diff --git a/build/vega-lite-schema.json b/build/vega-lite-schema.json index 1ab837053a..1ee4fbd258 100644 --- a/build/vega-lite-schema.json +++ b/build/vega-lite-schema.json @@ -5889,7 +5889,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -5966,7 +5966,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -6067,7 +6067,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/TypeForShape", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -6144,7 +6144,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -6236,7 +6236,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -6910,7 +6910,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -6983,7 +6983,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -7080,7 +7080,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/TypeForShape", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -7153,7 +7153,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -7241,7 +7241,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "required": [ @@ -7982,7 +7982,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -8844,7 +8844,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -8932,7 +8932,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -9688,7 +9688,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -9747,7 +9747,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -9806,7 +9806,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -9865,7 +9865,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -9966,7 +9966,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -10067,7 +10067,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -10168,7 +10168,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -10269,7 +10269,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/TypeForShape", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -10343,7 +10343,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -10437,7 +10437,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -10531,7 +10531,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -12350,7 +12350,7 @@ }, "type": { "const": "quantitative", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation.", + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation.", "type": "string" } }, @@ -17635,7 +17635,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -18988,7 +18988,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -19057,7 +19057,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -19185,7 +19185,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -19278,7 +19278,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -21010,7 +21010,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -21677,7 +21677,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -21752,7 +21752,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -22477,14 +22477,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -22636,14 +22636,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -22775,7 +22775,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -22944,14 +22944,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -23109,14 +23109,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -23242,7 +23242,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -23320,7 +23320,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -23389,15 +23389,15 @@ "anyOf": [ { "const": "quantitative", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation.", + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation.", "type": "string" }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -23464,7 +23464,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -23552,15 +23552,15 @@ "anyOf": [ { "const": "quantitative", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation.", + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation.", "type": "string" }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -23627,7 +23627,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -23787,14 +23787,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -23934,14 +23934,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -24027,7 +24027,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -24187,14 +24187,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/TypeForShape", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -24349,14 +24349,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -24508,14 +24508,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -24673,14 +24673,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -24835,14 +24835,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -24994,14 +24994,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -25146,14 +25146,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -25276,14 +25276,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -25369,7 +25369,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -25523,7 +25523,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -25671,14 +25671,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -25764,7 +25764,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -25977,14 +25977,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "description": "A constant value in visual domain (e.g., `\"red\"` / `\"#0099ff\"` / [gradient definition](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/types.html#gradient) for color, values between `0` to `1` for opacity).", @@ -26122,14 +26122,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -26215,7 +26215,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "anyOf": [ @@ -26428,14 +26428,14 @@ "anyOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, { "$ref": "#/definitions/Type", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } ], - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." }, "value": { "description": "A constant value in visual domain (e.g., `\"red\"` / `\"#0099ff\"` / [gradient definition](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/types.html#gradient) for color, values between `0` to `1` for opacity).", @@ -26837,7 +26837,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" @@ -29916,7 +29916,7 @@ }, "type": { "$ref": "#/definitions/StandardType", - "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `ordinal\"\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." + "description": "The type of measurement (`\"quantitative\"`, `\"temporal\"`, `\"ordinal\"`, or `\"nominal\"`) for the encoded field or constant value (`datum`). It can also be a `\"geojson\"` type for encoding ['geoshape'](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/geoshape.html).\n\nVega-Lite automatically infers data types in many cases as discussed below. However, type is required for a field if: (1) the field is not nominal and the field encoding has no specified `aggregate` (except `argmin` and `argmax`), `bin`, scale type, custom `sort` order, nor `timeUnit` or (2) if you wish to use an ordinal scale for a field with `bin` or `timeUnit`.\n\n__Default value:__\n\n1) For a data `field`, `\"nominal\"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria:\n- `\"quantitative\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `\"argmin\"` and `\"argmax\"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type).\n- `\"temporal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale\n- `\"ordinal\"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`.\n\n2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`):\n- `\"quantitative\"` if the datum is a number\n- `\"nominal\"` if the datum is a string\n- `\"temporal\"` if the datum is [a date time object](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/datetime.html)\n\n__Note:__\n- Data `type` describes the semantics of the data rather than the primitive data types (number, string, etc.). The same primitive data type can have different types of measurement. For example, numeric data can represent quantitative, ordinal, or nominal data.\n- Data values for a temporal field can be either a date-time string (e.g., `\"2015-03-07 12:32:17\"`, `\"17:01\"`, `\"2015-03-16\"`. `\"2015\"`) or a timestamp number (e.g., `1552199579097`).\n- When using with [`bin`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/bin.html), the `type` property can be either `\"quantitative\"` (for using a linear bin scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal bin scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`timeUnit`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/timeunit.html), the `type` property can be either `\"temporal\"` (default, for using a temporal scale) or [`\"ordinal\"` (for using an ordinal scale)](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html#cast-bin).\n- When using with [`aggregate`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/aggregate.html), the `type` property refers to the post-aggregation data type. For example, we can calculate count `distinct` of a categorical field `\"cat\"` using `{\"aggregate\": \"distinct\", \"field\": \"cat\"}`. The `\"type\"` of the aggregate output is `\"quantitative\"`.\n- Secondary channels (e.g., `x2`, `y2`, `xError`, `yError`) do not have `type` as they must have exactly the same type as their primary channels (e.g., `x`, `y`).\n\n__See also:__ [`type`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html) documentation." } }, "type": "object" diff --git a/src/channeldef.ts b/src/channeldef.ts index c187c9c49e..2c78153fcf 100644 --- a/src/channeldef.ts +++ b/src/channeldef.ts @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export interface TypeMixins { * 1) For a data `field`, `"nominal"` is the default data type unless the field encoding has `aggregate`, `channel`, `bin`, scale type, `sort`, or `timeUnit` that satisfies the following criteria: * - `"quantitative"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `bin` or `aggregate` except `"argmin"` and `"argmax"`, (2) the encoding channel is `latitude` or `longitude` channel or (3) if the specified scale type is [a quantitative scale](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#type). * - `"temporal"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains `timeUnit` or (2) the specified scale type is a time or utc scale - * - `ordinal""` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`. + * - `"ordinal"` is the default type if (1) the encoded field contains a [custom `sort` order](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/sort.html#specifying-custom-sort-order), (2) the specified scale type is an ordinal/point/band scale, or (3) the encoding channel is `order`. * * 2) For a constant value in data domain (`datum`): * - `"quantitative"` if the datum is a number diff --git a/src/mark.ts b/src/mark.ts index dc0d4eaacd..5d53a2f646 100644 --- a/src/mark.ts +++ b/src/mark.ts @@ -601,10 +601,8 @@ export interface RelativeBandSize { } // Point/Line OverlayMixins are only for area, line, and trail but we don't want to declare multiple types of MarkDef -export interface MarkDef< - M extends string | Mark = Mark, - ES extends ExprRef | SignalRef = ExprRef | SignalRef -> extends GenericMarkDef, +export interface MarkDef + extends GenericMarkDef, Omit< MarkConfig & AreaConfig &