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---
id: 587d7fa9367417b2b2512bce
title: Dynamically Set the Coordinates for Each Bar
required:
- src: 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/d3/4.3.0/d3.min.js'
challengeType: 6
---
## Description
<section id='description'>
The last challenge created and appended a rectangle to the <code>svg</code> element for each point in <code>dataset</code> to represent a bar. Unfortunately, they were all stacked on top of each other.
The placement of a rectangle is handled by the <code>x</code> and <code>y</code> attributes. They tell D3 where to start drawing the shape in the <code>svg</code> area. The last challenge set them each to 0, so every bar was placed in the upper-left corner.
For a bar chart, all of the bars should sit on the same vertical level, which means the <code>y</code> value stays the same (at 0) for all bars. The <code>x</code> value, however, needs to change as you add new bars. Remember that larger <code>x</code> values push items farther to the right. As you go through the array elements in <code>dataset</code>, the x value should increase.
The <code>attr()</code> method in D3 accepts a callback function to dynamically set that attribute. The callback function takes two arguments, one for the data point itself (usually <code>d</code>) and one for the index of the data point in the array. The second argument for the index is optional. Here's the format:
<blockquote>selection.attr("property", (d, i) => {<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;/* <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;* d is the data point value<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;* i is the index of the data point in the array<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;*/<br>})</blockquote>
It's important to note that you do NOT need to write a <code>for</code> loop or use <code>forEach()</code> to iterate over the items in the data set. Recall that the <code>data()</code> method parses the data set, and any method that's chained after <code>data()</code> is run once for each item in the data set.
</section>
## Instructions
<section id='instructions'>
Change the <code>x</code> attribute callback function so it returns the index times 30.
<strong>Note</strong><br>Each bar has a width of 25, so increasing each <code>x</code> value by 30 adds some space between the bars. Any value greater than 25 would work in this example.
</section>
## Tests
<section id='tests'>
```yml
tests:
- text: The first <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 0.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(0).attr('x') == '0', 'The first <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 0.');
- text: The second <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 30.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(1).attr('x') == '30', 'The second <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 30.');
- text: The third <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 60.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(2).attr('x') == '60', 'The third <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 60.');
- text: The fourth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 90.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(3).attr('x') == '90', 'The fourth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 90.');
- text: The fifth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 120.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(4).attr('x') == '120', 'The fifth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 120.');
- text: The sixth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 150.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(5).attr('x') == '150', 'The sixth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 150.');
- text: The seventh <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 180.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(6).attr('x') == '180', 'The seventh <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 180.');
- text: The eighth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 210.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(7).attr('x') == '210', 'The eighth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 210.');
- text: The ninth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 240.
testString: assert($('rect').eq(8).attr('x') == '240', 'The ninth <code>rect</code> should have an <code>x</code> value of 240.');
```
</section>
## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>
<div id='html-seed'>
```html
<body>
<script>
const dataset = [12, 31, 22, 17, 25, 18, 29, 14, 9];
const w = 500;
const h = 100;
const svg = d3.select("body")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", w)
.attr("height", h);
svg.selectAll("rect")
.data(dataset)
.enter()
.append("rect")
.attr("x", (d, i) => {
// Add your code below this line
// Add your code above this line
})
.attr("y", 0)
.attr("width", 25)
.attr("height", 100);
</script>
</body>
```
</div>
</section>
## Solution
<section id='solution'>
```js
// solution required
```
</section>