Comparison of line series, fast line series, and fast line bitmap series in WinRT Chart
The following table illustrates the comparison between the line series and the fast line series.
| Line series | Fast line series | Fast line bitmap series |
Rendering | Rendered as a set of line shapes. Each line connects two data points. We will have (n-1) no of line shapes for ‘n’ no of points.
| Rendered using polyline shape. All points are plotted as a single polyline. | Rendered using WritableBitmap. |
Performance | Recommended for a minimal set of data points and low performance requirements.
| Recommended for high performance requirements like 50k or more data points. | Recommended for huge data performance requirements with average UI appearance. |
Tooltip behavior | Tooltip is displayed by hovering the cursor anywhere on the segment. If you move to the line segment, the first half displays the start value, and the second half displays the end value of the line segment.
| Tooltip is displayed by hovering the cursor anywhere on the segment. If you move to the line segment, the first half displays the start value, and the second half displays the end value of the line segment.
| Tooltip will be displayed only by hovering the cursor at the data points, not in the intermediate line. |
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 | StrokeDashedArray is only available. |
Chart palette | Available | Available | Available |
