How to display symbols with chart points and add shadow effects in WinForms Chart?
To customize symbols and shadows in a Syncfusion® WinForms Charts, you first need to set the shape, size, and color for the symbol. You can then assign this symbol to the Symbol property exposed by the ChartStyleInfo class.
To display a shadow for the chart control, set its ChartAreaShadow property to true. Additionally, to display a shadow for a series, make the DisplayShadow property, also exposed by ChartStyleInfo, true.
// Displaying shapes in series
series.Style.Symbol.Shape = ChartSymbolShape.Pentagon;
series.Style.Symbol.Color = Color.Red;
series.Style.Symbol.Size = new Size(15,15);
// Display shadow in series
series.Style.DisplayShadow = true;
series.Style.ShadowOffset = new Size(5, 5);
// Display shadow in chart area
this.chartControl1.ChartAreaShadow = true;'Displaying shapes in series
series.Style.Symbol.Shape = ChartSymbolShape.Pentagon
series.Style.Symbol.Color = Color.Red
series.Style.Symbol.Size = New Size(15, 15)
'Display shadow in series
series.Style.DisplayShadow = True
series.Style.ShadowOffset = New Size(5, 5)
'Display shadow in chart area
Me.chartControl1.ChartAreaShadow = TrueOutput:
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to display symbols with chart points and add shadow effects in WinForms Chart.
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