// create the chart
Highcharts.chart('container', {
    chart: {
        events: {
            selection: function (event) {
                var text,
                    label;
                if (event.xAxis) {
                    text = 'min: ' + Highcharts.numberFormat(event.xAxis[0].min, 2) + ', max: ' + Highcharts.numberFormat(event.xAxis[0].max, 2);
                } else {
                    text = 'Selection reset';
                }
                label = this.renderer.label(text, 100, 120)
                    .attr({
                        fill: Highcharts.getOptions().colors[0],
                        padding: 10,
                        r: 5,
                        zIndex: 8
                    })
                    .css({
                        color: '#FFFFFF'
                    })
                    .add();

                setTimeout(function () {
                    label.fadeOut();
                }, 1000);
            }
        },
        zoomType: 'x'
    },
    title: {
        text: 'Chart selection demo'
    },
    subtitle: {
        text: 'Click and drag the plot area to draw a selection'
    },

    series: [{
        type: 'column',
        data: [29.9, 71.5, 106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4]
    }, {
        data: [29.9, 71.5, 106.4, 129.2, 144.0, 176.0, 135.6, 148.5, 216.4, 194.1, 95.6, 54.4].reverse()
    }]
});