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Text on an Arc - Animal Donut Slices - Flipped & Centered Arc Labels
license: mit
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"/>
<title>Donut Chart - Flipped Labels</title>
<!-- D3.js -->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/d3/3.5.6/d3.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<!-- Month names -->
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
<style>
body {
font-family: 'Pacifico', sans-serif;
fill: #333333;
font-size: 16px;
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////// Set-up ////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var screenWidth = window.innerWidth;
var margin = {left: 20, top: 20, right: 20, bottom: 20},
width = Math.min(screenWidth, 500) - margin.left - margin.right,
height = Math.min(screenWidth, 500) - margin.top - margin.bottom;
var svg = d3.select("#chart").append("svg")
.attr("width", (width + margin.left + margin.right))
.attr("height", (height + margin.top + margin.bottom))
.append("g").attr("class", "wrapper")
.attr("transform", "translate(" + (width / 2 + margin.left) + "," + (height / 2 + margin.top) + ")");
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////// Data & Scales /////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Some random data
var donutData = [
{name: "Antelope", value: 15},
{name: "Bear", value: 9},
{name: "Cheetah", value: 19},
{name: "Dolphin", value: 12},
{name: "Elephant", value: 14},
{name: "Flamingo", value: 21},
{name: "Giraffe", value: 18},
{name: "Other", value: 8}
];
//Create a color scale
var colorScale = d3.scale.linear()
.domain([1,3.5,6])
.range(["#2c7bb6", "#ffffbf", "#d7191c"])
.interpolate(d3.interpolateHcl);
//Create an arc function
var arc = d3.svg.arc()
.innerRadius(width*0.75/2)
.outerRadius(width*0.75/2 + 30);
//Turn the pie chart 90 degrees counter clockwise, so it starts at the left
var pie = d3.layout.pie()
.startAngle(-90 * Math.PI/180)
.endAngle(-90 * Math.PI/180 + 2*Math.PI)
.value(function(d) { return d.value; })
.padAngle(.01)
.sort(null);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////// Create Donut Chart //////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Create the donut slices and also the invisible arcs for the text
svg.selectAll(".donutArcs")
.data(pie(donutData))
.enter().append("path")
.attr("class", "donutArcs")
.attr("d", arc)
.style("fill", function(d,i) {
if(i === 7) return "#CCCCCC"; //Other
else return colorScale(i);
})
.each(function(d,i) {
//Search pattern for everything between the start and the first capital L
var firstArcSection = /(^.+?)L/;
//Grab everything up to the first Line statement
var newArc = firstArcSection.exec( d3.select(this).attr("d") )[1];
//Replace all the comma's so that IE can handle it
newArc = newArc.replace(/,/g , " ");
//If the end angle lies beyond a quarter of a circle (90 degrees or pi/2)
//flip the end and start position
if (d.endAngle > 90 * Math.PI/180) {
var startLoc = /M(.*?)A/, //Everything between the first capital M and first capital A
middleLoc = /A(.*?)0 0 1/, //Everything between the first capital A and 0 0 1
endLoc = /0 0 1 (.*?)$/; //Everything between the first 0 0 1 and the end of the string (denoted by $)
//Flip the direction of the arc by switching the start en end point (and sweep flag)
//of those elements that are below the horizontal line
var newStart = endLoc.exec( newArc )[1];
var newEnd = startLoc.exec( newArc )[1];
var middleSec = middleLoc.exec( newArc )[1];
//Build up the new arc notation, set the sweep-flag to 0
newArc = "M" + newStart + "A" + middleSec + "0 0 0 " + newEnd;
}//if
//Create a new invisible arc that the text can flow along
svg.append("path")
.attr("class", "hiddenDonutArcs")
.attr("id", "donutArc"+i)
.attr("d", newArc)
.style("fill", "none");
});
//Append the label names on the outside
svg.selectAll(".donutText")
.data(pie(donutData))
.enter().append("text")
.attr("class", "donutText")
//Move the labels below the arcs for those slices with an end angle greater than 90 degrees
.attr("dy", function(d,i) { return (d.endAngle > 90 * Math.PI/180 ? 18 : -11); })
.append("textPath")
.attr("startOffset","50%")
.style("text-anchor","middle")
.attr("xlink:href",function(d,i){return "#donutArc"+i;})
.text(function(d){return d.data.name;});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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