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File: charts/js/CartesianChart.js

/**
 * The CartesianChart class creates a chart with horizontal and vertical axes.
 *
 * @module charts
 * @submodule charts-base
 * @class CartesianChart
 * @extends ChartBase
 * @constructor
 */
Y.CartesianChart = Y.Base.create("cartesianChart", Y.Widget, [Y.ChartBase], {
    /**
     * @method renderUI
     * @private
     */
    renderUI: function()
    {
        var bb = this.get("boundingBox"),
            cb = this.get("contentBox"),
            tt = this.get("tooltip"),
            overlay,
            overlayClass = _getClassName("overlay");
        //move the position = absolute logic to a class file
        bb.setStyle("position", "absolute");
        cb.setStyle("position", "absolute");
        this._addAxes();
        this._addGridlines();
        this._addSeries();
        if(tt && tt.show)
        {
            this._addTooltip();
        }
        //If there is a style definition. Force them to set.
        this.get("styles");
        if(this.get("interactionType") == "planar")
        {
            overlay = DOCUMENT.createElement("div");
            this.get("contentBox").appendChild(overlay);
            this._overlay = Y.one(overlay);
            this._overlay.set("id", this.get("id") + "_overlay");
            this._overlay.setStyle("position", "absolute");
            this._overlay.setStyle("background", "#fff");
            this._overlay.setStyle("opacity", 0);
            this._overlay.addClass(overlayClass);
            this._overlay.setStyle("zIndex", 4);
        }
        this._setAriaElements(bb, cb);
        this._redraw();
    },

    /**
     * When `interactionType` is set to `planar`, listens for mouse move events and fires `planarEvent:mouseover` or `planarEvent:mouseout`
     * depending on the position of the mouse in relation to data points on the `Chart`.
     *
     * @method _planarEventDispatcher
     * @param {Object} e Event object.
     * @private
     */
    _planarEventDispatcher: function(e)
    {
        var graph = this.get("graph"),
            bb = this.get("boundingBox"),
            cb = graph.get("contentBox"),
            isTouch = e && e.hasOwnProperty("changedTouches"),
            pageX = isTouch ? e.changedTouches[0].pageX : e.pageX,
            pageY = isTouch ? e.changedTouches[0].pageY : e.pageY,
            posX = pageX - bb.getX(),
            posY = pageY - bb.getY(),
            offset = {
                x: pageX - cb.getX(),
                y: pageY - cb.getY()
            },
            sc = graph.get("seriesCollection"),
            series,
            i = 0,
            index,
            oldIndex = this._selectedIndex,
            item,
            items = [],
            categoryItems = [],
            valueItems = [],
            direction = this.get("direction"),
            hasMarkers,
            catAxis,
            valAxis,
            coord,
            //data columns and area data could be created on a graph level
            markerPlane,
            len,
            coords;
        e.halt(true);
        if(direction == "horizontal")
        {
            catAxis = "x";
            valAxis = "y";
        }
        else
        {
            valAxis = "x";
            catAxis = "y";
        }
        coord = offset[catAxis];
        if(sc)
        {
            len = sc.length;
            while(i < len && !markerPlane)
            {
                if(sc[i])
                {
                    markerPlane = sc[i].get(catAxis + "MarkerPlane");
                }
                i++;
            }
        }
        if(markerPlane)
        {
            len = markerPlane.length;
            for(i = 0; i < len; ++i)
            {
                if(coord <= markerPlane[i].end && coord >= markerPlane[i].start)
                {
                    index = i;
                    break;
                }
            }
            len = sc.length;
            for(i = 0; i < len; ++i)
            {
                series = sc[i];
                coords = series.get(valAxis + "coords");
                hasMarkers = series.get("markers");
                if(hasMarkers && !isNaN(oldIndex) && oldIndex > -1)
                {
                    series.updateMarkerState("mouseout", oldIndex);
                }
                if(coords && coords[index] > -1)
                {
                    if(hasMarkers && !isNaN(index) && index > -1)
                    {
                        series.updateMarkerState("mouseover", index);
                    }
                    item = this.getSeriesItems(series, index);
                    categoryItems.push(item.category);
                    valueItems.push(item.value);
                    items.push(series);
                }

            }
            this._selectedIndex = index;

            /**
             * Broadcasts when `interactionType` is set to `planar` and a series' marker plane has received a mouseover event.
             *
             *
             * @event planarEvent:mouseover
             * @preventable false
             * @param {EventFacade} e Event facade with the following additional
             *   properties:
             *  <dl>
             *      <dt>categoryItem</dt><dd>An array of hashes, each containing information about the category `Axis` of each marker
             *      whose plane has been intersected.</dd>
             *      <dt>valueItem</dt><dd>An array of hashes, each containing information about the value `Axis` of each marker whose
             *      plane has been intersected.</dd>
             *      <dt>x</dt><dd>The x-coordinate of the mouse in relation to the Chart.</dd>
             *      <dt>y</dt><dd>The y-coordinate of the mouse in relation to the Chart.</dd>
             *      <dt>pageX</dt><dd>The x location of the event on the page (including scroll)</dd>
             *      <dt>pageY</dt><dd>The y location of the event on the page (including scroll)</dd>
             *      <dt>items</dt><dd>An array including all the series which contain a marker whose plane has been intersected.</dd>
             *      <dt>index</dt><dd>Index of the markers in their respective series.</dd>
             *      <dt>originEvent</dt><dd>Underlying dom event.</dd>
             *  </dl>
             */
            /**
             * Broadcasts when `interactionType` is set to `planar` and a series' marker plane has received a mouseout event.
             *
             * @event planarEvent:mouseout
             * @preventable false
             * @param {EventFacade} e
             */
            if(index > -1)
            {
                this.fire("planarEvent:mouseover", {
                    categoryItem:categoryItems,
                    valueItem:valueItems,
                    x:posX,
                    y:posY,
                    pageX:pageX,
                    pageY:pageY,
                    items:items,
                    index:index,
                    originEvent:e
                });
            }
            else
            {
                this.fire("planarEvent:mouseout");
            }
        }
    },

    /**
     * Indicates the default series type for the chart.
     *
     * @property _type
     * @type {String}
     * @private
     */
    _type: "combo",

    /**
     * Queue of axes instances that will be updated. This method is used internally to determine when all axes have been updated.
     *
     * @property _itemRenderQueue
     * @type Array
     * @private
     */
    _itemRenderQueue: null,

    /**
     * Adds an `Axis` instance to the `_itemRenderQueue`.
     *
     * @method _addToAxesRenderQueue
     * @param {Axis} axis An `Axis` instance.
     * @private
     */
    _addToAxesRenderQueue: function(axis)
    {
        if(!this._itemRenderQueue)
        {
            this._itemRenderQueue = [];
        }
        if(Y.Array.indexOf(this._itemRenderQueue, axis) < 0)
        {
            this._itemRenderQueue.push(axis);
        }
    },

    /**
     * Adds axis instance to the appropriate array based on position
     *
     * @method _addToAxesCollection
     * @param {String} position The position of the axis
     * @param {Axis} axis The `Axis` instance
     */
    _addToAxesCollection: function(position, axis)
    {
        var axesCollection = this.get(position + "AxesCollection");
        if(!axesCollection)
        {
            axesCollection = [];
            this.set(position + "AxesCollection", axesCollection);
        }
        axesCollection.push(axis);
    },

    /**
     * Returns the default value for the `seriesCollection` attribute.
     *
     * @method _getDefaultSeriesCollection
     * @param {Array} val Array containing either `CartesianSeries` instances or objects containing data to construct series instances.
     * @return Array
     * @private
     */
    _getDefaultSeriesCollection: function()
    {
        var seriesCollection,
            dataProvider = this.get("dataProvider");
        if(dataProvider)
        {
            seriesCollection = this._parseSeriesCollection();
        }
        return seriesCollection;
    },

    /**
     * Parses and returns a series collection from an object and default properties.
     *
     * @method _parseSeriesCollection
     * @param {Object} val Object contain properties for series being set.
     * @return Object
     * @private
     */
    _parseSeriesCollection: function(val)
    {
        var dir = this.get("direction"),
            sc = [],
            catAxis,
            valAxis,
            tempKeys = [],
            series,
            seriesKeys = this.get("seriesKeys").concat(),
            i,
            index,
            l,
            type = this.get("type"),
            key,
            catKey,
            seriesKey,
            graph,
            orphans = [],
            categoryKey = this.get("categoryKey"),
            showMarkers = this.get("showMarkers"),
            showAreaFill = this.get("showAreaFill"),
            showLines = this.get("showLines");
        val = val || [];
        if(dir == "vertical")
        {
            catAxis = "yAxis";
            catKey = "yKey";
            valAxis = "xAxis";
            seriesKey = "xKey";
        }
        else
        {
            catAxis = "xAxis";
            catKey = "xKey";
            valAxis = "yAxis";
            seriesKey = "yKey";
        }
        l = val.length;
        while(val && val.length > 0)
        {
            series = val.shift();
            key = this._getBaseAttribute(series, seriesKey);
            if(key)
            {
                index = Y.Array.indexOf(seriesKeys, key);
                if(index > -1)
                {
                    seriesKeys.splice(index, 1);
                    tempKeys.push(key);
                    sc.push(series);
                }
                else
                {
                    orphans.push(series);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                orphans.push(series);
            }
        }
        while(orphans.length > 0)
        {
            series = orphans.shift();
            if(seriesKeys.length > 0)
            {
                key = seriesKeys.shift();
                this._setBaseAttribute(series, seriesKey, key);
                tempKeys.push(key);
                sc.push(series);
            }
            else if(series instanceof Y.CartesianSeries)
            {
                series.destroy(true);
            }
        }
        if(seriesKeys.length > 0)
        {
            tempKeys = tempKeys.concat(seriesKeys);
        }
        l = tempKeys.length;
        for(i = 0; i < l; ++i)
        {
            series = sc[i] || {type:type};
            if(series instanceof Y.CartesianSeries)
            {
                this._parseSeriesAxes(series);
                continue;
            }

            series[catKey] = series[catKey] || categoryKey;
            series[seriesKey] = series[seriesKey] || seriesKeys.shift();
            series[catAxis] = this._getCategoryAxis();
            series[valAxis] = this._getSeriesAxis(series[seriesKey]);

            series.type = series.type || type;
            series.direction = series.direction || dir;

            if((series.type == "combo" || series.type == "stackedcombo" || series.type == "combospline" || series.type == "stackedcombospline"))
            {
                if(showAreaFill !== null)
                {
                    series.showAreaFill = (series.showAreaFill !== null && series.showAreaFill !== undefined) ? series.showAreaFill : showAreaFill;
                }
                if(showMarkers !== null)
                {
                    series.showMarkers = (series.showMarkers !== null && series.showMarkers !== undefined) ? series.showMarkers : showMarkers;
                }
                if(showLines !== null)
                {
                    series.showLines = (series.showLines !== null && series.showLines !== undefined) ? series.showLines : showLines;
                }
            }
            sc[i] = series;
        }
        if(sc)
        {
            graph = this.get("graph");
            graph.set("seriesCollection", sc);
            sc = graph.get("seriesCollection");
        }
        return sc;
    },

    /**
     * Parse and sets the axes for a series instance.
     *
     * @method _parseSeriesAxes
     * @param {CartesianSeries} series A `CartesianSeries` instance.
     * @private
     */
    _parseSeriesAxes: function(series)
    {
        var axes = this.get("axes"),
            xAxis = series.get("xAxis"),
            yAxis = series.get("yAxis"),
            YAxis = Y.Axis,
            axis;
        if(xAxis && !(xAxis instanceof YAxis) && Y_Lang.isString(xAxis) && axes.hasOwnProperty(xAxis))
        {
            axis = axes[xAxis];
            if(axis instanceof YAxis)
            {
                series.set("xAxis", axis);
            }
        }
        if(yAxis && !(yAxis instanceof YAxis) && Y_Lang.isString(yAxis) && axes.hasOwnProperty(yAxis))
        {
            axis = axes[yAxis];
            if(axis instanceof YAxis)
            {
                series.set("yAxis", axis);
            }
        }

    },

    /**
     * Returns the category axis instance for the chart.
     *
     * @method _getCategoryAxis
     * @return Axis
     * @private
     */
    _getCategoryAxis: function()
    {
        var axis,
            axes = this.get("axes"),
            categoryAxisName = this.get("categoryAxisName") || this.get("categoryKey");
        axis = axes[categoryAxisName];
        return axis;
    },

    /**
     * Returns the value axis for a series.
     *
     * @method _getSeriesAxis
     * @param {String} key The key value used to determine the axis instance.
     * @return Axis
     * @private
     */
    _getSeriesAxis:function(key, axisName)
    {
        var axes = this.get("axes"),
            i,
            keys,
            axis;
        if(axes)
        {
            if(axisName && axes.hasOwnProperty(axisName))
            {
                axis = axes[axisName];
            }
            else
            {
                for(i in axes)
                {
                    if(axes.hasOwnProperty(i))
                    {
                        keys = axes[i].get("keys");
                        if(keys && keys.hasOwnProperty(key))
                        {
                            axis = axes[i];
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return axis;
    },

    /**
     * Gets an attribute from an object, using a getter for Base objects and a property for object
     * literals. Used for determining attributes from series/axis references which can be an actual class instance
     * or a hash of properties that will be used to create a class instance.
     *
     * @method _getBaseAttribute
     * @param {Object} item Object or instance in which the attribute resides.
     * @param {String} key Attribute whose value will be returned.
     * @return Object
     * @private
     */
    _getBaseAttribute: function(item, key)
    {
        if(item instanceof Y.Base)
        {
            return item.get(key);
        }
        if(item.hasOwnProperty(key))
        {
            return item[key];
        }
        return null;
    },

    /**
     * Sets an attribute on an object, using a setter of Base objects and a property for object
     * literals. Used for setting attributes on a Base class, either directly or to be stored in an object literal
     * for use at instantiation.
     *
     * @method _setBaseAttribute
     * @param {Object} item Object or instance in which the attribute resides.
     * @param {String} key Attribute whose value will be assigned.
     * @param {Object} value Value to be assigned to the attribute.
     * @private
     */
    _setBaseAttribute: function(item, key, value)
    {
        if(item instanceof Y.Base)
        {
            item.set(key, value);
        }
        else
        {
            item[key] = value;
        }
    },

    /**
     * Creates `Axis` instances.
     *
     * @method _setAxes
     * @param {Object} val Object containing `Axis` instances or objects in which to construct `Axis` instances.
     * @return Object
     * @private
     */
    _setAxes: function(val)
    {
        var hash = this._parseAxes(val),
            axes = {},
            axesAttrs = {
                edgeOffset: "edgeOffset",
                position: "position",
                overlapGraph:"overlapGraph",
                labelFunction:"labelFunction",
                labelFunctionScope:"labelFunctionScope",
                labelFormat:"labelFormat",
                appendLabelFunction: "appendLabelFunction",
                appendTitleFunction: "appendTitleFunction",
                maximum:"maximum",
                minimum:"minimum",
                roundingMethod:"roundingMethod",
                alwaysShowZero:"alwaysShowZero",
                title:"title",
                width:"width",
                height:"height"
            },
            dp = this.get("dataProvider"),
            ai,
            i,
            pos,
            axis,
            axisPosition,
            dh,
            axisClass,
            config,
            axesCollection;
        for(i in hash)
        {
            if(hash.hasOwnProperty(i))
            {
                dh = hash[i];
                if(dh instanceof Y.Axis)
                {
                    axis = dh;
                }
                else
                {
                    axis = null;
                    config = {};
                    config.dataProvider = dh.dataProvider || dp;
                    config.keys = dh.keys;

                    if(dh.hasOwnProperty("roundingUnit"))
                    {
                        config.roundingUnit = dh.roundingUnit;
                    }
                    pos = dh.position;
                    if(dh.styles)
                    {
                        config.styles = dh.styles;
                    }
                    config.position = dh.position;
                    for(ai in axesAttrs)
                    {
                        if(axesAttrs.hasOwnProperty(ai) && dh.hasOwnProperty(ai))
                        {
                            config[ai] = dh[ai];
                        }
                    }

                    //only check for existing axis if we constructed the default axes already
                    if(val)
                    {
                        axis = this.getAxisByKey(i);
                    }

                    if(axis && axis instanceof Y.Axis)
                    {
                        axisPosition = axis.get("position");
                        if(pos != axisPosition)
                        {
                            if(axisPosition != "none")
                            {
                                axesCollection = this.get(axisPosition + "AxesCollection");
                                axesCollection.splice(Y.Array.indexOf(axesCollection, axis), 1);
                            }
                            if(pos != "none")
                            {
                                this._addToAxesCollection(pos, axis);
                            }
                        }
                        axis.setAttrs(config);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        axisClass = this._getAxisClass(dh.type);
                        axis = new axisClass(config);
                        axis.after("axisRendered", Y.bind(this._itemRendered, this));
                    }
                }

                if(axis)
                {
                    axesCollection = this.get(pos + "AxesCollection");
                    if(axesCollection && Y.Array.indexOf(axesCollection, axis) > 0)
                    {
                        axis.set("overlapGraph", false);
                    }
                    axes[i] = axis;
                }
            }
        }
        return axes;
    },

    /**
     * Adds axes to the chart.
     *
     * @method _addAxes
     * @private
     */
    _addAxes: function()
    {
        var axes = this.get("axes"),
            i,
            axis,
            pos,
            w = this.get("width"),
            h = this.get("height"),
            node = Y.Node.one(this._parentNode);
        if(!this._axesCollection)
        {
            this._axesCollection = [];
        }
        for(i in axes)
        {
            if(axes.hasOwnProperty(i))
            {
                axis = axes[i];
                if(axis instanceof Y.Axis)
                {
                    if(!w)
                    {
                        this.set("width", node.get("offsetWidth"));
                        w = this.get("width");
                    }
                    if(!h)
                    {
                        this.set("height", node.get("offsetHeight"));
                        h = this.get("height");
                    }
                    this._addToAxesRenderQueue(axis);
                    pos = axis.get("position");
                    if(!this.get(pos + "AxesCollection"))
                    {
                        this.set(pos + "AxesCollection", [axis]);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        this.get(pos + "AxesCollection").push(axis);
                    }
                    this._axesCollection.push(axis);
                    if(axis.get("keys").hasOwnProperty(this.get("categoryKey")))
                    {
                        this.set("categoryAxis", axis);
                    }
                    axis.render(this.get("contentBox"));
                }
            }
        }
    },

    /**
     * Renders the Graph.
     *
     * @method _addSeries
     * @private
     */
    _addSeries: function()
    {
        var graph = this.get("graph"),
            sc = this.get("seriesCollection");
        graph.render(this.get("contentBox"));

    },

    /**
     * Adds gridlines to the chart.
     *
     * @method _addGridlines
     * @private
     */
    _addGridlines: function()
    {
        var graph = this.get("graph"),
            hgl = this.get("horizontalGridlines"),
            vgl = this.get("verticalGridlines"),
            direction = this.get("direction"),
            leftAxesCollection = this.get("leftAxesCollection"),
            rightAxesCollection = this.get("rightAxesCollection"),
            bottomAxesCollection = this.get("bottomAxesCollection"),
            topAxesCollection = this.get("topAxesCollection"),
            seriesAxesCollection,
            catAxis = this.get("categoryAxis"),
            hAxis,
            vAxis;
        if(this._axesCollection)
        {
            seriesAxesCollection = this._axesCollection.concat();
            seriesAxesCollection.splice(Y.Array.indexOf(seriesAxesCollection, catAxis), 1);
        }
        if(hgl)
        {
            if(leftAxesCollection && leftAxesCollection[0])
            {
                hAxis = leftAxesCollection[0];
            }
            else if(rightAxesCollection && rightAxesCollection[0])
            {
                hAxis = rightAxesCollection[0];
            }
            else
            {
                hAxis = direction == "horizontal" ? catAxis : seriesAxesCollection[0];
            }
            if(!this._getBaseAttribute(hgl, "axis") && hAxis)
            {
                this._setBaseAttribute(hgl, "axis", hAxis);
            }
            if(this._getBaseAttribute(hgl, "axis"))
            {
                graph.set("horizontalGridlines", hgl);
            }
        }
        if(vgl)
        {
            if(bottomAxesCollection && bottomAxesCollection[0])
            {
                vAxis = bottomAxesCollection[0];
            }
            else if (topAxesCollection && topAxesCollection[0])
            {
                vAxis = topAxesCollection[0];
            }
            else
            {
                vAxis = direction == "vertical" ? catAxis : seriesAxesCollection[0];
            }
            if(!this._getBaseAttribute(vgl, "axis") && vAxis)
            {
                this._setBaseAttribute(vgl, "axis", vAxis);
            }
            if(this._getBaseAttribute(vgl, "axis"))
            {
                graph.set("verticalGridlines", vgl);
            }
        }
    },

    /**
     * Default Function for the axes attribute.
     *
     * @method _getDefaultAxes
     * @return Object
     * @private
     */
    _getDefaultAxes: function()
    {
        var axes;
        if(this.get("dataProvider"))
        {
            axes = this._parseAxes();
        }
        return axes;
    },

    /**
     * Generates and returns a key-indexed object containing `Axis` instances or objects used to create `Axis` instances.
     *
     * @method _parseAxes
     * @param {Object} axes Object containing `Axis` instances or `Axis` attributes.
     * @return Object
     * @private
     */
    _parseAxes: function(axes)
    {
        var catKey = this.get("categoryKey"),
            axis,
            attr,
            keys,
            newAxes = {},
            claimedKeys = [],
            categoryAxisName = this.get("categoryAxisName") || this.get("categoryKey"),
            valueAxisName = this.get("valueAxisName"),
            seriesKeys = this.get("seriesKeys").concat(),
            i,
            l,
            ii,
            ll,
            cIndex,
            direction = this.get("direction"),
            seriesPosition,
            categoryPosition,
            valueAxes = [],
            seriesAxis = this.get("stacked") ? "stacked" : "numeric";
        if(direction == "vertical")
        {
            seriesPosition = "bottom";
            categoryPosition = "left";
        }
        else
        {
            seriesPosition = "left";
            categoryPosition = "bottom";
        }
        if(axes)
        {
            for(i in axes)
            {
                if(axes.hasOwnProperty(i))
                {
                    axis = axes[i];
                    keys = this._getBaseAttribute(axis, "keys");
                    attr = this._getBaseAttribute(axis, "type");
                    if(attr == "time" || attr == "category")
                    {
                        categoryAxisName = i;
                        this.set("categoryAxisName", i);
                        if(Y_Lang.isArray(keys) && keys.length > 0)
                        {
                            catKey = keys[0];
                            this.set("categoryKey", catKey);
                        }
                        newAxes[i] = axis;
                    }
                    else if(i == categoryAxisName)
                    {
                        newAxes[i] = axis;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        newAxes[i] = axis;
                        if(i != valueAxisName && keys && Y_Lang.isArray(keys))
                        {
                            ll = keys.length;
                            for(ii = 0; ii < ll; ++ii)
                            {
                                claimedKeys.push(keys[ii]);
                            }
                            valueAxes.push(newAxes[i]);
                        }
                        if(!(this._getBaseAttribute(newAxes[i], "type")))
                        {
                            this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[i], "type", seriesAxis);
                        }
                        if(!(this._getBaseAttribute(newAxes[i], "position")))
                        {
                            this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[i], "position", this._getDefaultAxisPosition(newAxes[i], valueAxes, seriesPosition));
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        cIndex = Y.Array.indexOf(seriesKeys, catKey);
        if(cIndex > -1)
        {
            seriesKeys.splice(cIndex, 1);
        }
        l = claimedKeys.length;
        for(i = 0; i < l; ++i)
        {
            cIndex = Y.Array.indexOf(seriesKeys, claimedKeys[i]);
            if(cIndex > -1)
            {
                seriesKeys.splice(cIndex, 1);
            }
        }
        if(!newAxes.hasOwnProperty(categoryAxisName))
        {
            newAxes[categoryAxisName] = {};
        }
        if(!(this._getBaseAttribute(newAxes[categoryAxisName], "keys")))
        {
            this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[categoryAxisName], "keys", [catKey]);
        }

        if(!(this._getBaseAttribute(newAxes[categoryAxisName], "position")))
        {
            this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[categoryAxisName], "position", categoryPosition);
        }

        if(!(this._getBaseAttribute(newAxes[categoryAxisName], "type")))
        {
            this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[categoryAxisName], "type", this.get("categoryType"));
        }
        if(!newAxes.hasOwnProperty(valueAxisName) && seriesKeys && seriesKeys.length > 0)
        {
            newAxes[valueAxisName] = {keys:seriesKeys};
            valueAxes.push(newAxes[valueAxisName]);
        }
        if(claimedKeys.length > 0)
        {
            if(seriesKeys.length > 0)
            {
                seriesKeys = claimedKeys.concat(seriesKeys);
            }
            else
            {
                seriesKeys = claimedKeys;
            }
        }
        if(newAxes.hasOwnProperty(valueAxisName))
        {
            if(!(this._getBaseAttribute(newAxes[valueAxisName], "position")))
            {
                this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[valueAxisName], "position", this._getDefaultAxisPosition(newAxes[valueAxisName], valueAxes, seriesPosition));
            }
            this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[valueAxisName], "type", seriesAxis);
            this._setBaseAttribute(newAxes[valueAxisName], "keys", seriesKeys);
        }
        if(!this._seriesKeysExplicitlySet)
        {
            this._seriesKeys = seriesKeys;
        }
        return newAxes;
    },

    /**
     * Determines the position of an axis when one is not specified.
     *
     * @method _getDefaultAxisPosition
     * @param {Axis} axis `Axis` instance.
     * @param {Array} valueAxes Array of `Axis` instances.
     * @param {String} position Default position depending on the direction of the chart and type of axis.
     * @return String
     * @private
     */
    _getDefaultAxisPosition: function(axis, valueAxes, position)
    {
        var direction = this.get("direction"),
            i = Y.Array.indexOf(valueAxes, axis);

        if(valueAxes[i - 1] && valueAxes[i - 1].position)
        {
            if(direction == "horizontal")
            {
                if(valueAxes[i - 1].position == "left")
                {
                    position = "right";
                }
                else if(valueAxes[i - 1].position == "right")
                {
                    position = "left";
                }
            }
            else
            {
                if (valueAxes[i -1].position == "bottom")
                {
                    position = "top";
                }
                else
                {
                    position = "bottom";
                }
            }
        }
        return position;
    },


    /**
     * Returns an object literal containing a categoryItem and a valueItem for a given series index. Below is the structure of each:
     *
     * @method getSeriesItems
     * @param {CartesianSeries} series Reference to a series.
     * @param {Number} index Index of the specified item within a series.
     * @return Object An object literal containing the following:
     *
     *  <dl>
     *      <dt>categoryItem</dt><dd>Object containing the following data related to the category axis of the series.
     *  <dl>
     *      <dt>axis</dt><dd>Reference to the category axis of the series.</dd>
     *      <dt>key</dt><dd>Category key for the series.</dd>
     *      <dt>value</dt><dd>Value on the axis corresponding to the series index.</dd>
     *  </dl>
     *      </dd>
     *      <dt>valueItem</dt><dd>Object containing the following data related to the category axis of the series.
     *  <dl>
     *      <dt>axis</dt><dd>Reference to the value axis of the series.</dd>
     *      <dt>key</dt><dd>Value key for the series.</dd>
     *      <dt>value</dt><dd>Value on the axis corresponding to the series index.</dd>
     *  </dl>
     *      </dd>
     *  </dl>
     */
    getSeriesItems: function(series, index)
    {
        var xAxis = series.get("xAxis"),
            yAxis = series.get("yAxis"),
            xKey = series.get("xKey"),
            yKey = series.get("yKey"),
            categoryItem,
            valueItem;
        if(this.get("direction") == "vertical")
        {
            categoryItem = {
                axis:yAxis,
                key:yKey,
                value:yAxis.getKeyValueAt(yKey, index)
            };
            valueItem = {
                axis:xAxis,
                key:xKey,
                value: xAxis.getKeyValueAt(xKey, index)
            };
        }
        else
        {
            valueItem = {
                axis:yAxis,
                key:yKey,
                value:yAxis.getKeyValueAt(yKey, index)
            };
            categoryItem = {
                axis:xAxis,
                key:xKey,
                value: xAxis.getKeyValueAt(xKey, index)
            };
        }
        categoryItem.displayName = series.get("categoryDisplayName");
        valueItem.displayName = series.get("valueDisplayName");
        categoryItem.value = categoryItem.axis.getKeyValueAt(categoryItem.key, index);
        valueItem.value = valueItem.axis.getKeyValueAt(valueItem.key, index);
        return {category:categoryItem, value:valueItem};
    },

    /**
     * Handler for sizeChanged event.
     *
     * @method _sizeChanged
     * @param {Object} e Event object.
     * @private
     */
    _sizeChanged: function(e)
    {
        if(this._axesCollection)
        {
            var ac = this._axesCollection,
                i = 0,
                l = ac.length;
            for(; i < l; ++i)
            {
                this._addToAxesRenderQueue(ac[i]);
            }
            this._redraw();
        }
    },

    /**
     * Returns the maximum distance in pixels that the extends outside the top bounds of all vertical axes.
     *
     * @method _getTopOverflow
     * @param {Array} set1 Collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Array} set2 Seconf collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Number} width Width of the axes
     * @return Number
     * @private
     */
    _getTopOverflow: function(set1, set2, height)
    {
        var i = 0,
            len,
            overflow = 0,
            axis;
        if(set1)
        {
            len = set1.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set1[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, Math.abs(axis.getMaxLabelBounds().top) - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, height) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        if(set2)
        {
            i = 0;
            len = set2.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set2[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, Math.abs(axis.getMaxLabelBounds().top) - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, height) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        return overflow;
    },

    /**
     * Returns the maximum distance in pixels that the extends outside the right bounds of all horizontal axes.
     *
     * @method _getRightOverflow
     * @param {Array} set1 Collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Array} set2 Seconf collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Number} width Width of the axes
     * @return Number
     * @private
     */
    _getRightOverflow: function(set1, set2, width)
    {
        var i = 0,
            len,
            overflow = 0,
            axis;
        if(set1)
        {
            len = set1.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set1[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, axis.getMaxLabelBounds().right - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, width) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        if(set2)
        {
            i = 0;
            len = set2.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set2[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, axis.getMaxLabelBounds().right - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, width) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        return overflow;
    },

    /**
     * Returns the maximum distance in pixels that the extends outside the left bounds of all horizontal axes.
     *
     * @method _getLeftOverflow
     * @param {Array} set1 Collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Array} set2 Seconf collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Number} width Width of the axes
     * @return Number
     * @private
     */
    _getLeftOverflow: function(set1, set2, width)
    {
        var i = 0,
            len,
            overflow = 0,
            axis;
        if(set1)
        {
            len = set1.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set1[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, Math.abs(axis.getMinLabelBounds().left) - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, width) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        if(set2)
        {
            i = 0;
            len = set2.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set2[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, Math.abs(axis.getMinLabelBounds().left) - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, width) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        return overflow;
    },

    /**
     * Returns the maximum distance in pixels that the extends outside the bottom bounds of all vertical axes.
     *
     * @method _getBottomOverflow
     * @param {Array} set1 Collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Array} set2 Seconf collection of axes to check.
     * @param {Number} height Height of the axes
     * @return Number
     * @private
     */
    _getBottomOverflow: function(set1, set2, height)
    {
        var i = 0,
            len,
            overflow = 0,
            axis;
        if(set1)
        {
            len = set1.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set1[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, axis.getMinLabelBounds().bottom - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, height) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        if(set2)
        {
            i = 0;
            len = set2.length;
            for(; i < len; ++i)
            {
                axis = set2[i];
                overflow = Math.max(overflow, axis.getMinLabelBounds().bottom - (axis.getEdgeOffset(axis.get("styles").majorTicks.count, height) * 0.5));
            }
        }
        return overflow;
    },

    /**
     * Redraws and position all the components of the chart instance.
     *
     * @method _redraw
     * @private
     */
    _redraw: function()
    {
        if(this._drawing)
        {
            this._callLater = true;
            return;
        }
        this._drawing = true;
        this._callLater = false;
        var w = this.get("width"),
            h = this.get("height"),
            leftPaneWidth = 0,
            rightPaneWidth = 0,
            topPaneHeight = 0,
            bottomPaneHeight = 0,
            leftAxesCollection = this.get("leftAxesCollection"),
            rightAxesCollection = this.get("rightAxesCollection"),
            topAxesCollection = this.get("topAxesCollection"),
            bottomAxesCollection = this.get("bottomAxesCollection"),
            i = 0,
            l,
            axis,
            graphOverflow = "visible",
            graph = this.get("graph"),
            topOverflow,
            bottomOverflow,
            leftOverflow,
            rightOverflow,
            graphWidth,
            graphHeight,
            graphX,
            graphY,
            allowContentOverflow = this.get("allowContentOverflow"),
            diff,
            rightAxesXCoords,
            leftAxesXCoords,
            topAxesYCoords,
            bottomAxesYCoords,
            graphRect = {};
        if(leftAxesCollection)
        {
            leftAxesXCoords = [];
            l = leftAxesCollection.length;
            for(i = l - 1; i > -1; --i)
            {
                leftAxesXCoords.unshift(leftPaneWidth);
                leftPaneWidth += leftAxesCollection[i].get("width");
            }
        }
        if(rightAxesCollection)
        {
            rightAxesXCoords = [];
            l = rightAxesCollection.length;
            i = 0;
            for(i = l - 1; i > -1; --i)
            {
                rightPaneWidth += rightAxesCollection[i].get("width");
                rightAxesXCoords.unshift(w - rightPaneWidth);
            }
        }
        if(topAxesCollection)
        {
            topAxesYCoords = [];
            l = topAxesCollection.length;
            for(i = l - 1; i > -1; --i)
            {
                topAxesYCoords.unshift(topPaneHeight);
                topPaneHeight += topAxesCollection[i].get("height");
            }
        }
        if(bottomAxesCollection)
        {
            bottomAxesYCoords = [];
            l = bottomAxesCollection.length;
            for(i = l - 1; i > -1; --i)
            {
                bottomPaneHeight += bottomAxesCollection[i].get("height");
                bottomAxesYCoords.unshift(h - bottomPaneHeight);
            }
        }

        graphWidth = w - (leftPaneWidth + rightPaneWidth);
        graphHeight = h - (bottomPaneHeight + topPaneHeight);
        graphRect.left = leftPaneWidth;
        graphRect.top = topPaneHeight;
        graphRect.bottom = h - bottomPaneHeight;
        graphRect.right = w - rightPaneWidth;
        if(!allowContentOverflow)
        {
            topOverflow = this._getTopOverflow(leftAxesCollection, rightAxesCollection);
            bottomOverflow = this._getBottomOverflow(leftAxesCollection, rightAxesCollection);
            leftOverflow = this._getLeftOverflow(bottomAxesCollection, topAxesCollection);
            rightOverflow = this._getRightOverflow(bottomAxesCollection, topAxesCollection);

            diff = topOverflow - topPaneHeight;
            if(diff > 0)
            {
                graphRect.top = topOverflow;
                if(topAxesYCoords)
                {
                    i = 0;
                    l = topAxesYCoords.length;
                    for(; i < l; ++i)
                    {
                        topAxesYCoords[i] += diff;
                    }
                }
            }

            diff = bottomOverflow - bottomPaneHeight;
            if(diff > 0)
            {
                graphRect.bottom = h - bottomOverflow;
                if(bottomAxesYCoords)
                {
                    i = 0;
                    l = bottomAxesYCoords.length;
                    for(; i < l; ++i)
                    {
                        bottomAxesYCoords[i] -= diff;
                    }
                }
            }

            diff = leftOverflow - leftPaneWidth;
            if(diff > 0)
            {
                graphRect.left = leftOverflow;
                if(leftAxesXCoords)
                {
                    i = 0;
                    l = leftAxesXCoords.length;
                    for(; i < l; ++i)
                    {
                        leftAxesXCoords[i] += diff;
                    }
                }
            }

            diff = rightOverflow - rightPaneWidth;
            if(diff > 0)
            {
                graphRect.right = w - rightOverflow;
                if(rightAxesXCoords)
                {
                    i = 0;
                    l = rightAxesXCoords.length;
                    for(; i < l; ++i)
                    {
                        rightAxesXCoords[i] -= diff;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        graphWidth = graphRect.right - graphRect.left;
        graphHeight = graphRect.bottom - graphRect.top;
        graphX = graphRect.left;
        graphY = graphRect.top;
        if(topAxesCollection)
        {
            l = topAxesCollection.length;
            i = 0;
            for(; i < l; i++)
            {
                axis = topAxesCollection[i];
                if(axis.get("width") !== graphWidth)
                {
                    axis.set("width", graphWidth);
                }
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("left", graphX + "px");
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("top", topAxesYCoords[i] + "px");
            }
            if(axis._hasDataOverflow())
            {
                graphOverflow = "hidden";
            }
        }
        if(bottomAxesCollection)
        {
            l = bottomAxesCollection.length;
            i = 0;
            for(; i < l; i++)
            {
                axis = bottomAxesCollection[i];
                if(axis.get("width") !== graphWidth)
                {
                    axis.set("width", graphWidth);
                }
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("left", graphX + "px");
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("top", bottomAxesYCoords[i] + "px");
            }
            if(axis._hasDataOverflow())
            {
                graphOverflow = "hidden";
            }
        }
        if(leftAxesCollection)
        {
            l = leftAxesCollection.length;
            i = 0;
            for(; i < l; ++i)
            {
                axis = leftAxesCollection[i];
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("top", graphY + "px");
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("left", leftAxesXCoords[i] + "px");
                if(axis.get("height") !== graphHeight)
                {
                    axis.set("height", graphHeight);
                }
            }
            if(axis._hasDataOverflow())
            {
                graphOverflow = "hidden";
            }
        }
        if(rightAxesCollection)
        {
            l = rightAxesCollection.length;
            i = 0;
            for(; i < l; ++i)
            {
                axis = rightAxesCollection[i];
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("top", graphY + "px");
                axis.get("boundingBox").setStyle("left", rightAxesXCoords[i] + "px");
                if(axis.get("height") !== graphHeight)
                {
                    axis.set("height", graphHeight);
                }
            }
            if(axis._hasDataOverflow())
            {
                graphOverflow = "hidden";
            }
        }
        this._drawing = false;
        if(this._callLater)
        {
            this._redraw();
            return;
        }
        if(graph)
        {
            graph.get("boundingBox").setStyle("left", graphX + "px");
            graph.get("boundingBox").setStyle("top", graphY + "px");
            graph.set("width", graphWidth);
            graph.set("height", graphHeight);
            graph.get("boundingBox").setStyle("overflow", graphOverflow);
        }

        if(this._overlay)
        {
            this._overlay.setStyle("left", graphX + "px");
            this._overlay.setStyle("top", graphY + "px");
            this._overlay.setStyle("width", graphWidth + "px");
            this._overlay.setStyle("height", graphHeight + "px");
        }
    },

    /**
     * Destructor implementation for the CartesianChart class. Calls destroy on all axes, series and the Graph instance.
     * Removes the tooltip and overlay HTML elements.
     *
     * @method destructor
     * @protected
     */
    destructor: function()
    {
        var graph = this.get("graph"),
            i = 0,
            len,
            seriesCollection = this.get("seriesCollection"),
            axesCollection = this._axesCollection,
            tooltip = this.get("tooltip").node;
        if(this._description)
        {
            this._description.empty();
            this._description.remove(true);
        }
        if(this._liveRegion)
        {
            this._liveRegion.empty();
            this._liveRegion.remove(true);
        }
        len = seriesCollection ? seriesCollection.length : 0;
        for(; i < len; ++i)
        {
            if(seriesCollection[i] instanceof Y.CartesianSeries)
            {
                seriesCollection[i].destroy(true);
            }
        }
        len = axesCollection ? axesCollection.length : 0;
        for(i = 0; i < len; ++i)
        {
            if(axesCollection[i] instanceof Y.Axis)
            {
                axesCollection[i].destroy(true);
            }
        }
        if(graph)
        {
            graph.destroy(true);
        }
        if(tooltip)
        {
            tooltip.empty();
            tooltip.remove(true);
        }
        if(this._overlay)
        {
            this._overlay.empty();
            this._overlay.remove(true);
        }
    },

    /**
     * Returns the appropriate message based on the key press.
     *
     * @method _getAriaMessage
     * @param {Number} key The keycode that was pressed.
     * @return String
     */
    _getAriaMessage: function(key)
    {
        var msg = "",
            series,
            items,
            categoryItem,
            valueItem,
            seriesIndex = this._seriesIndex,
            itemIndex = this._itemIndex,
            seriesCollection = this.get("seriesCollection"),
            len = seriesCollection.length,
            dataLength;
        if(key % 2 === 0)
        {
            if(len > 1)
            {
                if(key === 38)
                {
                    seriesIndex = seriesIndex < 1 ? len - 1 : seriesIndex - 1;
                }
                else if(key === 40)
                {
                    seriesIndex = seriesIndex >= len - 1 ? 0 : seriesIndex + 1;
                }
                this._itemIndex = -1;
            }
            else
            {
                seriesIndex = 0;
            }
            this._seriesIndex = seriesIndex;
            series = this.getSeries(parseInt(seriesIndex, 10));
            msg = series.get("valueDisplayName") + " series.";
        }
        else
        {
            if(seriesIndex > -1)
            {
                msg = "";
                series = this.getSeries(parseInt(seriesIndex, 10));
            }
            else
            {
                seriesIndex = 0;
                this._seriesIndex = seriesIndex;
                series = this.getSeries(parseInt(seriesIndex, 10));
                msg = series.get("valueDisplayName") + " series.";
            }
            dataLength = series._dataLength ? series._dataLength : 0;
            if(key === 37)
            {
                itemIndex = itemIndex > 0 ? itemIndex - 1 : dataLength - 1;
            }
            else if(key === 39)
            {
                itemIndex = itemIndex >= dataLength - 1 ? 0 : itemIndex + 1;
            }
            this._itemIndex = itemIndex;
            items = this.getSeriesItems(series, itemIndex);
            categoryItem = items.category;
            valueItem = items.value;
            if(categoryItem && valueItem && categoryItem.value && valueItem.value)
            {
                msg += categoryItem.displayName + ": " + categoryItem.axis.formatLabel.apply(this, [categoryItem.value, categoryItem.axis.get("labelFormat")]) + ", ";
                msg += valueItem.displayName + ": " + valueItem.axis.formatLabel.apply(this, [valueItem.value, valueItem.axis.get("labelFormat")]) + ", ";
            }
           else
            {
                msg += "No data available.";
            }
            msg += (itemIndex + 1) + " of " + dataLength + ". ";
        }
        return msg;
    }
}, {
    ATTRS: {
        /**
         * Indicates whether axis labels are allowed to overflow beyond the bounds of the chart's content box.
         *
         * @attribute allowContentOverflow
         * @type Boolean
         */
        allowContentOverflow: {
            value: false
        },

        /**
         * Style object for the axes.
         *
         * @attribute axesStyles
         * @type Object
         * @private
         */
        axesStyles: {
            getter: function()
            {
                var axes = this.get("axes"),
                    i,
                    styles = this._axesStyles;
                if(axes)
                {
                    for(i in axes)
                    {
                        if(axes.hasOwnProperty(i) && axes[i] instanceof Y.Axis)
                        {
                            if(!styles)
                            {
                                styles = {};
                            }
                            styles[i] = axes[i].get("styles");
                        }
                    }
                }
                return styles;
            },

            setter: function(val)
            {
                var axes = this.get("axes"),
                    i;
                for(i in val)
                {
                    if(val.hasOwnProperty(i) && axes.hasOwnProperty(i))
                    {
                        this._setBaseAttribute(axes[i], "styles", val[i]);
                    }
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Style object for the series
         *
         * @attribute seriesStyles
         * @type Object
         * @private
         */
        seriesStyles: {
            getter: function()
            {
                var styles = this._seriesStyles,
                    graph = this.get("graph"),
                    dict,
                    i;
                if(graph)
                {
                    dict = graph.get("seriesDictionary");
                    if(dict)
                    {
                        styles = {};
                        for(i in dict)
                        {
                            if(dict.hasOwnProperty(i))
                            {
                                styles[i] = dict[i].get("styles");
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return styles;
            },

            setter: function(val)
            {
                var i,
                    l,
                    s;

                if(Y_Lang.isArray(val))
                {
                    s = this.get("seriesCollection");
                    i = 0;
                    l = val.length;

                    for(; i < l; ++i)
                    {
                        this._setBaseAttribute(s[i], "styles", val[i]);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    for(i in val)
                    {
                        if(val.hasOwnProperty(i))
                        {
                            s = this.getSeries(i);
                            this._setBaseAttribute(s, "styles", val[i]);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Styles for the graph.
         *
         * @attribute graphStyles
         * @type Object
         * @private
         */
        graphStyles: {
            getter: function()
            {
                var graph = this.get("graph");
                if(graph)
                {
                    return(graph.get("styles"));
                }
                return this._graphStyles;
            },

            setter: function(val)
            {
                var graph = this.get("graph");
                this._setBaseAttribute(graph, "styles", val);
            }

        },

        /**
         * Style properties for the chart. Contains a key indexed hash of the following:
         *  <dl>
         *      <dt>series</dt><dd>A key indexed hash containing references to the `styles` attribute for each series in the chart.
         *      Specific style attributes vary depending on the series:
         *      <ul>
         *          <li><a href="AreaSeries.html#attr_styles">AreaSeries</a></li>
         *          <li><a href="BarSeries.html#attr_styles">BarSeries</a></li>
         *          <li><a href="ColumnSeries.html#attr_styles">ColumnSeries</a></li>
         *          <li><a href="ComboSeries.html#attr_styles">ComboSeries</a></li>
         *          <li><a href="LineSeries.html#attr_styles">LineSeries</a></li>
         *          <li><a href="MarkerSeries.html#attr_styles">MarkerSeries</a></li>
         *          <li><a href="SplineSeries.html#attr_styles">SplineSeries</a></li>
         *      </ul>
         *      </dd>
         *      <dt>axes</dt><dd>A key indexed hash containing references to the `styles` attribute for each axes in the chart. Specific
         *      style attributes can be found in the <a href="Axis.html#attr_styles">Axis</a> class.</dd>
         *      <dt>graph</dt><dd>A reference to the `styles` attribute in the chart. Specific style attributes can be found in the
         *      <a href="Graph.html#attr_styles">Graph</a> class.</dd>
         *  </dl>
         *
         * @attribute styles
         * @type Object
         */
        styles: {
            getter: function()
            {
                var styles = {
                    axes: this.get("axesStyles"),
                    series: this.get("seriesStyles"),
                    graph: this.get("graphStyles")
                };
                return styles;
            },
            setter: function(val)
            {
                if(val.hasOwnProperty("axes"))
                {
                    if(this.get("axesStyles"))
                    {
                        this.set("axesStyles", val.axes);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        this._axesStyles = val.axes;
                    }
                }
                if(val.hasOwnProperty("series"))
                {
                    if(this.get("seriesStyles"))
                    {
                        this.set("seriesStyles", val.series);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        this._seriesStyles = val.series;
                    }
                }
                if(val.hasOwnProperty("graph"))
                {
                    this.set("graphStyles", val.graph);
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Axes to appear in the chart. This can be a key indexed hash of axis instances or object literals
         * used to construct the appropriate axes.
         *
         * @attribute axes
         * @type Object
         */
        axes: {
            valueFn: "_getDefaultAxes",

            setter: function(val)
            {
                if(this.get("dataProvider"))
                {
                    val = this._setAxes(val);
                }
                return val;
            }
        },

        /**
         * Collection of series to appear on the chart. This can be an array of Series instances or object literals
         * used to construct the appropriate series.
         *
         * @attribute seriesCollection
         * @type Array
         */
        seriesCollection: {
            valueFn: "_getDefaultSeriesCollection",

            setter: function(val)
            {
                if(this.get("dataProvider"))
                {
                    val = this._parseSeriesCollection(val);
                }
                return val;
            }
        },

        /**
         * Reference to the left-aligned axes for the chart.
         *
         * @attribute leftAxesCollection
         * @type Array
         * @private
         */
        leftAxesCollection: {},

        /**
         * Reference to the bottom-aligned axes for the chart.
         *
         * @attribute bottomAxesCollection
         * @type Array
         * @private
         */
        bottomAxesCollection: {},

        /**
         * Reference to the right-aligned axes for the chart.
         *
         * @attribute rightAxesCollection
         * @type Array
         * @private
         */
        rightAxesCollection: {},

        /**
         * Reference to the top-aligned axes for the chart.
         *
         * @attribute topAxesCollection
         * @type Array
         * @private
         */
        topAxesCollection: {},

        /**
         * Indicates whether or not the chart is stacked.
         *
         * @attribute stacked
         * @type Boolean
         */
        stacked: {
            value: false
        },

        /**
         * Direction of chart's category axis when there is no series collection specified. Charts can
         * be horizontal or vertical. When the chart type is column, the chart is horizontal.
         * When the chart type is bar, the chart is vertical.
         *
         * @attribute direction
         * @type String
         */
        direction: {
            getter: function()
            {
                var type = this.get("type");
                if(type == "bar")
                {
                    return "vertical";
                }
                else if(type == "column")
                {
                    return "horizontal";
                }
                return this._direction;
            },

            setter: function(val)
            {
                this._direction = val;
                return this._direction;
            }
        },

        /**
         * Indicates whether or not an area is filled in a combo chart.
         *
         * @attribute showAreaFill
         * @type Boolean
         */
        showAreaFill: {},

        /**
         * Indicates whether to display markers in a combo chart.
         *
         * @attribute showMarkers
         * @type Boolean
         */
        showMarkers:{},

        /**
         * Indicates whether to display lines in a combo chart.
         *
         * @attribute showLines
         * @type Boolean
         */
        showLines:{},

        /**
         * Indicates the key value used to identify a category axis in the `axes` hash. If
         * not specified, the categoryKey attribute value will be used.
         *
         * @attribute categoryAxisName
         * @type String
         */
        categoryAxisName: {
        },

        /**
         * Indicates the key value used to identify a the series axis when an axis not generated.
         *
         * @attribute valueAxisName
         * @type String
         */
        valueAxisName: {
            value: "values"
        },

        /**
         * Reference to the horizontalGridlines for the chart.
         *
         * @attribute horizontalGridlines
         * @type Gridlines
         */
        horizontalGridlines: {
            getter: function()
            {
                var graph = this.get("graph");
                if(graph)
                {
                    return graph.get("horizontalGridlines");
                }
                return this._horizontalGridlines;
            },
            setter: function(val)
            {
                var graph = this.get("graph");
                if(val && !Y_Lang.isObject(val))
                {
                    val = {};
                }
                if(graph)
                {
                    graph.set("horizontalGridlines", val);
                }
                else
                {
                    this._horizontalGridlines = val;
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Reference to the verticalGridlines for the chart.
         *
         * @attribute verticalGridlines
         * @type Gridlines
         */
        verticalGridlines: {
            getter: function()
            {
                var graph = this.get("graph");
                if(graph)
                {
                    return graph.get("verticalGridlines");
                }
                return this._verticalGridlines;
            },
            setter: function(val)
            {
                var graph = this.get("graph");
                if(val && !Y_Lang.isObject(val))
                {
                    val = {};
                }
                if(graph)
                {
                    graph.set("verticalGridlines", val);
                }
                else
                {
                    this._verticalGridlines = val;
                }
            }
        },

        /**
         * Type of chart when there is no series collection specified.
         *
         * @attribute type
         * @type String
         */
        type: {
            getter: function()
            {
                if(this.get("stacked"))
                {
                    return "stacked" + this._type;
                }
                return this._type;
            },

            setter: function(val)
            {
                if(this._type == "bar")
                {
                    if(val != "bar")
                    {
                        this.set("direction", "horizontal");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if(val == "bar")
                    {
                        this.set("direction", "vertical");
                    }
                }
                this._type = val;
                return this._type;
            }
        },

        /**
         * Reference to the category axis used by the chart.
         *
         * @attribute categoryAxis
         * @type Axis
         */
        categoryAxis:{}
    }
});