How to compare Line Series, Fast Line Series, and Fast Line Bitmap Series in UWP Charts?
This article provides a comparison table highlighting the differences between the Line series, Fast Line series, and Fast Line Bitmap series in UWP Charts. Discover how each series differs in rendering, performance, tooltip behavior, and customization.
| Line series | Fast Line series | Fast Line Bitmap series |
Rendering | Rendered as a set of individual line shapes. Each line connects two data points, resulting in (n−1) line shapes for n data points.
| Rendered using a single polyline shape. All points are connected as one continuous polyline. | Rendered using `WritableBitmap`. |
Performance | Recommended for a minimal set of data points and low performance requirements.
| Suitable for high-performance needs, such as 50k+ data points. | Ideal for extremely large datasets with average UI appearance. |
Tooltip behavior | Tooltip appears when hovering anywhere on the line segment. The first half shows the start value, and the second half shows the end value of the segment.
| Same tooltip behavior as the Line Series.
| Tooltip appears only when hovering directly over data points, not on the line itself. |
Customization | Highly customizable. | Limited customization. | Limited customization. |
Miscellaneous features |
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Segment dragging | Available | Not available | Not available |
Series dragging | Available | Not available | Not available |
Custom template | Available | Available | Not available |
Line customization (StrokeDashedArray, StrokeDashCap, StrokeDashOffset, StrokeLineJoin) | It can be achieved by applying a custom template. | Available | Only `StrokeDashedArray` is available. |
Chart palette | Available | Available | Available |
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about the comparison between Line Series, Fast Line Series, and Fast Line Bitmap Series in UWP Charts (SfChart).
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