Highcharts change or add color for name in a array of point.names and y

Question

I need to set the color for a array of point.name and y individually.

What i have so far:

(function(H) {
  H.wrap(H.Series.prototype, 'getColor', function(proceed) {
    this.color = generateColorForString(this.name);
  });
}(Highcharts));

This is working for the following data-structure:

{
  "data": [
    [
      [
        "2018",
        "02",
        "16",
        "00",
        "00"
      ],
      4.9
    ],
    ...
 ],
  "name": "MySeriesName"
}

but not for this data structure for a pie chart:

{
  "type": "pie",
  "name": "MySeriesName",
  "data": [
    [
      "foo",
      27
    ],
    [
      "foox",
      112
    ],
    [
      "fooy",
      4
    ]
    ...
  ]
}

Is it possible to set a color for every point by name?

Here is my fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/2nd8561k/2/

Answer 1

You need to wrap resolveColor method from Highcharts.Point.prototype:

(function(H) {
    H.wrap(H.Point.prototype, 'resolveColor', function(proceed) {
        this.color = generateColorForString(this.name);
    });
}(Highcharts));

Live demo: http://jsfiddle.net/BlackLabel/y4ro69dq/

Docs: https://www.highcharts.com/docs/extending-highcharts