@rr93,

CanvasJS jQuery plugin is just a wrapper for CanvasJS JavaScript chart, which allow you to integrate CanvasJS Charts the jQuery way i.e. $("selector").someAction().

There are no side-effects or any difference between them apart from the way it’s been used. With jQuery plugin you can get a reference to the chart object through the DOM element using $("#myChartContainer").CanvasJSChart(); if it’s created using jQuery plugin ( $("#myChartContainer").CanvasJSChart(chartOptions); ).

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Indranil Deo
Team CanvasJS