Chart.js Multiple charts with one common legend

Question

There are multiple charts on one page. Each chart line is common. I want to display a legend that is common to multiple charts like the figure.It shows and hides all chart lines with OnClick like the default legend. THIS PICT IS FAKE

Is that possible? how?

I had tried Chart.js sync legend toggle on multiple charts, One legend, multiple charts Chart JS and etc. But, those solutions have one chart with legend, and that legend affects other charts.

Should I hide the chart and show only the legend? Should I draw a chart with no data?

I would be grad if you could tell me

HTML

<script src="https://rawgit.com/nnnick/Chart.js/v1.0.2/Chart.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.0.0-beta/Chart.js"></script>
<div>
    <canvas id="myChartA"></canvas>
</div>

<div>
    <canvas id="myChartB"></canvas>
</div>

JS

var ctxA = document.getElementById("myChartA").getContext("2d");
var ctxB = document.getElementById("myChartB").getContext("2d");

let data_A1 = [{
        x: "2019-01-01 00:01:38",
        y: "13.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-01 01:01:39",
        y: "11.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-01 02:01:40",
        y: "16.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-01 03:01:41",
        y: "15.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-01 04:01:42",
        y: "14.0"
    }
];

var data_A2 = [{
    x: "2019-01-01 00:01:42",
    y: 14.671
}, {
    x: "2019-01-01 01:01:42",
    y: 13.691
}, {
    x: "2019-01-01 02:01:42",
    y: 16.691
}, {
    x: "2019-01-01 03:01:42",
    y: 17.691
}, {
    x: "2019-01-01 04:01:42",
    y: 18.691
}];

let data_B1 = [{
        x: "2019-01-02 00:01:38",
        y: "12.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-02 01:01:39",
        y: "11.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-02 02:01:40",
        y: "13.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-02 03:01:41",
        y: "14.0"
    },
    {
        x: "2019-01-02 04:01:42",
        y: "16.0"
    }
];

var data_B2 = [{
    x: "2019-01-02 00:00:00",
    y: 14.671
}, {
    x: "2019-01-02 01:01:42",
    y: 13.691
}, {
    x: "2019-01-02 02:01:42",
    y: 16.691
}, {
    x: "2019-01-02 03:01:42",
    y: 15.691
}, {
    x: "2019-01-02 04:01:42",
    y: 14.691
}];


var myChartA = new Chart(ctxA, {
    type: 'line',
    data: {
        datasets: [{
            label: '1st Data',
            data: data_A1,
            borderColor: '#0f0',
            showLine: true
        }, {
            label: '2nd Data',
            data: data_A2,
            borderColor: '#f00',
            showLine: true
        }]
    },
    options: {
        scales: {
            xAxes: [{
                type: 'time',
                time: {
                    displayFormat: 'h:mm',
                }
            }]
        }
    }
});

var myChartB = new Chart(ctxB, {
    type: 'line',
    data: {
        datasets: [{
            label: '1st Data',
            data: data_B1,
            borderColor: '#0f0',
            showLine: true
        }, {
            label: '2nd Data',
            data: data_B2,
            borderColor: '#f00',
            showLine: true
        }]
    },
    options: {
        scales: {
            xAxes: [{
                type: 'time',
                time: {
                    displayFormat: 'h:mm',
                }
            }]
        }
    }
});

Is there any reason why you are using the beta version? – karthick Aug 16 '19 at 19:03 — karthick, Aug 16 '19 at 19:03

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 16 '19 at 20:05

You can create a common legend and through generateLegend api, if both the datasets are similar.

First disable the default legends though the options

legend: {
        display: false
      }

Then use generateLegend() api to get the data labels and set it to a common element.

<ul class="legend">

</ul>

Then add event listeners to the generated elements and target all the charts

document.querySelector('.legend').innerHTML = myChartA.generateLegend();

var legendItems = document.querySelector('.legend').getElementsByTagName('li');
for (var i = 0; i < legendItems.length; i++) {
  legendItems[i].addEventListener("click", legendClickCallback.bind(this,i), false);
}

function legendClickCallback(legendItemIndex){
  document.querySelectorAll('.myChart').forEach((chartItem,index)=>{
    var chart = Chart.instances[index];
    var dataItem = chart.data.datasets[legendItemIndex]    
    if(dataItem.hidden == true || dataItem.hidden == null){
      dataItem.hidden = false;
    } else {
      dataItem.hidden = true;
    }
    chart.update();
  })  
}

A sample pen is present here https://codepen.io/srajagop/pen/yLBJOOo

Note I am using chartjs 2.8

is there a way to get the color and use the same style from chartjs? — Guilherme Flores, Jun 10 '21 at 13:55
@karthick generateLegend() function has been deprecated im chartjs v3.x, how can we do this in chartjs v3? — LG555, Aug 03 '21 at 11:23

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 10 '20 at 02:12

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If anyone using React version of Chartjs particularly react-chartjs-2, I have done it using React Hooks with react-chartjs-2, see the sandbox demo

answered Feb 10 '20 at 02:12

Chart.js Multiple charts with one common legend

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