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Simple horizontal bar chart

This is a simple labelled bar chart using conventional margins, partly inspired by Mike Bostock's vertical example.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset='utf-8' />
<title>Simple Bar chart</title>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<style>
body {
font-family: "Arial", sans-serif;
}
.bar {
fill: #5f89ad;
}
.axis {
font-size: 13px;
}
.axis path,
.axis line {
fill: none;
display: none;
}
.label {
font-size: 13px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="graphic"></div>
<script>
var data = [{
"name": "Apples",
"value": 20,
},
{
"name": "Bananas",
"value": 12,
},
{
"name": "Grapes",
"value": 19,
},
{
"name": "Lemons",
"value": 5,
},
{
"name": "Limes",
"value": 16,
},
{
"name": "Oranges",
"value": 26,
},
{
"name": "Pears",
"value": 30,
}];
//sort bars based on value
data = data.sort(function (a, b) {
return d3.ascending(a.value, b.value);
})
//set up svg using margin conventions - we'll need plenty of room on the left for labels
var margin = {
top: 15,
right: 25,
bottom: 15,
left: 60
};
var width = 960 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 500 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
var svg = d3.select("#graphic").append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform", "translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");
var x = d3.scale.linear()
.range([0, width])
.domain([0, d3.max(data, function (d) {
return d.value;
})]);
var y = d3.scale.ordinal()
.rangeRoundBands([height, 0], .1)
.domain(data.map(function (d) {
return d.name;
}));
//make y axis to show bar names
var yAxis = d3.svg.axis()
.scale(y)
//no tick marks
.tickSize(0)
.orient("left");
var gy = svg.append("g")
.attr("class", "y axis")
.call(yAxis)
var bars = svg.selectAll(".bar")
.data(data)
.enter()
.append("g")
//append rects
bars.append("rect")
.attr("class", "bar")
.attr("y", function (d) {
return y(d.name);
})
.attr("height", y.rangeBand())
.attr("x", 0)
.attr("width", function (d) {
return x(d.value);
});
//add a value label to the right of each bar
bars.append("text")
.attr("class", "label")
//y position of the label is halfway down the bar
.attr("y", function (d) {
return y(d.name) + y.rangeBand() / 2 + 4;
})
//x position is 3 pixels to the right of the bar
.attr("x", function (d) {
return x(d.value) + 3;
})
.text(function (d) {
return d.value;
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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