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Highcharts : Real time updating spline chart sets y-axis data to zero

I am trying to display a set of dynamic data in a spline type chart using highcharts.
My spline type line chart has 4 series of data that needs to update through a service call. Service returns an array of data such as [0.345, 0.465, 0, 0.453] and I want to update y value of each series with the respective value in the array.
But my chart does not draw the data as expected. Even if I receive different values for y, in the chart it always displays it as 0.
This is my source code. Greatly appreciate if someone could help me figure out the issue in this or a give solution to this problem.
function drawHighChart() {
hchart = Highcharts.chart('container', {
chart: {
type: 'spline',
animation: Highcharts.svg,
marginRight: 10,
},
time: {
useUTC: false
},
title: {
text: 'Audio Analytics'
},
xAxis: {
tickInterval: 1,
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Prediction'
},
min: 0,
max: 1,
tickInterval: 0.5,
plotLines: [{
value: 0,
width: 1,
color: '#808080'
}]
},
tooltip: {
headerFormat: '<b>{series.name}</b><br/>',
pointFormat: '{point.x:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}<br/>{point.y:.2f}'
},
legend: {
enabled: false
},
exporting: {
enabled: false
},
/* Initially I'm setting some hardcoded values for each series.*/
series: [{
name: 'Calm',
data: [0.43934, 0.52503, 0.57177, 0.69658, 0.97031, 0.119931, 0.137133]
}, {
name: 'Happy',
data: [0.24916, 0.24064, 0.29742, 0.0000, 0.32490, 0.0000, 0.38121]
}, {
name: 'Angry',
data: [0.11744, 0.17722, 0.16005, 0.19771, 0.20185, 0.24377, 0.32147]
}, {
name: 'Disgust',
data: [0.7988, 0.15112, null, 0.22452, 0.34400, null, 0.34227]
}],
});
}
Now when I call drawHighChart() at the windows onload this is what it outputs.
Now from here, I need to update each series dynamically as service returns a data array.
This is my function that updates the chart dynamically every time the service returns a response. Every time I call this fucntion, I pass a data array constructed from the response data.
initiVal = 7; //This is a gloabl variable that increases x-axis value from 7.
function updateHighChart(dataArray) {
var series = hchart.series[0];
var series1 = hchart.series[1];
var series2 = hchart.series[2];
var series3 = hchart.series[3];
var x = initiVal;
y = dataArray[0];
y1 = dataArray[1];
y2 = dataArray[2];
y3 = dataArray[3];
console.log("dataArray: " + dataArray);
series.addPoint([x, y], true, true);
series1.addPoint([x, y1], true, true);
series2.addPoint([x, y2], true, true);
series3.addPoint([x, y3], true, true);
initiVal++;
}
But even if data is dynamically assigned to y axis values in each series, they do not update as expected in the chart. This is how the charts looks after the 6th second/instance when data needs to dynamically update in the chart.

Multiple series of data in Highcharts but second line graph is displayed squashed?

I'm pretty new in using Highcharts API and, just started to embark using its cool features. I have a ASP.NET MVC web application which plot a line graph from a data source. In my application a user selects a key value from a list box and, out of that key an array of values will be retrieved and used the data as series for the graph.
[Chart 1] This is the plotted highchart.
[Chart 2] This is the expected output
As you can see in the above screenshots, CDT158 series displayed the graph correctly, more similar to Chart 2. But, Series 2 in Chart 1 is squashed, it is supposed to be like in Chart 2 - SINUSOID.
This is my functions that prepares and display the chart
var myChart;
function prepareChartData(dataChart)
{
var xAxis = [];
var dataSeries = [];
var xTitle;
for (var i = 0; i < dataChart.length; i++) {
var items = dataChart[i];
var XcategoriesItem = moment(items.Time).format("DD-MMM-YYYY HH:mm:ss");
var seriesData = parseFloat(items.Value);
xAxis.push(XcategoriesItem);
dataSeries.push(seriesData);
xTitle = items.Name;
}
if (myChart == undefined)
{
plotChartData(xAxis, dataSeries, xTitle);
return;
}
myChart.addSeries({
title: xTitle,
data: dataSeries
});
};
function plotChartData(Xaxis, dataseries, xtitle)
{
myChart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'svgtrendspace',
type: 'line',
zoomType: 'xy',
panning: true,
panKey: 'shift',
plotBorderWidth: 1
},
title: {
text: 'Sample Chart'
},
legend: {
layout: 'horizontal',
align: 'bottom',
horizontalAlign: 'middle',
borderWidth: 0
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
dataLabels: {
enabled: false,
format: '{y}'
},
allowPointSelect: false
}
},
xAxis: {
type: 'category',
categories: Xaxis,
labels: {
rotation: -65,
style: {
fontSize: '8px',
fontFamily: 'Verdana, sans-serif'
}
},
tickInterval: 60
},
yAxis: {
gridLineColor: '#DDDDDD',
gridLineWidth: 0.5
},
series: [{
name: xtitle,
data: dataseries,
//name: '',
//data: [],
tooltip: {
pointFormat: '{series.name}: <b>{point.y}</b><br/>',
valueDecimals: 2
}
}]
});
};
This is the div element that displays the chart
<div id="svgtrendspace" style="overflow:auto;display:table-row; height:100%;"></div>
The jquery post function that retrieves data from AE controller.
$.post("/AE/UpdateTrend", { TrendRequestData: jdata },
function (data) {
if (data.length > 4) {
var results = $.parseJSON(data);
console.log(results);
prepareChartData(results);
trendData = results;
}
else {
trendData = "";
FillNoData("#svgtrendspace");
$('#MinimumHorizontalLine').val("");
$('#MaximumHorizontalLine').val("");
}
});
What could go wrong in my highcharts configuration that made the second series line graph squashed?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

I think it's caused by using categories, but actually you want to use datetime axis. Categories for first series and the second one don't match and that's the result. In other words, I would:
Change data format for array of points:
for (var i = 0; i < dataChart.length; i++) {
var items = dataChart[i];
var xDate = +moment(items.Time);
var seriesData = parseFloat(items.Value);
dataSeries.push([xDate, seriesData]);
xTitle = items.Name;
}
Change type to "datetime" and remove categories:
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime', // type
// categories: Xaxis, // remove
labels: {
rotation: -65,
style: {
fontSize: '8px',
fontFamily: 'Verdana, sans-serif'
}
},
// tickInterval: 60 // remove that too - you don't want ticks every 60 milliseconds ;)
},

Highcharts second series name labeled to 'Series 2'?

Just started a week ago to learn and use Highcharts. In my application a user selects a key value from a list box and, out of that key an array of values will be retrieved and, used the data to create a multiple series of line graph. In the screenshot below the first series (in light blue color) has the name of CDEP158 and, on the second series (in black color), the series name shouldn't be 'Series 2', it should be CDT158. 'Series 2' for the second series is the issue here.
This is the chart data preparation code which accepts dataChart (result) from jquery post callback function called in a click event.
function prepareChartData(dataChart)
{
var dataSeries = [];
var xTitle;
for (var i = 0; i < dataChart.length; i++) {
var items = dataChart[i];
var xDate = +moment(items.Time);
var seriesData = parseFloat(items.Value);
dataSeries.push([xDate, seriesData]);
xTitle = items.Name;
}
if (aeChart === undefined || aeChart === null)
{
plotChartData(dataSeries, xTitle);
return;
}
aeChart.addSeries({
title: xTitle,
data: dataSeries
});
};
Function that creates a new instance of Highchart and its configuration:
function plotChartData(dataseries, xtitle)
{
aeChart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'svgtrendspace',
type: 'line',
zoomType: 'xy',
panning: true,
panKey: 'shift',
plotBorderWidth: 1
},
title: {
text: ''
},
legend: {
layout: 'horizontal',
align: 'left',
itemDistance: 10,
borderWidth: 0,
itemMarginTop: 0,
itemMarginBottom: 0,
padding: 20
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
states: {
hover: {
enabled: false
}
},
dataLabels: {
enabled: false,
format: '{y}'
},
allowPointSelect: false
}
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
labels: {
rotation: -65,
style: {
fontSize: '9px',
fontFamily: 'Verdana, sans-serif'
}
}
},
yAxis: {
gridLineColor: '#DDDDDD',
gridLineWidth: 0.5
},
series: [{
name: xtitle,
data: dataseries,
tooltip: {
pointFormat: '{series.name}: <b>{point.y}</b><br/>',
valueDecimals: 2
}
}]
});
};
Why is that the first series gets the correct name but on the second one it did not? Is my highcharts configuration wrong? How should I properly configure or format it to address the issue?
I have googled it for similar issues related with multiple series but I couldn't find any similar questions or answers that would help me.

The fact that it works for the first series implies that the issue isn't with your code, but rather is with your init.
Can you put a console.log('Title: ' + xTitle); statement right before you call aeChart.addSeries() in the above function to check on what you are passing in? My suspicion is that the second series is not being passed a title, and that HighCharts is therefore putting in Series2 on its own.
Maybe you should not be setting the value of xTitle in every single iteration of the initial for loop?

How to match columns height with spline in Highcharts

I'm using Highcharts to draw a spline. This works good.
I'm using secondary series (columns) for another data.
My problem is: how to set column height to be matched with spline.
As far i've done this: jsfiddle
Columns have height almost i need, but not all.
It is possible at all?
Relevant code:
$('#chart').highcharts({
title: {text: 'Chart'},
chart: {
type: 'spline'
},
xAxis: {
title: {
text: 'X-Axis'
}
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Y-Axis'
},
labels: {
enabled: false
}
},
series: [{
name: 'Chart',
data: chdata,
marker: {
enabled: false
},
}],
legend: {
enabled: false
}
});
var chartObj = Highcharts.charts[$('#chart').attr('data-highcharts-chart')];
var d = [];
for(var i = 0; i < ldata.length; i++) {
d.push([ldata[i],getYValue(chartObj,0,getClosest(ldata[i],bdata[0]))]);
}
chartObj.addSeries({
type: 'column',
pointWidth: 1,
borderWidth: 0,
data: d
});
I've tried even with plotLines, but it have height of whole chart.
Thanks,
Bartek

Rather than plotting the height of the closest point, try plotting the average height of the points either side of your bar.
You can get even closer if you work out a linear best fit for your bar on the line between the points either side. Something like:
function getY(xVal,points) {
var higher = 0;
var lower=0;
for(var i=0;i<points.length;i++){
if (points[i][0] > xVal) {
higher=i;
lower=i-1;
break;
}
}
return points[lower][1] + ((points[higher][1]-points[lower][1])*(xVal-points[lower][0])/(points[higher][0]-points[lower][0]));
};
http://jsfiddle.net/5h471o3d/

Highcharts Combination Chart: Column covering line series marker

I am using Highstocks and I have both columns and lines inside a chart. The only problem is, the columns seem to cover up the line markers where I am using highstock instead of highchart. Here is my highstock fiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/6JACr/1/
And here is an example highchart fiddle where the column series doesnt cover the line marker.
http://jsfiddle.net/gh/get/jquery/1.9.1/highslide-software/highcharts.com/tree/master/samples/highcharts/demo/combo/
This bit of code probably isnt relevant but I need to add it or else stackoverflow wont let me post.
Here is my highstock series
accu_series = {
name: "ACCU",
data: accu_data,
yAxis: 1
};
all_series[0] = accu_series;
nu_series = {
name: "NU",
type: "column",
data: nu_data,
stack: 0
};
all_series[1] = nu_series;
dau_series = {
name: "DAU",
type: "column",
data: dau_data,
stack: 0
};
all_series[2] = dau_series;

JSFiddle
Just change the order of the charts. I think thats what decides whats on top.
function fill_series() {
nu_series = {
name: "NU",
type: "column",
data: nu_data,
stack: 0
};
all_series[0] = nu_series;
dau_series = {
name: "DAU",
type: "column",
data: dau_data,
stack: 0
};
all_series[1] = dau_series;
accu_series = {
name: "ACCU",
type: 'spline',
data: accu_data,
yAxis: 1,
marker: {
lineWidth: 2,
lineColor: Highcharts.getOptions().colors[3],
fillColor: 'white'
}
};
all_series[2] = accu_series;
}