Axis in Blazor HeatMap Chart Component

27 Mar 202322 minutes to read

Heat map consists of two axes namely, X-axis and Y-axis that displays the row headers and column headers to plot the data points respectively. You can define the type, format, and other customizing options for both axes in the heat map.

Types

There are three different axis types available in the heat map, which defines the data type of the axis labels. You can define the axis type by using the ValueType property in the heat map.

Category axis

Category axis type is used to represent the string values in axis labels.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)">
    </HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Category"></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Category"></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
            {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
            {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
            {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
            {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
            {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
            {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
        };
        return dataSource;
    }
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] {"Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Blazor HeatMap Chart with Axis

Numeric axis

Numeric axis type is used to represent the numeric values in axis labels.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)"></HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Numeric"></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Numeric"></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
            {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
            {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
            {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
            {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
            {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
            {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
        };
        return dataSource;
    }
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] {"Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Blazor HeatMap Chart with Numeric Axis

Date-time axis

Date-time axis type is used to represent the date-time values in axis labels with a specific format. In date-time axis, you can define the start and end date/time using the Minimum and Maximum properties.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)">
    </HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Category"></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.DateTime" Minimum="@Minimum" Maximum="@Maximum" IntervalType="IntervalType.Months"></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
            {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
            {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
            {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
            {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
            {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
            {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
        };
        return dataSource;
    }
    public object Minimum = new DateTime(2007, 2, 1);
    public object Maximum = new DateTime(2007, 7, 1);
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] {"Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Blazor HeatMap Chart with DateTime Axis

Inversed axis

Heat map supports inversing the axis origin for both axes, where the axis labels are placed in an inversed manner. You can enable axis inversing by enabling the IsInversed property.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)">
    </HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Category" IsInversed="true"></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.DateTime" Minimum="@Minimum" Maximum="@Maximum" IntervalType="IntervalType.Months"></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
            {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
            {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
            {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
            {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
            {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
            {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
        };
        return dataSource;
    }
    public object Minimum = new DateTime(2007, 2, 1);
    public object Maximum = new DateTime(2007, 7, 1);
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] {"Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Blazor HeatMap Chart with Inversed Axis

Opposed axis

In heat map, you can place the axis label in an opposite position of its default axis label position by using the OpposedPosition property.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)">
    </HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Category" OpposedPosition="true"></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.DateTime" Minimum="@Minimum" Maximum="@Maximum" IntervalType="IntervalType.Months"></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
            {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
            {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
            {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
            {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
            {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
            {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
        };
        return dataSource;
    }
    public object Minimum = new DateTime(2007, 2, 1);
    public object Maximum = new DateTime(2007, 7, 1);
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] {"Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Blazor HeatMap Chart with Opposed Axis

Label formatting

Heat map supports formatting the axis labels by using the LabelFormat property. Using this property, you can customize the axis label by global string format (‘P’, ‘C’, etc) or customized format like ‘{value}°C’.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)">
    </HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Category"></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Numeric"  LabelFormat="${value}"></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
            {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
            {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
            {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
            {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
            {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
            {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
        };
        return dataSource;
    }
    public object Minimum = new DateTime(2007, 2, 1);
    public object Maximum = new DateTime(2007, 7, 1);
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] {"Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Formatting Axis Label in Blazor HeatMap Chart

Axis intervals

In heat map, you can define an interval between the axis labels using the Interval property. In date-time axis, you can change the interval mode by using the IntervalType property. The date-time axis supports the following interval types.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)">
    </HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Category"></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.DateTime" Minimum="@Minimum" Interval=2 Maximum="@Maximum" IntervalType="IntervalType.Months"></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
        {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
        {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
        {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
        {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
        {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
        {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
            };
        return dataSource;
    }
    public object Minimum = new DateTime(2007, 2, 1);
    public object Maximum = new DateTime(2007, 7, 1);
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Blazor HeatMap Chart with Axis Intervals

Axis label increment

Axis label increment in the heat map is used to display the axis labels with regular interval values in numeric and date-time axes. The labels will be displayed with tick gaps when you set the label interval. But, to achieve the same behavior without tick gaps, use the label increment. You can set the axis label increment using the Increment property and the default value of this property is 1.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@HeatMapData">
    <HeatMapTitleSettings Text="Sales Revenue per Employee (in 1000 US$)">
    </HeatMapTitleSettings>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Numeric" Increment=2></HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YAxisLabels" ValueType="Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap.ValueType.Numeric" Increment=3></HeatMapYAxis>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    int[,] GetDefaultData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
        {73, 39, 26, 39, 94, 0},
        {93, 58, 53, 38, 26, 68},
        {99, 28, 22, 4, 66, 90},
        {14, 26, 97, 69, 69, 3},
        {7, 46, 47, 47, 88, 6},
        {41, 55, 73, 23, 3, 79}
        };
        return dataSource;
    }
    string[] XAxisLabels = new string[] { "Nancy", "Andrew", "Janet", "Margaret", "Steven", "Michael" };
    string[] YAxisLabels = new string[] { "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
    public object HeatMapData { get; set; }
    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        HeatMapData = GetDefaultData();
    }
}

Incrementing Axis Label in Blazor HeatMap Chart

Multilevel labels

Multilevel labels are used to classify a group of axis labels as a single category, which is then displayed with a label. By using multiple HeatMapMultiLevelLabel tag, you can add multiple levels on top of the axis labels.

To divide and group the axis labels, you can use multiple HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories tags. The starting and ending indexes of the axis labels can be set using the Start and End properties in the HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories tag. The Text property can be used to specify a name for the grouped axis labels.

The multilevel labels can be customized by using the following properties and tags.

  • Overflow - It is used to trim or wrap the multilevel labels when the label overflows the intended space. NOTE: This property is only for x-axis.
  • Alignment - It is used to place and align the multilevel labels.
  • MaximumTextWidth - It is used to set the maximum width of the text. When the text length exceeds the maximum text width, the overflow action will be performed.
  • HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle - It is used to customize the font style of the multilevel labels.
  • HeatMapXAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder - It is used to customize the border of the multilevel labels displayed in the x-axis.
  • HeatMapYAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder - It is used to customize the border of the multilevel labels displayed in the y-axis.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.HeatMap

<SfHeatMap DataSource="@DataSource">
    <HeatMapEvents TooltipRendering="@TooltipRendering" CellRendering="@CellRender"></HeatMapEvents>
    <HeatMapXAxis Labels="@XLabels">
        <HeatMapXAxisTextStyle Color="Black"></HeatMapXAxisTextStyle>
        <HeatMapAxisLabelBorder Width="1" Type="BorderType.Rectangle" Color="#a19d9d"></HeatMapAxisLabelBorder>
        <HeatMapMultiLevelLabels>
            <HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
                <HeatMapXAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder Width="1" Type="BorderType.Rectangle" Color="#a19d9d"></HeatMapXAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle Color="Black" FontWeight="Bold"></HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="0" End="2" Text="Electronics">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="3" End="4" Text="Beauty and personal care">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="5" End="7" Text="Fashion">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="8" End="10" Text="Household">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
            </HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
        </HeatMapMultiLevelLabels>
    </HeatMapXAxis>
    <HeatMapYAxis Labels="@YLabels" IsInversed=true>
        <HeatMapAxisLabelBorder Width="0"></HeatMapAxisLabelBorder>
        <HeatMapYAxisTextStyle Color="Black"></HeatMapYAxisTextStyle>
        <HeatMapMultiLevelLabels>
            <HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
                <HeatMapYAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder Width="1" Type="BorderType.Brace" Color="#a19d9d"></HeatMapYAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle Color="Black" FontWeight="Bold"></HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="0" End="2" Text="Q1">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="3" End="5" Text="Q2">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="6" End="8" Text="Q3">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="9" End="11" Text="Q4">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
            </HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
            <HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
                <HeatMapYAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder Width="1" Type="BorderType.Brace" Color="#a19d9d"></HeatMapYAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle Color="Black" FontWeight="Bold"></HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="0" End="5" Text="First Half Yearly">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="6" End="11" Text="Second Half Yearly">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
            </HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
            <HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
                <HeatMapYAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder Width="1" Type="BorderType.Brace" Color="#a19d9d"></HeatMapYAxisMultiLevelLabelBorder>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle Color="Black" FontWeight="Bold"></HeatMapAxisMultiLevelLabelsTextStyle>
                <HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories Start="0" End="11" Text="Yearly">
                </HeatMapAxisMultiLevelCategories>
            </HeatMapMultiLevelLabel>
        </HeatMapMultiLevelLabels>
    </HeatMapYAxis>
    <HeatMapCellSettings ShowLabel="true" Format="$ {value}K">
        <HeatMapCellBorder Width="0"></HeatMapCellBorder>
    </HeatMapCellSettings>
    <HeatMapPaletteSettings>
        <HeatMapPalettes>
            <HeatMapPalette Color="#F0ADCE"></HeatMapPalette>
            <HeatMapPalette Color="#19307B"></HeatMapPalette>
        </HeatMapPalettes>
    </HeatMapPaletteSettings>
    <HeatMapLegendSettings Visible="false">
    </HeatMapLegendSettings>
    <HeatMapTooltipSettings Enable="true">
        <HeatMapFont Size="12px" FontWeight="500"></HeatMapFont>
    </HeatMapTooltipSettings>
</SfHeatMap>

@code{
    public string[] XLabels = new string[] { "Laptop", "Mobile", "Gaming", "Cosmetics", "Fragrance", "Watches", "Handbags", "Apparel", "Kitchenware", "Furniture", "Home Decor" };
    public string[] YLabels = new string[] { "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" };
    int[,] DataSource;
    public void TooltipRendering(TooltipEventArgs args)
    {
        args.Content = new string[] { args.XLabel + " | " + args.YLabel + " : $ " + args.Value + "K" };
    }
    public void CellRender(HeatMapCellRenderEventArgs args)
    {
        string CellValue = (double.Parse(args.CellValue) / 10).ToString();
        args.CellValue = CellValue;
    }
    public static int[,] GetMultiLevelData()
    {
        int[,] dataSource = new int[,]
        {
                {52, 65, 67, 45, 37, 52, 32, 76, 60, 64, 82, 91},
                {68, 52, 63, 51, 30, 51, 51, 81, 70, 60, 88, 80},
                {60, 50, 42, 53, 66, 70, 41, 69, 76, 74, 86, 97},
                {66, 64, 46, 40, 47, 41, 45, 76, 83, 69, 92, 84},
                {65, 42, 58, 32, 36, 44, 49, 79, 83, 69, 83, 93},
                {54, 46, 61, 46, 40, 39, 41, 69, 61, 84, 84, 87},
                {48, 46, 61, 47, 49, 41, 41, 67, 78, 83, 98, 87},
                {69, 52, 41, 44, 41, 52, 46, 71, 63, 84, 83, 91},
                {50, 59, 44, 43, 27, 42, 26, 64, 76, 65, 81, 86},
                {47, 49, 66, 53, 50, 34, 31, 79, 78, 79, 89, 95},
                {61, 40, 62, 26, 34, 54, 56, 74, 83, 78, 95, 98}

        };
        return dataSource;
    }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        DataSource = GetMultiLevelData();
    }
}

Multilevel labels in Blazor HeatMap Chart