Class BaseDataAdapter

An opportunity to cleanup.

Filter the chart by the given parameter, or return the current filter if no input parameter is given.

The filter parameter can take one of these forms:

• A single value: the value will be toggled (added if it is not present in the current filters, removed if it is present)
• An array containing a single array of values ([ [value,value,value] ]): each value is toggled
• When appropriate for the chart, a dc filter object such as
  • RangedFilter for the CoordinateGridMixin charts
  • TwoDimensionalFilter for the HeatMap
  • RangedTwoDimensionalFilter for the ScatterPlot
  • HierarchyFilter for the SunburstChart
  • null: the filter will be reset by resetFilters

Note that this is always a toggle (even when it doesn't make sense for the filter type). If you wish to replace the current filter call chart.replaceFilter(filter) instead.

Each toggle is executed by checking if the value is already present using the hasFilter; if it is not present, it is added using the addFilter; if it is already present, it is removed using the removeFilter.

In the Crossfilter version, once the filters array has been updated, the filters are applied to the crossfilter dimension, using the applyFilters.

Once you have set the filters, call redrawGroup (or redrawAll) to redraw the chart's group.

See

• hasFilter
• addFilter
• removeFilter
• applyFilters
• replaceFilter

Example

// filter by a single string
chart.filter('Sunday');
// filter by a single age
chart.filter(18);
// filter by a set of states
chart.filter([ ['MA', 'TX', 'ND', 'WA'] ]);
// filter by range -- note the use of filters.RangedFilter, which is different
// from the syntax for filtering a crossfilter dimension directly, dimension.filter([15,20])
chart.filter(new RangedFilter(15,20));

Check whether any active filter or a specific filter is associated.

Remove this filter from existing filters.

Override this if you need to alter the default behaviour of this filter to be just removed from the current list.

TODO: link to example

Clear current filters.