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BarChart

Draws a bar chart.

Examples

Live example

BarChart 1

import flet as ft

def main(page: ft.Page):
chart = ft.BarChart(
bar_groups=[
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=0,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=40,
width=40,
color=ft.Colors.AMBER,
tooltip="Apple",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=1,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=100,
width=40,
color=ft.Colors.BLUE,
tooltip="Blueberry",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=2,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=30,
width=40,
color=ft.Colors.RED,
tooltip="Cherry",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=3,
bar_rods=[
ft.BarChartRod(
from_y=0,
to_y=60,
width=40,
color=ft.Colors.ORANGE,
tooltip="Orange",
border_radius=0,
),
],
),
],
border=ft.border.all(1, ft.Colors.GREY_400),
left_axis=ft.ChartAxis(
labels_size=40, title=ft.Text("Fruit supply"), title_size=40
),
bottom_axis=ft.ChartAxis(
labels=[
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=0, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Apple"), padding=10)
),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=1, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Blueberry"), padding=10)
),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=2, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Cherry"), padding=10)
),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(
value=3, label=ft.Container(ft.Text("Orange"), padding=10)
),
],
labels_size=40,
),
horizontal_grid_lines=ft.ChartGridLines(
color=ft.Colors.GREY_300, width=1, dash_pattern=[3, 3]
),
tooltip_bgcolor=ft.Colors.with_opacity(0.5, ft.Colors.GREY_300),
max_y=110,
interactive=True,
expand=True,
)

page.add(chart)

ft.app(main)

BarChart 2

import flet as ft

class SampleRod(ft.BarChartRod):
def __init__(self, y: float, hovered: bool = False):
super().__init__()
self.hovered = hovered
self.y = y

def _before_build_command(self):
self.to_y = self.y + 1 if self.hovered else self.y
self.color = ft.Colors.YELLOW if self.hovered else ft.Colors.WHITE
self.border_side = (
ft.BorderSide(width=1, color=ft.Colors.GREEN_400)
if self.hovered
else ft.BorderSide(width=0, color=ft.Colors.WHITE)
)
super()._before_build_command()

def _build(self):
self.tooltip = str(self.y)
self.width = 22
self.color = ft.Colors.WHITE
self.bg_to_y = 20
self.bg_color = ft.Colors.GREEN_300


def main(page: ft.Page):
def on_chart_event(e: ft.BarChartEvent):
for group_index, group in enumerate(chart.bar_groups):
for rod_index, rod in enumerate(group.bar_rods):
rod.hovered = e.group_index == group_index and e.rod_index == rod_index
chart.update()

chart = ft.BarChart(
bar_groups=[
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=0,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=1,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(6.5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=2,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=3,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(7.5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=4,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(9)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=5,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(11.5)],
),
ft.BarChartGroup(
x=6,
bar_rods=[SampleRod(6)],
),
],
bottom_axis=ft.ChartAxis(
labels=[
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=0, label=ft.Text("M")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=1, label=ft.Text("T")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=2, label=ft.Text("W")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=3, label=ft.Text("T")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=4, label=ft.Text("F")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=5, label=ft.Text("S")),
ft.ChartAxisLabel(value=6, label=ft.Text("S")),
],
),
on_chart_event=on_chart_event,
interactive=True,
)

page.add(
ft.Container(
chart, bgcolor=ft.Colors.GREEN_200, padding=10, border_radius=5, expand=True
)
)

ft.app(main)

BarChart properties

animate

Controls chart implicit animation.

Value is of AnimationValue type.

bar_groups

The list of BarChartGroup to draw.

baseline_y

Baseline value for Y axis.

Defaults to 0.

bgcolor

Background color of the chart.

border

The border around the chart.

Value is of type Border.

bottom_axis

Configures the appearance of the bottom axis, its title and labels. The value is the instance of ChartAxis class.

groups_space

A gap between bar groups.

horizontal_grid_lines

Controls drawing of chart's horizontal lines.

Value is of type ChartGridLines.

interactive

Enables automatic tooltips when hovering chart bars.

left_axis

Configures the appearance of the left axis, its title and labels.

Value is of type ChartAxis.

max_y

Configures the maximum displayed value for Y axis.

min_y

Configures the minimum displayed value for Y axis.

right_axis

Configures the appearance of the right axis, its title and labels. The value is the instance of ChartAxis class.

top_axis

Configures the appearance of the top axis, its title and labels. The value is the instance of ChartAxis class.

tooltip_bgcolor

Background color of tooltips.

tooltip_border_side

The tooltip border side.

tooltip_direction

Controls showing tooltip on top or bottom, default is auto.

tooltip_fit_inside_horizontally

Forces the tooltip to shift horizontally inside the chart, if overflow happens.

Value is of type bool.

tooltip_fit_inside_vertically

Forces the tooltip to shift vertically inside the chart, if overflow happens.

Value is of type bool.

tooltip_horizontal_offset

Applies horizontal offset for showing tooltip.

Defaults to 0.

tooltip_margin

Applies a bottom margin for showing tooltip on top of rods.

tooltip_max_content_width

Restricts the tooltip's width.

tooltip_padding

Applies a padding for showing contents inside the tooltip.

tooltip_rounded_radius

Sets a rounded radius for the tooltip.

tooltip_rotate_angle

The rotation angle of the tooltip.

vertical_grid_lines

Controls drawing of chart's vertical lines.

Value is of type ChartGridLines.

BarChart events

on_chart_event

Fires when a bar is hovered or clicked.

Event handler receives an instance of BarChartEvent.