class anychart.scales.OrdinalTicks Improve this Doc

The OrdinalTicks class contains methods for configuring ticks on the Ordinal scale.

Methods Overview

Specific settings
get()	Returns an array of ticks. Each tick can be:
interval()	Ticks interval.
maxCount()	Maximum ticks count.
names()	Tick names settings.
set()	Setups ticks as an explicit array of fixed ticks.

Methods Description

get

get()

Returns an array of ticks. Each tick can be:

A value in terms of data, to make a tick on.
An array of two values to make the tick from the first one to the second one.

Note: returns correct values only after anychart.scales.Base#finishAutoCalc or after chart.draw().

Returns:

Array - Array of ticks.

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interval

interval()

Getter for ticks interval value.

Returns:

number - Interval value.

See listing

var ticks = scale.ticks();
var interval = ticks.interval();

interval(interval)

Setter for ticks interval value.
Passed value is rounded and defaults to 1 in case of incorrect settings.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
interval	number	1	Ticks interval to set.

Returns:

anychart.scales.OrdinalTicks - Self instance for method chaining.

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maxCount

maxCount()Since version 7.13.0

Getter for maximum ticks count.

Returns:

number - Maximum ticks count.

See listing

var ticks = scale.ticks();
var maxCount = ticks.maxCount();

maxCount(count)Since version 7.13.0

Setter for maximum ticks count.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
count	number	100	Maximum ticks count to set.

Returns:

anychart.scales.OrdinalTicks - Self instance for method chaining.

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names

names()

Getter for the tick names.

Returns:

Array - Ticks names.

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names(names)

Setter for the tick names.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
names	Array	An array of tick aliases.

Returns:

anychart.scales.OrdinalTicks - Self instance for method chaining.

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set

set(ticks)

Setups ticks as an explicit array of fixed ticks.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
ticks	Array	Explicit tick indexes array.

Returns:

anychart.scales.OrdinalTicks - Returns itself for chaining.

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