# # Position

This sample shows how to use the tooltip position mode setting.

const config = { type: 'line', data: data, options: { interaction: { intersect: false, mode: 'index', }, plugins: { title: { display: true, text: (ctx) => 'Tooltip position mode: ' + ctx.chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position, }, } } };

    const config = {
      type: 'line',
      data: data,
      options: {
        interaction: {
          intersect: false,
          mode: 'index',
        },
        plugins: {
          title: {
            display: true,
            text: (ctx) => 'Tooltip position mode: ' + ctx.chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position,
          },
        }
      }
    };

// Create a custom tooltip positioner to put at the bottom of the chart area components.Tooltip.positioners.bottom = function(items) { const pos = components.Tooltip.positioners.average(items); // Happens when nothing is found if (pos === false) { return false; } const chart = this.chart; return { x: pos.x, y: chart.chartArea.bottom, xAlign: 'center', yAlign: 'bottom', }; };

    // Create a custom tooltip positioner to put at the bottom of the chart area
    components.Tooltip.positioners.bottom = function(items) {
      const pos = components.Tooltip.positioners.average(items);
      // Happens when nothing is found
      if (pos === false) {
        return false;
      }
      const chart = this.chart;
      return {
        x: pos.x,
        y: chart.chartArea.bottom,
        xAlign: 'center',
        yAlign: 'bottom',
      };
    };

const DATA_COUNT = 7; const NUMBER_CFG = {count: DATA_COUNT, min: -100, max: 100}; const data = { labels: Utils.months({count: DATA_COUNT}), datasets: [ { label: 'Dataset 1', data: Utils.numbers(NUMBER_CFG), fill: false, borderColor: Utils.CHART_COLORS.red, backgroundColor: Utils.transparentize(Utils.CHART_COLORS.red, 0.5), }, { label: 'Dataset 2', data: Utils.numbers(NUMBER_CFG), fill: false, borderColor: Utils.CHART_COLORS.blue, backgroundColor: Utils.transparentize(Utils.CHART_COLORS.blue, 0.5), }, ] };

    const DATA_COUNT = 7;
    const NUMBER_CFG = {count: DATA_COUNT, min: -100, max: 100};
    const data = {
      labels: Utils.months({count: DATA_COUNT}),
      datasets: [
        {
          label: 'Dataset 1',
          data: Utils.numbers(NUMBER_CFG),
          fill: false,
          borderColor: Utils.CHART_COLORS.red,
          backgroundColor: Utils.transparentize(Utils.CHART_COLORS.red, 0.5),
        },
        {
          label: 'Dataset 2',
          data: Utils.numbers(NUMBER_CFG),
          fill: false,
          borderColor: Utils.CHART_COLORS.blue,
          backgroundColor: Utils.transparentize(Utils.CHART_COLORS.blue, 0.5),
        },
      ]
    };

const actions = [ { name: 'Position: average', handler(chart) { chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position = 'average'; chart.update(); } }, { name: 'Position: nearest', handler(chart) { chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position = 'nearest'; chart.update(); } }, { name: 'Position: bottom (custom)', handler(chart) { chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position = 'bottom'; chart.update(); } }, ];

    const actions = [
      {
        name: 'Position: average',
        handler(chart) {
          chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position = 'average';
          chart.update();
        }
      },
      {
        name: 'Position: nearest',
        handler(chart) {
          chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position = 'nearest';
          chart.update();
        }
      },
      {
        name: 'Position: bottom (custom)',
        handler(chart) {
          chart.options.plugins.tooltip.position = 'bottom';
          chart.update();
        }
      },
    ];

## # Docs

- Data structures (`labels`)
- Line
- Tooltip
  - Position Modes
  - Custom Position Modes