MindFusion.Wpf Pack Programmer's Guide
Chart Types

Spreadsheet for WPF offers various chart types, grouped into several categories - Area, Bar, Bubble, Column, Donut, Line, Pie, Radar, Scatter, Smooth area and Smooth line. The type of a chart can be set at any time through the Type property. There are various restrictions based on the type of the chart. For example, Pie and Donut charts can display only a single series.

Area Charts

This category includes the Area, AreaStacked, and AreaStacked100Percent chart types. These charts display 2D polygonal areas for each series. The following table provides short description of the charts in this category.

Type

Description

Area

A chart with 2D areas. The areas are overlayed one over the other.

AreaStacked

A chart with 2D areas. The areas are stacked one on top of the other.

AreaStacked100Percent

A chart with 2D areas. The areas are stacked and scaled to fill the height of the plot area.

Bar Charts

This category includes the Bar, BarStacked, and BarStacked100Percent chart types. These charts display vertical bars for the individual values in each series, grouped by index. The following table provides short description of the charts in this category.

Type

Description

Bar

A chart with 2D vertical bars. The bars are arranged one next to the other.

BarStacked

A chart with 2D vertical bars. The bars are stacked one on top of the other.

BarStacked100Percent

A chart with 2D vertical bars. The bars are stacked and scaled to fill the height of the plot area.

Bubble Charts

This category includes the Bubble chart. The chart displays a circle for the individual values in each series. The size of the circles is proportional to the represented value.

Column Charts

This category includes the Column, ColumnStacked, and ColumnStacked100Percent chart types. These charts display horizontal bars for the individual values in each series, grouped by index. The following table provides short description of the charts in this category.

Type

Description

Column

A chart with 2D horizontal bars. The bars are arranged one next to the other.

ColumnStacked

A chart with 2D horizontal bars. The bars are stacked one on top of the other.

ColumnStacked100Percent

A chart with 2D horizontal bars. The bars are stacked and scaled to fill the width of the plot area.

Donut Charts

This category includes the Donut and DonutExploded chart types. These charts display a donut piece for each value of the first series. The series beyond the first are ignored. The following table provides short description for the charts in this category.

Type

Description

Donut

A chart with 2D donut pieces.

DonutExploded

A chart with 2D donut pieces. The pieces are extruded slightly away from the center.

Line Charts

This category includes the Line, LineMarks, LineStacked, LineStacked100Percent, LineWithMarks, LineWithMarksStacked, and LineWithMarksStacked100Percent chart types. These charts display a polygonal line for each series. The y-coordinates of the line points correspond to the values of the series. The following table provides short description for the charts in this category.

Type

Description

Line

A chart with polygonal lines.

LineMarks

A chart with indicators at each value point.

LineStacked

A chart with polygonal lines. The lines are stacked one on top of the other.

LineStacked100Percent

A chart with polygonal lines. The lines are stacked and scaled to fill the height of the plot area.

LineWithMarks

A chart with polygonal lines and indicators at each value point.

LineWithMarksStacked

A chart with polygonal lines and indicators at each value point. The lines are stacked one on top of the other.

LineWithMarksStacked100Percent

A chart with polygonal lines and indicators at each value point. The lines are stacked and scaled to fill the height of the plot area.

Pie Charts

This category includes the Pie and PieExploded chart types. These charts display a pie piece for each value of the first series. The series beyond the first are ignored. The following table provides short description for the charts in this category.

Type

Description

Pie

A chart with 2D pie pieces.

PieExploded

A chart with 2D pie pieces. The pieces are extruded slightly away from the center.

Radar Charts

This category includes the RadarFilled, RadarFilledWithLines, RadarWithLines, RadarWithLinesAndMarks, and RadarWithMarks chart types. These charts display a spider-web with number of axes corresponding to the number of values in the series. The following table provides short description for the charts in this category.

Type

Description

RadarFilled

A chart with a 2D polygonal area for each series.

RadarFilledWithLines

A chart with an outlined 2D polygonal area for each series.

RadarWithLines

A chart with a 2D polygon for each series.

RadarWithLinesAndMarks

A chart with a 2D polygon and indicators at each value point.

RadarWithMarks

A chart with indicators at each value point.

Scatter Charts

This category includes the ScatterWithLines, ScatterWithLinesAndMarks, ScatterWithMarks, ScatterWithSmoothLines, and ScatterWithSmoothLinesAndMarks chart types. These charts display the values of their series as points in a 2D space. The following table provides short description for the charts in this category.

Type

Description

ScatterWithLines

A chart with polygonal lines for each series.

ScatterWithLinesAndMarks

A chart with polygonal lines and indicators at each value point.

ScatterWithMarks

A chart with indicators at each value point.

ScatterWithSmoothLines

A chart with smooth lines for each series.

ScatterWithSmoothLinesAndMarks

A chart with smooth lines and indicators at each value point.

Smooth Area Charts

The charts in this category are similar to the Area Charts with the only difference that the displayed areas are smooth.

Smooth Line Charts

The charts in this category are similar to the Line Charts with the only difference that the displayed lines are smooth.