value

The value object contains information for pop-up windows about how images should be retrieved or charts constructed. For more information on how this object is used, see mediaInfo and popupInfo.

Properties

Property	Details
fields	Used with charts. An array of strings, with each string containing the name of a field to display in the chart.
linkURL	Used with images. A string containing a URL to be launched in a browser when a user clicks the image.
normalizeField	Used with charts. An optional string containing the name of a field. The values of all fields in the chart will be normalized (divided) by the value of this field.
sourceURL	Used with images. A string containing the URL to the image.

Example

This example shows the use of the value object in two different mediaInfo objects: an image and a chart.

          "mediaInfos": [
            {
              "title": "A picture of this thing",
              "type": "image",
              "caption": "{IMAGEDESC}",
              "value": {
                "sourceURL": "{IMAGEURL}",
                "linkURL": "{INFOURL}"
              }
            },
            {
              "title": "Number of \"Likes\"",
              "type": "columnchart",
              "caption": "Number of users who \"Liked\" this thing on our web site from 2008 - 2011.",
              "value": {
                "fields": [
                  "LIKES2008",
                  "LIKES2009",
                  "LIKES2010",
                  "LIKES2011"
                ],
                "normalizeField": null
              }
            }
          ]