Angular 14 charts js bar chart; In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a bar chart using charts js library in angular 14 apps with the help of chart.js library.
Chart. js is a community maintained open-source library (it’s available on GitHub) that helps you easily visualize data using JavaScript. It’s similar to Chartist and Google Charts. It supports 8 different chart types (including bars, lines, & pies), and they’re all responsive.
Angular 14 Bar Chart Example
Use the following steps to implement bar chart using charts js in agnular 14 apps; as follows:
- Step 1 – Create New Angular App
- Step 2 – Install Charts JS Library
- Step 3 – Add Modules in Module.ts File
- Step 4 – Create Bar Chart on View File
- Step 5 – Add Code On bar-chart.Component ts File
- Step 6 – Start the Angular Bar Chart App
Step 1 – Create New Angular App
First of all, open your terminal and execute the following command on it to install angular app:
ng new my-new-app
Step 2 – Install Charts JS Library
Then install NPM package called ng2-charts chart.js –save for implement bar chart in angular app. So, You can install the packages by executing the following commands on the terminal:
npm install --save bootstrap npm install ng2-charts chart.js --save
After that, open angular.json file and update the following code into it:
"styles": [ "node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css", "src/styles.css" ]
Step 3 -Add Modules in Module.ts File
In this step, visit src/app directory and open app.module.ts file. And then add the following lines of into app.module.ts file:
import { ChartsModule } from 'ng2-charts'; @NgModule({ declarations: [...], imports: [ ChartsModule ], providers: [...], bootstrap: [...] }) export class AppModule { }
Step 4 – Create Bar Chart on View File
In this step, create bar chart in angular 14 apps. So, visit src/app/ and bar-chart.component.htmland update the following code into it:
<div class="chart-wrapper"> <canvas baseChart [datasets]="barChartData" [labels]="barChartLabels" [options]="barChartOptions" [plugins]="barChartPlugins" [legend]="barChartLegend" [chartType]="barChartType"> </canvas> </div>
Step 5 – Add Code On bar-chart.Component ts File
In this step, visit the src/app directory and open bar-chart.component.ts. Then add the following code into component.ts file:
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; import { ChartOptions, ChartType, ChartDataSets } from 'chart.js'; import { Label } from 'ng2-charts'; @Component({ selector: 'app-bar-chart', templateUrl: './bar-chart.component.html', styleUrls: ['./bar-chart.component.css'] }) export class BarChartComponent { barChartOptions: ChartOptions = { responsive: true, }; barChartLabels: Label[] = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Kiwifruit', 'Blueberry', 'Orange', 'Grapes']; barChartType: ChartType = 'bar'; barChartLegend = true; barChartPlugins = []; barChartData: ChartDataSets[] = [ { data: [45, 37, 60, 70, 46, 33], label: 'Best Fruits' } ]; }
Step 6 – Start the Angular Bar Chart App
In this step, execute the following command on terminal to start angular bar chart app:
ng serve