Data series

Winnovative control can display data from a DataTable and some other data sources. By default, the first string column in the data source is used for the X Axis and the rest of the numeric columns are used as data series. You can change the default columns used as data series. Take a look at the following sample.

100 110 140 60 160 120 160 80 200 230 100 190 200 170 290 100 120 190 220 120 100 190 200 270

Source code

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            WebChart1.DataSource = Winnovative.DataSources.GetTestData();
 
            WebChart1.DataSeriesFromArray(new string[] { "Seller2", "Seller3" });
 
            /* // alternative method
            WebChart1.DataSeries.Clear();
            WebChart1.DataSeries.Add(new Winnovative.TableColumnItem("Seller2"));
            WebChart1.DataSeries.Add(new Winnovative.TableColumnItem("Seller3"));
            */
 
            WebChart1.Titles.Top.Visible = true;
            WebChart1.Titles.Top.Text = "Data source has 3 numeric columns, but only 2 data series are displayed.";
 
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
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    /// This method returns a sample DataTable with test data
    /// The tables has the following structure:
    /// - Labels (string)
    /// - Date (DateTime)
    /// - Seller1 (number)
    /// - Seller2 (number)
    /// - Seller3 (number)
    /// </summary>
    public static DataTable GetTestData()
    {
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.Add("Labels", typeof(string));
        dt.Columns.Add("Date", typeof(DateTime));
        dt.Columns.Add("Seller1", typeof(int));
        dt.Columns.Add("Seller2", typeof(int));
        dt.Columns.Add("Seller3", typeof(int));
 
        DataRow row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 1, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "January";
        row["Seller1"] = 100;
        row["Seller2"] = 100;
        row["Seller3"] = 200;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 2, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "February";
        row["Seller1"] = 200;
        row["Seller2"] = 110;
        row["Seller3"] = 170;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 3, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "March";
        row["Seller1"] = 300;
        row["Seller2"] = 140;
        row["Seller3"] = 290;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 4, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "April";
        row["Seller1"] = 100;
        row["Seller2"] = 60;
        row["Seller3"] = 100;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 5, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "May";
        row["Seller1"] = 300;
        row["Seller2"] = 160;
        row["Seller3"] = 120;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 6, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "June";
        row["Seller1"] = 200;
        row["Seller2"] = 120;
        row["Seller3"] = 190;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 7, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "June";
        row["Seller1"] = 200;
        row["Seller2"] = 160;
        row["Seller3"] = 220;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 8, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "August";
        row["Seller1"] = 220;
        row["Seller2"] = 80;
        row["Seller3"] = 120;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 9, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "September";
        row["Seller1"] = 270;
        row["Seller2"] = 200;
        row["Seller3"] = 100;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 10, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "October";
        row["Seller1"] = 300;
        row["Seller2"] = 230;
        row["Seller3"] = 190;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 11, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "November";
        row["Seller1"] = 260;
        row["Seller2"] = 100;
        row["Seller3"] = 200;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        row = dt.NewRow();
        row["Date"] = new DateTime(2006, 12, 1);
        row["Labels"] = "December";
        row["Seller1"] = 320;
        row["Seller2"] = 190;
        row["Seller3"] = 270;
        dt.Rows.Add(row);
 
        return dt;
 
    }