Highcharts Demo

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts-more.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>

<div id="container"></div>
<button id="b1" class="autocompare">series update</button>
<button id="b2" class="autocompare">chart update</button>
<button id="b3" class="autocompare">addSeries</button>
<button id="b4" class="autocompare">remove & addSeries</button>
<button id="b5" class="autocompare">remove, addSeries & update</button>

CSS

#container {
	min-width: 320px;
	max-width: 600px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

JavaScript

var chart = Highcharts.chart('container', {

    title: {
        text: 'Chart.update'
    },

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

    series: [{
        type: 'column',
        name: 's1',
        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]
    },
    {
        type: 'column',
        name: 's2',
        data: [49.9, 21.5, 176.4, 121.2, 124.0, 476.0, 935.6, 248.5, 266.4, 191.1, 99.6, 53.4]
    }]

});

$('#b1').click(function () {
		chart.series[0].update({
    	data: [29.9, 71.5, 306.4, 429.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 248.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4]
    });
});

$('#b2').click(function () {
    chart.update({
        series: [{
        type: 'column',
        name: 's1',
        data: [129.9, 171.5, 306.4, 429.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 248.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4]
    	},{
        type: 'column',
        name: 's2',
        data: [69.9, 51.5, 176.4, 121.2, 124.0, 476.0, 935.6, 248.5, 266.4, 191.1, 99.6, 53.4]
    	}]
    });
});

$('#b3').click(function () {
    chart.addSeries({
        type: 'column',
        name: 's3',
        data: [129.9, 171.5, 1106.4, 1129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 1148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4]
    	});
});

$('#b4').click(function () {
		seriesData = [{
        type: 'column',
        name: 's1 new',
        data: [234.9, 171.5, 1106.4, 1129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 1148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 195.6, 454.4]
    	}];
    while (chart.series.length > 0) {
      chart.series[0].remove(true);
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < seriesData.length; i++) {    
      chart.addSeries(seriesData[i]);
    }
});

$('#b5').click(function () {
		seriesData = [{
        type: 'column',
        name: 's1 new',
        data: [234.9, 171.5, 106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 195.6, 454.4]
    	},{
        type: 'column',
        name: 's2 new',
        data: [234.9, 171.5, 106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5,...