var points = [
[240, 100],
[290, 200],
[340, 50],
[390, 150],
[90, 150],
[140, 50],
[190, 200]
];
var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", 500)
.attr("height", 300);
var path = svg.append("path")
.data([points])
.attr("d", d3.svg.line()
.tension(0) // Catmull–Rom
.interpolate("cardinal-closed"));
var color = d3.scale.category10();
var dataPositions = [{
initial: 0.25,
final: 0.5
}, {
initial: 0.5,
final: 0.6
}];
svg.selectAll(".point")
.data(points)
.enter().append("circle")
.attr("r", 4)
.attr("transform", function(d) {
return "translate(" + d + ")";
});
d3.select("button").on("click", function() {
move(0.25, 0.5);
});
function move(initialPosition, finalPosition) {
var start = path.node().getPointAtLength(path.node().getTotalLength() * initialPosition);
var circle = svg.append("circle")
.attr("r", 13)
.attr("fill", function(d, i) {
return color(i)
})
.attr("transform", "translate(" + start.x + "," + start.y + ")");
circle.transition()
.duration(1000)
.attrTween("transform", function() {
return translateAlong(path.node())()
});
function translateAlong(path) {
var l = path.getTotalLength() * (finalPosition - initialPosition);
return function() {
return function(t) {
var p = path.getPointAtLength(t * l +
(path.getTotalLength() * initialPosition));
return "translate(" + p.x + "," + p.y + ")";
};
};
}
}
path {
fill: none;
stroke: #000;
stroke-width: 3px;
}
circle {
stroke: #fff;
stroke-width: 3px;
}
<script src="//d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js"></script>
<button>Move</button>
<br>