Class PieChartBuilder

PieChartBuilder

A builder for pie charts. For more details, see the Google Charts documentation.

Here is an example that shows how to build a pie chart. The data is imported from a Google spreadsheet.

  // Get sample data from a spreadsheet.
  var dataSourceUrl = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?range=A1%3AB8' +
      '&key=0Aq4s9w_HxMs7dHpfX05JdmVSb1FpT21sbXd4NVE3UEE&gid=3&headers=-1';

  var chartBuilder = Charts.newPieChart()
      .setTitle('World Population by Continent')
      .setDimensions(600, 500)
      .set3D()
      .setDataSourceUrl(dataSourceUrl);

  var chart = chartBuilder.build();

Methods

MethodReturn typeBrief description
build()ChartBuilds the chart.
reverseCategories()PieChartBuilderReverses the drawing of series in the domain axis.
set3D()PieChartBuilderSets the chart to be three-dimensional.
setBackgroundColor(cssValue)PieChartBuilderSets the background color for the chart.
setColors(cssValues)PieChartBuilderSets the colors for the lines in the chart.
setDataSourceUrl(url)PieChartBuilderSets the data source URL that is used to pull data in from an external source, such as Google Sheets.
setDataTable(tableBuilder)PieChartBuilderSets the data table to use for the chart using a DataTableBuilder.
setDataTable(table)PieChartBuilderSets the data table which contains the lines for the chart, as well as the X-axis labels.
setDataViewDefinition(dataViewDefinition)PieChartBuilderSets the data view definition to use for the chart.
setDimensions(width, height)PieChartBuilderSets the dimensions for the chart.
setLegendPosition(position)PieChartBuilderSets the position of the legend with respect to the chart.
setLegendTextStyle(textStyle)PieChartBuilderSets the text style of the chart legend.
setOption(option, value)PieChartBuilderSets advanced options for this chart.
setTitle(chartTitle)PieChartBuilderSets the title of the chart.
setTitleTextStyle(textStyle)PieChartBuilderSets the text style of the chart title.

Detailed documentation

build()

Builds the chart.

Return

Chart — A Chart object, which can be embedded into documents, UI elements, or used as a static image.


reverseCategories()

Reverses the drawing of series in the domain axis. For vertical-range charts (such as line, area or column charts), this means the horizontal axis is drawn from right to left. For horizontal-range charts (such as bar charts), this means the vertical axis is drawn from top to bottom. For pie charts, this means the slices are drawn counterclockwise.

// Creates a pie chart builder and sets drawing of the slices in a counter-clockwise manner.
var builder = Charts.newPieChart();
builder.reverseCategories();

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


set3D()

Sets the chart to be three-dimensional.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setBackgroundColor(cssValue)

Sets the background color for the chart.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the background color to gray
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setBackgroundColor("gray");

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
cssValueStringThe CSS value for the color (such as "blue" or "#00f").

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setColors(cssValues)

Sets the colors for the lines in the chart.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the first two lines to be drawn in green and red,
// respectively.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setColors(["green", "red"]);

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
cssValuesString[]An array of color CSS values, such as ["red", "#acf"]. The nth element in the array represents the color of the nth line in the chart.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setDataSourceUrl(url)

Sets the data source URL that is used to pull data in from an external source, such as Google Sheets. If a data source URL and a DataTable are provided, the data source URL is ignored.

For more information about querying data sources, check out the Google Charts documentation.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
urlStringThe data source URL, including any query parameters.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setDataTable(tableBuilder)

Sets the data table to use for the chart using a DataTableBuilder. This is a convenience method for setting the data table without needing to call build().

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
tableBuilderDataTableBuilderA data table builder. A new data table is created instantly as part of this call, so any further updates to the builder won't be reflected in the chart.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setDataTable(table)

Sets the data table which contains the lines for the chart, as well as the X-axis labels. The first column should be a string, and contain the horizontal axis labels. Any number of columns can follow, all must be numeric. Each column is displayed as a separate line.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
tableDataTableSourceThe data table to use for the chart.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setDataViewDefinition(dataViewDefinition)

Sets the data view definition to use for the chart.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
dataViewDefinitionDataViewDefinitionA data view definition object that defines the view that should be derived from the given data source for the chart drawing.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setDimensions(width, height)

Sets the dimensions for the chart.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
widthIntegerThe width of the chart, in pixels.
heightIntegerThe height of the chart, in pixels.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setLegendPosition(position)

Sets the position of the legend with respect to the chart. By default, there is no legend.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the legend position to right.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setLegendPosition(Charts.Position.RIGHT);

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
positionPositionThe position of the legend.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setLegendTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the text style of the chart legend.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets it up for a  blue, 26-point legend.
var textStyleBuilder = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('#0000FF').setFontSize(26);
var style = textStyleBuilder.build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setLegendTextStyle(style);

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
textStyleTextStyleThe text style to use for the chart legend.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setOption(option, value)

Sets advanced options for this chart. See the available options for this chart. This method has no effect if the given option is invalid.

// Build a pie chart with a pretty legend.
var builder = Charts.newPieChart();
builder.setOption('legend', {textStyle: {color: 'blue', fontSize: 16}});
var chart = builder.build();

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionStringThe option to set.
valueObjectThe value to set.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setTitle(chartTitle)

Sets the title of the chart. The title is displayed centered above the chart.

// Creates a line chart builder and title to 'My Line Chart'.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setTitle('My Line Chart')

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
chartTitleStringthe chart title.

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setTitleTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the text style of the chart title.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets it up for a  blue, 26-point title.
var textStyleBuilder = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('#0000FF').setFontSize(26);
var style = textStyleBuilder.build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setTitleTextStyle(style);

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
textStyleTextStyleThe text style to use for the chart title. You can create a TextStyleBuilder object by calling Charts.newTextStyle().

Return

PieChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.