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title: "Perspective - Pie Chart Scripting"
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# Perspective - Pie Chart Scripting

> This page details the component specific events and functions available for Perspective's Pie Chart 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 slice in the chart. 

### onChartMouseOver

This event is fired when the user moves the mouse over a slice in the chart. 

### onChartMouseOut

This event is fired when the user moves the mouse out of a slice in the chart. 

### Event Options

The following event options are available for the Pie Chart's Component Events.

#### event.color

* Object Path
    * event.color
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Color of the slice.

#### event.componentIndex

* Object Path
    * event.componentIndex
* Type
    * Integer
* Description 
    * Zero-based index of the component.

#### event.componentSubType

* Object Path
    * event.componentSubType
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Sub-type of the component: `pie`.

#### event.componentType

* Object Path
    * event.componentType
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Type of element.

#### 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 of the slice.

#### event.name

* Object Path
    * event.name
* Type
    * String
* Description 
    * Slice name, mapped to `data[].name`.

#### event.seriesId

* Object Path
    * event.seriesId
* Type
    * Integer
* Description 
    * Series ID.

#### 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: `pie`.

#### event.value

* Object Path
    * event.value
* Type
    * Null
* Description 
    * Numeric value of the slice.

## Component Functions

This component does not have Component Functions associated with it. 

## Extension Functions

This component does not have Extension Functions associated with it.