showTooltip

Shows the chart tooltip for specific point or the shared tooltip for specific category. The method accepts a function which will be called for each point until the function returns true.

Parameters

filter Function|Number|Date|String

The callback function which will be called for the points or the category value for a shared tooltip.

Example - show the tooltip for a point with value equal to 2

<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
  $("#chart").kendoChart({
    series: [{ data: [1, 2] }]
  });

  var chart = $("#chart").data("kendoChart");

  chart.showTooltip(function(point) {
    return point.value === 2;
  });
</script>

Example - show the shared tooltip for category equal to "B"

<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
  $("#chart").kendoChart({
    series: [{ name: "foo", data: [1, 2] }],
    categoryAxis: {
      categories: ["A", "B"]
    },
    tooltip: {
      visible: true,
      shared: true
    }
  });

  var chart = $("#chart").data("kendoChart");

  chart.showTooltip("B");
</script>