Select Marks
Select a set of marks in a visualization.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Select Marks</title>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="https://public.tableau.com/javascripts/api/tableau-2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var viz, sheet;
function initViz() {
var containerDiv = document.getElementById("vizContainer"),
url = "http://public.tableau.com/views/RegionalSampleWorkbook/College",
options = {
"Academic Year": "",
hideTabs: true,
onFirstInteractive: function () {
sheet = viz.getWorkbook().getActiveSheet();
}
};
viz = new tableau.Viz(containerDiv, url, options);
}
function selectCollege(college_name) {
sheet.selectMarksAsync("College", college_name, tableau.SelectionUpdateType.REPLACE);
}
function addCollegeToSelection(college_name) {
sheet.selectMarksAsync("College", college_name, tableau.SelectionUpdateType.ADD);
}
function clearCollegeSelection() {
sheet.clearSelectedMarksAsync();
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="initViz();">
<div id="vizContainer"></div>
<br />
<button onclick="selectCollege('Engineering');">Select a value</button>
<button onclick="addCollegeToSelection('Business');">Add to the selection</button>
<button onclick="clearCollegeSelection();">Clear all</button>
</body>
</html>