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`; const categories = d3.groups(iris, (d) => d.species); const buttons = d3 .select(div) .selectAll("button") .data(categories) .join("button"); buttons.text((d) => d[0]); const svg = d3 .select(div) .append("div") .append("svg") .attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right) .attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom); const g = svg .append("g") .attr("transform", `translate(${margin.left}, ${margin.top})`); const x = d3 .scaleLinear() .domain(d3.extent(iris, (d) => d["sepalLength"])) .range([0, width]); const y = d3 .scaleLinear() .domain(d3.extent(iris, (d) => d["sepalWidth"])) .range([height, 0]); const color = d3 .scaleOrdinal() .domain(categories.map((d) => d[0])) .range(d3.schemeDark2); g.append("g").call(d3.axisLeft(y)); g.append("g") .attr("transform", `translate(0, ${height})`) .call(d3.axisBottom(x)); const circles = g .selectAll("circle") .data(iris.filter((d) => d.species == "setosa")) .join("circle") .attr("r", 4) .style("stroke", "#000") .attr("cx", (d) => x(d.sepalLength)) .attr("cy", (d) => y(d.sepalWidth)) .style("fill", (d) => color(d.species)); buttons.on("click", (event, d) => { g.selectAll("circle") .data(d[1], (d) => d) // Keep the data binding consistent .join( (enter) => enter.append("circle") .attr("r", 0) // Start tiny so they can scale up .style("stroke", "#000") .attr("cx", (d) => x(d.sepalLength)) .attr("cy", (d) => y(d.sepalWidth)) .style("fill", (d) => color(d.species)) // Transition new elements in smoothly .call((enter) => enter.transition() .duration(1000) .attr("r", 4) ), (update) => update // Transition existing elements to their new positions .call((update) => update.transition() .duration(1000) .attr("cx", (d) => x(d.sepalLength)) .attr("cy", (d) => y(d.sepalWidth)) .style("fill", (d) => color(d.species)) ), (exit) => exit // Transition disappearing elements out .call((exit) => exit.transition() .duration(1000) .attr("r", 0) .style("opacity", 0) .remove() ) ); }); return div; }32:T4a5,testYourKnowledge([ { title: 'General Update Pattern', backText: [`The general update pattern is a deprecated approach for handling changing datasets.`, `Though it is no longer the preferred method, it's good to know to be able to read many D3 examples, and it helps demonstrate the value of the newer method, selection.join`], question: "The modern approach for handling changing datasets in your visualization", answer: false }, { title: 'Selection.join', backText: ['Selection.join will automatically update & enter new elements and exit/remove older elements without having any custom configuration', 'You still can treat each of the enter/update/exit states separately within the join method.'], question: 'Can automatically handle changing datasets without needing much configuration.', answer: true }, { title: 'Transitions', backText: [`D3 transition can interpolate attributes and styling to animate your visualizations.`, `The extensive library of easing functions allows you to use many types of interpolators.`], question: `D3 transitions interpolate values so you can animate your visualizations.`, answer: true }, ], 300, 300)33:[{"id":"a2810faa56f2edca2606a76bffb24e6c150fbf4b70512f35fd794a3c52144d51dbc70db3c4d3158c935f13fba1f66ca3425cc65f7e8bea9c70a493b532fabbdc","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/a2810faa56f2edca2606a76bffb24e6c150fbf4b70512f35fd794a3c52144d51dbc70db3c4d3158c935f13fba1f66ca3425cc65f7e8bea9c70a493b532fabbdc","name":"iris.csv","type":"text/csv","lastModified":1779139118097.098,"size":3712}] 2d:{"id":"157a6e8b787f73bf","slug":null,"title":"Sisi Introduction to D3 Course: Lesson 4","thumbnail":"49e3b8e7b5c25c76853ac31b4ed41e895e2facb91573182f4e68e995d0ccb899","access_level":"public","create_time":"$D2026-05-18T21:18:38.097Z","update_time":"$D2026-05-18T21:23:58.997Z","view_time":null,"first_public_time":"$D2026-05-18T21:44:00.909Z","fork":{"id":"2eb21736da8400c8","slug":"introduction-to-d3-course-lesson-4","title":"Introduction to D3 Course: Lesson 4","owner":{"id":"f35c755083683fe5","login":"observablehq","name":"Observable"}},"stars":0,"starred":false,"owner":{"type":"team","id":"9409263e557ef66a","login":"dv-develop-2026s","name":"🪦 dv develop 2026 spring","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/83690145de7111a45dea712eea168cd084ea0cae2d94bdcfa6f9f12e6402cad6","tier":"pro_2024"},"version":239,"publish_version":null,"role":null,"authored":false,"authors":[{"type":"individual","id":"aa99df3a6fb6674d","login":"sisi2","name":"Sisi","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/d31c20cac024f6372a84a376a83cae25107276e3c424f915425b5e7f65ee4623","tier":null}],"members":[{"type":"team","id":"9409263e557ef66a","login":"dv-develop-2026s","name":"🪦 dv develop 2026 spring","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/83690145de7111a45dea712eea168cd084ea0cae2d94bdcfa6f9f12e6402cad6","tier":"pro_2024","role":"editor"},{"type":"individual","id":"aa99df3a6fb6674d","login":"sisi2","name":"Sisi","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/d31c20cac024f6372a84a376a83cae25107276e3c424f915425b5e7f65ee4623","tier":null,"role":"editor"}],"comments":[],"custom_thumbnail":false,"trashed":false,"subscribed":null,"forks":0,"collection":null,"type":"notebook","body":{"title":"Sisi Introduction to D3 Course: Lesson 4","cells":[{"id":5,"value":"# Sisi Introduction to D3 Course: Lesson 4\n## Enter, Update, Exit & Transitions\n\n[Session 4 slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nIdf7cwGu6Yp-6PPMjbqMchnz2Pwbg5RFjcKMNl0_TQ/edit?usp=sharing)","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"","database":"$undefined"},{"id":6,"value":"---\n## Activity 1\n
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