Micro Chart Basics
This topic discusses some of the basic concepts to know about using micro charts.
Primary vs. Secondary Axis
The MicroXYChart control supports two axes, X and Y. The X axis runs horizontally along the control, and the Y axis runs vertically. All series default to rendering horizontally, which means that Y is the primary axis and X is the secondary axis.
Certain series types, such as Bar and Win/Loss, support vertical orientations as well as the default horizontal orientation. With vertically oriented series, X is the primary axis and Y is the secondary axis.
See the Chart Types topic for additional information.
Adding a Series
Each series type is implemented in a separate .NET type. For instance, a Line series is implemented by the MicroLineSeries class.
Add any series you would like to display to the MicroXYChart.Series collection. The chart will automatically scale the X and Y axes to fit the data of each series properly.
See the Chart Types topic for a list of the available chart types.
Specifying Items
Each series is bound to its own data source, which is indicated by the ItemsSource property. The data source can be a collection of numeric values (i.e., Double, Decimal, Int32, etc), DateTime values, or custom objects.
When the data source is a collection of numeric or DateTime values, then the series' XPath and YPath properties should not be set. The series will automatically use the value from the collection as the data point's primary value (which is typically the Y value) and the index in the data source as the secondary value.
When the data source is a collection of custom objects, then the series' XPath and YPath need to be set appropriately. The index in the data source can be used as the secondary value (which is typically the X value), in which case the associated path property can be left blank. The path's primary value must be specified and must indicate the name of a numeric or date/time property on the custom object.
See the Specifying Items topic for additional information.