Highcharts Missing Points Area Chart

In the previous chapters, we learned how to setup highcharts library and how to create a chart with required configurations using highcharts library in our webpage. Now, we will learn how to create a missing points area chart using highcharts library with examples.

Highcharts Missing Points Area Chart Example

Following is the example of creating a missing points area chart by setting the required area chart properties using highcharts library.

 

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<html>

<head>

    <title>Highcharts Missing Points Area Chart</title>

    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"></script>

    <script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>

    <script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>

    <script type="text/javascript">

        $(function() {

            Highcharts.chart('container', {

                chart: {

                    type: 'area',

                    spacingBottom: 30

                },

                title: {

                    text: 'Fruit consumption *'

                },

                subtitle: {

                    text: '* Jane\'s banana consumption is unknown',

                    floating: true,

                    align: 'right',

                    verticalAlign: 'bottom',

                    y: 15

                },

                legend: {

                    layout: 'vertical',

                    align: 'left',

                    verticalAlign: 'top',

                    x: 100,

                    y: 70,

                    floating: true,

                    borderWidth: 1,

                    backgroundColor: (Highcharts.theme && Highcharts.theme.legendBackgroundColor) || '#FFFFFF'

                },

                xAxis: {

                    categories: ['Apples', 'Pears', 'Oranges', 'Bananas', 'Grapes', 'Plums', 'Strawberries', 'Raspberries']

                },

                yAxis: {

                    title: {

                        text: 'Y-Axis'

                    },

                    labels: {

                        formatter: function() {

                            return this.value;

                        }

                    }

                },

                tooltip: {

                    formatter: function() {

                        return '<b>' + this.series.name + '</b><br/>' +

                            this.x + ': ' + this.y;

                    }

                },

                plotOptions: {

                    area: {

                        fillOpacity: 0.5

                    }

                },

                credits: {

                    enabled: false

                },

                series: [{

                    name: 'John',

                    data: [0, 1, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 7]

                }, {

                    name: 'Jane',

                    data: [1, 0, 3, null, 3, 1, 2, 1]

                }]

            });

        });

    </script>

</head>

<body>

    <div id="container" style="width: 100%; height: 400px;"> </div>

</body>

</html>

If you observe the above example, we created missing points area chart using highcharts library with required properties.

 

When we execute the above highcharts example, we will get the result like as shown below.

 

Highcharts Missing Points Area Chart Example Result

 

This is how we can create missing points area chart using highcharts library with required properties.