The HTML5 canvas tag makes creating any plot shape easy, all you have to do then is fill it with exciting visualizations written in javascript or using other visualization tools.
Β«HTML5 Graphing and Data Visualization CookbookΒ» is the perfect break into the world of Canvas, charts, and graphs in HTML5 and javascript. In this book we will go through a journey of getting to know the technology by creating and planning data-driven visualizations. This cookbook is organized in a linear, progressive way so it can be read from start to finish, as well as be used as a resource for specific tasks.
This book travels through the steps involved in creating a fully interactive and animated visualization in HTML5 and javascript. You will start from very simple βhello worldβ samples and quickly dive deeper into the world of graphs and charts in HTML5. Followed by learning how canvas works and carrying out a group of tasks geared at taking what we learned and implementing it in a variety of chart types. With each chapter the content becomes more complex and our creations become more engaging and interactive.
What you will learn from this book :
β’ Creating graphics in Canvas 2D and draw complex shapes
β’ Building most of the common charts through step-by-step recipes
β’ Adding interactivity to canvas elements and create your own javascript animation engine
β’ Discovering many fantastic charting solutions and learn how to deal with their capabilities and how to change them as well
β’ Learning how to work with Google maps , Google Charts, and Google Docs API
β’ Integrating your data into live data, xml driven data, objects, and strings