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Chart Class Members
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dotnetCHARTING Namespace : Chart Class


The following tables list the members exposed by Chart.

Public Constructors

  Name Description
Public Constructor Chart Constructor Initializes a new empty instance of the Chart control.  
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Public Properties

  Name Description
Public Property AccessKey (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property AlternateText Gets or sets text displayed in place of a chart when images can't be viewed. This property can also be used as a tooltip for the chart in browsers that support this feature.  
Public Property Annotations A collection of Annotation objects drawn on the chart.  
Public Property AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectory (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property Attributes (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property AutoNameLabels Gets or sets a value which indicates whether elements and series are automatically named when no names are provided.  
Public Property AxisCollection Contains a collection of calculated Axis objects.  
Public Property BackColor (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property Background Gets or sets the Background of this chart.  
Public Property BindingContainer (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property BorderColor (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property BorderStyle (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property BorderWidth (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property BubbleCenterStack Gets or sets a boolean value to control bubble center stack.  
Public Property BubbleStackShadeAsOne Gets or sets a boolean value to control bubble stack shade.  
Public Property CacheDuration Gets or sets the number of minutes an image is cached and displayed on a page before a new one is generated.  
Public Property CalculateEmptyElement Gets or sets a value indicating whether the values of empty elements are percieved as 0 or omitted in calculations performed with the Chart.SeriesCollection.Add(Calculation calc) shortcut.  
Public Property ChartArea Gets or sets the main ChartArea of the image.  
Public Property ChartAreaLayout Gets or sets chart area layout options.  
Public Property ChartAreaSpacing Gets or sets a value in pixels that defines the spacing between boxes like chart areas and legends.  
Public Property CleanupMinimumAge Gets or sets the minimum number of minutes images are stored in the TempDirectory before they are deleted.  
Public Property CleanupPeriod Gets or sets the number of minutes images are stored in the TempDirectory folder before they are deleted.  
Public Property ClientID (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property ClipGauges Gets or sets a value which determines if gauges should be clipped (cut) to display only the active area.  
Public Property Controls (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property ControlStyle (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property ControlStyleCreated (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property CssClass (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property DatabaseCultureName Gets or sets the culture name used when StartDate and EndDate insert to the sql statement. This property only necessary to set if the web server and database server having different culture setting.  
Public Property DataGrid Gets or sets the control object or ID of a datagrid control that will be populated with the charted data.  
Public Property DataGridFormatString Gets or sets the format string which determines number formatting in the datagrid.

 
Public Property DataGridSeriesHeader Gets or sets the header label of the DataGrid control specified by the DataGrid property.  
Public Property DataGridTranspose Gets or sets a value indicating whether the data with which the specified DataGrid control is populated will be transposed.  
Public Property DateGrouping Gets or sets a TimeInterval enumeration which determines how the values of a given series are aggregated by date when retrieved from a database.  
Public Property DateGroupingCalculation Gets or sets an enum which determines how values are grouped to create a single element value.  
Public Property DateGroupingSort Gets or sets a value indicating whether to maintain the sort order of the data as it is provided.  
Public Property Debug Gets or sets a value that indicates whether debug messages are displayed below the chart.  
Public Property DefaultAxis Gets or sets an Axis object whose properties will trickle down to all other axes on the chart unless otherwise specified.  
Public Property DefaultBox Gets a base box object that is used as a vehicle for property settings which will become the defaults settings of all elements on the chart that derive from box.  
Public Property DefaultChartArea Gets a ChartArea object whose property settings will propagate to all other ChartArea objects on the chart image.  
Public Property DefaultCultureName Gets or sets the default culture name which determines number and date formatting.  
Public Property DefaultElement Gets or sets an Element object whose properties will trickle to all other elements on the chart unless otherwise specified. This is a shortcut to the DefaultSeries.DefaultElement property.  
Public Property DefaultFormatString Gets or sets the default format string which determines number and date formatting.

See Chart.DefaultAxis.FormatString.  
Public Property DefaultLegendBox Gets a LegendBox object whose property settings will propagate to all other LegendBox objects on the chart image.  
Public Property DefaultSeries Gets or sets a Series object whose properties will trickle to all other series on the chart unless otherwise specified.  
Public Property DefaultShadow Gets or sets a shadow object whose properties will trickle to all other objects with shadows.  
Public Property DefaultTitleBox Gets a Box object whose property settings will propagate to all title boxes on the chart image.  
Public Property Depth Gets or sets depth of the chart when Use3D is true.  
Public Property DisableBrowserCache Gets or sets a value indicating whether disable browser cache.  
Public Property DonutHoleSize Gets or sets a percentage value which determines the relative thickness of the donut ring when ChartType.Donut is used.  
Public Property Dpi Gets or sets the resolution, in dots per inch, of the chart Bitmap.  
Public Property DrillDownChain Gets or sets the drill down chain which activates automatic time based drill down if date grouping used.

If Limit or SplitByLimit used with ShowOther option, setting drill down chain to "Other" or "OtherAll" activates automatic drill down to other elements or series.

"OtherAll" shows all other elements or series in the second level.
"Other" shows the next number of elements or series has been set in limit or splitByLimit propertes.  

Public Property DrillDownIntoSeries When using automated drill down in conjunction with date grouping and multiple series, this property determines if drill down will occur into a single series or multiple series.  
Public Property EmptyElementText Gets or sets the default text of empty element labels. See Chart.DefaultSeries.DefaultElement.SmartLabel  
Public Property Enabled (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property EnableTheming (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property EnableViewState (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property ExplodedSliceAmount Gets or sets the relative percentage an exploded slice should be pulled out from the pie or donut.  
Public Property ExtraChartAreas Gets a collection of additional ChartArea objects added to the chart.  
Public Property ExtraLegendBoxes Gets a collection of additional LegendBox objects added to the chart.  
Public Property FileManager Gets or sets the chart's instance of the FileManager which facilitates saving images.  
Public Property FileName See Chart.FileManager.FileName.  
Public Property FileQuality Gets or sets Jpg file quality. (Worse quality) 0 - 100 (Best quality)  
Public Property Font (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property ForeColor (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property FunnelNozzlePercentage Gets or sets a numeric value between 0 and 100 that indicates the percentage of the full funnel height that comprises the funnel's nozzle.  
Public Property FunnelNozzleWidthPercentage Gets or sets a numeric value between 0 and 100 that indicates the percentage of the full funnel width that comprises the funnel's nozzle.  
Public Property FunnelSpacingPercentage Gets or sets a numeric value between 0 and 100 that indicates the percentage of the funnel's spacing.  
Public Property GanttCompleteHatchStyle Gets or sets the hatch style drawn on columns and cylinders when an element's Element.Complete value is set.  
Public Property HasAttributes (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property HatchStylePalette Gets or sets a hatch style palette that will trickle to all series on the chart. The hatch patterns will not show on chart elements if a hatch color is not specified. The default hatch color can be specified with the Chart.DefaultSeries.DefaultElement.HatchColor property.  
Public Property HatchStylePaletteName Gets or sets a predefined HatchStylePalette that defines element and series hatch style.  
Public Property Height Overridden.  Gets or sets the height of the chart image.  
Public Property Hotspot Gets or sets the Hotspot property of the chart image.  
Public Property HotspotMinimumSize Gets or sets a value that indicates the minimum size in pixels a hotspot must be in order for it to be generated.  
Public Property ID (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property ImageFormat Gets or sets an ImageFormat enumeration specifying the generated image's file type.  
Public Property ImageMapName Returns a string for the image map name generated for the current chart image.  
Public Property ImageMapText Returns a string for the image map generated for the current chart image.  
Public Property LegendBox Gets or sets a LegendBox object that represents the legend box.  
Public Property LimitPrimarySeries In a multiple series chart, this property controls the primary series used for the Limit operation. Other series' elements will be matched with the primary series elements and that order will be maintained regardless of the values of the other series. For example, if you limit to the top 5 values and set the LimitPrimarySeries to the sales series other series such as dollar amount or quantity would not affect which elements were ultimately selected for the chart.  
Public Property Mapping This property is used only when using a map chart: (Chart.Type = ChartType.Map).  
Public Property Margin Gets or sets a string which automatically sets multiple margins as a shortcut.  
Public Property MarginBottom Gets or sets the bottom margin of the chart image.  
Public Property MarginLeft Gets or sets the left margin of the chart image.  
Public Property MarginRight Gets or sets the right margin of the chart image.  
Public Property MarginTop Gets or sets the top margin of the chart image.  
Public Property MaximumBubbleSize Gets or sets a value which controls the maximum size of bubbles when ChartType.Bubble is used.  
Public Property MaximumBubbleSizeValue Gets or sets the maximum value the bubble size will be based on where a bubble size value of MaximumBubbleSizeValue equals a bubble of size MaximumBubbleSize.  
Public Property Mentor Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the mentor is shown under the chart control. The mentor also requires that Chart.Debug is set to true.  
Public Property NamingContainer (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property NoDataLabel Gets or sets a label shown on the chart when no data is available.  
Public Property OverlapFooter Gets or sets a value indicating whether the 'unlicensed chart' footer overlaps the chart or moves it up.  
Public Property Page (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property Palette Gets or sets an array of colors that define element and series colors.  
Public Property PaletteName Gets or sets a predefined Palette that defines element and series colors.  
Public Property Parent (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property PieLabelMode See DefaultSeries.DefaultElement.SmartLabel.PieLabelMode.  
Public Property PopulateDateGroupingSubValues When using date grouping the main value in the element is derived from the actual values in the database or data provided to .netCHARTING. This property controls whether these subvalues used in the calculation to determine the element value are added to SubValues or not. By default, such values are not added to the element subvalues.  
Public Property PrinterOptimizedText Gets or sets a value that indicates whether text rendered on the chart optimized for printing.  
Public Property RadarLabelMode See DefaultSeries.DefaultElement.SmartLabel.RadarLabelMode.  
Public Property ReloadPeriod Gets or sets a TimeSpan object that determines how often the page containing this chart will automatically reload.  
Public Property Series Gets or sets a series which is added to the chart's main SeriesCollection when the Chart.SeriesCollection.Add() method is invoked.  
Public Property SeriesCollection Gets a SeriesCollection object which represents the data this chart will render.  
Public Property ShadingEffect See ShadingEffectMode.  
Public Property ShadingEffectMode Gets or sets a ShadingEffectMode enumeration indicating how elements on the chart are shaded.  
Public Property ShowDateInTitle Gets or sets a value which indicates whether specified dates are shown in the title.  
Public Property Site (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property Size Sets a string that automatically sets the Height and Width of the chart image.  
Public Property SkinID (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property SmartForecast Gets or sets a TimeIntervalAdvanced object that specifies a time span shown on the chart. The span shown is an interval which encompasses the time the chart is rendered. A trend line is also added for the entire span shown and uses values not shown in it's calculation to improve accuracy.  
Public Property SmartLabelLine See Chart.DefaultSeries.DefaultElement.SmartLabel.Line.  
Public Property SmartPalette Gets or sets a NameColorCollection object that specifies the colors of elements and series with specific names.  
Public Property SmartPaletteAutoSync Gets or sets a boolean which controls smart palette synchronization.  
Public Property SpacingPercentage Gets or sets the spacing percentage of pyramids, cones, and funnels with ChartType.Multiple .  
Public Property SpacingPercentageNested Gets or sets a value that indicates the spacing percentage of nested pies.  
Public Property StartDateOfYear Gets or sets a DateTime object to determine the start month of the year when DateGrouping is used.  
Public Property StartDayOfWeek Gets or sets a DayOfWeek enumeration that indicates the starting day of the week when DateGrouping is used.  
Public Property Style (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property TabIndex (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Property TempDirectory Gets or sets the directory where images generated by the control are temporarily stored.  
Public Property TemplateControl (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property TemplateSourceDirectory (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property Title Gets or sets the chart title.

Equivalent to Chart.TitleBox.Label.Text.  
Public Property TitleBox Gets or sets a Box object that represents the title box.  
Public Property ToolTip Overridden.  Gets or sets the Tooltip of the entinre chart image.  
Public Property TotalSeries Return the total number of series in the seriesCollection. This property usually used in conjunction with SplitByLimit.  
Public Property Transpose Gets or sets a value indicating whether data added to this chart's SeriesCollection property is automatically transposed.  
Public Property Type Gets or sets the ChartType of this Chart.  
Public Property UniqueID (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property URL Gets or sets the URL of the entinre chart image.  
Public Property URLTarget Gets or sets the target of the URL link.  
Public Property Use3D Gets or sets a value indicating whether chart elements are rendered in 3D.  
Public Property UseFile Gets or sets a value indicating whether the generated image is saved as a file in the TempDirectory folder or streamed directly to the browser.  
Public Property UseSession Gets or sets a value indicating whether the generated image is saved
temporarily in a session variable for subsequent streaming from a helper aspx page. This option may only be used when UseFile = false.  
Public Property Visible (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Property Width Overridden.  Gets or sets the width of the chart image.  
Public Property XAxis Gets or Sets the main XAxis which all series inherit by default.  
Public Property YAxis Gets or Sets the main YAxis which all series inherit by default.  
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Public Methods

  Name Description
Public Method ApplyStyle (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Method ApplyStyleSheetSkin (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method CopyBaseAttributes (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Method DataBind (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method Dispose (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method FindControl (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method Focus (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method GetChartBitmap Obtains a Bitmap of the generated chart.  
Public Method GetChartMetafile Returns the metafile contains records that describe a sequence of graphics operations that can be recorded (constructed) and played back (displayed).  
Public Method GetChartStream Returns the memory stream of the image.  
Public Method GetLegendBitmap Obtains a Bitmap of the legend generated by the chart.  
Public Method HasControls (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method LoadState Overloaded.  Set the chart object from the specified xml file.  
Public Method MergeStyle (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Method RenderBeginTag (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Method RenderControl (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method RenderEndTag (Inherited from System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl)
Public Method ResolveClientUrl (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method ResolveUrl (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Method SaveState Overloaded. string LoadState()

void LoadState(string xmlFilePath,Chart chartObject)

string LoadState(Chart chartObject)


string LoadState()

void LoadState(string xmlFilePath)

string LoadState(Chart chartObject)


string LoadState(string xmlFilePathOrData)

void LoadState(string xmlFilePathOrData,Chart chartObject)

string LoadState(Chart chartObject)


string LoadState()

string LoadState(string xmlFilePath)

void LoadState(string xmlFilePath,Chart chartObject)  

Public Method SetRenderMethodDelegate (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
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Public Events

  Name Description
Public Event DataBinding (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Event Disposed (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Event ErrorProcessing  
Public Event Init (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Event Load (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Event PostDataProcessing Occurs when the the chart is completed the data processing.  
Public Event PreRender (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
Public Event Unload (Inherited from System.Web.UI.Control)
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