Creating an XY Plot

You can create an XY Plot chart using code or the designer. The following image shows an XY Plot point type chart.

XY Plots : Point Chart

For details on the API, see the XYPlotArea class.

The following classes are also available when creating XY plot type charts:

Using Code

Use the XYPointSeries class to add data to a Chart control.
Use the XYPlotArea class to create the plot area.
Set the location and size of the plot area.
Add the series to the plot area.
Create a label and legend for the chart.
Create a chart model and add the plot area, label, and legend to the model.
Create a chart and add the chart model to it.

Example

The following example demonstrates using unbound data to create an XY point chart.

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XYPointSeries series0 = new XYPointSeries(); series0.SeriesName = "Series 0"; series0.XValues.Add(1.0); series0.XValues.Add(2.0); series0.XValues.Add(4.0); series0.XValues.Add(8.0); series0.YValues.Add(2.0); series0.YValues.Add(4.0); series0.YValues.Add(3.0); series0.YValues.Add(5.0); XYPointSeries series1 = new XYPointSeries(); series1.SeriesName = "Series 1"; series1.XValues.Add(1.0); series1.XValues.Add(3.0); series1.XValues.Add(5.0); series1.XValues.Add(7.0); series1.YValues.Add(1.0); series1.YValues.Add(2.0); series1.YValues.Add(4.0); series1.YValues.Add(8.0); XYPlotArea plotArea = new XYPlotArea(); plotArea.Location = new PointF(0.2f, 0.2f); plotArea.Size = new SizeF(0.6f, 0.6f); plotArea.Series.Add(series0); plotArea.Series.Add(series1); LabelArea label = new LabelArea(); label.Text = "XY Point Chart"; label.Location = new PointF(0.5f, 0.02f); label.AlignmentX = 0.5f; label.AlignmentY = 0.0f; LegendArea legend = new LegendArea(); legend.Location = new PointF(0.98f, 0.5f); legend.AlignmentX = 1.0f; legend.AlignmentY = 0.5f; ChartModel model = new ChartModel(); model.LabelAreas.Add(label); model.LegendAreas.Add(legend); model.PlotAreas.Add(plotArea); chart2DControl1.Model = model;

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XYPointSeries series0 = new XYPointSeries();
series0.SeriesName = "Series 0";
series0.XValues.Add(1.0);
series0.XValues.Add(2.0);
series0.XValues.Add(4.0);
series0.XValues.Add(8.0);
series0.YValues.Add(2.0);
series0.YValues.Add(4.0);
series0.YValues.Add(3.0);
series0.YValues.Add(5.0);
XYPointSeries series1 = new XYPointSeries();
series1.SeriesName = "Series 1";
series1.XValues.Add(1.0);
series1.XValues.Add(3.0);
series1.XValues.Add(5.0);
series1.XValues.Add(7.0);
series1.YValues.Add(1.0);
series1.YValues.Add(2.0);
series1.YValues.Add(4.0);
series1.YValues.Add(8.0);
XYPlotArea plotArea = new XYPlotArea();
plotArea.Location = new PointF(0.2f, 0.2f);
plotArea.Size = new SizeF(0.6f, 0.6f);
plotArea.Series.Add(series0);
plotArea.Series.Add(series1);
LabelArea label = new LabelArea();
label.Text = "XY Point Chart";
label.Location = new PointF(0.5f, 0.02f);
label.AlignmentX = 0.5f;
label.AlignmentY = 0.0f;
LegendArea legend = new LegendArea();
legend.Location = new PointF(0.98f, 0.5f);
legend.AlignmentX = 1.0f;
legend.AlignmentY = 0.5f;
ChartModel model = new ChartModel();
model.LabelAreas.Add(label);
model.LegendAreas.Add(legend);
model.PlotAreas.Add(plotArea);
chart2DControl1.Model = model;

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Dim series0 As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.XYPointSeries() series0.SeriesName = "Series 0" series0.XValues.Add(1.0) series0.XValues.Add(2.0) series0.XValues.Add(4.0) series0.XValues.Add(8.0) series0.YValues.Add(2.0) series0.YValues.Add(4.0) series0.YValues.Add(3.0) series0.YValues.Add(5.0) Dim series1 As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.XYPointSeries() series1.SeriesName = "Series 1" series1.XValues.Add(1.0) series1.XValues.Add(3.0) series1.XValues.Add(5.0) series1.XValues.Add(7.0) series1.YValues.Add(1.0) series1.YValues.Add(2.0) series1.YValues.Add(4.0) series1.YValues.Add(8.0) Dim plotArea As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.XYPlotArea() plotArea.Location = New PointF(0.2F, 0.2F) plotArea.Size = New SizeF(0.6F, 0.6F) plotArea.Series.Add(series0) plotArea.Series.Add(series1) Dim label As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.LabelArea() label.Text = "XY Point Chart" label.Location = New PointF(0.5F, 0.02F) label.AlignmentX = 0.5F label.AlignmentY = 0.0F Dim legend As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.LegendArea() legend.Location = New PointF(0.98F, 0.5F) legend.AlignmentX = 1.0F legend.AlignmentY = 0.5F Dim model As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.ChartModel() model.LabelAreas.Add(label) model.LegendAreas.Add(legend) model.PlotAreas.Add(plotArea) Chart2DControl1.Model = model

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Dim series0 As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.XYPointSeries()
series0.SeriesName = "Series 0"
series0.XValues.Add(1.0)
series0.XValues.Add(2.0)
series0.XValues.Add(4.0)
series0.XValues.Add(8.0)
series0.YValues.Add(2.0)
series0.YValues.Add(4.0)
series0.YValues.Add(3.0)
series0.YValues.Add(5.0)
Dim series1 As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.XYPointSeries()
series1.SeriesName = "Series 1"
series1.XValues.Add(1.0)
series1.XValues.Add(3.0)
series1.XValues.Add(5.0)
series1.XValues.Add(7.0)
series1.YValues.Add(1.0)
series1.YValues.Add(2.0)
series1.YValues.Add(4.0)
series1.YValues.Add(8.0)
Dim plotArea As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.XYPlotArea()
plotArea.Location = New PointF(0.2F, 0.2F)
plotArea.Size = New SizeF(0.6F, 0.6F)
plotArea.Series.Add(series0)
plotArea.Series.Add(series1)
Dim label As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.LabelArea()
label.Text = "XY Point Chart"
label.Location = New PointF(0.5F, 0.02F)
label.AlignmentX = 0.5F
label.AlignmentY = 0.0F
Dim legend As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.LegendArea()
legend.Location = New PointF(0.98F, 0.5F)
legend.AlignmentX = 1.0F
legend.AlignmentY = 0.5F
Dim model As New FarPoint.Win.Chart.ChartModel()
model.LabelAreas.Add(label)
model.LegendAreas.Add(legend)
model.PlotAreas.Add(plotArea)
Chart2DControl1.Model = model

Using the Chart Designer

Select the PlotArea Collection editor.
Click the drop-down button on the right side of the Add button (lower, left side of dialog).
Select the XYPlotArea option and set properties as needed.