Integrate Charts and Conditional Rendering

1. Install the chart library of UI5 Web Components for React.

    npm install @ui5/webcomponents-react-charts --save
   

2. Then, import LineChart and BarChart into MyApp.jsx.

   import { BarChart, LineChart } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react-charts";
   

1. Start with the LineChart. You can add it underneath the Text component. Then pass the dimensions and measures prop with an empty array as value.

   <Text style={spacing.sapUiContentPadding}>
     This is the content area of the Card
   </Text>
   <LineChart measures={[]} dimensions={[]} />
   

   Now you should see a placeholder for the LineChart within the Card content. The reason for this is that the chart has not received any data and therefore the placeholder is displayed.

2. Add data to your component (right above the return statement).

   const dataset = [
     {
       month: "January",
       data: 65
     },
     {
       month: "February",
       data: 59
     },
     {
       month: "March",
       data: 80
     },
     {
       month: "April",
       data: 81
     },
     {
       month: "May",
       data: 56
     },
     {
       month: "June",
       data: 55
     },
     {
       month: "July",
       data: 40
     }
   ];
   

3. Now add the dataset to your LineChart and configure the dimensions and measures props.

   <LineChart
     dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
     measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
     dataset={dataset}
   />
   

   Congratulation, you implemented your first Chart component.

   

4. Add a BarChart to the Card.

   We want the same data just with a different representation, therefore you can use the same props as you did with the LineChart.

   <BarChart
     dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
     measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
     dataset={dataset}
   />
   

   Two charts are rendered now with equal datasets but different representation.

Your MyApp.jsx component should look like this:

import React from "react";
import { Card, Text } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react";
import { spacing } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react-base";
import { BarChart, LineChart } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react-charts";

export function MyApp() {
  const handleHeaderClick = () => {
    alert("Header clicked");
  };
  const dataset = [
    {
      month: "January",
      data: 65
    },
    {
      month: "February",
      data: 59
    },
    {
      month: "March",
      data: 80
    },
    {
      month: "April",
      data: 81
    },
    {
      month: "May",
      data: 56
    },
    {
      month: "June",
      data: 55
    },
    {
      month: "July",
      data: 40
    }
  ];
  return (
    <div>
      <Card
        heading="Card"
        style={{ width: "300px" }}
        headerInteractive
        onHeaderClick={handleHeaderClick}
      >
        <Text style={spacing.sapUiContentPadding}>
          This is the content area of the Card
        </Text>
        <LineChart
          dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
          measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
          dataset={dataset}
        />
        <BarChart
          dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
          measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
          dataset={dataset}
        />
      </Card>
    </div>
  );
}

Two charts in one Card is a bit too much, don’t you think? It would be nicer if the charts could be toggled by clicking on the header. Let’s implement that!

1. First add a state. It should control, which chart is going to be rendered. Use the State Hook logic to implement the state and set "lineChart" as default value. Don’t forget to import useState from React, otherwise you will get an error.

   • Import the useState function in the header of the MyApp.jsx file (replace the current import of React).

       import React, { useState } from "react";
     

   • Use the useState function in the right after you start to define the MyApp function (before the click handler).

       const [toggleCharts, setToggleCharts] = useState("lineChart");
     

2. By clicking on the Card header the state should be set corresponding to the chart which should be displayed.

   Rewrite your handleHeaderClick function so it will handle this logic.

   const handleHeaderClick = () => {
     if (toggleCharts === "lineChart") {
       setToggleCharts("barChart");
     } else {
       setToggleCharts("lineChart");
     }
   };
   

3. To only render the current chart, add the following lines to the render of the component:

   <Card
       heading="Card"
       style={{ width: "300px" }}
       headerInteractive
       onHeaderClick={handleHeaderClick}>
       <Text style={spacing.sapUiContentPadding}>
           This is the content area of the Card
       </Text>
       {toggleCharts === "lineChart" ? (
         <LineChart
           dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
           measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
           dataset={dataset}
         />
       ) : (
         <BarChart
           dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
           measures={[{ accessor: "data" }]}
           dataset={dataset}
         />
       )}
   </Card>
   

   Done! Now you can toggle between charts by clicking on the header of the Card.

4. You can further improve your Card component by using the avatar prop and adding an Icon to it.

   Add the following import to your component:

   import { Card, Text, Icon } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react";
   

   And the avatar prop, which receives an Icon as value, to the Card component:

   <Card
     avatar={<Icon name="line-chart" />}
     ...
   </Card>
   

   To reduce bundle size, Icons need to be imported manually. As we used a line-chart add this to your imports.

   import '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/line-chart.js';
   

   The Icons should also be conditionally rendered. Luckily this is easy. First add the bar-chart import:

   import '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/horizontal-bar-chart.js';
   

   Then change the name prop of the Icon to the following:

   <Card
      avatar={ <Icon name={ toggleCharts === "lineChart" ? "line-chart" : "horizontal-bar-chart" } /> }
      ...
    >
   

   Now the Card also changes the Icon by clicking on the header.

   

If something went wrong you can compare your component to this code snippet:

import React, { useState } from "react";
import { Card, Text, Icon } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react";
import { spacing } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react-base";
import { BarChart, LineChart } from "@ui5/webcomponents-react-charts";
import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/line-chart.js";
import "@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/horizontal-bar-chart.js";

export function MyApp() {
  const [toggleCharts, setToggleCharts] = useState("lineChart");
  const handleHeaderClick = () => {
    if (toggleCharts === "lineChart") {
      setToggleCharts("barChart");
    } else {
      setToggleCharts("lineChart");
    }
  };
  const dataset = [
    {
      month: "January",
      data: 65
    },
    {
      month: "February",
      data: 59
    },
    {
      month: "March",
      data: 80
    },
    {
      month: "April",
      data: 81
    },
    {
      month: "May",
      data: 56
    },
    {
      month: "June",
      data: 55
    },
    {
      month: "July",
      data: 40
    }
  ];
  return (
    <div>
      <Card
        avatar={
          <Icon
            name={
              toggleCharts === "lineChart"
                ? "line-chart"
                : "horizontal-bar-chart"
            }
          />
        }
        heading="Card"
        style={{ width: "300px" }}
        headerInteractive
        onHeaderClick={handleHeaderClick}
      >
        <Text style={spacing.sapUiContentPadding}>
          This is the content area of the Card
        </Text>
        {toggleCharts === "lineChart" ? (
          <LineChart
            dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
            measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
            dataset={dataset}
          />
        ) : (
          <BarChart
            dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
            measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
            dataset={dataset}
          />
        )}
      </Card>
    </div>
  );
}

One of the main advantages of React is how UI updates are handled. React will only re-render the component if the state of the component has changed. So it will not update the whole UI, but only the component that is affected by changes.

1. In order to demonstrate this behavior, add a new state (right after the definition of the previous state).

     const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   

2. Then edit your handleHeaderClick function like this:

   const handleHeaderClick = () => {
       if (toggleCharts === "lineChart") {
         setLoading(true);
         setTimeout(() => {
           setLoading(false);
           setToggleCharts("barChart");
         }, 2000);
       } else {
         setLoading(true);
         setTimeout(() => {
           setLoading(false);
           setToggleCharts("lineChart");
         }, 2000);
       }
   };
   

3. Add loading to both of your charts.

   <LineChart
     dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
     measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
     dataset={dataset}
     loading={loading}
   />
   

   <BarChart
     dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
     measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
     dataset={dataset}
     loading={loading}
   />
   

This updates the component every time you switch between charts and simulates a data call.

As you can see, only the component affected by the state is updated, and the rest stays the same. If you’re working with data, you most probably will need a loading indicator. All UI5 web components that are able to display data have a loading prop and therefore also a loading indicator.

To make your Card look cleaner and to give the user the information that the header is clickable, you can add some logic to your component.

1. Add a dynamic content Text

   The content text is not really informative. Let’s change that and display the type of the chart. Add the following constants to your component (after the event handler):

   const contentTitle = toggleCharts === 'lineChart' ? 'Line Chart' : 'Bar Chart';
   const switchToChart = toggleCharts === 'lineChart' ? 'Bar Chart' : 'Line Chart';
   

2. Change the title and add a subtitle to your Card

   First change the value of heading to something that explains the content of the Card (e.g., "Stock Price").
   Then add a subheading prop. Here you can give the users the information that they can switch between charts by clicking the header.

   <Card
        avatar={<Icon name={toggleCharts === 'lineChart' ? "line-chart": "horizontal-bar-chart"} />}
        heading="Stock Price"
        style={{ width: "300px" }}
        headerInteractive
        onHeaderClick={handleHeaderClick}
        subheading={`Click here to switch to ${switchToChart}`} >
        <Text style={spacing.sapUiContentPadding}>{contentTitle}</Text>
        {toggleCharts === "lineChart" ? (
          <LineChart
            dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
            measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
            dataset={dataset}
            loading={loading}
          />
        ) : (
          <BarChart
            dimensions={[{ accessor: "month" }]}
            measures={[{ accessor: "data", label: "Stock Price" }]}
            dataset={dataset}
            loading={loading}
          />
        )}
    </Card>