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:
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<!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 > |
Output:
Example 2: Any change in the copy scale does not affect the original scale.
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<!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 > |
Output: