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JavaScript D3.js Selections with D3.js SVG

Lindsay Grizzard
Lindsay Grizzard
6,403 Points
Posted by Lindsay Grizzard
Lindsay Grizzard
6,403 Points

Select the svg element and append an SVG circle.

Confused... oh D3

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title></title>
</head>

<body>
  <svg width="500" height="800">
  </svg>
  <script src="js/d3.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    function createSVG() {
            mySVG = d3.select('svg'); 
            mySVG.append('circle');
        };

  </script>
</body>

2 Answers

Mahdi Hamdi
Mahdi Hamdi
5,802 Points
Mahdi Hamdi
Mahdi Hamdi
5,802 Points

You need to call your function in order to be executed.

<script type="text/javascript"> function createSVG() { mySVG = d3.select('svg'); mySVG.append('circle'); }; createSVG(); </script>