Adobe ColdFusion 8 Web Application Construction Kit, Volume 1: Getting Started

Using Multiple Data Series

Now that you’ve been introduced to the basic principles involved in creating and formatting charts, we’d like to explain some of the more advanced aspects of ColdFusion charting support. In the next section, you will learn how to combine several chart types into a single graph. Then you will learn how to create charts that users can click, so they can drill down on information presented in the graph.

Combining Multiple Chart Series

So far, all the charts you’ve seen have contained only one <cfchartseries> tag. This makes sense, considering that the charts have presented only one set of information at a time. But it’s also possible to create charts that represent more than one set of information, simply by adding additional ...