Preface

Highcharts is a JavaScript library for creating beautiful, interactive charts for the Web. It supports more than 20 chart types with various configuration options to help visualize data in a more robust way.

This book aims to be a fast-paced, step-by-step guide for anyone who is starting out with Highcharts. It presents information in a simple manner to help you get started with Highcharts in no time. References to the official documentation have been provided for you whenever a new concept is introduced to encourage you to dig deeper into the details.

You will be first exposed to simple concepts such as initializing different chart types and using their configuration options to modify their appearance and behavior. Once you have a solid foundation, we will move on to relatively advanced concepts, including Highcharts events and APIs. Finally, you will be presented with some additional techniques that involve working with stored and dynamically generated data.

By the end of this book, you will have a solid understanding of Highcharts and will be able to use it in different scenarios.