chart.js load totally new data

Question

The API for chart.js allows one to edit points of the datasets loaded into it, for example:

.update( )

Calling update() on

Answer 1

The only solution I can find so far for myself is to re-initialize the chart from scratch:

var myLineChart = new Chart(ctx).Line(data, options);

However this seems a bit hokey to me. Any better, more standard solution anybody?