Synchronized charts
by Sascha
HTML
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/data.js"></script>
<figure class="highcharts-figure">
<div id="container"></div>
</figure>
CSS
.highcharts-figure, .highcharts-data-table table {
min-width: 320px;
}
.highcharts-data-table table {
font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
border-collapse: collapse;
border: 1px solid #EBEBEB;
margin: 10px auto;
text-align: center;
width: 100%;
max-width: 500px;
}
.highcharts-data-table caption {
padding: 1em 0;
font-size: 1.2em;
color: #555;
}
.highcharts-data-table th {
font-weight: 600;
padding: 0.5em;
}
.highcharts-data-table td, .highcharts-data-table th, .highcharts-data-table caption {
padding: 0.5em;
}
.highcharts-data-table thead tr, .highcharts-data-table tr:nth-child(even) {
background: #f8f8f8;
}
.highcharts-data-table tr:hover {
background: #f1f7ff;
}
#container {
display: table;
width: 95%;
}
.chart-row {
display: table-row;
}
.chart {
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: middle;
}
.chart-control {
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: middle;
}
JavaScript
/**
* In order to synchronize tooltips and crosshairs, override the
* built-in events with handlers defined on the parent element.
*/
['mousemove', 'touchmove', 'touchstart'].forEach(function(eventType) {
document.getElementById('container').addEventListener(
eventType,
function(e) {
var chart,
point,
i,
event;
for (i = 0; i < Highcharts.charts.length; i = i + 1) {
chart = Highcharts.charts[i];
// Find coordinates within the chart
event = chart.pointer.normalize(e);
// Get the hovered point
point = chart.series[0].searchPoint(event, true);
if (point) {
point.highlight(e);
}
}
}
);
});
/**
* Override the reset function, we don't need to hide the tooltips and
* crosshairs.
*/
Highcharts.Pointer.prototype.reset = function() {
return undefined;
};
/**
* Highlight a point by showing tooltip, setting hover state and draw crosshair
*/
Highcharts.Point.prototype.highlight = function(event) {
event = this.series.chart.pointer.normalize(event);
this.onMouseOver(); // Show the hover marker
this.series.chart.tooltip.refresh(this); // Show the tooltip
this.series.chart.xAxis[0].drawCrosshair(event, this); // Show the crosshair
};
/**
* Synchronize zooming through the setExtremes event handler.
*/
function syncExtremes(e) {
var thisChart = this.chart;
if (e.trigger !== 'syncExtremes') { // Prevent feedback loop
Highcharts.each(Highcharts.charts, function(chart) {
if (chart !== thisChart) {
if (chart.xAxis[0].setExtremes) { // It is null while updating
chart.xAxis[0].setExtremes(
e.min,
e.max,
undefined,
false, {
trigger: 'syncExtremes'
}
);
}
}
});
}
}
// Get the data. The contents of the data file can be viewed at
//...