User Guide

76 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
cfchartseries
Description
Used with the cfchart tag. This tag defines the style in which chart data displays: bar, line, pie,
and so on.
Category
Data output tags, Extensibility tags
Syntax
<cfchartseries
type="type"
query="queryName"
itemColumn="queryColumn"
valueColumn="queryColumn"
seriesLabel="Label Text"
seriesColor="Hex value or Web color"
paintStyle="plain, raise, shade, light"
markerStyle="style"
colorlist = "list">
</cfchartseries>
See also
cfchart, cfchartdata
History
ColdFusion MX 6.1: Changed interpolation behavior: the tag now interpolates data points on
line charts with multiple series.
ColdFusion MX: Added this tag.
Attributes
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
type Required Sets the chart display style:
• bar
• line
• pyramid
• area
• cone
• curve
• cylinder
• step
• scatter
• pie
query Optional Name of ColdFusion query from which to get data.
itemColumn Required if
query
attribute is
specified
Name of a column in the query specified in the
query
attribute; contains the item label for a data point to
graph.
valueColumn Required if
query
attribute is
specified
Name of a column in the query specified in the
query
attribute; contains data values to graph.