Topic: Bar chart only shows bar after resizing (IE) or open Dev Tools (Chrome)

hemeleerse free asked 5 years ago


Expected behavior Bar chart to show bars when web page is accessed

Actual behavior The bart chart is shown withour bars. They only appear when doing a resizing (restore down) in IE or opening the developers tools in Chrome. When maximizing the window (IE) or closing the developers tools in Chrome the bars remain displayed.

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<script>
var data= {};
var GraphData = [];
/* $(document).ready(function(){ */ 
    $.getJSON('/dayjson',function(data){
       for (i=0; i < Object.keys(data.measures).length ; i++) {
         GraphData.push(data.measures[i].HourUse);
       };
    });
/* }); */
console.log(GraphData);
  var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart").getContext('2d');
  var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
      type: 'bar',
      data: {
          labels: ["00-01","01-02","02-03","03-04","04-05","05-06","06-07","07-08","08-09","09-10","10-11","11-12","12-13","13-14","14-15","15-16","16-17","17-18","18-19","19-20","20-21","21-22","22-23","23-00"],
          datasets: [{
              backgroundColor: [
                  'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
                  'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
                  'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
                  'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
                  'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
                  'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)',
                  'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
                  'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)'
              ],
              borderColor: [
                  'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
                  'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
                  'rgba(255,99,132,1)',
                  'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
                  'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
                  'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)',
                  'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
                  'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)'
              ],
              borderWidth: 1,
              data: GraphData
          }]
      },
      options: {
          scales: {
              yAxes: [{
                  ticks: {
                      beginAtZero:true
                  },
                  scaleLabel: {
                    display: true,
                    labelString: 'Use (liter)'
                  }
              }],
              xAxes: [{
                  scaleLabel: {
                    display: true,
                    labelString: 'Hour interval'
                  }
              }]
          }
      }
  });
</script>


Anna Morawska staff answered 5 years ago


Hi there,

if I understand you correctly, you make an ajax request to get the data and you want to visualise the response as a chart, right? Please notice, that get request is asynchronous, so the javascript engine won't wait for it but it continues to interpret the next lines of code. So the chart is created and after a moment you get the response with the data.

To resolve this, try to move the part of the code responsible for creating a chart to the callback function:

  $.get('/dayjson', function (response) {

      var myChart = new Chart(ctx, { .....

  });

hemeleerse free commented 5 years ago

Issue solved! I tested on pc, tablet, smartphone and it works fine. Thanks very much Anna for your kind assistance.


Anna Morawska staff commented 5 years ago

Happy to hear that :)


Marta Wierzbicka staff answered 5 years ago


Hi,

you can add this recorded video to google drive and provide me a link here in the message.

Best, Marta


hemeleerse free commented 5 years ago

Hi, here's the link when opening the webpage on a Windows laptop using chrome and opening the development tools: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_d8LhqVMFn-7v4pWlMaU9Bkg2mlohmRT/view?usp=drivesdk


hemeleerse free answered 5 years ago


The issue also happens when I open the page in Chrome on my IPad. When I open the page: no bars. When I then turn the iPad 90 degrees the bars appear. When I turn back 90 degrees, the bars remain visible.


Marta Wierzbicka staff answered 5 years ago


Hi,

would you reproduce your issue in the snippet here: https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/? It will be easier for me to help you when I see your code and live preview in one place.

Best, Marta


hemeleerse free commented 5 years ago

Hi Marta, being new to programming, I hope I will be able to do this :-) I guess I can read somewhere how to do it.


Marta Wierzbicka staff commented 5 years ago

Hi,

it is very simple, here https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/ you have a button "create a snippet", so just click on it, add a title and save. After that, you can write your code inside a snippet and whet you finish, just publish the snippet and paste here a link.

Best, Marta


hemeleerse free commented 5 years ago

This first snippet https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/jquery/hemeleerse/445950 is where I have the issue . As it is using a get function, i added line 113 where you seen an example of the response sent by the server. Just to avoid any misunderstanding: the get() function automatically recognizes the response from the web server as json and returns an object. I added the typeof statement and checked in the chrome console. Which is why there is no parse statement.The second snippet https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/jquery/hemeleerse/445866 is where I'm simulating the response from the webserver and where all goes well.

I hope this allows you to help,regardsErik


Bartłomiej Malanowski staff commented 5 years ago

Could you please tell us what the response from "dayjson" looks like?


hemeleerse free commented 5 years ago

'{"DayTotal":7.5,"DayPeakHour":10,"DayPeakUse":7.5,"Leak":false,"LeakVol":0,"measures":[{"HourInt":23,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":22,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":21,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":20,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":19,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":18,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":17,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":16,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":15,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":14,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":13,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":12,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":11,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":10,"HourUse":7.5},{"HourInt":9,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":8,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":7,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":6,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":5,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":4,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":3,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":2,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":1,"HourUse":0},{"HourInt":0,"HourUse":0}]}';


hemeleerse free commented 5 years ago

You can also look at snippet https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/jquery/hemeleerse/445866 line 112 where I simulate the response.


hemeleerse free answered 5 years ago


By the way, behaviour stays the same when $(document).ready(function() is not commented...



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  • ForumUser: Free
  • Premium support: No
  • Technology: General Bootstrap questions
  • MDB Version: -
  • Device: PC
  • Browser: Chrome
  • OS: Windows
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