The ticks() function in D3.js is used to form an array of between a given range of start and stop both inclusive such that each element is uniformly and equally spaced.
Syntax:
d3.ticks(start,stop,count);
Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- start: It is the starting value from where we want the array element to be, it is inclusive.
- stop: It is the starting value to which we want the array element to be, it is inclusive.
- count: It is the number of elements we want in a given start and stops range.
Return value: It returns an array of nicely-rounded numbers.
Below given are a few examples of ticks() function.
Example 1:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Document</title> </head> <body> <!--fetching from CDN of D3.js --> <script type = "text/javascript" </script> <script> // Choosing 10 elements in a range // Note that each element is equally spaced console.log(d3.ticks(10, 20, 20)) </script> </body> </html> |
Output:
Example 2:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Document</title> </head> <body> <!--fetching from CDN of D3.js --> <script type = "text/javascript" </script> <script> // Choosing 10 elements in a range console.log(d3.ticks(10, 20)) </script> </body> </html> |
Output:
