Binding data means connecting one or more data consumers to a data provider in a synchronized manner. When data bound, the chart uses all of the bound data as its source of data for the specified series, and represents the data on the chart surface as per the series and chart properties.
To bind data, you first need to create a data source. A number of data sources are available including ADO.NET data source objects, such as DataView, DataTable, DataSet, and DataViewManager. In addition, third-party data sources, such as C1ExpressTable, C1ExpressView, C1ExpressConnection, C1DataView, C1DataTableSource, and C1DataSet are also available.
The following sections explain data binding at length: