How to Add Data Labels within Bars and Total Sum On Top of Bar Chart in Chart JS 

How to Add Data Labels within Bars and Total Sum On Top of Bar Chart in Chart JS
In this video we will explore how to add data labels within bars and total sum on top of bar chart in chart js. With the data labels plugin we can add values within the bar or on top of the bar. However, the moment we want to add it on both locations it is not possible.
This means we will need to have the chartjs-plugin-datalabels and a custom plugin to create the total sum on top of the bar chart. The custom plugin must be able to calculate the sum of the stacked bars and make sure it moves along nicely. We will be using some advanced options and tricks to get this working.
Let's explore how to do this.
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