Highcharts is a comprehensive charting solution. It has a wide range of charts, high-levels of interactivity, and great ease-of-use. The biggest downside of Highchart is that it can be expensive to license for commercial offerings.
Angular is a popular open-source framework developed by Google for building dynamic web applications. It's part of a broader ecosystem that includes tools and libraries designed to work together to enable efficient development of high-quality applications. Angular is known for its robustness, scalability, and ability to create single-page applications (SPAs) that offer a smooth, native-like user experience. Angular has a component-based architecture, enabling great modularity. Additionally, it is great at syncing data between a view and a model. It can have a steep learning curve, but has a great community and high performance.
Firstly, you need to install Highcharts and the Highcharts Angular wrapper. Run the following command in your project directory:
npm install highcharts angular-highcharts
In your app module file, usually `app.module.ts`, import `HighchartsChartModule` from `highcharts-angular` and add it to your `@NgModule` imports array:
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
// Import HighchartsModule
import { HighchartsChartModule } from 'highcharts-angular';
@NgModule({
declarations: [
AppComponent
],
imports: [
BrowserModule,
HighchartsChartModule // Add this line
],
providers: [],
bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
In your `app.component.html`, use the `highcharts-chart` component to create a chart. You will also define the Highcharts options in your `app.component.ts`.
<h2>Highcharts Angular Code Example</h2>
<p>A simple line chart example</p>
<div>
<highcharts-chart
[Highcharts]="Highcharts"
[options]="chartOptions"
style="width: 100%; height: 400px; display: block;">
</highcharts-chart>
</div>
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import * as Highcharts from 'highcharts';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: './app.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
Highcharts: typeof Highcharts = Highcharts; // required
chartOptions: Highcharts.Options = { // define chart options
series: [{
type: 'line',
data: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
}]
};
}
Make sure to add any styles or modify the options to fit your needs!
You have successfully integrated Highcharts into your Angular application and created a simple line chart. Highcharts provides vast options for customization and features, so you can explore its API to create more detailed and complex charts.
