JavaScript
var data = {
labels: ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July"],
datasets: [{
label: "My First dataset",
fillColor: "rgba(220,220,220,0.5)",
strokeColor: "rgba(220,220,220,0.8)",
highlightFill: "rgba(220,220,220,0.75)",
highlightStroke: "rgba(220,220,220,1)",
data: [65, 59, 80, 81, 56, 55, 40]
}, {
label: "My Second dataset",
fillColor: "rgba(151,187,205,0.5)",
strokeColor: "rgba(151,187,205,0.8)",
highlightFill: "rgba(151,187,205,0.75)",
highlightStroke: "rgba(151,187,205,1)",
data: [28, 48, 40, 19, 86, 27, 90]
}]
};
var ctx = document.getElementById("chart").getContext("2d");
var myBarChart = new Chart(ctx).Bar(data);
// inserting the new dataset after 3 seconds
setTimeout(function() {
var myNewDataset = {
label: "My Second dataset",
fillColor: "rgba(187,205,151,0.5)",
strokeColor: "rgba(187,205,151,0.8)",
highlightFill: "rgba(187,205,151,0.75)",
highlightStroke: "rgba(187,205,151,1)",
data: [48, 40, 19, 86, 27, 90, 28]
}
var bars = []
myNewDataset.data.forEach(function (value, i) {
bars.push(new myBarChart.BarClass({
value: value,
label: myBarChart.datasets[0].bars[i].label,
x: myBarChart.scale.calculateBarX(myBarChart.datasets.length + 1, myBarChart.datasets.length, i),
y: myBarChart.scale.endPoint,
width: myBarChart.scale.calculateBarWidth(myBarChart.datasets.length + 1),
base: myBarChart.scale.endPoint,
strokeColor: myNewDataset.strokeColor,
fillColor: myNewDataset.fillColor
}))
})
myBarChart.datasets.push({
bars: bars
})
myBarChart.update();
}, 3000);