Bar and Line Chart Mix
Mixing bar and line chart in the same visual is a good way to emphasize the difference between series while still maintaining their relationship.
In amCharts 5 it’s as easy as adding different type of series to an XYChart (in this case ColumnSeries and LineSeries)
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Demo source
<!-- Styles -->
<style>
#chartdiv {
width: 100%;
height: 500px;
}
</style>
<!-- Resources -->
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/5/index.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/5/xy.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.amcharts.com/lib/5/themes/Animated.js"></script>
<!-- Chart code -->
<script>
am5.ready(function() {
// Create root element
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/getting-started/#Root_element
var root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");
// Set themes
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/concepts/themes/
root.setThemes([
am5themes_Animated.new(root)
]);
// Create chart
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/
var chart = root.container.children.push(am5xy.XYChart.new(root, {
panX: false,
panY: false,
wheelX: "panX",
wheelY: "zoomX",
paddingLeft: 0,
layout: root.verticalLayout
}));
// Add legend
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/legend-xy-series/
var legend = chart.children.push(am5.Legend.new(root, {
centerX: am5.p50,
x: am5.p50
}))
var data = [{
"year": "2005",
"income": 23.5,
"expenses": 18.1
}, {
"year": "2006",
"income": 26.2,
"expenses": 22.8
}, {
"year": "2007",
"income": 30.1,
"expenses": 23.9
}, {
"year": "2008",
"income": 29.5,
"expenses": 25.1
}, {
"year": "2009",
"income": 24.6,
"expenses": 25
}];;
// Create axes
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/axes/
var yRenderer = am5xy.AxisRendererY.new(root, {
cellStartLocation: 0.1,
cellEndLocation: 0.9,
minorGridEnabled: true
});
yRenderer.grid.template.set("location", 1);
var yAxis = chart.yAxes.push(
am5xy.CategoryAxis.new(root, {
categoryField: "year",
renderer: yRenderer,
tooltip: am5.Tooltip.new(root, {})
})
);
yAxis.data.setAll(data);
var xAxis = chart.xAxes.push(
am5xy.ValueAxis.new(root, {
min: 0,
renderer: am5xy.AxisRendererX.new(root, {
strokeOpacity: 0.1,
minGridDistance:70
})
})
);
// Add series
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/series/
var series1 = chart.series.push(am5xy.ColumnSeries.new(root, {
name: "Income",
xAxis: xAxis,
yAxis: yAxis,
valueXField: "income",
categoryYField: "year",
sequencedInterpolation: true,
tooltip: am5.Tooltip.new(root, {
pointerOrientation: "horizontal",
labelText: "[bold]{name}[/]\n{categoryY}: {valueX}"
})
}));
series1.columns.template.setAll({
height: am5.percent(70)
});
var series2 = chart.series.push(am5xy.LineSeries.new(root, {
name: "Expenses",
xAxis: xAxis,
yAxis: yAxis,
valueXField: "expenses",
categoryYField: "year",
sequencedInterpolation: true,
tooltip: am5.Tooltip.new(root, {
pointerOrientation: "horizontal",
labelText: "[bold]{name}[/]\n{categoryY}: {valueX}"
})
}));
series2.strokes.template.setAll({
strokeWidth: 2,
});
series2.bullets.push(function () {
return am5.Bullet.new(root, {
locationY: 0.5,
sprite: am5.Circle.new(root, {
radius: 5,
stroke: series2.get("stroke"),
strokeWidth: 2,
fill: root.interfaceColors.get("background")
})
});
});
// Add legend
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/legend-xy-series/
var legend = chart.children.push(am5.Legend.new(root, {
centerX: am5.p50,
x: am5.p50
}));
legend.data.setAll(chart.series.values);
// Add cursor
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/charts/xy-chart/cursor/
var cursor = chart.set("cursor", am5xy.XYCursor.new(root, {
behavior: "zoomY"
}));
cursor.lineX.set("visible", false);
series1.data.setAll(data);
series2.data.setAll(data);
// Make stuff animate on load
// https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v5/concepts/animations/
series1.appear();
series2.appear();
chart.appear(1000, 100);
}); // end am5.ready()
</script>
<!-- HTML -->
<div id="chartdiv"></div>