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D3.js brushSelection() Function

The d3.brushSelection() function in D3.js is used to get the brush selection for a given node.

Syntax:

d3.brushSelection(this);

    Parameters: 

  • this: used to get the bounds for the current brush.

Return Value: This function returns the array containing the bounds of the brush element.

Example: In this example, we will create a brush and will get its selection bound sides using this method.




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>
            D3.js | d3.brushSelection() Function
        </title>
  
        <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js">
       </script>
    </head>
  
    <body>
        <h1 style="color: green;
                   text-align: center;">
            Geeksforneveropen
        </h1>
  
        <p style="text-align: center;">
            D3.js | d3.brushSelection() Function <br />
            Dimensions are:<br />
        </p>
  
        <p style="text-align: center;" 
           id="p"></p>
  
        <svg width="600" 
             height="600" 
             id="brush"></svg>
        <script>
            // Selecting SVG element
            d3.select("#brush")
                // Creating a brush
                .call(
                    d3
                        .brush()
                 // Calling a function on brush change
                        .on("brush", brushed)
  
         /* Initialise the brush area: start at 0, 0 
         and finishes at given width, height*/
                        .extent([
                            [0, 0],
                            [600, 600],
                        ])
                );
            function brushed() {
// Using d3.brushSelection to get bounds of the brush
                const sel = d3.brushSelection(this);
                console.log(sel);
                var p = document.getElementById("p");
                p.innerHTML = "side1 : " 
                  + sel[0][1] + `<br>` 
                  + "side2 : " + sel[1][1] 
                  + `<br>` + "side3 : " 
                  + sel[0][0] + `<br>`
                  + "side4 : " + sel[1][0] + `<br>`;
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>


Output:

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