Charts (Android)

Use charts in Android widgets to show trends, comparisons, progress, or composition at a glance. You can mix bars, lines, areas, points, rules, and sectors in a single chart.

Info

Charts are rendered to a bitmap using the Android Canvas API and displayed as a Glance Image. This approach is required because Jetpack Glance has no native charting components.

Warning

Mark components (BarMark, LineMark, and the other mark types) must be direct children of <VoltraAndroid.Chart>. Do not wrap them in a custom component.

Basic Usage

Wrap one or more mark components inside <VoltraAndroid.Chart>:

<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.BarMark
    data={[
      { x: "Jan", y: 100 },
      { x: "Feb", y: 150 },
      { x: "Mar", y: 130 },
    ]}
    color="#4285f4"
    cornerRadius={4}
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

Data Types

All marks except RuleMark take a data prop. There are two data shapes depending on the mark type:

// BarMark, LineMark, AreaMark, PointMark
type ChartDataPoint = {
  x: string | number  // Categorical ("Jan") or numeric (42)
  y: number
  series?: string     // Optional — groups data for multi-series charts
}

// SectorMark
type SectorDataPoint = {
  value: number       // Proportional angular value
  category: string    // Sector label
}

Marks

BarMark

Use bars when people need to compare values across categories.

Parameters:

data (ChartDataPoint[], required): The data points.
color (string, optional): Fill color.
cornerRadius (number, optional): Rounded bar corners.
width (number, optional): Fixed bar width.
stacking (string, optional): "grouped" for side-by-side bars in a multi-series chart.

<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.BarMark
    data={[
      { x: "Q1", y: 200 },
      { x: "Q2", y: 250 },
      { x: "Q3", y: 180 },
    ]}
    color="#4285f4"
    cornerRadius={4}
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

LineMark

Use a line when the shape of change matters more than individual columns.

Parameters:

data (ChartDataPoint[], required): The data points.
color (string, optional): Line color.
lineWidth (number, optional): Stroke width.
interpolation (string, optional): "linear", "monotone", "catmullRom", "cardinal", "stepStart", "stepCenter", or "stepEnd".

<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.LineMark
    data={[
      { x: "Mon", y: 5 },
      { x: "Tue", y: 8 },
      { x: "Wed", y: 3 },
      { x: "Thu", y: 12 },
      { x: "Fri", y: 7 },
    ]}
    color="#34a853"
    interpolation="monotone"
    lineWidth={2}
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

AreaMark

Use an area chart when you want the overall volume or rise/fall pattern to read quickly.

Parameters:

data (ChartDataPoint[], required): The data points.
color (string, optional): Fill color.
interpolation (string, optional): Same options as LineMark.

<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.AreaMark
    data={[
      { x: "Jan", y: 40 },
      { x: "Feb", y: 65 },
      { x: "Mar", y: 50 },
    ]}
    color="#4285f4"
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

PointMark

Use points for sparse measurements, scatter plots, or to emphasize exact observations.

Parameters:

data (ChartDataPoint[], required): The data points.
color (string, optional): Point color.
symbolSize (number, optional): Point size.

<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.PointMark
    data={[
      { x: 10, y: 30 },
      { x: 25, y: 60 },
      { x: 40, y: 20 },
      { x: 55, y: 80 },
    ]}
    color="#fbbc04"
    symbolSize={60}
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

RuleMark

A horizontal or vertical reference line. Unlike other marks, RuleMark has no data array.

Parameters:

yValue (number, optional): Draw a horizontal line at this y value.
xValue (string | number, optional): Draw a vertical line at this x value.
color (string, optional): Line color.
lineWidth (number, optional): Stroke width.

<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.BarMark data={salesData} color="#4285f4" />
  <VoltraAndroid.RuleMark yValue={75} color="#ea4335" lineWidth={2} />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

SectorMark

Pie and donut charts.

Parameters:

data (SectorDataPoint[], required): Sector data with value and category.
color (string, optional): Fill color (overrides automatic coloring).
innerRadius (number, optional): 0 = pie chart, any value above 0 = donut chart. Values ≤ 1 are treated as a ratio of the max radius; values > 1 are treated as absolute dp.
outerRadius (number, optional): Same behavior as innerRadius.
angularInset (number, optional): Gap between sectors in degrees.

// Pie chart
<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.SectorMark
    data={[
      { value: 40, category: "Work" },
      { value: 30, category: "Sleep" },
      { value: 20, category: "Leisure" },
      { value: 10, category: "Exercise" },
    ]}
    angularInset={2}
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

// Donut chart
<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.SectorMark
    data={[
      { value: 40, category: "Work" },
      { value: 30, category: "Sleep" },
      { value: 20, category: "Leisure" },
    ]}
    innerRadius={40}
    outerRadius={90}
    angularInset={2}
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

Chart Props

The <VoltraAndroid.Chart> container accepts these props in addition to the standard style prop:

Prop	Type	Description
`xAxisVisibility`	`"automatic" \| "visible" \| "hidden"`	Show or hide the x-axis
`xAxisGridStyle`	`{ visible?: boolean }`	Show or hide x-axis grid lines
`yAxisVisibility`	`"automatic" \| "visible" \| "hidden"`	Show or hide the y-axis
`yAxisGridStyle`	`{ visible?: boolean }`	Show or hide y-axis grid lines
`foregroundStyleScale`	`Record<string, string>`	Map series names to colors

Grid Lines

Hide grid lines when you want the chart to feel more compact:

<VoltraAndroid.Chart
  style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
  xAxisGridStyle={{ visible: false }}
  yAxisGridStyle={{ visible: false }}
>
  <VoltraAndroid.LineMark data={data} color="#4285f4" interpolation="monotone" />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

Multi-Series Charts

Add a series field to your data points when you want multiple datasets in the same chart. Use foregroundStyleScale to keep those series colors consistent:

<VoltraAndroid.Chart
  style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
  foregroundStyleScale={{ Revenue: "#4285f4", Expenses: "#ea4335" }}
>
  <VoltraAndroid.BarMark
    data={[
      { x: "Q1", y: 200, series: "Revenue" },
      { x: "Q1", y: 150, series: "Expenses" },
      { x: "Q2", y: 250, series: "Revenue" },
      { x: "Q2", y: 180, series: "Expenses" },
    ]}
    cornerRadius={4}
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

Without foregroundStyleScale, colors are chosen automatically.

For side-by-side bars, set stacking="grouped":

<VoltraAndroid.Chart
  style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
  foregroundStyleScale={{ A: "#4285f4", B: "#ea4335" }}
>
  <VoltraAndroid.BarMark data={data} stacking="grouped" cornerRadius={4} />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

Combining Marks

Mix mark types when one chart needs both context and emphasis, such as bars for totals plus a rule for a target:

<VoltraAndroid.Chart style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
  <VoltraAndroid.BarMark data={salesData} color="#4285f4" cornerRadius={4} />
  <VoltraAndroid.LineMark data={trendData} color="#ea4335" lineWidth={2} />
  <VoltraAndroid.RuleMark yValue={averageValue} color="#fbbc04" lineWidth={1} />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

Sparkline / Minimal Style

Hide axes for a clean, compact visualization:

<VoltraAndroid.Chart
  style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}
  xAxisVisibility="hidden"
  yAxisVisibility="hidden"
>
  <VoltraAndroid.AreaMark
    data={data}
    color="#4285f4"
  />
</VoltraAndroid.Chart>

Sizing

Chart dimensions are read from the style prop:

Fixed size: style={{ width: 300, height: 200 }}
Fill parent: style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}

If no width or height is specified, the chart defaults to 300×200 dp.

Platform Notes

legendVisibility is not currently available on Android charts.
Point markers are circular on Android.
innerRadius and outerRadius on SectorMark accept either a ratio (0 to 1) or a larger fixed value.

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#Charts (Android)

#Basic Usage

#Data Types

#Marks

#BarMark

#LineMark

#AreaMark

#PointMark

#RuleMark

#SectorMark

#Chart Props

#Grid Lines

#Multi-Series Charts

#Combining Marks

#Sparkline / Minimal Style

#Sizing

#Platform Notes

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Charts (Android)

Basic Usage

Data Types

Marks

BarMark

LineMark

AreaMark

PointMark

RuleMark

SectorMark

Chart Props

Grid Lines

Multi-Series Charts

Combining Marks

Sparkline / Minimal Style

Sizing

Platform Notes