You can simply render the rect
element using Highcharts.SVGRenderer
class, and then handle appropriate events, to change the line position on drag. Everything should be able to achieve on chart.events.load
handler. Here is a sample code:
load() {
var chart = this,
lineWidth = 2,
draggablePlotLine = chart.renderer.rect(100, chart.plotTop, lineWidth, chart.plotHeight)
.attr({
fill: 'blue'
})
.add();
chart.container.onmousemove = function(e) {
if (draggablePlotLine.drag) {
let normalizedEvent = chart.pointer.normalize(e),
extremes = {
left: chart.plotLeft,
right: chart.plotLeft + chart.plotWidth
};
// Move line
if (
e.chartX >= extremes.left &&
e.chartX <= extremes.right
) {
draggablePlotLine.attr({
x: e.chartX
})
}
}
}
draggablePlotLine.element.onmousedown = function() {
draggablePlotLine.drag = true
}
draggablePlotLine.element.onmouseup = function() {
draggablePlotLine.drag = false
}
}
Live exampe: https://jsfiddle.net/Lnj7ac42/
API Reference: https://api.highcharts.com/class-reference/Highcharts.SVGRenderer