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D3.js Basic Vertical Bar Chart
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="http://d3js.org/d3.v2.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div role="main">
<div class="charts"></div>
<script language="JavaScript">
var data = [8, 12, 15, 30, 43];
var w = 20, h = 50;
var chart = d3.select(".charts").append("svg")
.attr("class", "chart")
.attr("width", w * data.length)
.attr("height", h);
var x = d3.scale.linear()
.domain([0, 1])
.range([0, w]);
var y = d3.scale.linear()
.domain([0, 50])
.rangeRound([0, h]); //rangeRound is used for antialiasing
// x and y are the lower-left position of the bar
// width is the width of the bar
// height is the height of the bar
// for crisp edges use -.5 (antialiasing)
chart.selectAll("rect")
.data(data)
.enter().append("rect")
.attr("x", function(d, i) { return x(i) - .5; })
.attr("y", function(d) { return h - y(d) - .5; })
.attr("width", w)
.attr("height", function(d) { return y(d); } );
// horizontal line for the x-axis
chart.append("line")
.attr("x1", 0)
.attr("x2", w * data.length)
.attr("y1", h - .5)
.attr("y2", h - .5)
.style("stroke", "#000");
</script>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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