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D3.js tree diagram generated from external (JSON) data
license: mit

This is a simple d3.js tree diagram that loads an external data file as used as an example in the book D3 Tips and Tricks.

It is derived from the Mike Bostock Collapsible tree example but it is a VERY cut down version without the ability to update (collapse).

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Collapsible Tree Example</title>
<style>
.node circle {
fill: #fff;
stroke: steelblue;
stroke-width: 3px;
}
.node text { font: 12px sans-serif; }
.link {
fill: none;
stroke: #ccc;
stroke-width: 2px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- load the d3.js library -->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/d3/3.5.17/d3.min.js"></script>
<script>
// ************** Generate the tree diagram *****************
var margin = {top: 20, right: 120, bottom: 20, left: 120},
width = 960 - margin.right - margin.left,
height = 500 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
var i = 0;
var tree = d3.layout.tree()
.size([height, width]);
var diagonal = d3.svg.diagonal()
.projection(function(d) { return [d.y, d.x]; });
var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.right + margin.left)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform", "translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");
// load the external data
d3.json("treeData.json", function(error, treeData) {
root = treeData[0];
update(root);
});
function update(source) {
// Compute the new tree layout.
var nodes = tree.nodes(root).reverse(),
links = tree.links(nodes);
// Normalize for fixed-depth.
nodes.forEach(function(d) { d.y = d.depth * 180; });
// Declare the nodes…
var node = svg.selectAll("g.node")
.data(nodes, function(d) { return d.id || (d.id = ++i); });
// Enter the nodes.
var nodeEnter = node.enter().append("g")
.attr("class", "node")
.attr("transform", function(d) {
return "translate(" + d.y + "," + d.x + ")"; });
nodeEnter.append("circle")
.attr("r", 10)
.style("fill", "#fff");
nodeEnter.append("text")
.attr("x", function(d) {
return d.children || d._children ? -13 : 13; })
.attr("dy", ".35em")
.attr("text-anchor", function(d) {
return d.children || d._children ? "end" : "start"; })
.text(function(d) { return d.name; })
.style("fill-opacity", 1);
// Declare the links…
var link = svg.selectAll("path.link")
.data(links, function(d) { return d.target.id; });
// Enter the links.
link.enter().insert("path", "g")
.attr("class", "link")
.attr("d", diagonal);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
[
{
"name": "Top Level",
"parent": "null",
"children": [
{
"name": "Level 2: A",
"parent": "Top Level",
"children": [
{
"name": "Son of A",
"parent": "Level 2: A"
},
{
"name": "Daughter of A",
"parent": "Level 2: A"
}
]
},
{
"name": "Level 2: B",
"parent": "Top Level"
}
]
}
]
@Mhdi-kr
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Mhdi-kr commented Jan 20, 2023

You can get rid of the "parent" property In JSON file it is not required and actually is redundant in a hierarchical structure such as JSON.

@siva-kumar-s
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siva-kumar-s commented Mar 29, 2023

it will work for all type of json like '
var Josn = {
"name":"John",
"age":30,
"car":"Benz"
}
form this Json need to create a tree structure
i have tried it not working is there any way to create a tree structure from other type of json structure that you are used for example.

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