<html>
	<head>
		<title>RSS event markers parsing sample using XML</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>
		<!-- sampe uses jquery to load and parse RSS -->
		<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="./js/jquery.min.js"></script>
		<!-- chart size settings -->
		<style type="text/css">
			#chartContainer {
				width: 800px;
				height: 550px;
				float: left;
			}
		</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");
			// Writing the flash object into the page DOM.
			chart.write("chartContainer");
			
			//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			//		RSS 
			//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			
			// load RSS from news.xml 
			function loadRSS() {
				$("#info").html("Click on an event marker to see details."); 
				$.ajax({
					type: "GET",
					url: "news.xml",
					dataType: "xml",
					success: function(xml) {
						// loading finished
						// create xml with event markers settings
						var chartEventMarkers = "<event_markers>"
						+"	<groups>"
						+"		<group format=\"M\" chart=\"idMainChart\" series=\"idOrclSeries\" >"
						+"			<settings allow_select=\"true\">"
						+"				<shape type=\"Circle\" />"
						+"			</settings>"
						+"			<locale>"
						+"				<date_time>"
						+"					<format><![CDATA[%ddd, %dd %MMM %yyyy %HH:%mm:%ss]]></format>"
						+"				</date_time>"
						+"			</locale>"
						+"			<events>";

						// parse RSS
						$(xml).find("item").each(function() {
							// get info for each item
							var date = $(this).find("pubDate").text();
							var title = $(this).find("title").text();
							var link = $(this).find("link").text();
							
							// and add event marker
							chartEventMarkers += "<event locale_based_date=\""+date+"\">"
							+"	<attributes>"
							+"		<attr name=\"title\"><![CDATA["+title+"]]></attr>"
							+"		<attr name=\"link\"><![CDATA["+link+"]]></attr>"
							+"	</attributes>"
							+"</event>";
						});
						
						chartEventMarkers += "</events>"
						+"		</group>"
						+"	</groups>"
						+"</event_markers>";
						
						// add event markers to chart
						chart.setEventMarkers(chartEventMarkers);
					}
				});
			}
			
			//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			//		Events
			//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			
			// on event marker select show event title with link
			chart.onEventMarkerSelect = function(info) {
				$("#info").html("<a href=\""+info.customAttributes.link+"\" target=\"_blank\">"+info.customAttributes.title+"</a>");
			};
			
			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			//		Enable html controls
			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
			
			chart.onChartDraw = function() {
				$("#btnLoad").removeAttr("disabled");
					
				chart.onChartDraw = null;
			}
		</script>
		<!-- style settings -->
		<style type="text/css">
			table.settings {
				border-style: solid;
				border-width: 1px;
				border-color: #D0CDC9;
				width: 200px;
			}

			table.settings tr th {
				font:normal 60% Verdana;
				background-color: #DCD9D5;
				font-weight:bold;
				padding-bottom:5px;
				padding-top:5px;
				padding-left:10px;
				padding-right:10px;
				text-align:left;
			}
			table.settings tr td {
				background-color: #F8F4F0;
				font:normal 70% Verdana;
				padding-bottom:2px;
				padding-top:2px;
				padding-left:10px;
				padding-right:10px;
				text-align:left;	
			}
			
			table.settings select {
				width: 100%;
			}
		</style>
	</head>
	<body>
		<div id="chartContainer"><!-- Chart Container --></div>
		<table class="settings">
			<tr>
				<th colspan="2">Sample Events RSS</th>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>Load RSS:</td>
				<td><input type="button" id="btnLoad" disabled="disabled" value="Load feed" onclick="loadRSS()" /></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<th colspan="2">Event details:</th>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td colspan="2" id="info">Click on an event marker to see details.</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
	</body>
</html>

Sample Description

How to use this sample?

Click "Load feed" button to the right of the chart to load sample news feed and add events from it to the chart. When feed is loaded you can click event markers and see link to the event description in "Event details" section.

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How it works

This sample shows how you can load new events into the chart from the most popular news source for the moment RSS Feed.

RSS feed is loaded using jQuery library and XML string with Event Markers in AnyChart Stock XML format is created and set to the chart using setEventMarkers method.

When event markers are added to the chart onEventMarkerSelect event handling is used to get information about the event from the chart and show it as the hyperlinked text on the page.

You can read more about event markers in Event Markers section and find full list of available events and handling guide in Events Handling article.

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AnyChartStock JavaScript API

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

Item Type Description
setEventMarkers Method Updates chart event markers.
setXMLFile Method Sets chart XML configuration file path.
write Method Adds the chart to HTML DOM as a child of the specified container.
onChartDraw Event This event is dispatched when the AnyChart Stock is drawn.
onEventMarkerSelect Event This event is dispatched when an event marker is selected.

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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.

Additional Files

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