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Anonymous
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Accessing column header.

How can I get the header of a column I have used for creating a visual.I need to display the column name in the Tooltip.

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v-viig
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You should use something like this:

options.dataViews[0].categorical.categories[categoryIndex].source.displayName;

// categoryIndex is an index of the category that you want to include to the tooltip

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

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v-viig
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Are you developing a custom visual?

If so, you can get column name using displayName propertry of the metadata.

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

Anonymous
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Sorry, didn't get you.
what should be the assignment for displayName ?

 private static getTooltipData(value: any): VisualTooltipDataItem[] {
            return [{
                displayName:,
                value: value.value.toString(),
                color: value.data.color,
                header:value.data.category
            }];
        }

Thank You.

v-viig
Community Champion
Community Champion

You should use something like this:

options.dataViews[0].categorical.categories[categoryIndex].source.displayName;

// categoryIndex is an index of the category that you want to include to the tooltip

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

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