pattern-fill

Highcharts plugin for creating pattern fills in any area, like area charts, chart backgrounds, plot bands or columns.

Usage

In version 2, add a defs object to the options. Create a patterns array under defs. Each item in this array represents a pattern. To use a pattern, set the color to url(#id-of-pattern). Version 1 worked with oldIE, but the downside is that image files are required for the patterns.

    defs: {
        patterns: [{
            'id': 'custom-pattern',
            'path': {
                d: 'M 0 0 L 10 10 M 9 -1 L 11 1 M -1 9 L 1 11',
	        stroke: Highcharts.getOptions().colors[0],
    	        strokeWidth: 3
            }
        }]
    },
    // ... the rest of your chart data here ...
    series: [{
    	'data': [1, 2, 3, 4],
	'color': 'url(#custom-pattern)'
    }]

Demos

• Pie with default patterns
• Map with default patterns
• Custom pattern
• Version 1, oldIE compatible

Compatibility

Versions 1.x are compatible with Highcharts 3. Versions 2.x are compatible with Highcharts 4.

Options for version 1:

• pattern: The URL for a pattern image file
• width: The width of the image file
• height: The height of the image file
• color1: In oldIE, bright colors in the pattern image are replaced by this color. Not yet implemented in SVG.
• color2: In oldIE, dark colors are replaced by this.