Encharter Base R6 Class

Abstract base class inherited by Chart and ChartEx. Holds all shared fields (palette, titles, axis params, legend/label settings) and the shared private helpers (render_color_core, render_color, set_axis_params, validate_input).

Users should not instantiate EncharterBase directly; use encharter() instead.

Public fields

xml

The raw xml2 object containing the chart space.

series_data

A list containing all added data series and their styles.

type

The default chart type for the object (e.g., "lineChart").

palette

A character vector of six-digit hex colors used for series when no explicit color is supplied. Defaults to the standard Office theme palette.

chart_title

Named list with elements text (character) and style (list of font/fill/line options) for the main chart title.

x_title

Named list with elements text and style for the primary X-axis title.

y_title

Named list with elements text and style for the primary Y-axis title.

chart_style

Named list controlling the outer chart area: fill (hex), line (hex), line_width (numeric).

plot_style

Named list controlling the inner plot area: fill (hex), line (hex), line_width (numeric).

label_params

Named list of global data label defaults: show_val, show_cat, show_legend_key (logicals), pos (character), style (list).

legend_params

Named list of legend defaults: pos (character), overlay ("0"/"1"), style (list).

axis_params

Named list with one entry per axis (x, x2, y, y2). Each entry is a named list of scaling, formatting, and style parameters. Modified via $set_x_axis(), etc.

Methods

Public methods

• EncharterBase$set_chart_title()

• EncharterBase$set_x_title()

• EncharterBase$set_y_title()

• EncharterBase$set_x_axis()

• EncharterBase$set_y_axis()

• EncharterBase$set_data_label_style()

• EncharterBase$set_legend_style()

• EncharterBase$set_chart_style()

• EncharterBase$set_plot_style()

• EncharterBase$print()

• EncharterBase$clone()

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EncharterBase$set_chart_title()

Set the chart's main title.

Usage

EncharterBase$set_chart_title(
  text,
  font_size = NULL,
  font_name = NULL,
  font_color = NULL,
  bold = NULL,
  italic = NULL,
  fill = NULL,
  line = NULL,
  line_width = NULL
)

Arguments

text

Title string. Accepts a plain character or an openxlsx2::fmt_txt() object for rich-text formatting.

font_size

Numeric font size in points (e.g. 14).

font_name

Font typeface name (e.g. "Arial").

font_color

Six-digit hex color for the title text (e.g. "FF0000" for red).

bold

Logical; TRUE renders the title in bold.

italic

Logical; TRUE renders the title in italics.

fill

Six-digit hex color for the title background box.

line

Six-digit hex color for the title border.

line_width

Numeric border width in points.

Examples

ec("line")$set_chart_title("Monthly Sales", font_size = 14, bold = TRUE)

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EncharterBase$set_x_title()

Set the primary X-axis title.

Usage

EncharterBase$set_x_title(
  text,
  font_size = NULL,
  font_name = NULL,
  font_color = NULL,
  bold = NULL,
  italic = NULL,
  fill = NULL,
  line = NULL,
  line_width = NULL
)

Arguments

text

Title string.

font_size

Numeric font size in points.

font_name

Font typeface name.

font_color

Six-digit hex color for the title text.

bold

Logical.

italic

Logical.

fill

Six-digit hex color for the title background box.

line

Six-digit hex color for the title border.

line_width

Numeric border width in points.

Examples

ec("line")$set_x_title("Month", font_color = "888888", italic = TRUE)

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EncharterBase$set_y_title()

Set the primary Y-axis title.

Usage

EncharterBase$set_y_title(
  text,
  font_size = NULL,
  font_name = NULL,
  font_color = NULL,
  bold = NULL,
  italic = NULL,
  fill = NULL,
  line = NULL,
  line_width = NULL
)

Arguments

text

Title string.

font_size

Numeric font size in points.

font_name

Font typeface name.

font_color

Six-digit hex color for the title text.

bold

Logical.

italic

Logical.

fill

Six-digit hex color for the title background box.

line

Six-digit hex color for the title border.

line_width

Numeric border width in points.

Examples

ec("line")$set_y_title("Revenue (USD)", bold = TRUE)

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EncharterBase$set_x_axis()

Set primary X-axis scaling, tick marks, and label formatting.

Usage

EncharterBase$set_x_axis(
  min = NULL,
  max = NULL,
  major = NULL,
  minor = NULL,
  major_time = NULL,
  minor_time = NULL,
  base_time = NULL,
  major_tick = NULL,
  minor_tick = NULL,
  format = NULL,
  log_base = NULL,
  color = NULL,
  font_name = NULL,
  font_size = NULL,
  bold = NULL,
  italic = NULL,
  font_color = NULL,
  rotation = NULL,
  grid_color = NULL,
  grid_lines = NULL,
  minor_grid_color = NULL,
  minor_grid_lines = NULL,
  cross_between = NULL,
  line_width = NULL,
  grid_width = NULL,
  minor_grid_width = NULL,
  crosses = NULL,
  crosses_at = NULL,
  label_pos = NULL
)

Arguments

min, max

Numeric axis limits.

major, minor

Numeric major/minor unit intervals. For date axes, unit is set by major_time/minor_time.

major_time, minor_time

Time unit for major/minor steps on date axes: "days", "months", or "years".

base_time

Base time unit for date axes: "days", "months", or "years".

major_tick, minor_tick

Tick mark style: "cross", "in", "out", or "none".

format

Number or date format string (e.g. "#,##0", "yyyy-mm-dd").

log_base

Numeric base for logarithmic scaling (e.g. 10).

color

Six-digit hex color for the axis line.

font_name

Font typeface name for tick labels.

font_size

Numeric label font size in points.

bold, italic

Logical font style for tick labels.

font_color

Six-digit hex color for axis tick labels. Defaults to color when not set.

rotation

Numeric label rotation in degrees.

grid_color, minor_grid_color

Six-digit hex colors for major/minor grid_lines.

grid_lines, minor_grid_lines

Show grid lines. TRUE/FALSE to toggle; or a dash style string ("dash", "dot", "dashDot", etc.) to show styled lines.

cross_between

Where the value axis crosses: "between" (default, between categories) or "midCat" (through categories).

line_width, grid_width, minor_grid_width

Numeric widths in points for the axis line, major grid lines, and minor grid lines respectively.

crosses

Where this axis crosses its perpendicular axis: "autoZero" (default), "min", or "max".

crosses_at

Numeric axis value at which to cross. Overrides crosses when supplied.

label_pos

Tick label position: "nextTo" (default), "high", "low", or "none".

Examples

ec("line")$set_x_axis(
  min = 0, max = 12,
  major_tick = "out",
  grid_lines = TRUE,
  font_color = "666666",
  rotation   = -45
)

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EncharterBase$set_y_axis()

Set primary Y-axis scaling, tick marks, and label formatting.

Usage

EncharterBase$set_y_axis(
  min = NULL,
  max = NULL,
  major = NULL,
  minor = NULL,
  major_time = NULL,
  minor_time = NULL,
  base_time = NULL,
  major_tick = NULL,
  minor_tick = NULL,
  format = NULL,
  log_base = NULL,
  color = NULL,
  font_name = NULL,
  font_size = NULL,
  bold = NULL,
  italic = NULL,
  font_color = NULL,
  rotation = NULL,
  grid_color = NULL,
  grid_lines = NULL,
  minor_grid_color = NULL,
  minor_grid_lines = NULL,
  cross_between = NULL,
  line_width = NULL,
  grid_width = NULL,
  minor_grid_width = NULL,
  crosses = NULL,
  crosses_at = NULL,
  label_pos = NULL
)

Arguments

min, max

Numeric axis limits.

major, minor

Numeric major/minor unit intervals.

major_time, minor_time

Time unit for date axes: "days", "months", or "years".

base_time

Base time unit for date axes.

major_tick, minor_tick

Tick mark style: "cross", "in", "out", or "none".

format

Number format string.

log_base

Numeric base for logarithmic scaling.

color

Six-digit hex color for the axis line.

font_name

Font typeface name.

font_size

Numeric label font size in points.

bold, italic

Logical font style.

font_color

Six-digit hex color for axis tick labels.

rotation

Numeric label rotation in degrees.

grid_color, minor_grid_color

Hex colors for major/minor grid lines.

grid_lines, minor_grid_lines

TRUE/FALSE or a dash style string.

cross_between

"between" or "midCat".

line_width, grid_width, minor_grid_width

Numeric widths in points.

crosses

"autoZero", "min", or "max".

crosses_at

Numeric crossing value; overrides crosses.

label_pos

"nextTo", "high", "low", or "none".

Examples

ec("bar")$set_y_axis(
  min        = 0,
  max        = 1000,
  major      = 200,
  format     = "#,##0",
  grid_lines = TRUE,
  grid_color = "DDDDDD"
)

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EncharterBase$set_data_label_style()

Configure global data label defaults for all series.

Per-series overrides can be set via the show_val/show_cat arguments in $add_series().

Usage

EncharterBase$set_data_label_style(
  show_val = TRUE,
  show_cat = FALSE,
  show_legend_key = FALSE,
  pos = "t",
  ...
)

Arguments

show_val

Logical; show the data point value. Default TRUE.

show_cat

Logical; show the category name. Default FALSE.

show_legend_key

Logical; show the series color swatch next to each label. Default FALSE.

pos

Label position: "t" (top, default), "b" (bottom), "l", "r", "ctr", "inEnd", "outEnd", "bestFit".

...

Additional font style arguments passed to the label text properties (e.g. font_size, font_color, bold).

Examples

ec("bar")$set_data_label_style(show_val = TRUE, pos = "outEnd", font_size = 9)

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EncharterBase$set_legend_style()

Configure the chart legend.

Usage

EncharterBase$set_legend_style(
  pos = "t",
  align = "ctr",
  overlay = FALSE,
  font_size = NULL,
  font_name = NULL,
  bold = NULL,
  italic = NULL,
  color = NULL
)

Arguments

pos

Legend position: "t", "b", "l", "r" (default), or "none" to hide.

align

Legend alignment relative to the chart: "ctr" (default), "min", or "max".

overlay

Logical; if TRUE the legend overlaps the plot area.

font_size

Numeric font size in points.

font_name

Font typeface name.

bold, italic

Logical font style.

color

Six-digit hex color for the legend text.

Examples

ec("line")$set_legend_style(pos = "b", font_size = 9)

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EncharterBase$set_chart_style()

Style the outer chart area (background and border).

Usage

EncharterBase$set_chart_style(fill = "FFFFFF", line = NULL, line_width = 1)

Arguments

fill

Six-digit hex color for the chart background. Default "FFFFFF".

line

Six-digit hex color for the chart border. NULL for no border.

line_width

Numeric border width in points. Default 1.

Examples

ec("bar")$set_chart_style(fill = "F5F5F5", line = "CCCCCC", line_width = 0.5)

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EncharterBase$set_plot_style()

Style the inner plot area (background and border).

Usage

EncharterBase$set_plot_style(fill = NULL, line = NULL, line_width = 1)

Arguments

fill

Six-digit hex color for the plot area background. NULL for transparent.

line

Six-digit hex color for the plot area border.

line_width

Numeric border width in points. Default 1.

Examples

ec("line")$set_plot_style(fill = "FAFAFA")

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EncharterBase$print()

Print a summary of the chart object.

Usage

EncharterBase$print()

Examples

ec("line")

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EncharterBase$clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

EncharterBase$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Examples

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_chart_title()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("line")$set_chart_title("Monthly Sales", font_size = 14, bold = TRUE)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_x_title()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("line")$set_x_title("Month", font_color = "888888", italic = TRUE)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_y_title()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("line")$set_y_title("Revenue (USD)", bold = TRUE)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_x_axis()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("line")$set_x_axis(
  min = 0, max = 12,
  major_tick = "out",
  grid_lines = TRUE,
  font_color = "666666",
  rotation   = -45
)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_y_axis()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("bar")$set_y_axis(
  min        = 0,
  max        = 1000,
  major      = 200,
  format     = "#,##0",
  grid_lines = TRUE,
  grid_color = "DDDDDD"
)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_data_label_style()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("bar")$set_data_label_style(show_val = TRUE, pos = "outEnd", font_size = 9)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_legend_style()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("line")$set_legend_style(pos = "b", font_size = 9)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_chart_style()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("bar")$set_chart_style(fill = "F5F5F5", line = "CCCCCC", line_width = 0.5)

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$set_plot_style()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("line")$set_plot_style(fill = "FAFAFA")

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `EncharterBase$print()`
## ------------------------------------------------

ec("line")
#> An encharter object
#> Number of Series: 0