set different colors for each column in highcharts

Question

I need to set different colors for each column in Highcharts graph dynamically. My Highcharts graph is:

options = {
         chart: {
             renderTo: 'chart',
             type: 'column',
             width: 450
         },
         title: {
             text: 'A glance overview at your contest’s status'
         },
         xAxis: {
             categories: ['Approved Photos', 'Pending Approval Photos', 
                          'Votes', 'Entrants'],
             labels: {
                 //rotation: -45,
                 style: {
                     font: 'normal 9px Verdana, sans-serif, arial'
                 }
             }
         },
         yAxis: {
             allowDecimals: false,
             min: 0,
             title: {
                 text: 'Amount'
             }
         },
         legend: {
             enabled: false
         },
         series: []
     };
     series = {
         name: "Amount",
         data: [],
         dataLabels: {
             enabled: true,
             color: '#000000',
             align: 'right',
             x: -10,
             y: 20,
             formatter: function () {
                 return this.y;
             },
             style: {
                 font: 'normal 13px Verdana, sans-serif'
             }
     }
 };

The data is set this way:

for (var i in Data) {
  if (parseInt(Data[i]) != 0) {
    series.data.push(parseInt(Data[i]));
  } else {
    series.data.push(null);
  }
}
options.series.push(series);
chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);

How can I dynamically set different colors for each data point in this loop?

Answer 1

Here is another solution with the latest version of Highcharts (currently 3.0).

Set the colorByPoint option to true and define the color sequence that you want.

options = {
    chart: {...},
    plotOptions: {
        column: {
            colorByPoint: true
        }
    },
    colors: [
        '#ff0000',
        '#00ff00',
        '#0000ff'
    ]
}

Here is an example based upon Highcharts Column with rotated labels demo