<dvt:annotation>

annotation annotation


Use the annotation tag to define an annotation on a graph. An annotation is associated with a specific data point on a graph. The annotationSet tag wraps an unlimited number of annotations for a graph. Usually, however, only a few of the points in a graph have annotations associated with them. It is possible for multiple annotations to be associated with a single data point.

Relationship with other tags

The annotation tag is a child of the annotationSet tag.

The annotation tag has the following child tag: graphFont tag.

Example

The following example shows the XML for six annotations in a single graph.

        <dvt:graph>
            <dvt:annotationSet>
                <dvt:annotation series="0" group="0" text="annotation #1"/>
                <dvt:annotation series="0" group="0" text="Second annotation for the same series and group"/>
                <dvt:annotation series="1" group="3" text="This is a long long long annotation text for series 1 and group 3">
                    <dvt:graphFont name="SansSerif" size="10" color="#0000FF" bold="false" italic="true" underline="false"/>
                </dvt:annotation>
                <dvt:annotation series="1" group="7" text="fourth annotation"/>
                <dvt:annotation series="0" group="7" fillColor="#55FFFF00" borderColor="#55FF0000" text="fifth annotation"/>
                <dvt:annotation series="0" group="7" fillColor="#55FFFF00" borderColor="#55FF0000" text="sixth of the same set"/>
            </dvt:annotationSet>
        </dvt:graph>

Attributes

Name Type Supports EL? Description
id java.lang.String no Specifies the identifier for the component
series int no Specifies the zero-based index of a series in a graph. In most graphs, each series appears as a set of markers that are the same color. For example, in a multiple pie graph, each yellow slice might represent sales of shoes, while each green slice represents the sales of boots. In a bar graph, all of the yellow bars might represent the sales of shoes, and the green bars might represent the sales of boots.
group int no Specifies the zero-based index of a group in a graph. Groups appear differently in different graph types. In a clustered bar graph, each cluster of bars is a group. In a stacked bar graph, each stack is a group. In a multiple pie graph, each pie is a group.
borderColor java.lang.String no Specifies the color of the border for the annotation in RGB hexadecimal. The example color="#000000" specifies black color. This color property takes 6 or 8 digit hex as input. When 8 digit hex is used, the first 2 digits represent transparency, otherwise the color is opaque.
fillColor java.lang.String no Specifies the fill color for the annotation in RGB hexadecimal. The example color="#000000" specifies black color. This color property takes 6 or 8 digit hex as input. When 8 digit hex is used, the first 2 digits represent transparency, otherwise the color is opaque.
text java.lang.String no Specifies the text that appears in the annotation. This text can be multi-line with line breaks.
rendered boolean no Indicates whether this annotation is visible in the graph. Valid values are "true" (Default) and "false".