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D3: Queue.js

A look at Queue.js and how you can load multiple files before running the rest of the code. Simple visualization of populated places in the USA. Files loaded:

  • US States - topojson
  • Populated Places - geojson
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<style>
.states {
fill: #e5e5e5;
stroke: #fff;
stroke-width:1px;
}
.cities {
fill: red;
opacity:0.7;
}
</style>
<body>
<script src="http://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://d3js.org/topojson.v1.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://d3js.org/queue.v1.min.js"></script>
<script>
var width = 960,
height = 500;
var svg = d3.select('body').append('svg')
.attr('width', width)
.attr('height', height);
var projection = d3.geo.albersUsa()
.scale(1000)
.translate([width / 2, height / 2]);
var path = d3.geo.path()
.projection(projection);
queue()
.defer(d3.json, 'states.json')
.defer(d3.json, 'cities.json')
.await(makeMyMap);
function makeMyMap(error, states, cities) {
svg.append('path')
.datum(topojson.feature(states, states.objects.usStates))
.attr('d', path)
.attr('class', 'states');
svg.selectAll('.cities')
.data(cities.features)
.enter()
.append('path')
.attr('d', path.pointRadius(5))
.attr('class', 'cities');
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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