Hover over elements to reveal D3.js tool tips

Currently, I am utilizing a tutorial for graph tooltips and finding it to be very effective:

http://bl.ocks.org/d3noob/c37cb8e630aaef7df30d

It is working seamlessly for me!

However, I have encountered a slight problem...

In the tutorial, the graph displays black dots on the line...

I would prefer the tooltips and black dots to only show up when I hover over them, rather than constantly displaying.

Is there a way to achieve this desired behavior?

Answer №1

After updating the answer, here is the code snippet for handling mouseout event:

https://plnkr.co/edit/9Ej1MYpGqxBdeWO2FUNO?p=preview
.on("mouseover", function(d) {
// Highlight the selected circle
  d3.select(this)
    .transition()
    .duration(200)
    .style("opacity", 0.9);

.on('mouseout', function(d) {
    // Hide the circle
    d3.select(this)
      .transition()
      .duration(100)
      .style("opacity", 0);
    // Hide the tooltip
    d3.selectAll(".tooltip")
      .transition()
      .duration(100)
      .style("opacity", 0); 

For proper usage of mouseout, adjust the tooltip position slightly higher and move the entire svg down a bit:

div.html(
    '<a href= "http://google.com">' + 
    formatTime(d.date) +
    "</a>" + 
    "<br/>"  + d.close)  
    .style("left", (d3.event.pageX) + "px")          
    .style("top", (d3.event.pageY - 42) + "px");
var margin = {top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 30, left: 50}, 

Since mouseout can be abrupt, consider increasing the circle radius for a smoother user experience:

svg.selectAll("dot")                                   
    .data(data)                                         
    .enter().append("circle")                               
    .attr("r", 8)   

Alternatively, you may find it better to work without mouseout for a more intuitive interaction:

View the old working example here: https://plnkr.co/edit/IitMgKW0jDYlWifokcZB?p=preview

To implement this, add the following code within .on("mouseover", function(d):

    .on("mouseover", function(d) {
    // Hide other circles
      d3.selectAll('circle')
        .style("opacity", 0);
    // Highlight the selected circle
      d3.select(this)
        .transition()
        .duration(200)
        .style("opacity", 0.9);

It's important to note that using mouseout in this scenario won't be effective due to overlapping circles and tooltip.

Answer №2

Check out this minimalistic d3 tooltip code example!

https://github.com/exampleuser/d3-tooltip/

function customTooltip(tipName){

"use strict";

var tooltip = {};
tooltip.name = tipName ? tipName : "customTooltip";
tooltip.width = 0;    // tooltip width
tooltip.height = 0;    // tooltip height

tooltip.tipNode = d3.select("body").append("div") // tooltip HTML element
    .attr("class", tooltip.name)
    .style("opacity", 1e-6)
    .style("position", "absolute");

tooltip.onMouseOver = function(htmlContent) {
    /** @param {string} htmlContent - Content for the tooltip */
    tooltip.tipNode.html(htmlContent)
        .transition()
        .duration(300)
        .style("opacity", 1);

    /** Calculate width & height of tooltip after setting inner HTML */
    tooltip.calculateSize();
};

tooltip.onMouseMove = function(){
    tooltip.tipNode.style("left", (d3.event.pageX - tooltip.width/2) + "px")
        .style("top", (d3.event.pageY - tooltip.height - 5) + "px")
        .style("opacity", 1);
};

tooltip.onMouseOut = function() {
    tooltip.tipNode.transition()
        .duration(300)
        .style("opacity", 1e-6)
        .each("end", function(){
            tooltip.tipNode.html("");
        });
};

/** Calculate width and height of the tooltip and assign values to width & height properties of the Tooltip object */
tooltip.calculateSize = function(){
    var size = tooltip.tipNode.node().getBoundingClientRect();
    tooltip.width = size.width;
    tooltip.height = size.height;
};

return tooltip;
}

Answer №3

Eric mentioned in the comments that this method may not be the most user-friendly, but if you're interested, here's how it can be done:

To start, adjust the opacity of the circles by setting it to 0:

.attr("opacity", 0)

Next, when the mouse moves over:

.on("mouseover", function(d) {
  d3.select(this).attr("opacity", 1);
  div.transition()//add the remaining code

Remember to add a mouse out function to make the circles transparent again:

.on("mouseout", function(d) {
  d3.select(this).attr("opacity", 0);

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