Highcharts 3D column hack

by Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://highcharts.com/js/testing.js"></script>

<div id="container" style="height: 300px"></div>

JavaScript

var chart = new Highcharts.Chart({

    chart: {
        renderTo: 'container',
        type: 'column'
    },

    xAxis: {
        categories: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']
    },

    series: [{
        data: [29.9, 71.5, 106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4],
        color: {
            linearGradient: [0, 0, 20, 0],
            stops: [
                [0, 'white'],
                [1, '#4572A7']
            ]
        }
    }]

}, function(chart) {
    if (chart.renderer.box.tagName == 'svg') {
        var series = chart.series[0];
        $.each(series.data, function(i, point) {
            point.graphic.attr({
                fill: {
                    linearGradient: [point.barX, 0, point.barX + point.barW, 0],
                    stops: [
                        [0, 'white'],
                        [1, '#4572A7']
                    ]
                }
            });
        });
    }
});