<html>
	<head>
		<title>Changing Chart Size Dynamically</title>
		<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
		<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="./../js/AnyChartStock.js?v=1.9.0r9317"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="./js/jquery.min.js"></script>
		<!-- chart size settings -->
		<style type="text/css">
			#chartContainer {
				width: 725px;
				height: 600px;
				border-color: #000000;
				border: 1px solid #999999;
				float: left;
				overflow:hidden;
			}
		</style>
		
		<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
			// Creating new chart object. 
			var chart = new AnyChartStock("./../swf/AnyChartStock.swf?v=1.9.0r9317", "./../swf/Preloader.swf?v=1.9.0r9317");
			// Setting XML config file.
			chart.setXMLFile("config.xml");
			
			// By default chart.width and chart.height are set to 100%, but in this sample we use fixed size.
			chart.width = "550px";
			chart.height = "400px";
			
			// Writing the flash object into the page DOM.
			// div with id="chartContainer" has fixed width and height, set in CSS
			chart.write("chartContainer");
			
			// Switch to fixed size mode
			function switchToPixels() {
				$("#chartSize").removeAttr("disabled");
				$("#inputPercentWidth").attr("disabled", "disabled");
				$("#inputPercentHeight").attr("disabled", "disabled");
				
				updateChartPixelSize();
			}
			
			// Switch to percent based size mode
			function switchToPercents() {
				$("#chartSize").attr("disabled", "disabled");
				$("#inputPercentWidth").removeAttr("disabled");
				$("#inputPercentHeight").removeAttr("disabled");
			}
			
			// Function, that updates fixed size 
			function updateChartPixelSize() {
				var val = $("#chartSize").val().split("x");
				var width = val[0];
				var height = val[1];
				
				// Change the size of the chart
				chart.setSize(width+"px", height+"px"); // add "px" to make it, for example, "550px"
				
				//Update percent size input fields
				updatePercentInput();
			}
			
			// Function to update percent sized input fields
			function updatePercentInput() {
				var val = $("#chartSize").val().split("x");
				var width = val[0];
				var height = val[1];
				
				$("#inputPercentWidth").val(Math.round((width/725)*100));
				$("#inputPercentHeight").val(Math.round((height/600)*100));
			}
			
			// Function, that updates percent size (in percents of chartContainer size)
			function changePercentSize() {
				var w = Number($("#inputPercentWidth").val());
				var h = Number($("#inputPercentHeight").val());
				if (!isNaN(w) && !isNaN(h)) 
					chart.setSize(w+"%", h+"%"); // add "%" to size
			}
			
			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			//		html events binding
			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			
			$(function() {
				$("#chartSize").change(updateChartPixelSize);
				$("#inputPercentWidth").change(changePercentSize);
				$("#inputPercentHeight").change(changePercentSize);
			});
		</script>

		<!-- table settings -->
		<style type="text/css">
			table.settings {
				border-style: solid;
				border-width: 1px;
				border-color: #D0CDC9;
			}

			table.settings tr th {
				font:normal 60% Verdana;
				background-color: #DCD9D5;
				font-weight:bold;
				padding-bottom:5px;
				padding-top:5px;
				padding-left:10px;
				text-align:left;
			}
			table.settings tr td {
				background-color: #F8F4F0;
				font:normal 70% Verdana;
				padding-bottom:2px;
				padding-top:2px;
				padding-left:10px;
				text-align:left;	
			}
		</style>
	</head>
	<body>
		<div id="chartContainer"><!-- Chart Container --></div>
		
		<table class="settings">
			<tr>
				<th colspan="3">Change size:</th>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td width="100">Set size in:</td>
				<td colspan="2">
					<input id="radioPixels" name="radioPixels" type="radio" value="pixels" checked="checked" onclick="switchToPixels()" autocomplete="off">Pixels</input>
					<input id="radioPixels" name="radioPixels" type="radio" value="percents" onclick="switchToPercents()" autocomplete="off">Percents</input>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>Size(px):</td>
				<td colspan="2"><select id="chartSize" autocomplete="off">
						<option value="275x200">275x200</option>
						<option value="550x400" selected="true">550x400</option>
						<option value="725x600">725x600</option>
					</select>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>Width:</td>
				<td><input id="inputPercentWidth" type="text" disabled="disabled" value="76" autocomplete="off" /></td>
				<td>%</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>Height:</td>
				<td><input id="inputPercentHeight" type="text" disabled="disabled" value="67" autocomplete="off" /></td>
				<td>%</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
	</body>
</html>

Sample Description

How to use this sample?

This sample allows to change size of the chart and set it in pixels or percent to the container size. Changes are made by controls to the right of the chart.

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How it works

Changing size via JavaScript is done using setSize method, which accepts either pixel and percent settings. Method is invoked upon onChange event on input controls.

Please note, that chart can be resized in several modes described in Chart Resizing Modes article.

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AnyChartStock JavaScript API

This sample uses the following methods, properties and events from AnyChartStock JavaScript API:

Item Type Description
height Property (String) Chart height in pixels ("px" postfix, e.g. "300px") or container height percent ("%" postfix, e.g. "80%").
width Property (String) Chart width in pixels ("px" postfix, e.g. "300px") or container width percent ("%" postfix, e.g. "80%").
setSize Method Sets chart size.
setXMLFile Method Sets chart XML configuration file path.
write Method Adds the chart to HTML DOM as a child of the specified container.

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Prerequisites

This section lists all configuration, data and auxiliary files required for this sample.

Configuration file

CSV files

SWF files

  • AnyChartStock.swf - AnyChart Stock component.
  • Preloader.swf - AnyChart Stock helper component that loads the main component (AnyChartStock.swf) and displays loading progress.

JavaScript Libraries

  • jquery.min.js - A JavaScript jQuery library. Learn more at jQuery official site.
  • AnyChartStock.js - A JavaScript library that is shipped with AnyChart Stock component. It is used to embed the component into HTML DOM and to comunicate with the Flash part.

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