Highcharts Demo

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<script src="http://code.highcharts.com/4.2.6/highcharts.src.js"></script>

<div id="container" style="height: 350px"></div>
<button id="button">Hide series workaround</button>
<button id="button2">Hide series with .hide()</button>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    var chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
        chart: {
            renderTo: 'container'
        },
        series: [{
            type: 'pie',
            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]}]
    });


    // the button action
    $button = $('#button');
    $button.click(function() {
        var series = chart.series[0];
        console.log(series);
        if (series.visible) {
            series.hide();
            $(series.data).each(function(i, e) {
                e.graphic.hide();
                e.dataLabel.hide();
                e.connector.hide();
            });
            $button.html('Show series workaround');
        } else {
            series.show();
            $(series.data).each(function(i, e) {
                e.graphic.show();
            });
            $button.html('Hide series workaround');
        }
    });
    // the button action
    $button2 = $('#button2');
    $button2.click(function() {
        var series = chart.series[0];
        console.log(series);
        if (series.visible) {
            series.hide();
            $button2.html('Show series with .hide()');
        } else {
            series.show();
            $button2.html('Hide series with .hide()');
        }
    });
});