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 Chart References
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-The ```canvas``` element can be retrieved using ```getCanvass``` and the ```chartjs object``` can be retrieved using ```getChart```.
+The ```canvas``` element can be retrieved using ```getCanvas``` and the ```chartjs object``` can be retrieved using ```getChart```.
 
 
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