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Lines : Properties to adjust Lines

# adjustBezier

Flag to automatically select the bezier line type. the bezier can start from the top or bottom (vertical), or from the side (horizontal). This will be based on the location of the two points joined by the line
Type: boolean
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# arrowHeadAngle

The angle for the head of the arrow
Type: float
Default: 22.5
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# arrowHeadSize

Size in pixels of the arrow head in arrow lines
Type: integer
Default: 10
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# arrowHeadType

Type for the head of the arrows
Type: string
Default: filledArc
Options: wire, filledStraight, filledArc, filledQuadratic, filledBezier
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# arrowHeadTypeOpen

Flag to use white fill for the arrow head
Type: boolean
Default: false
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# arrowQuadraticFactor

Factor to use to bend the quadratic lines
Type: float
Default: 2.3
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# capType

Default type of cap for lines
Type: string
Default: butt
Options: butt, round, square
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# dashLength

Size in pixels of the length of the dashes and the separation between the dashes in the dashed lines
Type: integer
Default: 8
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# dotLength

Size in pixels of the length between dots in the doted lines
Type: integer
Default: 1
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# joinType

Default type for joining lines
Type: string
Default: mitter
Options: mitter, bevel, round
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# lineThickness

Default thickness in pixels for the lines in line plots
Type: float
Default: 1
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

# outlineWidth

Default width in pixels for lines in networks and other line elements in all visualizations except for the lines in the line plots
Type: float
Default: 1
Used in: Area, AreaLine, Bar, BarLine, Boxplot, Circular, Correlation, DotLine, Dotplot, Fish, Gantt, Genome, Heatmap, Line, Map, Network, ParallelCoordinates, Pie, Sankey, Scatter2D, Scatter3D, ScatterBubble2D, Stacked, StackedLine, StackedPercent, StackedPercentLine, TagCloud, Tree, Treemap, Venn

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