WPF Line Chart

WPF Chart - Examples

SciChart WPF ships with hundreds of WPF Chart Examples which you can browse, play with, view the source-code and even export each WPF Chart Example to a stand-alone Visual Studio solution. All of this is possible with the new and improved SciChart WPF Examples Suite, which ships as part of the SciChart WPF SDK.

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Using our WPF Charting library, you can generate a Line-Chart in code. The FastLineRenderableSeries 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

– FastLineRenderableSeries Type
– XyDataSeries Type
– What is a RenderableSeries?
– DataSeries Types in SciChart
– Common RenderableSeries Properties

The C#/WPF source code for the WPF Line Chart Example is included below.

You can also view the source code from one of the following sources:

Clone the SciChart.WPF.Examples from Github.
View source in the SciChart WPF Examples suite.
SciChart WPF Trial contains the full source for the examples.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What WPF styling customizations do you support?
We support full customization capabilities. In our Theme Manager, we have set customizations that enable you to alter the colors of cursors, zoom, axis, grid and series. You can also create your own custom themes, helping you to create the exact charts you’re after – and leaving no compromises on your brand styling.

How do your WPF Line Charts compare with competitors?
That’s a good question! We are the world’s fastest WPF Chart Library. Building charts with us will help you display big data sets across multiple series simultaneously.

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

Did you know you can also view the source code from one of the following sources as well?

Clone the SciChart.WPF.Examples from Github.
Or, view source in the SciChart WPF Examples suite.
Also the SciChart WPF Trial contains the full source for the examples (link below).

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LineChartExampleView.xaml

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

    <UserControl.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
                <ResourceDictionary Source="/SciChart.Examples.ExternalDependencies;component/Resources/Styles/ToolbarButtonsCommon.xaml" />
            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </UserControl.Resources>

    <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 x:Name="sciChart" Grid.Column="1">

            <!--  Declare RenderableSeries  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>
                <s:FastLineRenderableSeries x:Name="lineRenderSeries"
                                            Stroke="#FF99EE99"
                                            StrokeThickness="2">
                    <s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                        <s:SweepAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:5" />
                    </s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                </s:FastLineRenderableSeries>
            </s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>

            <!--  Create an X Axis with GrowBy  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>
                <s:NumericAxis DrawMajorBands="True" FlipCoordinates="True" GrowBy="0.1, 0.1" />
            </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" />
            </s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>

        </s:SciChartSurface>
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

LineChartExampleView.xaml.cs

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

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

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

            lineRenderSeries.DataSeries = dataSeries;

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

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