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Zoom Transitions
license: gpl-3.0
redirect: https://observablehq.com/@d3/programmatic-zoom

This example demonstrates smooth zoom transitions using d3-zoom. Every 2.5 seconds, a point is randomly selected, and the transform to position the selected point at the center of the viewport is computed:

function transform() {
  return d3.zoomIdentity
      .translate(width / 2, height / 2)
      .scale(8)
      .translate(-point[0], -point[1]);
}

Then, transition.call is used to invoke zoom.transform with the new transform, initiating a smooth zoom transition from the current transform.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<canvas width="960" height="500"></canvas>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
<script>
var canvas = d3.select("canvas"),
context = canvas.node().getContext("2d"),
width = canvas.property("width"),
height = canvas.property("height"),
radius = 2.5;
var points = d3.range(1000).map(phyllotaxis(10)),
point = points.pop();
var zoom = d3.zoom()
.on("zoom", zoomed);
canvas
.call(zoom.transform, transform)
.call(transition);
function zoomed() {
context.save();
context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
context.translate(d3.event.transform.x, d3.event.transform.y);
context.scale(d3.event.transform.k, d3.event.transform.k);
drawPoints();
context.restore();
}
function drawPoints() {
context.beginPath();
points.forEach(drawPoint);
context.fillStyle = "#000";
context.fill();
context.beginPath();
drawPoint(point);
context.fillStyle = "#f00";
context.fill();
context.stroke();
}
function drawPoint(point) {
context.moveTo(point[0] + radius, point[1]);
context.arc(point[0], point[1], radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
}
function transform() {
return d3.zoomIdentity
.translate(width / 2, height / 2)
.scale(8)
.translate(-point[0], -point[1]);
}
function transition(canvas) {
var n = points.length,
i = Math.random() * n | 0,
c = points[i]; // Pick a random point.
points[i] = points[n - 1];
points[n - 1] = point;
point = c;
canvas.transition()
.delay(500)
.duration(3000)
.call(zoom.transform, transform)
.on("end", function() { canvas.call(transition); });
}
function phyllotaxis(radius) {
var theta = Math.PI * (3 - Math.sqrt(5));
return function(i) {
var r = radius * Math.sqrt(i), a = theta * i;
return [
width / 2 + r * Math.cos(a),
height / 2 + r * Math.sin(a)
];
};
}
</script>
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