Stacked and grouped column

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

by Rajesh Danabal

HTML

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

<figure class="highcharts-figure">
    <div id="container"></div>
    <p class="highcharts-description">
        Chart showing stacked columns with grouping, allowing specific series to
        be stacked on the same column. Stacking is often used to visualize
        data that accumulates to a sum.
    </p>
</figure>

CSS

.highcharts-figure, .highcharts-data-table table {
    min-width: 310px; 
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 1em auto;
}

#container {
    height: 400px;
}

.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

jQuery( function($){
    var me = {
        init: function(){
            me.render('regular');
            me.hijackHighcharts();
            me.render('sorted');
        },
        render: function( container ){
            $('#' + container ).highcharts({
                chart: {
                    type: 'bar',
                    reflow: false // prevents the original sort from re-appearing when window is resized
                },
                title: {
                    text: 'Average Salaries'
                },
                xAxis: {
                    categories: [
                        '2013',
                        '2014',
                        '2015'
                    ]
                },
                yAxis: {
                    title: {
                        text: 'Average Salaries'
                    },
                    labels: {
                        format: '${value}K'
                    },
                    reversedStacks: false,
                    stackLabels: {
                        enabled: true,
                        formatter: function(){
                            return ( this.stack == 'contract' ? 'Contract' : 'Full Time' );
                        },
                    }

                },
                plotOptions: {
                    bar: {
                        stacking: 'normal'
                    }
                },
                legend: {
                    enabled: false
                },
                tooltip: {
                    pointFormat: '{series.name}: ${point.y}K',
                    followPointer: true, // keeps the tooltip with the corrent block
                },
                series: [
                    {
                        data: [ 32, 12, 44 ],
                        name: 'Department Foo',
                        stack: 'fulltime'
                    },
                    {
                        data: [ 55, 77, 33 ],
                        name:...