Events
The following properties define how the chart interacts with events.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
events |
String[] |
["mousemove", "mouseout", "click", "touchstart", "touchmove", "touchend"] |
The events option defines the browser events that the chart should listen to for tooltips and hovering. more... |
onHover |
Function |
null |
Called when any of the events fire. Called in the context of the chart and passed the event and an array of active elements (bars, points, etc). |
onClick |
Function |
null |
Called if the event is of type 'mouseup' or 'click'. Called in the context of the chart and passed the event and an array of active elements |
Event Option
For example, to have the chart only respond to click events, you could do
var chart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'line',
data: data,
options: {
// This chart will not respond to mousemove, etc
events: ['click']
}
});