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Bar Chart bars not showing up in Chart.js

Currently trying to create a bar chart in HTML/Javascript. Can't seem to get the bars showing for some reason. Below is the code and image..
Chart shows up but not the actual bars. Guessing this is a data issue but I've been stumped for ages. Any help is greatly appreciated!
HTML
<canvas id="myChart"></canvas>
JS
var ctx = document.getElementById('myChart').getContext('2d');
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
label: ['Red','Blue','Yellow','Green','Purple','Orange'],
datasets: [{
label: 'number of votes',
data: [1,2,3,4,5,6],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
y: {
beginAtZero: true
}
}
}
});

You have to use labels instead of label for the bar labels. See the official documentation: LINK
So your JS would look like this (see the change on line 5):
var ctx = document.getElementById('myChart').getContext('2d');
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ['Red','Blue','Yellow','Green','Purple','Orange'],
datasets: [{
label: 'number of votes',
data: [1,2,3,4,5,6],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
y: {
beginAtZero: true
}
}
}
});

It is a basic typo error. It should be 'labels' whereas you have written 'label'.
data: {
labels: ['Red','Blue','Yellow','Green','Purple','Orange'],
datasets: [{

Django and chartjs using json (doesn't show chart)

I'm trying to display a chart in Django with data from database using JSON. When I go to /distancechart I see my data printed. But when it comes to chart I get blank screen, nothing shows. I was using some tutorials from internet and I have no idea what is wrong here...
views.py fragment
def distancechart(request):
labels = []
data = []
queryset = Distance.objects.values('day', 'distance')
for entry in queryset:
labels.append(entry['day'])
data.append(entry['distance'])
return JsonResponse(data={
'labels': labels,
'data': data,
})
distance.html
{% extends 'index.html' %}
{% block content %}
<canvas id="distancechart" width="1000" height="400"></canvas>
<script>
$.get('{% url "distancechart" %}', function(data) {
var ctx = $("#distancechart").get(0).getContext("2d");
new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: data.labels,
datasets: [{
label: 'Distance',
data: data.data,
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
yAxes: [{
ticks: {
beginAtZero: true
}
}]
}
}
});
});
</script>
{% endblock %}

Integrate chart.js with single javascript file

I am implementing an application with codeigniter framework, I want to produce charts with Chart.JS, I have a controller an array with the data and I intend to send them to the javascript file with the graph implementation, and show everything in the view, but I can not pass the data.
Controller
function index() {
$data['DT'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_dt_in();
$data['CL'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_cl_in();
$data['MT'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_mt_in();
$data['SN_AU'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_sn_au_in();
$data['SN_AT'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_sn_at_in();
$data['SN_MR'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_sn_mr_in();
$data['DT_TMPs'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_dt_tmp_in();
$data['CL_TMPs'] = $this->Dashboard_main_model->get_cl_tmp_in();
$data['_view'] = 'dashboard';
$this->load->view('layouts/main', $data);
}
JS FILE teste.js
var ctx = document.getElementById('myChart').getContext('2d');
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ['Red', 'Blue', 'Yellow', 'Green', 'Purple', 'Orange'],
datasets: [{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [12, 19, 3, 5, 2, 3],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
yAxes: [{
ticks: {
beginAtZero: true
}
}]
}
}
});
view
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="box">
<div class="box-header">
<h3 class="box-title">Chamadas Atendidas</h3>
</div>
<div class="box-body no-padding">
<canvas id="myChart" style="auto;"></canvas>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Well I had a go at this and it seems the best bet is to install the Chart.min.js locally on your server - I grabbed it from Github - the link is on the chartjs.org site ( which you have obviously been to already)
Download it and save it where appropriate for your setup.
Controller - Chart.php
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Chart extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
}
public function index() {
$this->load->helper('url');
$this->load->view('chart_view');
}
}
View - chart_view.php
<canvas id="myChart"></canvas>
// Load the Chart.min.js locally on the server
// Note: make sure you have application/config/config.php config['base_url'] correctly set.
<script src="<?=base_url('assets/chart/2.8.0/Chart.min.js');?>"></script>
<script type="application/javascript">
let ctx = document.getElementById('myChart').getContext('2d');
let myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ['Red', 'Blue', 'Yellow', 'Green', 'Purple', 'Orange'],
datasets: [{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [12, 19, 3, 5, 2, 3],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
yAxes: [{
ticks: {
beginAtZero: true
}
}]
}
}
});
</script>
And I got a nice little chart showing up.
See if that works for you.

HTML 5 chartjs not working as static file

I am trying to use the chartjs to draw charts using HTML5. Does it not work if I open the HTML file by right-clicking on it and open in google chrome. I am seeing a blank screen for the following code:
<html>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.7.2/Chart.js"/>
<script>
var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart").getContext('2d');
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ["Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "Green", "Purple", "Orange"],
datasets: [{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [12, 19, 3, 5, 2, 3],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255,99,132,1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
yAxes: [{
ticks: {
beginAtZero:true
}
}]
}
}
});
</script>
<body>
<div style="width:75%;">
<canvas id="myChart" width="400" height="400"></canvas>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Am I doing something wrong in code or do I need a server(eg. apache) to run the page?

There were basically two problems:
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.7.2/Chart.js" /> is not a valid script. It should be <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.7.2/Chart.js"></script>
Your second script must be loaded once HTML/DOM is rendered. getContext () was not able to find canvas id.
Below is working example:
<html>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.7.2/Chart.js"></script>
<body>
<div style="width:75%;">
<canvas id="myChart" width="400" height="400"></canvas>
</div>
</body>
<script>
var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart").getContext('2d');
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ["Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "Green", "Purple", "Orange"],
datasets: [{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [12, 19, 3, 5, 2, 3],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255,99,132,1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
yAxes: [{
ticks: {
beginAtZero: true
}
}]
}
}
});
</script>
</html>

Displaying data from simple html form to display in chartjs

I am trying to create a simple form to collect input from the user then display the user data in a bar chart using chartjs. Below is my current javascript code. I want the testValue1, testValue2, testValue3 and testValue4 to display as my data. Any help on what I am missing would be greatly appreciated.
function displayGraph () {
let testOutput = document.getElementById("welcome");
let testValue1 = document.getElementById("test1");
let testValue2 = document.getElementById("test2");
let testValue3 = document.getElementById("test3");
let testValue4 = document.getElementById("test4");
}
let barChart = new Chart(rateOfReturn, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ["Rate of Return", "Fee #1", "Fee #2", "Fee #3"],
datasets: [{
label: 'Balance by Year',
data: [],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255,99,132,1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
});

I am not sure your implementation. If you trying to get a value from an input into a chart. Won't something like this work?
<canvas id="myChart" width="400" height="400"></canvas>
<script>
var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart").getContext('2d');
var testOutput = document.getElementById("welcome").value;
var testValue1 = document.getElementById("test1").value;
var testValue2 = document.getElementById("test2").value;
var testValue3 = document.getElementById("test3").value;
var testValue4 = document.getElementById("test4").value;
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ["Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "Green", "Purple", "Orange"],
datasets: [{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [testValue1, testValue2, testValue3, testValue4],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255,99,132,1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
yAxes: [{
ticks: {
beginAtZero:true
}
}]
}
}
});
</script>
Reference: http://www.chartjs.org/docs/latest/

Maybe you can pass data instead of the empty array
datasets: [{
label: 'Balance by Year',
data: [], // Empty Array
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 0.2)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255,99,132,1)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)',
'rgba(75, 192, 192, 1)',
'rgba(153, 102, 255, 1)',
'rgba(255, 159, 64, 1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
You can first follow the latest Bar chart example and then reproduce it for yourself. http://www.chartjs.org/docs/latest/charts/bar.html

Here you go. This works.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
<title>SimpleAdd</title>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.7.3/Chart.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Test:<br>
<input id="test1" type="text">
<input type="button" value="Add data" onclick="adddata()">
</form>
<canvas id="myChart"></canvas>
<script type="text/javascript">
var ctx = document.getElementById("myChart").getContext('2d');
function adddata() {
let test1 = document.getElementById("test1").value;
// myChart.data.labels[1] = testName1;
myChart.data.datasets[0].data[0] = test1;
myChart.update();
}
var myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'bar',
data: {
labels: ["Red"],
datasets: [{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [test1],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)'
],
borderColor: [
'rgba(255,99,132,1)'
],
borderWidth: 1
}]
},
options: {
scales: {
yAxes: [{
ticks: {
beginAtZero: true
}
}]
}
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html>