Function validateCategoryProperties

src/traces/parcats/calc.js:467–483

* Update category properties based on the unique values found for this dimension * @param {Object} dim * @param {UniqueInfo} uniqueInfoDim

(dim, uniqueInfoDim)

 * @param {UniqueInfo} uniqueInfoDim
 */
function validateCategoryProperties(dim, uniqueInfoDim) {
    // Update categoryarray
    dim._categoryarray = uniqueInfoDim.uniqueValues;

    // Handle ticktext
    if(dim.ticktext === null || dim.ticktext === undefined) {
        dim._ticktext = [];
    } else {
        // Shallow copy to avoid modifying input array
        dim._ticktext = dim.ticktext.slice();
    }

    // Extend ticktext with elements from uniqueInfoDim.uniqueValues
    for(var i = dim._ticktext.length; i < uniqueInfoDim.uniqueValues.length; i++) {
        dim._ticktext.push(uniqueInfoDim.uniqueValues[i]);
    }
}

/**
 * Determine whether an array contains a permutation of the integers from 0 to the array's length - 1