Visualizing Data with a Step Curve

Demonstrate the use of a step curve type in an area chart, emphasizing how step curves can more clearly represent discrete changes in data values.

import React from 'react';
import { AreaChart, Area, XAxis, YAxis, CartesianGrid, Tooltip } from 'recharts';

Imports necessary components from the Recharts library.

const data = [
  { name: 'Page A', value: 400 },
  { name: 'Page B', value: 300 },
  { name: 'Page C', value: 300 },
  { name: 'Page D', value: 200 },
  { name: 'Page E', value: 278 },
  { name: 'Page F', value: 189 }
];

Defines the data in an array of objects, each representing a point in the step curve.

const StepAreaChart = () => (
  <AreaChart width={730} height={250} data={data}
    margin={{ top: 10, right: 30, left: 0, bottom: 0 }}>
    <CartesianGrid strokeDasharray="3 3" />
    <XAxis dataKey="name" />
    <YAxis />
    <Tooltip />
    <Area type="step" dataKey="value" stroke="#8884d8" fill="#8884d8" />
  </AreaChart>
);

Creates an AreaChart component utilizing a step curve for visualizing data. The 'type' prop of the Area component is set to 'step' to achieve the discrete step effect in the visualization.

export default StepAreaChart;

Exports the component for use in other parts of the application.