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# categoryOrder

A list of every category value for the axis in the order they appear visually in
the graph or legend.

```
var categoryOrder: [String] { get set }
```

## Discussion

If your categorical axis represents, for example, blood type data, and the legend
lists *AB*, *A*, *B*, *O* in that order, provide an array that contains the strings
`"AB"`, `"A"`, `"B"`, and `"O"` in the same order.

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