Hello, this article is about how we can create a line chart using High chart in js. It is used to draw line/spline based charts. Line chart showing trends in a dataset. This chart includes the series-label module, which adds a label to each line for enhanced readability.
CDN for using High chart
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/series-label.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>
Create a HTML file i.e, Linechart.html and use below code-
<figure class="highcharts-figure">
<div id="container"></div>
<p class="highcharts-BrAHMAdescription">
Basic Example Of Line chart Using High chart
</p>
</figure>
Now, Create a CSS file for styling of the Line chart
.highcharts-figure,
.highcharts-data-table table {
min-width: 360px;
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;
}
After that, create a JS file for showing data in Line chart
Highcharts.chart('container', {
title: {
text: 'Basic Line Chart'
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Created by Brahma Prakash Shukla'
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Number of Employees in IT Department'
}
},
xAxis: {
accessibility: {
rangeDescription: 'Range: 2010 to 2020'
}
},
legend: {
layout: 'vertical',
align: 'right',
verticalAlign: 'middle'
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
label: {
connectorAllowed: false
},
pointStart: 2010
}
},
series: [{
name: 'Developers',
data: [43934, 48656, 65165, 81827, 112143, 142383,
171533, 165174, 155157, 161454, 154610]
}, {
name: 'Designers',
data: [24916, 37941, 29742, 29851, 32490, 30282,
38121, 36885, 33726, 34243, 31050]
}, {
name: 'Testers',
data: [11744, 30000, 16005, 19771, 20185, 24377,
32147, 30912, 29243, 29213, 25663]
}, {
name: 'Operations & Maintenance',
data: [null, null, null, null, null, null, null,
null, 11164, 11218, 10077]
}, {
name: 'Other',
data: [21908, 5548, 8105, 11248, 8989, 11816, 18274,
17300, 13053, 11906, 10073]
}],
responsive: {
rules: [{
condition: {
maxWidth: 500
},
chartOptions: {
legend: {
layout: 'horizontal',
align: 'center',
verticalAlign: 'bottom'
}
}
}]
}
});
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