Highcharts - column chart redraw animation

Question

I'm trying to update an existing data series with a new data array and invoke the redraw function when done. While this works perfectly, I'm not quite satisfied as I'd like to have a sort of grow/shrink transition. I have seen an example by Highcharts (fiddle around with the existing data set then click on the button "Set new data to selected series") but I can't replicate this behavior.

This is what code that I've written:

  var series, newSeriesThreshold = this.chart.series.length * 2;

  for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 2) {
    series = {
      name:  this.data[i].title,
      data:  this.data[i].data,
      color: this.data[i].color
    };

    if (i >= newSeriesThreshold) {
      this.chart.addSeries(series, false);
    } else {
      var currentSeries = this.chart.series[i / 2];
      currentSeries.setData(series.data, false);
    }
  }

  this.chart.redraw();

These are the options when creating the chart:

  var config = {
    chart: {
      renderTo: $(this.container).attr('id'),
      type: this.settings.type,
      animation: {
        duration: 500,
        easing: 'swing'
      }
    },
    title: {
      text: null
    },
    legend: {
      enabled: this.settings.legend.show
    },
    tooltip: {
      formatter: function() {
        return this.x.toFixed(0) + ": <b>" + this.y.toString().toCurrency(0) + '</b>';
      }
    },
    xAxis: {
      title: {
        text: this.settings.xaxis.title,
        style: {
          color: '#666'
        }
      }
    },
    yAxis: {
      title: {
        text: this.settings.yaxis.title,
        style: {
          color: '#666'
        }
      }
    },
    series: series,
    plotOptions: {
      column: {
        color: '#FF7400'
      }
    },
    credits: {
      enabled: false
    }
  };

This yields an immediate update without transitioning effects. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

Answer 1

I have solved this problem by destroying and creating again the chart.

Here is the link on highcharts forum that helps me : http://forum.highcharts.com/highcharts-usage/animation-on-redraw-t8636/#p93199

The answer comes from the highcharts support team.

    $(document).ready(function() {
            var chartOptions = {
                    // Your chart options
                    series: [
                             {name: 'Serie 1' , color: '#303AFF', data: [1,1,1,1,1,1,1}
                            ]
                };

            var chart = new Highcharts.Chart(chartOptions);

        $("#my_button").click(function(){ 
            chart.destroy();
            chartOptions.series[0].data = [10,5,2,10,5,2,10];
            chart = new Highcharts.Chart(chartOptions);
        });
    });