range([40, 400]).domain([0,10]);
  var yRange = d3.scale.linear().range([200, 40]).domain([0,2]);
  /* var xRange = d3.scale.linear().range([40, 400]).domain([d3.min(sampleData, function(d) {
      return (d.x);
  }), d3.max(sampleData, function(d) {
    return d.x;
  })]);
  var yRange = d3.scale.linear().range([400, 40]).domain([d3.min(sampleData, function(d) {
      return d.y;
  }), d3.max(sampleData, function(d) {
    return d.y;
  })]); */
  var xAxis = d3.svg.axis().scale(xRange).ticks(2);
  var yAxis = d3.svg.axis().scale(yRange).ticks(2).orient("left");
  vis.append("svg:g").call(xAxis).attr("transform", "translate(0,200)");
  vis.append("svg:g").call(yAxis).attr("transform", "translate(40,0)");

  var circles = vis.selectAll("circle").data(sampleData);

  circles
      .enter()
      .insert("circle")
      .attr("cx", function(d) { return xRange (d.x); })
      //.attr("cy", function(d) { return yRange (d.y); })
      .attr("cy", function(d) { return yRange (d.y); })
      .attr("r", function(d) { return Math.log(d.x) * 30; })
      .attr("stroke","black")
      .style("fill", "yellow");

  var text = vis.selectAll("text")
                          .data(sampleData)
                          .enter()
                          .insert("text");

  //Add SVG Text Element Attributes
  var textLabels = text
                   .attr("x", function(d) { return d.cx; })
                   .attr("y", function(d) { return d.cy; })
                   .text( function (d) { return "( " + d.cx + ", " + d.cy +" )"; })
                   .attr("font-family", "sans-serif")
                   .attr("font-size", "20px")
                   .attr("fill", "red");

}
</script>

<body>
<svg id="svgVisualize" width="500" height="250" style="border:1px solid Red;"></svg>
</body>

Can anyone suggest what is the problem with above code? Thanks


Solution

  • When you do this:

    var text = vis.selectAll("text")
        .data(sampleData)
        .enter()
        .insert("text");
    

    You are selecting <text> elements that already exist in that SVG (in your case, the axes' ticks). Because of that, your "enter" selection is empty.

    Solution: select something that doesn't exist, like null:

    var text = vis.selectAll(null)
        .data(sampleData)
        .enter()
        .insert("text");
    

    Here is the updated code:

    var sampleData = [{
      "x": 8,
      "y": 1
    }, {
      "x": 2,
      "y": 1
    }, {
      "x": 4,
      "y": 1
    }, {
      "x": 5,
      "y": 1
    }];
    
    var vis = d3.select("svg");
    var xRange = d3.scale.linear().range([40, 400]).domain([0, 10]);
    var yRange = d3.scale.linear().range([200, 40]).domain([0, 2]);
    
    var xAxis = d3.svg.axis().scale(xRange).ticks(2);
    var yAxis = d3.svg.axis().scale(yRange).ticks(2).orient("left");
    vis.append("svg:g").call(xAxis).attr("transform", "translate(0,200)");
    vis.append("svg:g").call(yAxis).attr("transform", "translate(40,0)");
    
    var circles = vis.selectAll("circle").data(sampleData);
    
    circles
      .enter()
      .append("circle")
      .attr("cx", function(d) {
        return xRange(d.x);
      })
      //.attr("cy", function(d) { return yRange (d.y); })
      .attr("cy", function(d) {
        return yRange(d.y);
      })
      .attr("r", function(d) {
        return Math.log(d.x) * 30;
      })
      .attr("stroke", "black")
      .style("fill", "yellow");
    
    var text = vis.selectAll(null)
      .data(sampleData)
      .enter()
      .append("text");
    
    var textLabels = text
      .attr("x", function(d) {
        return xRange(d.x);
      })
      .attr("text-anchor", "middle")
      .attr("y", function(d) {
        return yRange(d.y);
      })
      .text(function(d) {
        return "( " + d.x + ", " + d.y + " )";
      })
      .attr("font-family", "sans-serif")
      .attr("font-size", "10px")
      .attr("fill", "red");
    line, path{
      fill: none;
      stroke: black;
    }
    <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js"></script>
    <svg width="400" height="220"></svg>

    PS: Don't use insert, use append instead.