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General Update Pattern-reusable: alphabet example D3v5 merge

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JJimMaltby
Last edited Mar 6, 2022
Created on Mar 6, 2022

This reusable D3v5 chart demonstrates the general update pattern for alphabet data, showing how enter, update, and exit selections transition smoothly with color-coded SVG text elements. The chart uses d3.transition and selection.data with key functions to animate letters entering from the top in green, updating in dark gray, and exiting downward in brown. Built as a reusable module with configurable width, height, and margins, it derives from Mike Bostock’s update pattern example and is structured using d3.select and classed container groups for clean SVG organization.

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MB alphabet example: https://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/3808234 https://bl.ocks.org/john-guerra/cabfbaed34d942e4dd81199855e4987f

A vanilla HTML implementation of Rob Moores updateable pattern Towards Updatable https://www.toptal.com/d3-js/towards-reusable-d3-js-charts.

It is derived from Mike Bostock's Towards Reusable Charts (https://bost.ocks.org/mike/chart/) as the source of the foundational principles.

Will evolve to use the ProD3 pattern (Pro D3.js Use D3.js to Create Maintainable, Modular, and Testable Charts by Marcos Iglesias https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781484252024) as the basis for further charts.

MIT Licensed

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