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Highcharts - Spline Chart with Symbols
Following is an example of a spline chart with symbols.
We have already seen the configuration used to draw a chart in Highcharts Configuration Syntax chapter. Now, we will discuss an example of a spline chart with symbols. We will also understand the additional configurations/steps taken.
Configurations
Add symbols to a series of a chart using the marker.symbol property. It can be a preconfigured symbol like 'square', 'diamond' or a url to an image. Marker can be added at any point in the data of series as well.
series
var series = [ { name: 'Tokyo', marker: { symbol: 'square' }, data: [7.0, 6.9, 9.5, 14.5, 18.2, 21.5, 25.2, { y: 26.5, marker: { symbol: 'url(http://www.highcharts.com/demo/gfx/sun.png)' } }, 23.3, 18.3, 13.9, 9.6] }, { name: 'London', marker: { symbol: 'diamond' }, data: [{ y: 3.9, marker: { symbol: 'url(http://www.highcharts.com/demo/gfx/snow.png)' } }, 4.2, 5.7, 8.5, 11.9, 15.2, 17.0, 16.6, 14.2, 10.3, 6.6, 4.8] } ];
Example
highcharts_spline_symbols.htm
<html> <head> <title>Highcharts Tutorial</title> <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script src = "https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id = "container" style = "width: 550px; height: 400px; margin: 0 auto"></div> <script language = "JavaScript"> $(document).ready(function() { var chart = { type: 'spline' }; var title = { text: 'Monthly Average Temperature' }; var subtitle = { text: 'Source: WorldClimate.com' }; var xAxis = { categories: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'] }; var yAxis = { title: { text: 'Temperature' }, labels: { formatter: function () { return this.value + '\xB0'; } }, lineWidth: 2 }; var tooltip = { crosshairs: true, shared: true }; var plotOptions = { spline: { marker: { radius: 4, lineColor: '#666666', lineWidth: 1 } } }; var series = [ { name: 'Tokyo', marker: { symbol: 'square' }, data: [7.0, 6.9, 9.5, 14.5, 18.2, 21.5, 25.2, { y: 26.5, marker: { symbol: 'url(http://www.highcharts.com/demo/gfx/sun.png)' } }, 23.3, 18.3, 13.9, 9.6] }, { name: 'London', marker: { symbol: 'diamond' }, data: [{ y: 3.9, marker: { symbol: 'url(http://www.highcharts.com/demo/gfx/snow.png)' } }, 4.2, 5.7, 8.5, 11.9, 15.2, 17.0, 16.6, 14.2, 10.3, 6.6, 4.8] } ]; var json = {}; json.chart = chart; json.title = title; json.subtitle = subtitle; json.tooltip = tooltip; json.xAxis = xAxis; json.yAxis = yAxis; json.series = series; json.plotOptions = plotOptions; $('#container').highcharts(json); }); </script> </body> </html>
Result
Verify the result.
highcharts_line_charts.htm
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