The sequential.copy() function in D3.js is used to construct and return a copy of the original scale. Any changes in original scale will not affect the copy scale and vice-versa. Sequential scales are similar to continuous scales. In a continuous scale, mapping is done in a continuous way between domain and range. The only difference is that the output range of this scale is fixed by its interpolator and this range cannot be changed.
Syntax:
sequential.copy()
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Values: This function returns the copy of the original scale.
Below given are a few examples of sequential.copy() in D3.js:
Example 1:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >   < head >     </ script > </ head >   < body >     < h2 style = "color:green" >         neveropen     </ h2 >       < h4 > D3.js | sequential.copy() Function </ h4 >           < script >         var sequential = d3.scaleSequential();           // Default scale is identity function         document.write("< h4 >From original scale:</ h4 >")           document.write("< p >sequential(0.2): ",                     sequential(0.2) + "</ p >");                   document.write("< p >sequential(0.5): ",                     sequential(0.5) + "</ p >");           // Creating copy of the original scale         var sequentialCopy = sequential.copy();         document.write("< h4 >From copy scale:</ h4 >")         document.write("< p >sequentialCopy(0.2): ",                     sequentialCopy(0.2) + "</ p >");           document.write("< p >sequentialCopy(0.5): ",                     sequentialCopy(0.5) + "</ p >");     </ script > </ body >   </ html > |
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Example 2: Any change in the copy scale does not affect the original scale.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >   < head >     </ script > </ head >   < body >     < h2 style = "color:green" >         neveropen     </ h2 >       < h4 > D3.js | sequential.copy() Function </ h4 >       < script >         var sequential = d3.scaleSequential();           // Default scale is identity function         document.write("< h4 >From original scale:</ h4 >");           document.write("< p >sequential(0.4): ",                     sequential(0.4) + "</ p >");         document.write("< p >sequential(0.6): ",                     sequential(0.6) + "</ p >");           // Creating copy of the original scale         var sequentialCopy = sequential.copy();         sequentialCopy.domain([1, 2]);         document.write(         "< h4 >From copy scale after changing domain:</ h4 >");           document.write("< p >sequentialCopy(0.4): ",                     sequentialCopy(0.4) + "</ p >");         document.write("< p >sequentialCopy(0.6): ",                     sequentialCopy(0.6) + "</ p >");     </ script > </ body >   </ html > |
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