// WPF Chart Examples

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// WPF Chart Legends API

Generates a simple line chart with a chart legend. The Legend is created as follows:

– Adding a LegendModifier Type to the SciChartSurface.ChartModifier. This aggregates and exposes series data which you can bind to.
– Adding a SciChartLegend to the chart, binding it to LegendModifier.LegendData.SeriesInfo.

Tip!

There are many different configurations for the legend, including auto-creation of legend, or fine grained control over the legend rows. Please review the API documentation below carefully for further informatino.

Documentation Links

– SciChart Legend API Overview
– SciChartLegend ItemsPanel and ItemsTemplate
– Custom Legend with Color Picker and Custom Point Markers
– SeriesInfo – The Series ViewModel for Legends, Tooltips, Rollovers
– SciChartLegend Type

// Source Code

The C#/WPF source code for the WPF Chart Legends API example is included below (Scroll down!).

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// ChartLegendsExampleView.xaml

<UserControl x:Class="SciChart.Examples.Examples.CreateMultiseriesChart.MultipleLinesView"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:s="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart"
             Loaded="MultipleLinesView_OnLoaded"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
             xmlns:ext="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart/exampleExternals"
             d:DesignHeight="400"
             d:DesignWidth="600"
             mc:Ignorable="d">

    <Grid>
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

        <Border Background="#FF232426" BorderThickness="0,0,2,0" BorderBrush="#323539" Canvas.ZIndex="9999">
            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">

                <ToggleButton Margin="3" x:Name="SelectionEnabledToggle"
                                      Content="SeriesSelection"
                                      HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                                      ToolTipService.ToolTip="Toggle Series Selection"
                                      Style="{StaticResource PointerButtonStyle}"      
                                      IsChecked="True"/>

                <ext:FlyoutMenuButton Style="{StaticResource FlyoutMenuButtonStyle}" Content="SRC" Padding="0">
                    <ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
                        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" MinWidth="150">
                            <TextBlock Text="Legend Source" />
                            <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>
                            <ComboBox Margin="4"  x:Name="cboGetLegendFor" SelectionChanged="OnLegendModeChanged" />
                        </StackPanel>
                    </ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
                </ext:FlyoutMenuButton>

                <ext:FlyoutMenuButton Style="{StaticResource FlyoutMenuButtonStyle}" Content="PLC" Padding="0">
                    <ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
                        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" MinWidth="150" Margin="0,0,0,4">
                            <TextBlock Text="Legend.LegendPlacement" />
                            <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>
                            <ComboBox Margin="4" x:Name="cboLegendPlacement" SelectionChanged="OnLegendPlacementChanged" />

                            <TextBlock Text="Legend.Orientation" />
                            <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>
                            <ComboBox x:Name="cboLegendOrientation" SelectionChanged="OnLegendOrientationChanged" Margin="4"/>

                            <TextBlock Text="Legend.HorizontalAlignment" />
                            <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>
                            <ComboBox x:Name="cboHorizontalAlignment" SelectionChanged="OnLegendHorizontalAlignmentChanged" Margin="4"/>

                            <TextBlock Text="Legend.VerticalAlignment" />
                            <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>
                            <ComboBox x:Name="cboVerticalAlignment" SelectionChanged="OnLegendVerticalAlignmentChanged" Margin="4"/>
                        </StackPanel>
                    </ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
                </ext:FlyoutMenuButton>

                <ext:FlyoutMenuButton Style="{StaticResource FlyoutMenuButtonStyle}" Content="LEG" Padding="0">
                    <ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
                        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" MinWidth="150" Margin="0,0,0,4">
                            <TextBlock Text="Legend Controls" />
                            <ext:FlyoutSeparator/>
                            <CheckBox Margin="4" Content="Show legend" IsChecked="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=legendModifier}, Path=ShowLegend, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                            <CheckBox Margin="4" Content="Show checkboxes" IsChecked="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=legendModifier}, Path=ShowVisibilityCheckboxes, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                            <CheckBox Margin="4" Content="Show series markers" IsChecked="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=legendModifier}, Path=ShowSeriesMarkers, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                        </StackPanel>
                    </ext:FlyoutMenuButton.PopupContent>
                </ext:FlyoutMenuButton>

            </StackPanel>
        </Border>

        <s:SciChartSurface x:Name="sciChart" Grid.Column="1" Padding="0" BorderThickness="0">

            <!--  Declare RenderableSeries  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>
                <s:FastLineRenderableSeries Stroke="Yellow">
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                        <s:EllipsePointMarker/>
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                        <s:WaveAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:2" PointDurationFraction="0.3"/>
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                </s:FastLineRenderableSeries>

                <s:FastLineRenderableSeries Stroke="#279B27">
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                        <s:TrianglePointMarker/>
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                        <s:WaveAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:2" PointDurationFraction="0.3"/>
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                </s:FastLineRenderableSeries>

                <s:FastLineRenderableSeries Stroke="#FF1919">
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                        <s:SquarePointMarker/>
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                        <s:WaveAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:2" PointDurationFraction="0.3"/>
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                </s:FastLineRenderableSeries>

                <s:FastLineRenderableSeries Stroke="#1964FF" IsVisible="False">
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                        <s:CrossPointMarker/>
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
                </s:FastLineRenderableSeries>

            </s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>

            <!--  Declare Axes  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>
                <s:NumericAxis VisibleRange="0, 60" DrawMajorBands="True"/>
            </s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>

            <s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
                <s:NumericAxis VisibleRange="0, 200000" DrawMajorBands="True"/>
            </s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>

            <!--  Declare ChartModifiers  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.ChartModifier>
                <s:ModifierGroup>
                    <s:LegendModifier x:Name="legendModifier" ShowLegend="True" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="10" />
                    <s:SeriesSelectionModifier IsEnabled="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=SelectionEnabledToggle}, Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}">
                        <s:SeriesSelectionModifier.SelectedSeriesStyle>
                            <Style TargetType="s:BaseRenderableSeries">
                                <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="3" />
                            </Style>
                        </s:SeriesSelectionModifier.SelectedSeriesStyle>
                    </s:SeriesSelectionModifier>
                </s:ModifierGroup>
            </s:SciChartSurface.ChartModifier>

        </s:SciChartSurface>

    </Grid>

</UserControl>

// ChartLegendsExampleView.xaml.cs

// *************************************************************************************
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// to modify, create derivative works, distribute and publish any part of this source
// code whether for commercial, private or personal use. 
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// expressed or implied. 
// *************************************************************************************
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using SciChart.Charting.ChartModifiers;
using SciChart.Charting.Model.DataSeries;
using SciChart.Examples.ExternalDependencies.Data;

namespace SciChart.Examples.Examples.CreateMultiseriesChart
{
    public partial class MultipleLinesView : UserControl
    {
        public MultipleLinesView()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            cboGetLegendFor.ItemsSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(SourceMode));
            cboGetLegendFor.SelectedIndex = 0;

            cboLegendPlacement.ItemsSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(LegendPlacement));
            cboLegendPlacement.SelectedItem = Enum.GetName(typeof(LegendPlacement), LegendPlacement.Inside);

            cboLegendOrientation.ItemsSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(Orientation));
            cboLegendOrientation.SelectedItem = Enum.GetName(typeof(Orientation), Orientation.Vertical);

            cboHorizontalAlignment.ItemsSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(HorizontalAlignment));
            cboHorizontalAlignment.SelectedItem = Enum.GetName(typeof(HorizontalAlignment), HorizontalAlignment.Left);

            cboVerticalAlignment.ItemsSource = Enum.GetNames(typeof(VerticalAlignment));
            cboVerticalAlignment.SelectedItem = Enum.GetName(typeof(VerticalAlignment), VerticalAlignment.Top);
        }

        private void MultipleLinesView_OnLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Add some data series of type X=double, Y=double
            var dataSeries0 = new UniformXyDataSeries<double>(1d, 1d) { SeriesName = "Curve A" };
            var dataSeries1 = new UniformXyDataSeries<double>(1d, 1d) { SeriesName = "Curve B" };
            var dataSeries2 = new UniformXyDataSeries<double>(1d, 1d) { SeriesName = "Curve C" };
            var dataSeries3 = new UniformXyDataSeries<double>(1d, 1d) { SeriesName = "Curve D" };

            var data1 = DataManager.Instance.GetStraightLineYData(1000, 1.0, 10);
            var data2 = DataManager.Instance.GetStraightLineYData(2000, 1.0, 10);
            var data3 = DataManager.Instance.GetStraightLineYData(3000, 1.0, 10);
            var data4 = DataManager.Instance.GetStraightLineYData(4000, 1.0, 10);

            // Append data to series.
            dataSeries0.Append(data1);
            dataSeries1.Append(data2);
            dataSeries2.Append(data3);
            dataSeries3.Append(data4);

            sciChart.RenderableSeries[0].DataSeries = dataSeries0;
            sciChart.RenderableSeries[1].DataSeries = dataSeries1;
            sciChart.RenderableSeries[2].DataSeries = dataSeries2;
            sciChart.RenderableSeries[3].DataSeries = dataSeries3;

            // Zoom to extents of the data
            sciChart.ZoomExtents();
        }

        private void OnLegendModeChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (legendModifier != null)
            {
                legendModifier.GetLegendDataFor = (SourceMode)Enum.Parse(typeof(SourceMode), (string)e.AddedItems[0], true);
            }
        }

        private void OnLegendPlacementChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (legendModifier != null)
            {
                legendModifier.LegendPlacement = (LegendPlacement)Enum.Parse(typeof(LegendPlacement), (string)e.AddedItems[0], true);
            }
        }

        private void OnLegendOrientationChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (legendModifier != null)
            {
                legendModifier.Orientation = (Orientation)Enum.Parse(typeof(Orientation), (string)e.AddedItems[0], true);
            }
        }

        private void OnLegendHorizontalAlignmentChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (legendModifier != null)
            {
                legendModifier.HorizontalAlignment = (HorizontalAlignment)Enum.Parse(typeof(HorizontalAlignment), (string)e.AddedItems[0], true);
            }
        }

        private void OnLegendVerticalAlignmentChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (legendModifier != null)
            {
                legendModifier.VerticalAlignment = (VerticalAlignment)Enum.Parse(typeof(VerticalAlignment), (string)e.AddedItems[0], true);
            }
        }
    }
}

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