This post describes how to add a simple animation when your lollipop chart loads. It's just a couple additional lines of code that add a bit of style to your work. Plus it is a good way to understand how animation work in d3.
x = 0. Then, change their positions to their true value using the transition() function.<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<!-- Load d3.js -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.js"></script>
<!-- Create a div where the graph will take place -->
<div id="my_dataviz"></div>
<script>
// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
var margin = {top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 40, left: 100},
width = 460 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 500 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
// append the svg object to the body of the page
var svg = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
.append("g")
.attr("transform",
"translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");
// Parse the Data
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/data_to_viz/master/Example_dataset/7_OneCatOneNum_header.csv", function(data) {
// sort data
data.sort(function(b, a) {
return a.Value - b.Value;
});
// Add X axis
var x = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([0, 13000])
.range([ 0, width]);
svg.append("g")
.attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
.call(d3.axisBottom(x))
.selectAll("text")
.attr("transform", "translate(-10,0)rotate(-45)")
.style("text-anchor", "end");
// Y axis
var y = d3.scaleBand()
.range([ 0, height ])
.domain(data.map(function(d) { return d.Country; }))
.padding(1);
svg.append("g")
.call(d3.axisLeft(y))
// Lines
svg.selectAll("myline")
.data(data)
.enter()
.append("line")
.attr("x1", x(0))
.attr("x2", x(0))
.attr("y1", function(d) { return y(d.Country); })
.attr("y2", function(d) { return y(d.Country); })
.attr("stroke", "grey")
// Circles -> start at X=0
svg.selectAll("mycircle")
.data(data)
.enter()
.append("circle")
.attr("cx", x(0) )
.attr("cy", function(d) { return y(d.Country); })
.attr("r", "7")
.style("fill", "#69b3a2")
.attr("stroke", "black")
// Change the X coordinates of line and circle
svg.selectAll("circle")
.transition()
.duration(2000)
.attr("cx", function(d) { return x(d.Value); })
svg.selectAll("line")
.transition()
.duration(2000)
.attr("x1", function(d) { return x(d.Value); })
})
</script>