# Class: BasePlatform

# Hierarchy

# Constructors

# constructor

new BasePlatform()

# Methods

# acquireContext

acquireContext(canvas, options?): CanvasRenderingContext2D

Called at chart construction time, returns a context2d instance implementing the W3C Canvas 2D Context API standard (opens new window).

# Parameters

Name Type Description
canvas HTMLCanvasElement The canvas from which to acquire context (platform specific)
options? CanvasRenderingContext2DSettings The chart options

# Returns

CanvasRenderingContext2D

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2057 (opens new window)


# addEventListener

addEventListener(chart, type, listener): void

Registers the specified listener on the given chart.

# Parameters

Name Type Description
chart Chart<keyof ChartTypeRegistry, (number | ScatterDataPoint | BubbleDataPoint)[], unknown> Chart from which to listen for event
type string The (ChartEvent) type to listen for
listener (e: ChartEvent) => void Receives a notification (an object that implements the ChartEvent interface) when an event of the specified type occurs.

# Returns

void

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2075 (opens new window)


# getDevicePixelRatio

getDevicePixelRatio(): number

# Returns

number

the current devicePixelRatio of the device this platform is connected to.

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2086 (opens new window)


# getMaximumSize

getMaximumSize(canvas, width?, height?, aspectRatio?): Object

# Parameters

Name Type Description
canvas HTMLCanvasElement The canvas for which to calculate the maximum size
width? number -
height? number -
aspectRatio? number -

# Returns

Object

the maximum size available.

Name Type
height number
width number

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2094 (opens new window)


# isAttached

isAttached(canvas): boolean

# Parameters

Name Type
canvas HTMLCanvasElement

# Returns

boolean

true if the canvas is attached to the platform, false if not.

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2099 (opens new window)


# releaseContext

releaseContext(context): boolean

Called at chart destruction time, releases any resources associated to the context previously returned by the acquireContext() method.

# Parameters

Name Type Description
context CanvasRenderingContext2D The context2d instance

# Returns

boolean

true if the method succeeded, else false

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2067 (opens new window)


# removeEventListener

removeEventListener(chart, type, listener): void

Removes the specified listener previously registered with addEventListener.

# Parameters

Name Type Description
chart Chart<keyof ChartTypeRegistry, (number | ScatterDataPoint | BubbleDataPoint)[], unknown> Chart from which to remove the listener
type string The (ChartEvent) type to remove
listener (e: ChartEvent) => void The listener function to remove from the event target.

# Returns

void

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2082 (opens new window)


# updateConfig

updateConfig(config): void

Updates config with platform specific requirements

# Parameters

Name Type
config ChartConfiguration<keyof ChartTypeRegistry, (number | ScatterDataPoint | BubbleDataPoint)[], unknown> | ChartConfigurationCustomTypesPerDataset<keyof ChartTypeRegistry, (number | ScatterDataPoint | BubbleDataPoint)[], unknown>

# Returns

void

# Defined in

index.esm.d.ts:2104 (opens new window)