Chart selection event handler
Description
The following code shows how to create a chart selection event handler.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(function () {<!-- w w w. ja v a 2s .c o m-->
$('#container').highcharts({
chart: {
events: {
selection: function (event) {
var text,
label;
if (event.xAxis) {
text = 'min: ' + Highcharts.numberFormat(event.xAxis[0].min, 2) + ', max: ' + Highcharts.numberFormat(event.xAxis[0].max, 2);
} else {
text = 'Selection reset';
}
label = this.renderer.label(text, 100, 120)
.attr({
fill: Highcharts.getOptions().colors[0],
padding: 10,
r: 5,
zIndex: 8
})
.css({
color: 'black'
})
.add();
setTimeout(function () {
label.fadeOut();
}, 1000);
}
},
zoomType: 'x'
},
series: [{
data: [129.9, 171.5, 106.4, 19.2, 14.0, 176.0, 35.6, 148.5, 16.4, 194.1, 5.6, 154.4]
}]
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<script src="http://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<div id="container" style="height: 400px"></div>
</body>
</html>