Add series in React Chart component

19 Sep 20247 minutes to read

You can add or remove the chart series dynamically by using the addSeries or removeSeries method.

To add or remove the series dynamically, follow the given steps:

Step 1:

To add a new series to chart dynamically, pass the series value to the addSeries method.

To remove the new series from chart dynamically, pass the series index to the removeSeries method.

import * as React from "react";
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { ButtonComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-buttons';
import { ChartComponent, SeriesCollectionDirective, SeriesDirective, Inject, ColumnSeries, Legend, Category, Tooltip, DataLabel, LineSeries } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-charts';
import { data } from './datasource';
function App() {
    var chartInstance;
    function add() {
        chartInstance.addSeries([{
                type: 'Column',
                dataSource: [{ x: 'John', y: 11000 }, { x: 'Jake', y: 16000 }, { x: 'Peter', y: 19000 },
                    { x: 'James', y: 12000 }, { x: 'Mary', y: 10700 }],
                xName: 'x', width: 2,
                yName: 'y'
            }]);
    }
    ;
    function remove() {
        chartInstance.removeSeries(1);
    }
    ;
    return (<div>
      <ButtonComponent value='add' cssClass='e-flat' onClick={add.bind(this)}>add</ButtonComponent>
      <ButtonComponent value='remove' cssClass='e-flat' onClick={remove.bind(this)}>remove</ButtonComponent>
      <ChartComponent id='charts' ref={chart => chartInstance = chart} primaryXAxis={{ valueType: 'Category' }} title='Sales Comparision'>
        <Inject services={[ColumnSeries, Legend, Tooltip, DataLabel, LineSeries, Category]}/>
        <SeriesCollectionDirective>
          <SeriesDirective dataSource={data} xName='x' yName='y' type='Column' name='Sales'>
          </SeriesDirective>
        </SeriesCollectionDirective>
      </ChartComponent> </div>);
}
;
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('charts'));
import * as React from "react";
import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
import { ButtonComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-buttons';
import { ChartComponent, SeriesCollectionDirective, AxesDirective, AxisDirective, SeriesDirective, Inject,
ColumnSeries, Legend, Category, Tooltip, DataLabel, Zoom, Crosshair, LineSeries,  Selection} from'@syncfusion/ej2-react-charts';
import { data } from './datasource';
function App() {

  var chartInstance: ChartComponent;
  function add() {
    chartInstance.addSeries([{
      type: 'Column',
      dataSource: [{ x: 'John', y: 11000 }, { x: 'Jake', y: 16000 }, { x: 'Peter', y: 19000 },
      { x: 'James', y: 12000 }, { x: 'Mary', y: 10700 }],
      xName: 'x', width: 2,
      yName: 'y'
    }]);
  };
  function remove() {
    chartInstance.removeSeries(1);
  };

    return (<div>
      <ButtonComponent value='add' cssClass='e-flat' onClick={add.bind(this)}>add</ButtonComponent>
      <ButtonComponent value='remove' cssClass='e-flat' onClick={remove.bind(this)}>remove</ButtonComponent>
      <ChartComponent id='charts' ref={chart => chartInstance = chart} primaryXAxis={{ valueType: 'Category' }}
        title='Sales Comparision'>
        <Inject services={[ColumnSeries, Legend, Tooltip, DataLabel, LineSeries, Category]} />
        <SeriesCollectionDirective>
          <SeriesDirective dataSource={data} xName='x' yName='y' type='Column' name='Sales'>
          </SeriesDirective>
        </SeriesCollectionDirective>
      </ChartComponent> </div>)

};
export default App;
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('charts'));
export let data = [
    { x: 'John',  y: 10000 },
    { x: 'Jake',  y: 12000 },
    { x: 'Peter', y: 18000 },
    { x: 'James', y: 11000 }
];
export let data: Object[] = [
    { x: 'John',  y: 10000 },
    { x: 'Jake',  y: 12000 },
    { x: 'Peter', y: 18000 },
    { x: 'James', y: 11000 }
];