Provide Data

Feb 01, 2021

You can use the following options to populate a chart with data:

Create a Series Manually. You can add series to the chart’s collection at design time or in code. The Chart Control displays a series only if this series has points. Populate series with points in one of the following ways:

Manually add points to a Series. Define arguments and values for each series point.
Specify series data members. A series obtains point arguments and values from a data source.

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Create Series Automatically

Generate Series from a Data Source. This topic describes how to use a series template to generate series from a chart’s data source.
Pivot Charting (Integration with a Pivot Grid Control). This topic describes how to load data from the Pivot Grid.
Use ControlRowSource to integrate the chart with a Data Grid, Vertical Grid, Tree List, or List Box.

The Chart Control can display data in hierarchical charts. See the following help topic for more information: Drill Down.