Chapter 7. Extensions

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Creating a simple HTML extension
  • Creating a simple HTML table
  • Creating an interactive extension
  • Using external libraries with extensions

Introduction

QlikView has always had a great selection of chart objects to allow you to display data. There are eleven graphical chart types with various display options, and two table charts.

There has always been demand for new chart types but many of which would only be used in specific circumstances and QlikView charts have more general application. So, with Version 10, QlikView introduced a new way of displaying data—Extension Objects, which allows developers to create their own chart types to display QlikView data in whatever way they want.

An extension object ...

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