A series is a collection of data points that are displayed in the plot area. There are six general types of series: Y, XY, XYZ, Pie, Polar, and Radar. These types of series correspond to the six main types of plot areas. Each main type of series may have additional subtypes of series (such as area, line, or point).
Area, Line, and Point series can have drop lines. Drop lines extend from the data point down to the series origin or category axis. This can be used to highlight the x value of the point.
When a chart has multiple legends, a series can be assigned to a specific legend using the legend's ID. Many of the series have properties (for example, border or fill effect) that can be assigned to both a series and a point. If the property is set for both the series and the point then the point setting overrides the series setting. If the property is unset for both the series and the point then the chart view will provide a default setting.
See the following for more information:
- YSeries
- XYSeries
- XYZSeries
- PieSeries
- PolarSeries
- RadarSeries
- PointSeries
- AreaSeries
- BarSeries
- LineSeries
- HighLowAreaSeries
- HighLowBarSeries
- HighLowCloseSeries
Return to the overview at Understanding and Customizing Charts.
Using Code
Add values to the chart with a bar series.
Example
The following example adds a series to a plot area.
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BarSeries series = new BarSeries(); series.SeriesName = "Series 0"; series.Values.Add(2.0); series.Values.Add(4.0); series.Values.Add(3.0); series.Values.Add(5.0); YPlotArea plotArea = new YPlotArea(); plotArea.Location = new PointF(0.2f, 0.2f); plotArea.Size = new SizeF(0.6f, 0.6f); plotArea.Series.Add(series); |
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Dim series As New FarPoint.Web.Chart.BarSeries() series.SeriesName = "Series 0" series.Values.Add(2.0) series.Values.Add(4.0) series.Values.Add(3.0) series.Values.Add(5.0) Dim plotArea As New FarPoint.Web.Chart.YPlotArea() plotArea.Location = New PointF(0.2F, 0.2F) plotArea.Size = New SizeF(0.6F, 0.6F) plotArea.Series.Add(series) |
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Using the Chart Designer
- Select the PlotArea Collection editor.
- Select the Series Collection editor.
- Set properties as needed.
- Select Apply and OK to close the Chart Designer.