Generates a Digital (step) Line-Chart in code using the FastLineRenderableSeries IsDigitalLine property.

Digital line series can be used to render an XyDataSeries, XyyDataSeries (uses Y1 only) or OhlcDataSeries (renders close).

Tips !:

As well as Stroke, you can set StrokeThickness, AntiAliasing, IsVisible properties to change how the series is rendered.

You can add data-point markers to a line series using the PointMarker API. This is very performant and uses the same bitmap rendering as our Scatter-Charts.

Documentation Links

– Digital Line Series Type
– XyDataSeries Type
– What is a RenderableSeries?
– DataSeries Types in SciChart
– Common RenderableSeries Properties

// DigitalLineChartExampleView.xaml

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

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

        <!-- The SciChartInteractionToolbar adds zoom, pan, zoom extents and rotate functionality -->
        <!-- to the chart and is included for example purposes. -->
        <!-- If you wish to know how to zoom and pan a chart then do a search for Zoom Pan in the Examples suite! -->
        <ext:SciChartInteractionToolbar TargetSurface="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=sciChart}}" />

        <!--  Create the chart surface  -->
        <s:SciChartSurface Name="sciChart"
                           Grid.Column="1"
                           Padding="0"
                           BorderThickness="0">

            <!--  Declare RenderableSeries  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>
                <s:FastLineRenderableSeries x:Name="lineRenderSeries"
                                            IsDigitalLine="True"
                                            Stroke="#FF99EE99"
                                            StrokeThickness="2">
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                        <s:WaveAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:1" PointDurationFraction="0.2" />
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                </s:FastLineRenderableSeries>
            </s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>

            <!--  Create an X Axis with GrowBy. Optional bands give a cool look and feel for minimal performance impact  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>
                <s:NumericAxis DrawMajorBands="True"
                               GrowBy="0.1, 0.1"
                               VisibleRange="0, 10" />
            </s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>

            <!--  Create a Y Axis with GrowBy. Optional bands give a cool look and feel for minimal performance impact  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
                <s:NumericAxis DrawMajorBands="True"
                               GrowBy="0.5, 0.5"
                               VisibleRange="-4, 4" />
            </s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
        </s:SciChartSurface>
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

// DigitalLineChartExampleView.xaml.cs

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using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using SciChart.Charting.Model.DataSeries;
using SciChart.Data.Model;
using SciChart.Examples.ExternalDependencies.Data;

namespace SciChart.Examples.Examples.CreateSimpleChart
{
    public partial class DigitalLineChartExampleView : UserControl
    {
        public DigitalLineChartExampleView()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void DigitalLineChartExampleView_OnLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Create a dataseries of type X=double, Y=double
            var dataSeries = new UniformXyDataSeries<double>(0d, 0.002);

            // Append data to series. SciChart automatically redraws
            dataSeries.Append(DataManager.Instance.GetFourierYData(1.0, 0.1));

            lineRenderSeries.DataSeries = dataSeries;

            // We set visible ranges only to zoom in to series to show Digital Line
            sciChart.XAxis.VisibleRange = new DoubleRange(1, 1.25);
            sciChart.YAxis.VisibleRange = new DoubleRange(2.3, 3.3);
        }
    }
}

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