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# YUI Library Examples: Charts Control (experimental): Skinning a Chart Example

# Charts Control (experimental): Skinning a Chart Example

This example demonstrates how to modify the YUI Charts Control's styles to give it a custom appearance.

Please note: The YUI Charts Control requires Flash Player 9.0.45 or higher. The latest version of Flash Player is available at the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.

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Wilson's Supermarket - Product Comparison
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## Styling the Chart

To change the visual appearance of a Charts Control instance, one uses the `style` initialization attribute. Each part of the chart, including the background and border, xAxis and yAxis, and the dataTip may be customized.

style: { border: {color: 0x96acb4, size: 12}, font: {name: "Arial Black", size: 14, color: 0x586b71}, dataTip: { border: {color: 0x2e434d, size: 2}, font: {name: "Arial Black", size: 13, color: 0x586b71} }, xAxis: { color: 0x2e434d }, yAxis: { color: 0x2e434d, majorTicks: {color: 0x2e434d, length: 4}, minorTicks: {color: 0x2e434d, length: 2}, majorGridLines: {size: 0} } }

Notice that the main `font` style applies to both of the axes on the chart. The dataTip includes a custom `border` and `font`. The yAxis includes custom ticks and we hide the majorGridLines by setting the `size` value to `0`.

## Setting Series Skins

The series definition includes `style` values for both series with declarations for background images abd colors and the size of each marker.

var seriesDef = [ { yField: "pork", displayName: "Sales of Pork", style: { image: "assets/tube.png", mode: "no-repeat", color: 0x2e434d, size: 40 } }, { yField: "beef", displayName: "Sales of Beef", style: { image: "assets/tube.png", mode: "no-repeat", color: 0xc2d81e, size: 40 } } ];

The `mode` value specifies how the image will be displayed. In this case `"no-repeat"` ensures that the image will be displayed only once. Other possible values include `"repeat"`, `"repeat-x"`, `"repeat-y"`, and `"stretch"`.

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### Charts Control (experimental) Examples:

- Charts Quickstart Example
- Chart with Legend Example
- Skinning a Chart Example
- Chart and DataTable Example
- Chart with DataSource Polling

### More Charts Control (experimental) Resources:

- User's Guide (external)
- API Documentation
- Cheat Sheet PDF (external)

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