How to implement datetime values in a WinForms Chart?
To implement DateTime values in a WinForms Charts, you must set the ChartValueType to DateTime and set the interval type to days, months, or years using the ChartDateTimeIntervalType class.
//Configure the chart series
ChartSeries chartSeries = new ChartSeries("Sales");
chartSeries.Type = ChartSeriesType.Line;
chartSeries.Style.DisplayText = true;
chartSeries.Style.TextOrientation = ChartTextOrientation.Up;
chartSeries.Style.Symbol.Shape = ChartSymbolShape.Circle;
chartSeries.Style.Symbol.Color = Color.Blue;
chartSeries.Style.Interior = new Syncfusion.Drawing.BrushInfo(Color.Blue);
//Assign the X and Y Axes
this.chartControl1.PrimaryXAxis.ValueType = ChartValueType.DateTime;
this.chartControl1.PrimaryXAxis.EdgeLabelsDrawingMode = ChartAxisEdgeLabelsDrawingMode.Shift;
this.chartControl1.PrimaryXAxis.IntervalType= ChartDateTimeIntervalType.Months;
this.chartControl1.PrimaryXAxis.DateTimeFormat = "MM/yyyy";
this.chartControl1.PrimaryYAxis.ValueType = ChartValueType.Double;
//Update the data points to the axis
foreach (var data in dataSource)
{
chartSeries.Points.Add(data.Date, data.YValue);
}
this.chartControl1.Series.Add(chartSeries);'Configure the chart series
ChartSeries1.Type = ChartSeriesType.Line
ChartSeries1.Style.DisplayText = True
ChartSeries1.Style.TextOrientation = ChartTextOrientation.Up
ChartSeries1.Style.Symbol.Shape = ChartSymbolShape.Circle
ChartSeries1.Style.Symbol.Color = Color.Blue
ChartSeries1.Style.Interior = New Syncfusion.Drawing.BrushInfo(Color.Blue)
'Assign the X and Y axes
columnChart.PrimaryXAxis.ValueType = ChartValueType.DateTime
columnChart.PrimaryXAxis.EdgeLabelsDrawingMode = ChartAxisEdgeLabelsDrawingMode.Shift
columnChart.PrimaryXAxis.IntervalType = ChartDateTimeIntervalType.Months
columnChart.PrimaryXAxis.DateTimeFormat = "MM/yyyy"
columnChart.PrimaryYAxis.ValueType = ChartValueType.Double
'Update the data points to the series
For Each item In viewModel.PlantDetails
ChartSeries1.Points.Add(item.Date1, item.YValue)
Next
columnChart.Series.Add(ChartSeries1)
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to implement datetime values in a WinForms Chart.
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