i need help with my Chart.js interactivity. When I click on the label, I need to return the column(index) number at which I clicked.
I tried to use getElementsAtEvent but it only work if I click directly at chart.
This http://jsfiddle.net/yxz2sjam/ is pretty much what I am looking for but getPointsAtEvent is no longer available in the new versions.
canvas.onclick = function (evt) {
var points = chart.getPointsAtEvent(evt);
alert(chart.datasets[0].points.indexOf(points[0]));
};
I also found this http://jsfiddle.net/1Lngmtz7/ but it isn't working with bar chart.
var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart").getContext("2d");
var myRadarChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'radar',
data: data
})
$('#myChart').click(function (e) {
var helpers = Chart.helpers;
var eventPosition = helpers.getRelativePosition(e, myRadarChart.chart);
var mouseX = eventPosition.x;
var mouseY = eventPosition.y;
var activePoints = [];
helpers.each(myRadarChart.scale.ticks, function (label, index) {
for (var i = this.getValueCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
var pointLabelPosition = this.getPointPosition(i, this.getDistanceFromCenterForValue(this.options.reverse ? this.min : this.max) + 5);
var pointLabelFontSize = helpers.getValueOrDefault(this.options.pointLabels.fontSize, Chart.defaults.global.defaultFontSize);
var pointLabeFontStyle = helpers.getValueOrDefault(this.options.pointLabels.fontStyle, Chart.defaults.global.defaultFontStyle);
var pointLabeFontFamily = helpers.getValueOrDefault(this.options.pointLabels.fontFamily, Chart.defaults.global.defaultFontFamily);
var pointLabeFont = helpers.fontString(pointLabelFontSize, pointLabeFontStyle, pointLabeFontFamily);
ctx.font = pointLabeFont;
var labelsCount = this.pointLabels.length,
halfLabelsCount = this.pointLabels.length / 2,
quarterLabelsCount = halfLabelsCount / 2,
upperHalf = (i < quarterLabelsCount || i > labelsCount - quarterLabelsCount),
exactQuarter = (i === quarterLabelsCount || i === labelsCount - quarterLabelsCount);
var width = ctx.measureText(this.pointLabels[i]).width;
var height = pointLabelFontSize;
var x, y;
if (i === 0 || i === halfLabelsCount)
x = pointLabelPosition.x - width / 2;
else if (i < halfLabelsCount)
x = pointLabelPosition.x;
else
x = pointLabelPosition.x - width;
if (exactQuarter)
y = pointLabelPosition.y - height / 2;
else if (upperHalf)
y = pointLabelPosition.y - height;
else
y = pointLabelPosition.y
if ((mouseY >= y && mouseY <= y + height) && (mouseX >= x && mouseX <= x + width))
activePoints.push({ index: i, label: this.pointLabels[i] });
}
}, myRadarChart.scale);
var firstPoint = activePoints[0];
if (firstPoint !== undefined) {
alert(firstPoint.index + ': ' + firstPoint.label);
}
});
Thank for response.