ng2-charts update labels and data

Question

I'm trying to create dynamically a chart using ng2-chart, I get information from an angular 2 service, when I change only labels of chart it works and when I change data only it works, but When I change both just data are updated in the chart. have any one an explication for this strange behavior.

my template :

<canvas baseChart height="130" width="180"  
    [data]="doughnutChartData"
    [labels]="doughnutChartLabels"
    [chartType]="doughnutChartType"
    (chartHover)="chartHovered($event)"
    (chartClick)="chartClicked($event)">
</canvas>

my class :

export class PlDoughnutComponent implements OnInit {

  constructor(private homeService: TileServiceService) { }

  ngOnInit() {
    this.updatePLdoughnut();

  }

  public util : UtilService = new UtilService();
  public doughnutChartLabels:string[] = ['Download Sales'];
  public doughnutChartData:number[] = [0,0,100];
  public doughnutChartType:string = 'doughnut';

  public updatePLdoughnut(){

    this.homeService.getTile().
    then(res => {

      this.doughnutChartLabels =  res.PLtypes;
      this.doughnutChartData = this.util.objectToIntArray(res.PLByTypes);

    })
  }
}

Answer 1

Apparently, if you do not modify the original reference to the labels array, it seems to work, at least for me. I mean, if you want a completely different set of labels, you should do something like this:

In the template:

<canvas baseChart
  [datasets]="lineChartData"
  [labels]="lineChartLabels"
  [options]="lineChartOptions"
  [chartType]="'line'"></canvas>

In the ts component:

this.lineChartLabels.length = 0;
for (let i = tempLabels.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
  this.lineChartLabels.push(tempLabels[i]);
}

Or, using new ECMAScript syntax:

this.lineChartLabels.length = 0;
this.lineChartLabels.push(...tempLabels);

The key is maybe the this.lineChartLabels.length = 0; statement, which practically 'empties' your array by setting its length to 0, without modifying the reference. Hope this helps!