[Solved]-implement chartjs zoom with buttons-Chart.js

You can use an event handler to check/update the ticks of the xAxes, to achieve a similar effect:

$('#zoom_in').click(function(){
    ticks = myChart.chart.options.scales.xAxes[0].ticks;

    /* if x-axis is categorical, use the data.labels to determine current axis range, e.g.:
    labels = myChart.chart.data.labels; 
    startTick = labels.indexOf(ticks.min);
    endTick = labels.indexOf(ticks.max);
    */

    // below assumes ticks.min and ticks.max are numeric
    var diff = ticks.max - ticks.min;
    var factor = 0.05;

    var newMin = ticks.min + factor * diff;
    var newMax = ticks.max - factor * diff;

    ticks.min = newMin;
    ticks.max = newMax;  
    myChart.update();
});