The symbol.type() method takes a symbol type, sets the generators symbol that it will generate. The default symbol type, if not set, is d3.symbolCircle.
Syntax:
symbol.type([type])
Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- type: This is the type of symbol to be set.
Return Value: This method has no return value.
Example 1:
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head>     <meta charset="utf-8">       <script src=     </script> </head>   <body>       <h1 style="text-align:center; color:green;">         neveropen     </h1>       <h3 style="text-align: center;">         D3.js | symbol.type() Method     </h3>       <center>     <svg id="gfg" width="100" height="100"></svg>     </center>       <script>         var sym = d3.symbol()             .type(d3.symbolSquare).size(500);         d3.select("#gfg")             .append("path")             .attr("d", sym)             .attr("fill", "green")             .attr("transform", "translate(50,50)");       </script> </body>   </html> |
Output:
Example 2:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head>     <meta charset="utf-8">       <script src=     </script> </head>   <body>     <h1 style="text-align:center; color:green;">         neveropen     </h1>       <h3 style="text-align: center;">         D3.js | symbol.type() Method     </h3>       <center>     <svg id="gfg" width="100" height="100"></svg>     </center>       <script>         var sym = d3.symbol()             .type(d3.symbolCircle).size(500);         d3.select("#gfg")             .append("path")             .attr("d", sym)             .attr("fill", "green")             .attr("transform", "translate(50,50)");     </script> </body>   </html> |
Output:

