From 1a0e9bd216ef26ac5db93b7189e355decd3163b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Pavitt <joepavitt@flowforge.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:00:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Better checking of x value before datetime assignment

---
 nodes/widgets/ui_chart.js | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/nodes/widgets/ui_chart.js b/nodes/widgets/ui_chart.js
index f8475dd0f..dee9ea061 100644
--- a/nodes/widgets/ui_chart.js
+++ b/nodes/widgets/ui_chart.js
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
                         datapoint.y = payload
                     } else if (typeof payload === 'object' && 'y' in payload) {
                         // may have been given an x/y object already
-                        datapoint.x = payload.x || (new Date()).getTime()
+                        let x = payload.x
+                        if (x === undefined || x === null) {
+                            x = (new Date()).getTime()
+                        }
+                        datapoint.x = x
                         datapoint.y = payload.y
                     }
                     return datapoint