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title: "Perspective - Bar Scripting"
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# Perspective - Bar Scripting

> This page details the component specific events and functions available for Perspective's Bar component. Right-click on the component or select Components from the Designer menubar to access the Configure Events and Configure Scripts popups.

## Component Events

The [Perspective Event Types Reference](appendix/reference-pages/perspective-event-types-reference.md) page describes all the possible component event types for Perspective components. 

### onChartClick

This event is fired when the user clicks on a data element in the chart. 

#### event.color
* Object Path
    * event.color
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Color of the data item

#### event.componentType
* Object Path
    * event.componentType
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Type of element clicked, such as `series` or `markPoint`.

#### event.data
* Object Path
    * event.date
* Type
    * Null
* Description 
    * Raw data item value.

#### event.dataIndex
* Object Path
    * event.dataIndex
* Type
    * Integer
* Description 
    * Zero-based data item index.

#### event.name
* Object Path
    * event.name
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Category or data item name.

#### event.seriesIndex
* Object Path
    * event.seriesIndex
* Type
    * Integer
* Description 
    * Zero-based series index.

#### event.seriesName
* Object Path
    * event.seriesName
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * The name of the series.

#### event.seriesType
* Object Path
    * event.seriesType
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Series type, such as `bar`.

#### event.value
* Object Path
    * event.value
* Type
    * Null
* Description 
    * Numeric value of the data item. 

## Component Functions

This component does not have Component Functions associated with it. 

## Extension Functions

This component does not have Extension Functions associated with it.