Awhile back I mentioned the Free Microsoft Chart Controls:
You first download and install the chart control library for use with .NET 3.5 SP1 as well as the Visual Studio 2008 installer to add it into the Toolbox. When you toss in on your ASP.NET Page it will look similar to as follows:
Now we can add some C# code in the Page_Load Event of the Code-Behind to create simple Pie Chart for display on the browser. I call this the “Mind Numbing Pie Chart” as it just displays 4 pieces of a pie labeled A - D :) Not very creative I know, but the code shows you how to easily create the Pie Chart by binding X,Y values where X values are the pieces of the Pie and the Y values are the sizes of each piece.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Display 3D Pie Chart
Chart1.Series[0].ChartType = SeriesChartType.Pie;
Chart1.Series[0]["PieLabelStyle"] = "Inside";
Chart1.ChartAreas[0].Area3DStyle.Enable3D = true;
// Display a Title
Chart1.Titles.Add("Mind Numbing Pie Chart");
// Add Data to Display
string[] xValues = { "A", "B", "C", "D" };
int[] yValues = { 20, 30, 50, 40 };
Chart1.Series[0].Points.DataBindXY(xValues, yValues);
// Call Out The Letter "D"
Chart1.Series[0].Points[3]["Exploded"] = "true";
// Display a Legend
Chart1.Legends.Add(new Legend("Alphabet"));
Chart1.Legends["Alphabet"].Title = "Letters";
Chart1.Series[0].Legend = "Alphabet";
}
The code actually creates a 3D Pie Chart with the letter “D“ exploding out of the pie.
Not bad for about 10 minutes of effort. You have an easy 3D Pie Chart that you can include in your ASP.NET Web Applications. Of course, you can display more than just pie charts. You can display Area Charts, Bar Charts, Line Charts, etc. using the Chart Control.
Hope this helps.
David Hayden
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