Chart class for the YUI Charts widget.
                    
                        
                        Constructor
                        
                            
                                YAHOO.widget.Chart
                                
                                    (
  
                                        
                                                
                                                type
                                                , 
                                                containerId
                                                , 
                                                dataSource
                                                , 
                                                attributes
                                    )
                                
                                
                                        
                                            - Parameters:
- 
                                                    type
                                                    <String> 
                                                    The char type. May be "line", "column", "bar", or "pie"
- 
                                                    containerId
                                                    <HTMLElement> 
                                                    Container element for the Flash Player instance.
- 
                                                    dataSource
                                                    <YAHOO.util.DataSource> 
                                                    DataSource instance.
- 
                                                    attributes
                                                    <object> 
                                                    (optional) Object literal of configuration values.
 
                             
                         
                     
                        
                            Properties
                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Storage for the dataSource attribute.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Storage for the dataTipFunction attribute.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Indicates whether all attributes have been set and
the dataSource may be passed to the SWF.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            The id returned from the DataSource's setInterval function.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            The time, in ms, between requests for data.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    _request
                                        - private object
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Storage for the request attribute.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Storage for the series attribute.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    _type
                                        - private String
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            The type of this chart instance.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    Chart.SWFURL
                                        - private static final object
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Storage for the dataTipFunction attribute.
                                        
                                     
     
                                        
                                    
                                        Default Value: "assets/charts.swf"
                                    
        
                                    
                                     
                             
                         
                        
                            Methods
                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _getCategoryNames
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Getter for the categoryNames attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _getDataSource
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Getter for the dataSource attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _getDataTipFunction
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Getter for the dataTipFunction attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _getPolling
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Getter for the polling attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _getRequest
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Getter for the request attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _getSeriesDefs
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Getter for the series attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _initAttributes
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Initializes the attributes.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _loadDataHandler
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Called when the DataSource receives new data. The series definitions are used
to build a data provider for the SWF chart.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _loadHandler
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Called when the SWF is ready for communication. Sets the type, initializes
the styles, and sets the DataSource.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _refreshData
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sends the request to the DataSource.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _setCategoryNames
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Setter for the categoryNames attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _setDataSource
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Setter for the dataSource attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _setDataTipFunction
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Setter for the dataTipFunction attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _setPolling
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Setter for the polling attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _setRequest
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Setter for the request attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                         private 
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            _setSeriesDefs
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Setter for the series attribute.
                                        
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            setSeriesStyles
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         styles
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sets the styles on all series in the Chart.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            styles <Array>Initializer for all Chart series styles.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        void
                                                    
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            setStyle
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         name
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         value
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Sets a single style value on the Chart instance.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            name <String>Name of the Chart style value to change.
- 
                                                            value <Object>New value to pass to the Chart style.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        void
                                                    
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        void
                                            setStyles
                                           (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         styles
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Resets all styles on the Chart instance.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            styles <Object>Initializer for all Chart styles.
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        void
                                                    
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        String
                                            toString
                                           (
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Public accessor to the unique name of the Chart instance.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Returns:
                                                    
                                                        String
                                                    
- Unique name of the Chart instance.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                             
                         
                        
                            Events
                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            beforeCategoryNamesChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires before the value for the configuration attribute 'categoryNames' changes. Return false to cancel the attribute change.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the current attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            beforeDataSourceChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires before the value for the configuration attribute 'dataSource' changes. Return false to cancel the attribute change.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the current attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            beforeDataTipFunctionChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires before the value for the configuration attribute 'dataTipFunction' changes. Return false to cancel the attribute change.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the current attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            beforePollingChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires before the value for the configuration attribute 'polling' changes. Return false to cancel the attribute change.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the current attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            beforeRequestChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires before the value for the configuration attribute 'request' changes. Return false to cancel the attribute change.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the current attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            beforeSeriesChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires before the value for the configuration attribute 'series' changes. Return false to cancel the attribute change.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the current attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            categoryNamesChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'categoryNames' changes.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            dataSourceChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'dataSource' changes.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            dataTipFunctionChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'dataTipFunction' changes.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            itemClickEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         event.type
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.item
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.seriesIndex
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.x
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.y
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the user clicks an item renderer in the chart with the mouse.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            event.type <String>The event type
- 
                                                            event.item <Object>The data displayed by the renderer
- 
                                                            event.index <Number>The position within the series that the item appears.
- 
                                                            event.seriesIndex <Number>The position within the series definition that the series appears.
- 
                                                            event.x <Number>The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
- 
                                                            event.y <Number>The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            itemDoubleClickEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         event.type
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.item
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.seriesIndex
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.x
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.y
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the user double-clicks an item renderer in the chart with the mouse.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            event.type <String>The event type
- 
                                                            event.item <Object>The data displayed by the renderer
- 
                                                            event.index <Number>The position within the series that the item appears.
- 
                                                            event.seriesIndex <Number>The position within the series definition that the series appears.
- 
                                                            event.x <Number>The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
- 
                                                            event.y <Number>The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            itemDragEndEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         event.type
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.item
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.seriesIndex
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.x
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.y
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the user releases the mouse during a drag action.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            event.type <String>The event type
- 
                                                            event.item <Object>The data displayed by the renderer
- 
                                                            event.index <Number>The position within the series that the item appears.
- 
                                                            event.seriesIndex <Number>The position within the series definition that the series appears.
- 
                                                            event.x <Number>The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
- 
                                                            event.y <Number>The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            itemDragEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         event.type
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.item
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.seriesIndex
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.x
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.y
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the user moves the mouse during a drag action.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            event.type <String>The event type
- 
                                                            event.item <Object>The data displayed by the renderer
- 
                                                            event.index <Number>The position within the series that the item appears.
- 
                                                            event.seriesIndex <Number>The position within the series definition that the series appears.
- 
                                                            event.x <Number>The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
- 
                                                            event.y <Number>The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            itemDragStartEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         event.type
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.item
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.seriesIndex
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.x
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.y
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the user presses the mouse down on an item to initiate a drag action.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            event.type <String>The event type
- 
                                                            event.item <Object>The data displayed by the renderer
- 
                                                            event.index <Number>The position within the series that the item appears.
- 
                                                            event.seriesIndex <Number>The position within the series definition that the series appears.
- 
                                                            event.x <Number>The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
- 
                                                            event.y <Number>The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            itemMouseOutEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         event.type
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.item
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.seriesIndex
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.x
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.y
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the user moves the mouse out of the bounds of an item renderer in the chart.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            event.type <String>The event type
- 
                                                            event.item <Object>The data displayed by the renderer
- 
                                                            event.index <Number>The position within the series that the item appears.
- 
                                                            event.seriesIndex <Number>The position within the series definition that the series appears.
- 
                                                            event.x <Number>The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
- 
                                                            event.y <Number>The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            itemMouseOverEvent
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         event.type
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.item
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.index
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.seriesIndex
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.x
                                                    
                                                
                                                        , 
                                                         event.y
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the user moves the mouse over the bounds of an item renderer in the chart.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            event.type <String>The event type
- 
                                                            event.item <Object>The data displayed by the renderer
- 
                                                            event.index <Number>The position within the series that the item appears.
- 
                                                            event.seriesIndex <Number>The position within the series definition that the series appears.
- 
                                                            event.x <Number>The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
- 
                                                            event.y <Number>The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            pollingChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'polling' changes.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            requestChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'request' changes.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            seriesChange
                                            (
                                                
                                                        
                                                         eventInfo
                                                    
                                                
                                            )
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'series' changes.
                                        
                                        
                                                
                                                    - Parameters:
- 
                                                            eventInfo <{oldValue: any, newValue: any}>An object containing the previous attribute value and the new value.
 
                                     
                                    
                                     
                             
                         
                        
                            Configuration Attributes
                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Defines the names of the categories to be displayed in the Chart..
                                        
                                     
 
     
                                    
                                             
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            The DataSource instance to display in the Chart.
                                        
                                     
 
     
                                    
                                             
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            The string representation of a globally-accessible function
that may be called by the SWF to generate the datatip text for a Chart's item.
                                        
                                     
 
     
                                    
                                             
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            A numeric value indicating the number of milliseconds between
polling requests to the DataSource.
                                        
                                     
 
     
                                    
                                             
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Request to be sent to the Chart's DataSource.
                                        
                                     
 
     
                                    
                                             
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Defines the series to be displayed by the Chart.