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Highcharts not showing string value

I'm trying to add localstorage values into highchart series but it doesn't work.
When i print the "newString" value on the console and replace the value for "newString" at the code it works but it doesn't when I use var newString.
Here is the code:
$(document).ready(function () {
var archive,
j = "",
keys = Object.keys(localStorage),
x = keys.length;
var i = 0;
while (i < x) {
archive = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(keys[i]));
j += "{ name: " + keys[i] + ", data: [" + archive.username + ", " + archive.email + ", " + archive.password + "]},";
i++;
}
var newString = j.substr(0, j.length - 1);
console.log('newString: ', newString);
Highcharts.chart('container', {
title: {
text: 'Datos ingresados'
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Localstorage'
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Datos ingresados'
}
},
legend: {
layout: 'vertical',
align: 'right',
verticalAlign: 'middle'
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
label: {
connectorAllowed: false
},
pointStart: 2017
}
},
series: [
newString
],
responsive: {
rules: [{
condition: {
maxWidth: 500
},
chartOptions: {
legend: {
layout: 'horizontal',
align: 'center',
verticalAlign: 'bottom'
}
}
}]
}
});
});
This is what console.log shows:
{ name: 2, data: [12345, 23456, 34567]},{ name: 3, data: [23456, 34567, 45678]},{ name: 4, data: [34567, 45678, 56789]},{ name: 5, data: [45678, 56789, 67890]}
When I change the value of newString for that, it works properly.

Because in the second case, Highcharts see your data as a pure string. So, you need to parse your string.
But first of all, we should create valid json for parsing correctly:
var newString = "{ name: 2, data: [12345, 23456, 34567]}"; //bad json
var json = newString.replace(/(['"])?([a-zA-Z0-9]+)(['"])?:/g, '"$2":');
var goodJson = "[" + json + "]"; //valid json
Now we can create options for the Highcharts:
var options = {
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'spline'
},
series: []
};
And push data to series as follows:
$.each(JSON.parse(goodJson), function(i, item) {
options.series.push({
name: item.name,
data: item.data
});
});
And finally initialize Highcharts:
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
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reading data from CSV and show continuous graph

I am trying to plot a chart which will read a data from csv file which is appending on every minute with latest data as per below format.
The chart will continue reading data from csv file and show the graph on every second wise. Can you please help me on this? I want to show the exact time which are coming from file should be show on graph.
CSV format..
time,count
18:01:00,3
18:01:01,4
....
$(document).ready(function () {
var csv = [],
x;
Highcharts.setOptions({
global: {
useUTC: false
}
});
var data = 'time,count\n18:01:00,3\n18:01:01,4';
//$.get('data.csv', function(data) {
var lines = data.split('\n');
$.each(lines, function(lineNo, line) {
if(lineNo > 0) {
var items = line.split(',');
useUTC: false;
x = items[0].split(':');
csv.push([Date.UTC(2015,1,1,x[0],x[1],x[2]), parseFloat(items[1])]);
}
});
console.log(csv);
$('#container').highcharts({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'spline',
animation: Highcharts.svg, // don't animate in old IE
marginRight: 10,
useUTC: false,
events: {
load: function () {
// set up the updating of the chart each second
var series = this.series[0];
setInterval(function () {
var l = series.data.length - 1,
lastX = series.data[l].x;
$.get('data.csv', function(data) {
var lines = data.split('\n'),
len = lines.length,
items = lines[len - 1].split(','),
x = items[0].split(':'),
y = parseFloat(items[1]);
useUTC: false;
x = Date.UTC(2015,1,1,x[0],x[1],x[2]);
if(x !== lastX) {
series.addPoint([x, y], true, true);
}
});
}, 1000); //refresh each 1 second
}
}
},
title: {
text: 'TPS Data'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
tickPixelInterval: 150
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Value'
},
plotLines: [{
value: 3,
width: 1,
color: '#808080'
}]
},
tooltip: {
formatter: function () {
return '<b>' + this.series.name + '</b><br/>' +
Highcharts.dateFormat('%H:%M:%S', this.x) + '<br/>' +
Highcharts.numberFormat(this.y, 2);
}
},
legend: {
enabled: false
},
exporting: {
enabled: false
},
series: [{
name: 'Count',
data: csv
}]
});
//});
});
div {
min-width: 50px;
height: 200px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.0.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<div id="container" style=""></div>
Note In the snippet I was replace the ajax function $.get with hardcoded data so it will show the result but the question is about the ajax way.

How do I initialize HighChart series values with AJAX?

I'm trying to dynamically initialize my HighChart series values before first data point is requested using ajax. I can't seem to figure out what is going wrong or if what I'm trying is even possible. Can someone please take a look and help?
$(document).ready(function() {
chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
defaultSeriesType: 'spline',
marginRight: 10,
events: {
load: requestData
}
},
title: {
text: 'Test'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
tickPixelInterval: 100,
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Test'
},
plotLines: [{
value: 0,
width: 1,
color: '#808080'
}]
},
tooltip: {
formatter: function () {
return '<b>' + this.series.name + '</b><br/>' +
Highcharts.dateFormat('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', this.x) + '<br/>' +
Highcharts.numberFormat(this.y, 2);
}
},
series: [{
//AJAX NOT WORKING HERE
name: 'Random data',
data: (function() {
var data = [];
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: "/test/random2.php",
data: "p=2",
dataType: "json",
async: false,
success: function(result){
var values = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(result));
var time = (new Date()).getTime();
for (i = -19; i <= 0; i += 1) {
data.push({
x: time + i * 60000,
y: values[i+19];
});
}
}
});
return data;})
}]
});
});
UPDATED CODE
Here is my working solution
function doHighChart(data) {
chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'spline',
marginRight: 10,
events: {
load: requestData
}
},
title: {
text: 'Test'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
tickPixelInterval: 100,
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Test'
},
plotLines: [{
value: 0,
width: 1,
color: '#808080'
}]
},
tooltip: {
formatter: function () {
return '<b>' + this.series.name + '</b><br/>' +
Highcharts.dateFormat('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', this.x) + '<br/>' +
Highcharts.numberFormat(this.y, 2);
}
},
series: [{
name: 'Random data',
data: data
}]
});
}
$(document).ready(function() {
var data = [];
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: "/test/random2.php",
data: "p=2",
dataType: "json",
async: false,
success: function(result){
var values = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(result));
var time = (new Date()).getTime();
for (i = -19; i <= 0; i += 1) {
//data.push([i, -i]);
//data.push("{x:" + (time + i * 1000) ", y: " + values[i+19] + "}");
data.push([
time + i * 1000,
values[i+19]
]);
}
doHighChart(data);
}
});
});

You need to call $.ajax() and in callback initialise your chart.

File loading a Csv file into highcharts

I'm plotting Csv column data in highcharts. Instead of the:
$.get('5.csv', function(data)
I want input a local desktop Csv file using:
function handleFileSelect(evt) {
var files = evt.target.files; // FileList object
My current Javascript code is below :
var options = {
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
defaultSeriesType: 'line'
},
title: {
text: 'Test'
},
xAxis: {
categories: []
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Units',
}
},
series: []
};
// $.get('5.csv', function(data) {
var file = event.target.file;
var reader = new FileReader();
var txt=reader.readAsText(file);
var lines = txt.split('\n');
var c = [], d = [];
$.each(lines, function(lineNo, line) {
if(lineNo > 0 ){
var items = line.split(',');
var strTemp = items[0];
c = [parseFloat(items[0]), parseFloat(items[1])];
d.push(c);
console.log(c);
}
});
options.xAxis.categories = c;
options.series = [{
data: d
}];
chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
});
How would I go about doing this ? I want to upload a Csv file from a local desktop machine. How do I link the File Reader upload of the file to highcharts to plot, instead of using the $.get(5.csv', function(data) { ? Or am I better using jquery-csv (https://github.com/evanplaice/jquery-csv). I know there are browser security issues. My file is a 3 column Csv with a one line header, column 1 is the x-axis, 2 is the y-axis, 3 will be the error bar, which I haven't yet implemented:
Q,I,E
0.009,2.40E-01,5.67E-02
0.011,2.13E-01,3.83E-02
0.013,2.82E-01,2.28E-02
etc ....

This works now upload by File API
function processFiles(files) {
var chart;
options = {
chart: {
zoomType: 'x',
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'line',
zoomType: 'x'
},
title: {
text: ''
},
subtitle: {
text: ''
},
xAxis: {
type: 'linear',
minorTickInterval: 0.1,
title: {
text: 'Q'}
},
yAxis: {
type: 'linear',
minorTickInterval: 0.1,
title: {
text: 'I(ntensity)'
},
},
tooltip: {
shared: true
},
legend: {
enabled: true
},
plotOptions: {
area: {
fillColor: {
linearGradient: [0, 0, 0, 300],
stops: [
[0, Highcharts.getOptions().colors[0]],
[0, 'rgba(2,0,0,0)']
]
},
lineWidth: 1,
marker: {
enabled: false,
states: {
hover: {
enabled: true,
radius: 5
}
}
},
shadow: false,
states: {
hover: {
lineWidth: 1
}
}
}
},
series: [{
name: 'Series'}]
};
var file = files[0]
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function (e) {
str = e.target.result;
var lines = str.split("\n");
var c = [], d = [], er = [];
$.each(lines, function(lineNo, line) {
if(lineNo > 0 ){
var items = line.split(',');
var strTemp = items[0];
er = parseFloat(items[2])
a = parseFloat(items[0])
b = parseFloat(items[1])
min = (b - (er/2))
max = b + ((er/2))
c = [a , b];
var q = [], e = [];
q = [min, max]
e.push(q);
d.push(c);
console.log(c);
console.log(q);
}
});
options.xAxis.categories = c.name;
lineWidth: 1
options.series = [{
data: d,
type: 'scatter'
}, {
name: 'standard deviation',
type: 'errorbar',
color: 'black',
data : e }
];
$("#Linear").click(function(){
$('#container').highcharts().yAxis[0].update({ type: 'linear'});
});
$("#Log").click(function(){
$('#container').highcharts().yAxis[0].update({ type: 'logarithmic'});
});
$("#Guinier").click(function(){
$('#container').highcharts().yAxis[0].update({ data: Math.log(d)});
options.xAxis.categories = c.name;
lineWidth: 1
options.series = [{
data: d
}]
});
chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
}
reader.readAsText(file)
var output = document.getElementById("fileOutput")
};

Due to security reasons you can't load a file directly on the client-side
To do this you need to use the HTML5 File API which will give the user a file dialog to select the file.
If you plan to use jquery-csv here's an example that demonstrates how to do that.
File Handling Demo
I'm biased but I say use jquery-csv to parse the data, trying to write a CSV parser comes with a lot of nasty edge cases.
Source: I'm the author of jquery-csv
As an alternative, if jquery-csv doesn't meet your needs, PapaParse is very good too.

Highcharts -- Array not assigned without alert message

Trying to get some help with this weird behavior.
I managed to get the highcharts chart, multiple series etc. all setup. When using static values from a inline array, the values are assigned correctly to the chart, but if I pull the numbers out of a csv file, they are not assigned unless I pause execution with an alert message. Please see code below
$(function () {
// every row on report needs
// category defined (left side)
var mycategories = [];
// every column on report needs
// seriesname defined
var headers = [];
var myseriesnames = [];
var lines = [];
var line_tokens = [];
// Read data from csv file
$.get('top10raj.csv', function(data) {
// Split the lines
lines = data.split('\n');
console.log("First line : "+ lines[0]);
headers = lines[0].split(',');
for (var i = 1; i < headers.length; i++) {
myseriesnames.push(headers[i]);
}
//
// display all lines
//
for (var i = 1; i < lines.length; i++) {
line_tokens = lines[i].split(',');
console.log('Equip.No:' + line_tokens[0].trim()); // Equipment Number
console.log(line_tokens[1].trim()); // ActualCost
console.log(line_tokens[2].trim()); // ActualMaterial
console.log(line_tokens[3].trim()); // ActualLabor
console.log(line_tokens[4].trim()); // ActualOther
mycategories.push(line_tokens[0].trim());
}
});
alert('report ready');
var myarray = [7,6,7,8,7,8,3,4,1,4,7,8,7,5];
var serObj = [{ 'name': myseriesnames[0],
data:[8,9,8,6,5,2,3,6,5,7,4,5,8,9]
},
{ 'name': myseriesnames[1],
data:[8,5,6,9,8,7,4,5,2,5,8,7,8,6]
},
{ 'name': myseriesnames[2],
data: myarray
},
{ 'name': myseriesnames[3],
data: myarray
},
];
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo:'container',
type: 'column'
},
title:{
text:'Chart Title'
},
tooltip:{
formatter:function(){
return '<b>' + this.series.name + '</b>' +
'<br/><b>Item Number:</b> ' + this.x + // X Value
'<br/><b>Amount:</b> ' + this.y + // Y Value
'<br/><b>Other Data:</b> ';// + this.point.note;
}
},
credits:{enabled:false},
legend:{
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
shadow:false,
borderWidth:0
}
},
xAxis:{
// Need to define categories for every row
// on the report (left side)
categories: mycategories,
lineColor:'#999',
lineWidth:1,
tickColor:'#666',
tickLength:3,
labels: { rotation:45, align:'left'},
title:{
text:'Equipment',
}
},
yAxis:{
lineColor:'#999',
lineWidth:1,
tickColor:'#666',
tickWidth:1,
tickLength:3,
gridLineColor:'#ddd',
title:{
text:'Amount (USD)',
rotation:-90,
margin:50,
}
},
series: serObj
});
});
EqptNumber,ActualTotal,ActualMaterial,ActualLabor,ActualOther,
111.3207B,666693.61,606564.37,53866.49,6262.75,
106.3355,588647.91,240175.91,322779.00,25693.00,
106.3307,364234.86,266598.36,97636.50,0,
125.L8702A,356025.49,347519.49,8506.00,0,
122.E8801A,340712.89,25483.39,33729.50,281500.00,
127.E2201,319372.29,112362.97,307731.88,100722.56,
107.3251A,310587.25,316225.36,35496.50,41134.61,
622.CW88105,307762.86,7957.36,299805.50,0,
133.1203A,307285.20,40273.19,249658.01,17354.00,
106.3352,278737.48,132009.49,146728.00,0.01,
107.3251ACC,310587.25,316225.36,35496.50,41134.61,
622.CW88105CC,307762.86,7957.36,299805.50,0,
133.1203ACC,307285.20,40273.19,249658.01,17354.00,
106.3352CC,278737.48,132009.49,146728.00,0.01,
The csv file I am using is shown at the bottom of the source.
if the following line
alert('report ready');
is commented out, I lose all the categories labels and they are replaced by 0..1,2,3.. etc. along the X-Axis. Trying hard to understand why this is happening, but so far no luck in fixing. Appreciate any help I can get with this, as I really want to use the Highcharts library with dynamic data and using only static data from predefined arrays is very limiting.

The problem is that your request for the csv file ($.get ) is executed asynchronously, meaning that the rest of your code is running before the data is returned. Try moving your code into the callback function, something like
//..your code
mycategories.push(line_tokens[0].trim());
}
//moved your code here
var myarray = [7,6,7,8,7,8,3,4,1,4,7,8,7,5];
var serObj = [{ 'name': myseriesnames[0],
data:[8,9,8,6,5,2,3,6,5,7,4,5,8,9]
},
{ 'name': myseriesnames[1],
data:[8,5,6,9,8,7,4,5,2,5,8,7,8,6]
},
{ 'name': myseriesnames[2],
data: myarray
},
{ 'name': myseriesnames[3],
data: myarray
},
];
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo:'container',
type: 'column'
},
title:{
text:'Chart Title'
},
tooltip:{
formatter:function(){
return '<b>' + this.series.name + '</b>' +
'<br/><b>Item Number:</b> ' + this.x + // X Value
'<br/><b>Amount:</b> ' + this.y + // Y Value
'<br/><b>Other Data:</b> ';// + this.point.note;
}
},
credits:{enabled:false},
legend:{
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
shadow:false,
borderWidth:0
}
},
xAxis:{
// Need to define categories for every row
// on the report (left side)
categories: mycategories,
lineColor:'#999',
lineWidth:1,
tickColor:'#666',
tickLength:3,
labels: { rotation:45, align:'left'},
title:{
text:'Equipment',
}
},
yAxis:{
lineColor:'#999',
lineWidth:1,
tickColor:'#666',
tickWidth:1,
tickLength:3,
gridLineColor:'#ddd',
title:{
text:'Amount (USD)',
rotation:-90,
margin:50,
}
},
series: serObj
});
});
//here's where the alert used to be
///alert('report ready');
});