5 top jQuery chart library plug-ins [jquery plug-in library]_Basic knowledge

GraphUp jQuery plugin - $15

Graphup is a very lightweight and flexible jQuery (v1.4+) plug-in used to beautify your data tables. It can use colors, histograms and graphs to effectively present your data.

Supports many options - Choose a data cleaner and a paint tool: fill, column, full chart; configure decimal point (supports periods or commas); customize color tables and their CSS classes; and more Lightweight - the entire plugin is only 4kb Extensible - you can easily create your own cleaners and paint tools or color tables. Also, have a callback to perform any operations on the cell before coloring. Very flexible, the possibilities are endless! You can watch the demo. Feature enhancements - your original table can still be viewed even without javascript. Full documentation - live examples and documentation.

Compatibility: Chrome 5, FireFox 2, FireFox 3, IE7, IE8, Opera, Safari

1. jQuery Visualize Plugin

If you want to display the contents of a table graphically, then this plug-in will be the best display tool. It provides different types of icons such as bar charts, pie charts, area charts, and line charts

Demonstration example

Supported charts: bar chart, pie chart, area chart, line chart

System requirements: jQuery, exanvas (included)

Browser support: IE6, 7, 8, Firefox 2, firefox 3.5, Safari 3, 4, Opera 9.
HTML5 canvas is not supported in IE, but Google maintains a class library that can translate Canvas into VML, which allows it to run in any version of IE

License type: MIT and GPL licenses

2. Highcharts

highcharts is a great jQuery plug-in. Simply put, highcharts is compatible with most browsers, even iPhones. Many types of charts are supported. And it is a dynamic plug-in. You can easily add, delete, and modify sequences, axes, or points after creating a chart, and you can load file data from outside. It also supports prompt bars so that you can easily view the detailed content in the chart. Finally, scaling and flipping are supported.

Demonstration example

Supported charts: Bar chart, pie chart, area chart, line chart, spline chart, cylinder chart, scatter chart, Areaspline

System requirements: jQuery or MooTools

Browser support: IE6,7,8, Firefox 2, firefox 3.5, Safari 3, 4, Opera 9, IPhone!

License type: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 License. Free for use by schools, non-profit organizations and individuals. One commercial website costs US$80

3. Flot

The author of Flot calls it "the jQuery version of attractive javascript plots". It is very simple and practical, and it is easy to create charts. All options are optional. The main functions include: switching series, zooming, data point interaction, and a simple prompt box

Demonstration example

Supported charts: Bar chart, pie chart, point chart, line chart

System requirements: jQuery

Browser support: IE6,7,8, Firefox 2, firefox 3.5, Safari 3, 4, Opera 9, Konqueror 4+

License type: MIT and GPL licenses

4. jQuery Sparklines

Sparklines can generate small interline charts in HTML or Javasript, which is particularly advantageous for displaying mini charts. Because it only uses 1 line to complete the icon generation. Another very bad feature is self-refresh. You can see an online demonstration of its mouse movement capture.

Demonstration example

Supported charts: Bar chart, pie chart, line chart, Tristate, Bullet, Box Plot

System requirements: jQuery

Browser support: IE6,7,8, Firefox 2, firefox 3.5, Safari 3, 4, Opera 9, Google Chrome

License type: MIT and GPL licenses

5. jqPlot

It didn’t come into my sight at first, but after in-depth research, it is indeed one of the best free jQuery chart plug-ins. Tons of options are available to you, and you can even set up shadows and drag operations. Trend lines can even be calculated automatically. Personally, I think it's even comparable to highcharts.

Demonstration example

Supported charts: bar chart, pie chart, line chart

System requirements: jQuery

Browser support: IE6,7,8, Firefox 2, firefox 3.5, Safari 3, 4, Opera 9, Google Chrome

License type: MIT and GPL version2 licenses