ordinal.domain()

ordinal.domain([domain])

If domain is specified, sets the domain to the specified array of values. The first element in domain will be mapped to the first element in the range, the second domain value to the second range value, and so on. Domain values are stored internally in a map from stringified value to index; the resulting index is then used to retrieve a value from the range. Thus, an ordinal scale’s values must be coercible to a string, and the stringified version of the domain value uniquely identifies the corresponding range value. If domain is not specified, this method returns the current domain.

Setting the domain on an ordinal scale is optional if the unknown value is implicit (the default). In this case, the domain will be inferred implicitly from usage by assigning each unique value passed to the scale a new value from the range. Note that an explicit domain is recommended to ensure deterministic behavior, as inferring the domain from usage will be dependent on ordering.