# # Linear Radial Axis

The linear radial scale is used to chart numerical data. As the name suggests, linear interpolation is used to determine where a value lies in relation to the center of the axis.

The following additional configuration options are provided by the radial linear scale.

## # Configuration Options

### # Linear Radial Axis specific options

Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId]`

Name | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`animate` | `boolean` | `true` | Whether to animate scaling the chart from the centre
`angleLines` | `object` |  | Angle line configuration. more...
`beginAtZero` | `boolean` | `false` | If true, scale will include 0 if it is not already included.
`pointLabels` | `object` |  | Point label configuration. more...
`startAngle` | `number` | `0` | Starting angle of the scale. In degrees, 0 is at top.

### # Common options to all axes

Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId]`

Name | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`type` | `string` |  | Type of scale being employed. Custom scales can be created and registered with a string key. This allows changing the type of an axis for a chart.
`alignToPixels` | `boolean` | `false` | Align pixel values to device pixels.
`backgroundColor` | `Color` |  | Background color of the scale area.
`display` | `boolean`|`string` | `true` | Controls the axis global visibility (visible when `true`, hidden when `false`). When `display: 'auto'`, the axis is visible only if at least one associated dataset is visible.
`grid` | `object` |  | Grid line configuration. more...
`min` | `number` |  | User defined minimum number for the scale, overrides minimum value from data. more...
`max` | `number` |  | User defined maximum number for the scale, overrides maximum value from data. more...
`reverse` | `boolean` | `false` | Reverse the scale.
`stacked` | `boolean`|`string` | `false` | Should the data be stacked. more...
`suggestedMax` | `number` |  | Adjustment used when calculating the maximum data value. more...
`suggestedMin` | `number` |  | Adjustment used when calculating the minimum data value. more...
`ticks` | `object` |  | Tick configuration. more...
`weight` | `number` | `0` | The weight used to sort the axis. Higher weights are further away from the chart area.

## # Tick Configuration

### # Linear Radial Axis specific tick options

Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].ticks`

Name | Type | Scriptable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`count` | `number` | Yes | `undefined` | The number of ticks to generate. If specified, this overrides the automatic generation.
`format` | `object` | Yes |  | The `Intl.NumberFormat` (opens new window) options used by the default label formatter
`maxTicksLimit` | `number` | Yes | `11` | Maximum number of ticks and gridlines to show.
`precision` | `number` | Yes |  | If defined and `stepSize` is not specified, the step size will be rounded to this many decimal places.
`stepSize` | `number` | Yes |  | User defined fixed step size for the scale. more...

### # Common tick options to all axes

Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].ticks`

Name | Type | Scriptable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`backdropColor` | `Color` | Yes | `'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75)'` | Color of label backdrops.
`backdropPadding` | `Padding` |  | `2` | Padding of label backdrop.
`callback` | `function` |  |  | Returns the string representation of the tick value as it should be displayed on the chart. See callback.
`display` | `boolean` |  | `true` | If true, show tick labels.
`color` | `Color` | Yes | `Chart.defaults.color` | Color of ticks.
`font` | `Font` | Yes | `Chart.defaults.font` | See Fonts
`major` | `object` |  | `{}` | Major ticks configuration.
`padding` | `number` |  | `3` | Sets the offset of the tick labels from the axis
`showLabelBackdrop` | `boolean` | Yes | `true` for radial scale, `false` otherwise | If true, draw a background behind the tick labels.
`textStrokeColor` | `Color` | Yes | `` | The color of the stroke around the text.
`textStrokeWidth` | `number` | Yes | `0` | Stroke width around the text.
`z` | `number` |  | `0` | z-index of tick layer. Useful when ticks are drawn on chart area. Values <= 0 are drawn under datasets, > 0 on top.

The scriptable context is described in Options section.

## # Grid Line Configuration

Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].grid`, it defines options for the grid lines of the axis.

Name | Type | Scriptable | Indexable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`borderDash` | `number[]` |  |  | `[]` | Length and spacing of dashes on grid lines. See MDN (opens new window).
`borderDashOffset` | `number` | Yes |  | `0.0` | Offset for line dashes. See MDN (opens new window).
`circular` | `boolean` |  |  | `false` | If true, gridlines are circular (on radar and polar area charts only).
`color` | `Color` | Yes | Yes | `Chart.defaults.borderColor` | The color of the grid lines. If specified as an array, the first color applies to the first grid line, the second to the second grid line, and so on.
`display` | `boolean` |  |  | `true` | If false, do not display grid lines for this axis.
`lineWidth` | `number` | Yes | Yes | `1` | Stroke width of grid lines.

The scriptable context is described in Options section.

## # Axis Range Settings

Given the number of axis range settings, it is important to understand how they all interact with each other.

The `suggestedMax` and `suggestedMin` settings only change the data values that are used to scale the axis. These are useful for extending the range of the axis while maintaining the auto fit behaviour.

    let minDataValue = Math.min(mostNegativeValue, options.ticks.suggestedMin);
    let maxDataValue = Math.max(mostPositiveValue, options.ticks.suggestedMax);

In this example, the largest positive value is 50, but the data maximum is expanded out to 100. However, because the lowest data value is below the `suggestedMin` setting, it is ignored.

    let chart = new Chart(ctx, {
        type: 'radar',
        data: {
            datasets: [{
                label: 'First dataset',
                data: [0, 20, 40, 50]
            }],
            labels: ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April']
        },
        options: {
            scales: {
                r: {
                    suggestedMin: 50,
                    suggestedMax: 100
                }
            }
        }
    });

In contrast to the `suggested*` settings, the `min` and `max` settings set explicit ends to the axes. When these are set, some data points may not be visible.

## # Step Size

If set, the scale ticks will be enumerated by multiple of `stepSize`, having one tick per increment. If not set, the ticks are labeled automatically using the nice numbers algorithm.

This example sets up a chart with a y axis that creates ticks at `0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5`.

    let options = {
        scales: {
            r: {
                max: 5,
                min: 0,
                ticks: {
                    stepSize: 0.5
                }
            }
        }
    };

## # Angle Line Options

The following options are used to configure angled lines that radiate from the center of the chart to the point labels. Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].angleLines`

Name | Type | Scriptable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`display` | `boolean` |  | `true` | If true, angle lines are shown.
`color` | `Color` | Yes | `Chart.defaults.borderColor` | Color of angled lines.
`lineWidth` | `number` | Yes | `1` | Width of angled lines.
`borderDash` | `number[]` | Yes1 | `[]` | Length and spacing of dashes on angled lines. See MDN (opens new window).
`borderDashOffset` | `number` | Yes | `0.0` | Offset for line dashes. See MDN (opens new window).

1. the `borderDash` setting only accepts a static value or a function. Passing an array of arrays is not supported.

The scriptable context is described in Options section.

## # Point Label Options

The following options are used to configure the point labels that are shown on the perimeter of the scale. Namespace: `options.scales[scaleId].pointLabels`

Name | Type | Scriptable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`backdropColor` | `Color` | `true` | `undefined` | Background color of the point label.
`backdropPadding` | `Padding` |  | `2` | Padding of label backdrop.
`borderRadius` | `number`|`object` | `true` | `0` | Border radius of the point label
`display` | `boolean` |  | `true` | If true, point labels are shown.
`callback` | `function` |  |  | Callback function to transform data labels to point labels. The default implementation simply returns the current string.
`color` | `Color` | Yes | `Chart.defaults.color` | Color of label.
`font` | `Font` | Yes | `Chart.defaults.font` | See Fonts
`padding` | `number` | Yes | 5 | Padding between chart and point labels.
`centerPointLabels` | `boolean` |  | `false` | If true, point labels are centered.

The scriptable context is described in Options section.

## # Internal data format

Internally, the linear radial scale uses numeric data