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BarChart

Draws a bar chart.

Examples

Live example

BarChart 1

import flet as ft

def main(page: ft.Page):
chart = ft.BarChart(
bar_groups=[
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=0,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=40,
width=40,
color=ft.colors.AMBER,
tooltip="Apple",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=1,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=100,
width=40,
color=ft.colors.BLUE,
tooltip="Blueberry",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=2,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=30,
width=40,
color=ft.colors.RED,
tooltip="Cherry",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=3,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=60,
width=40,
color=ft.colors.ORANGE,
tooltip="Orange",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
],
border=ft.border.all(1, ft.colors.GREY_400),
left_axis=ft.ChartAxis(
labels_size=40, title=ft.Text("Fruit supply"), title_size=40
),
bottom_axis=ft.ChartAxis(
labels=[
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=0, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Apple"), padding=10)
),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=1, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Blueberry"), padding=10)
),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=2, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Cherry"), padding=10)
),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=3, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Orange"), padding=10)
),
],
labels_size=40,
),
horizontal_grid_lines=ft.ChartGridLines(
color=ft.colors.GREY_300, width=1, dash_pattern=[3, 3]
),
tooltip_bgcolor=ft.colors.with_opacity(0.5, ft.colors.GREY_300),
max_y=110,
interactive=True,
expand=True,
)

page.add(chart)

ft.app(main)

BarChart 2

import flet as ft

class SampleRod(ft.BarChartRod):
def __init__(self, y: float, hovered: bool = False):
super().__init__()
self.hovered = hovered
self.y = y

def _before_build_command(self):
self.to_y = self.y + 1 if self.hovered else self.y
self.color = ft.colors.YELLOW if self.hovered else ft.colors.WHITE
self.border_side = (
ft.BorderSide(width=1, color=ft.colors.GREEN_400)
if self.hovered
else ft.BorderSide(width=0, color=ft.colors.WHITE)
)
super()._before_build_command()

def _build(self):
self.tooltip = str(self.y)
self.width = 22
self.color = ft.colors.WHITE
self.bg_to_y = 20
self.bg_color = ft.colors.GREEN_300


def main(page: ft.Page):
def on_chart_event(e: ft.BarChartEvent):
for group_index, group in enumerate(chart.bar_groups):
for rod_index, rod in enumerate(group.bar_rods):
rod.hovered = e.group_index == group_index and e.rod_index == rod_index
chart.update()

chart = ft.BarChart(
bar_groups=[
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=0,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=1,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(6.5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=2,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=3,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(7.5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=4,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(9)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=5,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(11.5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=6,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(6)],
),
],
bottom_axis=ft.ChartAxis(
labels=[
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=0, label=ft.Text("M")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=1, label=ft.Text("T")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=2, label=ft.Text("W")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=3, label=ft.Text("T")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=4, label=ft.Text("F")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=5, label=ft.Text("S")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=6, label=ft.Text("S")),
],
),
on_chart_event=on_chart_event,
interactive=True,
)

page.add(
ft.Container(
chart, bgcolor=ft.colors.GREEN_200, padding=10, border_radius=5, expand=True
)
)

ft.app(main)

BarChart properties

animate

Controls chart implicit animation.

Value is of AnimationValue type.

bar_groups

The list of BarChartGroup to draw.

baseline_y

Baseline value for Y axis.

Defaults to 0.

bgcolor

Background color of the chart.

border

The border around the chart.

Value is of type Border.

bottom_axis

Configures the appearance of the bottom axis, its title and labels. The value is the instance of ChartAxis class.

groups_space

A gap between bar groups.

horizontal_grid_lines

Controls drawing of chart's horizontal lines.

Value is of type ChartGridLines.

interactive

Enables automatic tooltips when hovering chart bars.

left_axis

Configures the appearance of the left axis, its title and labels.

Value is of type ChartAxis.

max_y

Configures the maximum displayed value for Y axis.

min_y

Configures the minimum displayed value for Y axis.

right_axis

Configures the appearance of the right axis, its title and labels. The value is the instance of ChartAxis class.

top_axis

Configures the appearance of the top axis, its title and labels. The value is the instance of ChartAxis class.

tooltip_bgcolor

Background color of tooltips.

vertical_grid_lines

Controls drawing of chart's vertical lines.

Value is of type ChartGridLines.

BarChart events

on_chart_event

Fires when a bar is hovered or clicked.

Event handler receives an instance of BarChartEvent.

BarChartGroup properties

bar_rods

The list of BarChartRod objects to display in the group.

bars_space

The gap between bar rods.

group_vertically

If set to True bar rods are drawn on top of each other; otherwise bar rods are drawn next to each other.

Defaults to False.

x

Group position on X axis.

BarChartRod properties

bg_color

An optional color of a background behind a rod.

bg_from_y

An optional starting position of a background behind a rod.

bg_gradient

An optional gradient to draw a background with.

bg_to_y

An optional ending position of a background behind a rod.

border_radius

Border radius of a bar rod.

Defaults to 4.

border_side

Border to draw around rod.

Value is of type BorderSide class.

color

Rod color.

Defaults to colors.CYAN.

from_y

Specifies a starting position of a rod on Y axis.

Defaults to 0.

gradient

Gradient to draw rod's background. The value must be an instance of one of the following classes:

rod_stack_items

Optional list of BarChartRodStackItem objects to draw a stacked bar.

selected

If set to True a tooltip is always shown on top of the bar when BarChart.interactive is set to False.

show_tooltip

Whether a tooltip should be shown on top of hovered bar.

Defaults to True.

to_y

Specifies an ending position of a rod on Y axis.

tooltip

A custom tooltip value.

Defaults to to_y.

tooltip_align

An align for the tooltip.

Value is of type TextAlign.

tooltip_style

A text style to display tooltip with.

Value is of type TextStyle.

width

The width of a rod.

Defaults to 8.

BarChartRodStackItem properties

border_side

A border around stack item.

Value is of type BorderSide.

color

A color of stack item.

from_y

The starting position for a stack item inside a bar rod.

to_y

The ending position for a stack item inside a bar rod.

ChartGridLines properties

Configures the appearance of horizontal and vertical grid lines within the chart.

color

Color of a grid line.

dash_pattern

Defines dash effect of the line. The value is a circular list of dash offsets and lengths. For example, the list [5, 10] would result in dashes 5 pixels long followed by blank spaces 10 pixels long. By default, a solid line is drawn.

interval

Interval between grid lines.

Defaults to 1.

width

Width of a grid line.

Defaults to 1.

ChartAxis properties

Configures chart axis.

labels

The list of ChartAxisLabel objects to set custom axis labels for only specific values.

labels_interval

The interval between automatic labels.

labels_size

Width or height of labels area.

show_labels

True to display labels along the axis. If labels is empty then automatic labels are displayed.

title

A Control to display as axis title.

title_size

Width or height of title area.

ChartAxisLabel properties

Configures a custom label for specific value.

label

A Control to draw as a label.

value

A value to draw label for.