Bar Graph

Bar graphs are used to compare data. Bar graphs are not typically used to show percentages. The default height of bar graph is 400px and can be changed. The default height is in pixel units, but can also use percentage string (percentage would be that of the width. For example, height:"50%" would mean that the height is 50% of the width). This allows for preserving the aspect ratio across responsive sizes. 

For more information, see: highcharts/chart.height.

Summary

React Rendered

See this kit in action in our sample UI

Default

<% data = [{
    name: 'Installation',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}, {
    name: 'Manufacturing',
    data: [4434,524,2320,440,500]
}, {
    name: 'Sales & Distribution',
    data: [3387,743,1344,434,440,]
}, {
    name: 'Project Development',
    data: [3227,878,999,780,1000]
}, {
    name: 'Other',
    data: [1111,677,3245,500,200]
}] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-default",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    subtitle: 'Source: thesolarfoundation.com',
    title: 'Solar Employment Growth by Sector, 2010-2016',
}) %>

Legend

<% data = [{
    name: 'Number of Installations',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-test-2",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    title: 'Bar Graph with Legend',
    legend: true,
}) %>

Legend Position

align | vertical_align

layout

x | y

Prop

layout determines the position of the legend items
layout: proximate will place the legend items as close as possible to the graphs they're representing. It will also determine whether to place the legend above/below or on the side of the plot area, if the legend is in a corner.
x offsets the legend relative to its horizontal alignmnet. Negative x moves it to the left, positive x moves it to the right
y offsets the legend relative to its vertical alignmnet. Negative y moves it up, positive y moves it down.

<% data = [{
    name: 'Installation',
    data: [1475]
}, {
    name: 'Manufacturing',
    data: [4434]
}, {
    name: 'Sales & Distribution',
    data: [3387]
}, {
    name: 'Project Development',
    data: [3227]
}, {
    name: 'Other',
    data: [1111]
}] %>

<%= pb_rails("title", props: {size: 4, text: "align | vertical_align", padding_top: "sm", padding_bottom: "sm"})%>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id:"legend-position-bar",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan'],
    title: 'Alignment of Legend',
    legend: true,
    align: 'right',
    vertical_align: 'top',
    padding_bottom: "sm",
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("title", props: {size: 4, text: "layout", padding_top: "sm", padding_bottom: "sm"})%>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id:"legend-position-bar-1",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan'],
    title: 'Layout of Legend',
    legend: true,
    layout: 'vertical',
    padding_top: "sm",
    padding_bottom: "sm",
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("title", props: {size: 4, text: "x | y", padding_top: "sm", padding_bottom: "sm"})%>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id:"legend-position-bar-2",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan'],
    title: 'Offset of Legend',
    legend: true,
    layout: "vertical",
    x: 100,
    y: 10,
    padding_top: "sm",
}) %>

Legend Non Clickable

<% data = [{
    name: 'Number of Installations',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-test-3",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories: ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    title: 'Bar Graph with Legend Non Clickable',
    legend: true,
    toggle_legend_click: false,
}) %>

Height

<% data = [{
    name: 'Number of Installations',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-fixed-height",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    title: 'Fixed Height (300px)',
    height: '300'
}) %>

<br /><br />

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-percentage-height",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    title: 'Percentage Height (50%)',
    height: '50%'
}) %>

Spline

A spline can be added by including a separate chart data with the type: 'spline' attribute.
A color can also be specified for the spline.

<% data = [{
    name: 'Number of Installations',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}, {
    type: 'spline',
    name: 'Trend Line',
    data: [1975, 600, 2500, 924, 500],
    color: '#F9BB00',
}] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-spline",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    subtitle: 'Source: thesolarfoundation.com',
    title: 'Bar Graph with Spline',
    legend: true,
}) %>

Color Overrides

<% data = [{
    name: 'Installation',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}, {
    name: 'Manufacturing',
    data: [4434,524,2320,440,500]
}, {
    name: 'Sales & Distribution',
    data: [3387,743,1344,434,440,]
}, {
    name: 'Project Development',
    data: [3227,878,999,780,1000]
}, {
    name: 'Other',
    data: [1111,677,3245,500,200]
}] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-colors",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    title: 'Bar Graph with Custom Data Colors',
    colors: ['data-4', 'data-5', 'data-6', 'data-7', 'data-8']
}) %>

Custom Overrides

The custom_options prop provides comprehensive access to additional Highcharts options that are not explicitly defined as props.
It's important to note that certain options may require specific script imports to function properly.

<% data = [{
    name: 'Installation',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}, {
    name: 'Manufacturing',
    data: [4434,524,2320,440,500]
}, {
    name: 'Sales & Distribution',
    data: [3387,743,1344,434,440,]
}, {
    name: 'Project Development',
    data: [3227,878,999,780,1000]
}, {
    name: 'Other',
    data: [1111,677,3245,500,200]
}] %>

<% bar_graph_options = {
    customOptions: {
        subtitle: {
            text: "Overwritten subtitle",
            style: {
                color: "red"
            }
        },
        xAxis: {
            categories: [
                '<i class="far fa-apple-whole"></i> Jan',
                '<i class="far fa-strawberry"></i> Feb',
                '<i class="far fa-lemon"></i> Mar',
                '<i class="far fa-pear"></i> Apr',
                '<i class="far fa-peach"></i> May'
            ],
            labels: {
                useHTML: true,
            }
        }
    }
} %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-default",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    subtitle: 'Subtitle to replace',
    title: 'Bar Graph with Custom Overrides',
    custom_options: bar_graph_options
}) %>

Stacked

The stacking prop can be used for a stacked bar graph. The prop allows for normal or percent as options.

<% data = [{
    name: 'Installation',
    data: [1475, 200, 3000, 654, 656],
  }, 
  {
    name: 'Manufacturing',
    data: [1270, 800, 200, 454, 956],
  }, {
    name: 'Sales & Distribution',
    data: [975, 1600, 1500, 924, 500],
  }] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-default",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    stacking: "normal",
    title: 'Bar Graph with Stacked Columns',
    legend: true,
}) %>

Negative Numbers

<% data = [{
    name: 'Installation',
    data: [-475, 400, -1000, 354, -856],
    threshold: 0
  }, {
    name: 'Manufacturing',
    data: [1475, 200, 1000, 654, -656],
    threshold: 0
  }, 
  {
    name: 'Sales & Distribution',
    data: [1270, 100, -1200, 554, 756],
    threshold: 0
  }] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_title: 'Number of Employees',
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-default",
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    title: 'Bar Graph with Negative Numbers',
    legend: true,
}) %>

Secondary Y-Axis

Optionally add a second yAxis to support secondary datasets (e.x., a spline) by passingyAxis: 1 to the second node of your chartData array.

To customize the format and/or title of your secondary yAxis, pass your desired values as arrays through the axisFormat and axisTitle props, respectively.

<% data = [{
    name: 'Number of Installations',
    data: [1475,200,3000,654,656]
}, {
    type: 'spline',
    name: 'Percentage',
    data: [48, 70, 25, 55, 72],
    color: '#F9BB00',
    yAxis: 1
}] %>

<% axis_titles = [{name: "Number of Installations"}, {name: "Percentage"}] %>

<% axis_formats = [{format: ""}, {format: "{value}%"}] %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    axis_format: axis_formats,
    axis_title: axis_titles,
    chart_data: data,
    id: "bar-spline",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    x_axis_categories:['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'],
    subtitle: 'Source: thesolarfoundation.com',
    title: 'Bar Graph with Secondary Y-axis',
    legend: true,
}) %>

Custom Options From Highcharts

<% bar_graph_options = {
    customOptions: {
        chart: {
            type: 'bar'
        },
        title: {
            text: 'Historic World Population by Region',
            align: 'left'
        },
        subtitle: {
            text: 'Source: <a ' +
                'href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_continents_and_continental_subregions_by_population"' +
                'target="_blank">Wikipedia.org</a>',
            align: 'left'
        },
        xAxis: {
            categories: ['Africa', 'America', 'Asia', 'Europe'],
            lineWidth: 0
        },
        yAxis: {
            min: 0,
            title: {
                text: 'Population (millions)',
                align: 'high'
            },
            labels: {
                overflow: 'justify'
            },
        },
        tooltip: {
            valueSuffix: ' millions'
        },
        plotOptions: {
            bar: {
                dataLabels: {
                    enabled: true
                },
                groupPadding: 0.1
            }
        },
        series: [{
            name: 'Year 1990',
            data: [631, 727, 3202, 721]
        }, {
            name: 'Year 2000',
            data: [814, 841, 3714, 726]
        }, {
            name: 'Year 2018',
            data: [1276, 1007, 4561, 746]
        }]
    }
} %>

<%= pb_rails("bar_graph", props: {
    id: "bar-horizontal",
    y_axis_min: 0,
    custom_options: bar_graph_options,
}) %>

UI Samples using Bar Graph Kit

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Analytics Dashboard

Conference Statistics

Available Props

Props	Type	Values
max_width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
min_width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
z_index	array	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
number_spacing	array	tabular
shadow	array	none deep deeper deepest
line_height	array	tightest tighter tight normal loose looser loosest
display	array	block inline_block inline flex inline_flex none
cursor	array	auto default none contextMenu help pointer progress wait cell crosshair text verticalText alias copy move noDrop notAllowed grab grabbing eResize nResize neResize nwResize sResize seResize swResize wResize ewResize nsResize neswResize nwseResize colResize rowResize allScroll zoomIn zoomOut
flex_direction	array	row column rowReverse columnReverse
flex_wrap	array	wrap nowrap wrapReverse
justify_content	array	start end center spaceBetween spaceAround spaceEvenly
justify_self	array	auto start end center stretch
align_items	array	flexStart flexEnd start end center baseline stretch
align_content	array	start end center spaceBetween spaceAround spaceEvenly
align_self	array	auto start end center stretch baseline
flex	array	auto initial 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 none
flex_grow	array	1 0
flex_shrink	array	1 0
order	array	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
position	array	relative absolute fixed sticky
hover	array
border_radius	array	none xs sm md lg xl rounded
text_align	array	start end left right center justify justify-all match-parent
overflow	array	visible hidden scroll auto
truncate	array	1 2 3 4 5
left	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
top	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
right	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
bottom	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
overflow_x	array	visible hidden scroll auto
overflow_y	array	visible hidden scroll auto
margin	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_bottom	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_left	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_right	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_top	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_x	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_y	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_bottom	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_left	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_right	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_top	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_x	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_y	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
classname	string
dark	boolean
group_hover	boolean
id	string
data	hashprop
aria	hashprop
html_options	hashprop
children	proc
style	hashprop
min_height	string
max_height	string

Props	Type	Values	Default
vertical_align	enum	top middle bottom	bottom
height	string
align	enum	left right center	center
axis_title	string
axis_format	string
chart_data	array
custom_options	string
orientation	enum	vertical horizontal	vertical
point_start	numeric
stacking	string
subtitle	string
title	string
x_axis_categories	array
y_axis_min	numeric
y_axis_max	numeric
legend	boolean		false
toggle_legend_click	boolean		true
colors	array
layout	enum	horizontal vertical proximate	horizontal
x	numeric
y	numeric

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Bar Graph

See this kit in action in our sample UI

align | vertical_align

layout

x | y

Prop

UI Samples using Bar Graph Kit

Analytics Dashboard

Conference Statistics

Available Props

max_width

min_width

z_index

number_spacing

shadow

line_height

display

cursor

flex_direction

flex_wrap

justify_content

justify_self

align_items

align_content

align_self

flex

flex_grow

flex_shrink

order

position

hover

border_radius

text_align

overflow

truncate

left

top

right

bottom

overflow_x

overflow_y

margin

margin_bottom

margin_left

margin_right

margin_top

margin_x

margin_y

padding

padding_bottom

padding_left

padding_right

padding_top

padding_x

padding_y

classname

dark

group_hover

id

data

aria

html_options

children

style

min_height

max_height

vertical_align

height

align

axis_title

axis_format

chart_data

custom_options

orientation

point_start

stacking

subtitle

title

x_axis_categories

y_axis_min