Synchronized charts

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<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" style="width:200px; height: 200px"></div>
</figure>

CSS

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

.chart {
    height: 220px;
}

.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;
}

</style>
<!-- http://doc.jsfiddle.net/use/hacks.html#css-panel-hack -->
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<style>

JavaScript

/*
The purpose of this demo is to demonstrate how multiple charts on the same page
can be linked through DOM and Highcharts events and API methods. It takes a
standard Highcharts config with a small variation for each data set, and a
mouse/touch event handler to bind the charts together.
*/


/**
 * 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,
           ...