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# QAbstractBarSeries Class

The QAbstractBarSeries class is an abstract parent class for all bar series classes. More...

Header: | `#include <QAbstractBarSeries>`
In QML: | AbstractBarSeries
Inherits: | QAbstractSeries
Inherited By: | QBarSeries, QHorizontalBarSeries, QHorizontalPercentBarSeries, QHorizontalStackedBarSeries, QPercentBarSeries, and QStackedBarSeries

- List of all members, including inherited members

## Public Types

enum | LabelsPosition { LabelsCenter, LabelsInsideEnd, LabelsInsideBase, LabelsOutsideEnd }

## Properties

barWidth : qreal count : int labelsAngle : qreal labelsFormat : QString | labelsPosition : LabelsPosition labelsPrecision : int labelsVisible : bool

## Public Functions

virtual | ~QAbstractBarSeries()
bool | append(QBarSet *set)
bool | append(const QList<QBarSet *> &sets)
QList<QBarSet *> | barSets() const
qreal | barWidth() const
void | clear()
int | count() const
bool | insert(int index, QBarSet *set)
bool | isLabelsVisible() const
qreal | labelsAngle() const
QString | labelsFormat() const
QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition | labelsPosition() const
int | labelsPrecision() const
bool | remove(QBarSet *set)
void | setBarWidth(qreal width)
void | setLabelsAngle(qreal angle)
void | setLabelsFormat(const QString &format)
void | setLabelsPosition(QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition position)
void | setLabelsPrecision(int precision)
void | setLabelsVisible(bool visible = true)
bool | take(QBarSet *set)

## Signals

void | barsetsAdded(const QList<QBarSet *> &sets)
void | barsetsRemoved(const QList<QBarSet *> &sets)
void | clicked(int index, QBarSet *barset)
void | countChanged()
void | doubleClicked(int index, QBarSet *barset)
void | hovered(bool status, int index, QBarSet *barset)
void | labelsAngleChanged(qreal angle)
void | labelsFormatChanged(const QString &format)
void | labelsPositionChanged(QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition position)
void | labelsPrecisionChanged(int precision)
void | labelsVisibleChanged()
void | pressed(int index, QBarSet *barset)
void | released(int index, QBarSet *barset)

## Detailed Description

In bar charts, bars are defined as bar sets that contain one data value for each category. The position of a bar is specified by the category and its height by the data value. Bar series that contain multiple bar sets group together bars that belong to the same category. The way the bars are displayed is determined by the subclass of this class chosen to create the bar chart.

If a QValueAxis is used instead of QBarCategoryAxis for the main bar axis, the bars are grouped around the index value of the category.

See the Charts with Widgets Gallery to learn how to use the QBarSeries class to create a simple bar chart.

See also QBarSet, QBarSeries, QStackedBarSeries, QPercentBarSeries, QHorizontalBarSeries, QHorizontalStackedBarSeries, and QHorizontalPercentBarSeries.

## Member Type Documentation

### enum QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition

This enum value describes the position of the data value labels:

Constant | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
`QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsCenter` | `0` | Label is located in the center of the bar.
`QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsInsideEnd` | `1` | Label is located inside the bar at the top.
`QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsInsideBase` | `2` | Label is located inside the bar at the bottom.
`QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsOutsideEnd` | `3` | Label is located outside the bar at the top.

## Property Documentation

### barWidth : qreal

This property holds the width of the bars of the series.

The unit of width is the unit of the x-axis. The minimum width for bars is zero, and negative values are treated as zero. Setting the width to zero means that the width of the bar on the screen is one pixel regardless of the scale of the x-axis. Bars wider than zero are scaled using the x-axis scale.

Note: When used with QBarSeries, this value specifies the width of a group of bars instead of that of a single bar.

Access functions:

qreal | barWidth() const
void | setBarWidth(qreal width)

See also QBarSeries.

### `[read-only]` count : int

This property holds the number of bar sets in a bar series.

Access functions:

int | count() const

Notifier signal:

void | countChanged()

### labelsAngle : qreal

This property holds the angle of the value labels in degrees.

Access functions:

qreal | labelsAngle() const
void | setLabelsAngle(qreal angle)

Notifier signal:

void | labelsAngleChanged(qreal angle)

### labelsFormat : QString

This property holds the format used for showing labels in a bar series.

QAbstractBarSeries supports the following format tag:

@value | The value of the bar

For example, the following usage of the format tags would produce labels that show the value followed by the unit (u):

     series->setLabelsFormat("@value u");

By default, the labels show the value of the bar. For the percent bar series, % is added after the value. The labels are shown on the plot area, if the bars are close to each other, the labels may overlap.

Access functions:

QString | labelsFormat() const
void | setLabelsFormat(const QString &format)

Notifier signal:

void | labelsFormatChanged(const QString &format)

See also labelsVisible, labelsPosition, and labelsPrecision.

### labelsPosition : LabelsPosition

This property holds the position of value labels.

Access functions:

QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition | labelsPosition() const
void | setLabelsPosition(QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition position)

Notifier signal:

void | labelsPositionChanged(QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition position)

See also labelsVisible and labelsFormat.

### labelsPrecision : int

This property holds the maximum amount of significant digits shown in value labels.

Default value is 6.

Access functions:

int | labelsPrecision() const
void | setLabelsPrecision(int precision)

Notifier signal:

void | labelsPrecisionChanged(int precision)

### labelsVisible : bool

This property holds the visibility of the labels in a bar series.

Access functions:

bool | isLabelsVisible() const
void | setLabelsVisible(bool visible = true)

Notifier signal:

void | labelsVisibleChanged()

## Member Function Documentation

### `[virtual noexcept]` QAbstractBarSeries::~QAbstractBarSeries()

Removes the abstract bar series and the bar sets owned by it.

### bool QAbstractBarSeries::append(QBarSet *set)

Adds a set of bars specified by set to the bar series and takes ownership of it. If the set is null or it already belongs to the series, it will not be appended. Returns `true` if appending succeeded.

### bool QAbstractBarSeries::append(const QList<QBarSet *> &sets)

Adds a list of bar sets specified by sets to a bar series and takes ownership of the sets. Returns `true` if all sets were appended successfully. If any of the sets is null or was previously appended to the series, nothing is appended and this function returns `false`. If any of the sets appears in the list more than once, nothing is appended and this function returns `false`.

### QList<QBarSet *> QAbstractBarSeries::barSets() const

Returns a list of bar sets in a bar series. Keeps the ownership of the bar sets.

### qreal QAbstractBarSeries::barWidth() const

Returns the width of the bars of the series.

Note: Getter function for property barWidth.

See also setBarWidth().

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::barsetsAdded(const QList<QBarSet *> &sets)

This signal is emitted when the bar sets specified by sets are added to the series.

See also append() and insert().

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::barsetsRemoved(const QList<QBarSet *> &sets)

This signal is emitted when the bar sets specified by sets are removed from the series.

See also remove().

### void QAbstractBarSeries::clear()

Removes all bar sets from the series and permanently deletes them.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::clicked(int index, QBarSet *barset)

This signal is emitted when the user clicks the bar specified by index in the bar set specified by barset.

### int QAbstractBarSeries::count() const

Returns the number of bar sets in a bar series.

Note: Getter function for property count.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::countChanged()

This signal is emitted when the number of bar sets is changed, for example by append() or remove().

Note: Notifier signal for property count.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::doubleClicked(int index, QBarSet *barset)

This signal is emitted when the user double-clicks the bar specified by index in the bar set specified by barset.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::hovered(bool status, int index, QBarSet *barset)

This signal is emitted when a mouse is hovered over the bar specified by index in the bar set specified by barset. When the mouse moves over the bar, status turns `true`, and when the mouse moves away again, it turns `false`.

### bool QAbstractBarSeries::insert(int index, QBarSet *set)

Inserts a bar set specified by set to a series at the position specified by index and takes ownership of the set. If the set is null or already belongs to the series, it will not be appended. Returns `true` if inserting succeeds.

### bool QAbstractBarSeries::isLabelsVisible() const

Returns the visibility of labels.

Note: Getter function for property labelsVisible.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::labelsAngleChanged(qreal angle)

This signal is emitted when the angle of the value labels changes.

Note: Notifier signal for property labelsAngle.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::labelsFormatChanged(const QString &format)

This signal is emitted when the format of data value labels changes.

Note: Notifier signal for property labelsFormat.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::labelsPositionChanged(QAbstractBarSeries::LabelsPosition position)

This signal is emitted when the position of value labels changes.

Note: Notifier signal for property labelsPosition.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::labelsPrecisionChanged(int precision)

This signal is emitted when the precision of the value labels changes.

Note: Notifier signal for property labelsPrecision.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::labelsVisibleChanged()

This signal is emitted when the labels' visibility changes.

Note: Notifier signal for property labelsVisible.

See also isLabelsVisible() and setLabelsVisible().

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::pressed(int index, QBarSet *barset)

This signal is emitted when the user clicks the bar specified by index in the bar set specified by barset and holds down the mouse button.

### `[signal]` void QAbstractBarSeries::released(int index, QBarSet *barset)

This signal is emitted when the user releases the mouse press on the bar specified by index in the bar set specified by barset.

### bool QAbstractBarSeries::remove(QBarSet *set)

Removes the bar set specified by set from the series and permanently deletes it if the removal succeeds. Returns `true` if the set was removed.

### void QAbstractBarSeries::setBarWidth(qreal width)

Sets the width of the bars of the series to width.

Note: Setter function for property barWidth.

See also barWidth().

### void QAbstractBarSeries::setLabelsVisible(bool visible = true)

Sets the visibility of labels in a bar series to visible.

Note: Setter function for property labelsVisible.

See also isLabelsVisible().

### bool QAbstractBarSeries::take(QBarSet *set)

Takes a single set from the series. Does not delete the bar set object.

Note: The series remains the barset's parent object. You must set the parent object to take full ownership.

Returns `true` if the take operation succeeds.