X-range series

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

by b_g_v

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/xrange.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/accessibility.js"></script>

<figure class="highcharts-figure">
    <div id="container"></div>
    <p class="highcharts-description">
        X-range charts are used to visualize a range on the X-axis.
        This is often used in Gantt charts, as seen in this example.
        The X-range data series forms the basis of Highcharts Gantt,
        but is also available with Highcharts.
    </p>
</figure>

CSS

#container {
    height: 300px;
}

.highcharts-figure, .highcharts-data-table table {
    min-width: 320px; 
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 1em auto;
}

.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;
}

JavaScript

Highcharts.chart('container', {
    chart: {
        type: 'xrange'
    },
    title: {
        text: 'Highcharts X-range'
    },
    accessibility: {
        point: {
            descriptionFormatter: function (point) {
                var ix = point.index + 1,
                    category = point.yCategory,
                    from = new Date(point.x),
                    to = new Date(point.x2);
                return ix + '. ' + category + ', ' + from.toDateString() +
                    ' to ' + to.toDateString() + '. v:' + point.v;
            }
        }
    },
    xAxis: {
        type: 'datetime'
    },
    yAxis: {
        title: {
            text: ''
        },
        categories: ['Prototyping', 'Development', 'Testing'],
        reversed: true
    },
    series: [{
        name: 'Project 1',
        // pointPadding: 0,
        // groupPadding: 0,
        borderColor: 'gray',
        pointWidth: 20,
        data: [{
            x: Date.UTC(2014, 10, 21),
            x2: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 2),
            y: 0,
            partialFill: 0.25,
            v:25
        }, {
            x: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 2),
            x2: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 5),
            y: 1,
            v:35
        }, {
            x: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 8),
            x2: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 9),
            y: 2
        }, {
            x: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 9),
            x2: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 10),
            y: 2
        }, {
            x: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 10),
            x2: Date.UTC(2014, 11, 23),
            y: 2
        }],
        dataLabels: {
            enabled: true
        }
    }]

});