Labels in JavaScript (ES5) Range Navigator control

08 May 2023 / 3 minutes to read

Multilevel labels

The labelIntersectAction property is used to avoid overlapping of labels. The following code sample shows the setting of labelIntersectAction property to Hide.

Source

Preview

index.js

index.html

var range = new ej.charts.RangeNavigator({
    valueType: 'DateTime', 
    value: [new Date('2017-09-01'), new Date('2018-02-01')],
    labelFormat: 'MMM-yy',
    series: [{
                dataSource: datasrc, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', type: 'Area', width: 2,
            }],
});
range.appendTo('#element');

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container" style="margin-top: 125px">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Grouping

The second level axis labels can be grouped using “groupBy” property with the following interval types:

Auto
Years
Quarter
Months
Weeks
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Source

Preview

index.js

index.html

var range = new ej.charts.RangeNavigator({
    valueType: 'DateTime', 
    value: [new Date('2017-09-01'), new Date('2018-02-01')],
    labelFormat: 'MMM-yy',
    series: [{
                dataSource: datasrc, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', type: 'Area', width: 2,
            }],
});
range.appendTo('#element');

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container" style="margin-top: 125px">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Smart labels

The labelIntersectAction property is used to avoid overlapping of labels. The following code sample shows the setting of labelIntersectAction property to Hide.

Source

Preview

index.js

index.html

var range = new ej.charts.RangeNavigator({
    valueType: 'DateTime', 
    value: [new Date('2017-09-01'), new Date('2018-02-01')],
    labelFormat: 'MMM-yy',
    series: [{
                dataSource: datasrc, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', type: 'Area', width: 2,
            }],
});
range.appendTo('#element');

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container" style="margin-top: 125px">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Label positioning

By default, the labels can be placed outside the Range Selector. It can also be placed inside the Range Selector using the labelPosition property.

Source

Preview

index.js

index.html

var range = new ej.charts.RangeNavigator({
    valueType: 'DateTime', 
    value: [new Date('2017-09-01'), new Date('2018-02-01')],
    labelFormat: 'MMM-yy',
    series: [{
                dataSource: datasrc, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', type: 'Area', width: 2,
            }],
});
range.appendTo('#element');

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container" style="margin-top: 125px">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Labels customization

The font size, color, family, etc. can be customized using the labelStyle setting.

Source

Preview

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container" style="margin-top: 125px">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Contents

Multilevel labels
Grouping
Smart labels
Label positioning
Labels customization

Contents

Multilevel labels
Grouping
Smart labels
Label positioning
Labels customization