Can we disable zoom on highchart graph while graph is loading - highcharts

Question

Can we disable zoom on highchart graph while graph is loading.
I have multiple graphs therfore would like to disable the zoom option until all graphs gets loaded.

Answer 1

It is possible to change zoomType of a chart dynamically, but it is not a part of official API. That way after all charts are loaded you will be able to change their zoomType from none to some.
$(function () {
$('#container').highcharts({
chart: {
zoomType: ''
},
xAxis: {
minRange: 1
},
series: [{
data: [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
}]
});
function enableZoom(zoomType) {
var chart = $('#container').highcharts(),
zoomX = /x/.test(zoomType),
zoomY = /y/.test(zoomType);
chart.options.zoomType = zoomType;
chart.pointer.zoomX = zoomX;
chart.pointer.zoomY = zoomY;
chart.pointer.zoomHor = zoomX;
chart.pointer.zoomVert = zoomY;
}
$('#zoomX').click(function () {
enableZoom('x');
});
$('#zoomY').click(function () {
enableZoom('y');
});
$('#zoomXY').click(function () {
enableZoom('xy');
});
$('#noZoom').click(function () {
enableZoom('');
});
});
JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/pearp126/

Answer 2

you can do so by simple setting zoomType as null in your chart config
zoomType: null
See the documentation here for more details

Answer 3

Basically the only thing you need to get done is removing the chart and replacing it with one with the settings you like.
See the code below:
var chart = $('#container').highcharts();
function renderChart(){
chart = new Highcharts.Chart(chart.options);
chart.render();
}
Once you want to enable zooming (or any other setting):
$('#container').highcharts().options.chart.zoomType = 'xy';
renderChart();
To be honest I'm not sure what happens to the old chart. Hopefully it's just overwritten and doesn't it impose a big memory issue.
I created a fiddle you can find here

Answer 4

Basically you can stop the "selection" event (zoom), when the loading label of the chart is displayed.
Using the default Highcharts function .showLoading() for show the loading label, and the default variable loadingShown, for verify is the loading label is displayed or not.
So, by using the function .showLoading(), let's say before doing an AJAX request, and validating with the variable loadingShown if the loading label is displayed or not, we can stop the selection event.
Another way, is to use a thirdparty loading mask, and add it to the chart's container.
In the next example you'll find how to cancel the zoom using the .showLoading() function and how to use jQuery plugin: pLoading https://github.com/joseshiru/p-loading (for show the loading mask)
$(function () {
var setEvents;
var chart;
$.getJSON('https://www.highcharts.com/samples/data/jsonp.php?filename=usdeur.json&callback=?', function (data) {
chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
zoomType: 'x',
events: {
selection: function () {
//Quit the selection event, while the loading spinner is displayed.
if (chart.loadingShown) {
return false;
}
}
}
},
title: {
text: 'USD to EUR exchange rate over time'
},
subtitle: {
text: document.ontouchstart === undefined ?
'Click and drag in the plot area to zoom in' : 'Pinch the chart to zoom in'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime'
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Exchange rate'
}
},
legend: {
enabled: false
},
plotOptions: {
area: {
fillColor: {
linearGradient: {
x1: 0,
y1: 0,
x2: 0,
y2: 1
},
stops: [
[0, Highcharts.getOptions().colors[0]],
[1, Highcharts.Color(Highcharts.getOptions().colors[0]).setOpacity(0).get('rgba')]
]
},
marker: {
radius: 2
},
lineWidth: 1,
states: {
hover: {
lineWidth: 1
}
},
threshold: null
}
},
series: [{
type: 'area',
name: 'USD to EUR',
data: data
}]
});
});
setEvents = function () {
var $showLoadingBtn = $('.show-loading');
var $hideLoadingBtn = $('.hide-loading');
var $showExternalMask = $('.show-toggle-mask');
var $hideExternalMask = $('.hide-toggle-mask');
$showLoadingBtn.on('click.showLoading', function () {
chart.showLoading();
});
$hideLoadingBtn.on('click.hideLoading', function () {
chart.hideLoading();
});
$showExternalMask.on('click.toggleMask', function () {
$('#container').ploading({action: 'show'});
});
$hideExternalMask.on('click.toggleMask', function () {
$('#container').ploading({action: 'hide'});
});
}();
});
Example in jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/8p2fzbxw/3/