Data Binding of Chart in WinForms C# Tutorial

• WinForms Chart Control
• Chart Grid Control
• Chart Series Types
• Axes in Chart for WinForms
• Features of Chart Control
• Custom Color Palettes of Chart
• Chart Custom Rendering in WinForms

Data Binding Interfaces and Properties for Chart

• IListSource, the interface can be used for Data Table and Data Set classes.
• IList, the interface can be used for 1D arrays.
• IBindingList, the interface can be used for the generic Binding List class.
• IBindingListView, the interface can be used for Binding Source class.

• BarSeries , the bar series require the properties of DataSource and ValueMember to data binding. However, the property, CategoryMember, is optional and it may be numerated automatically when it is not set
• AreaSeries , the Area series require the properties of DataSource and ValueMember to data binding. The CategoryMember property is optional and it may be numerated automatically when it is not set.
• LineSeries , the Line series require the properties of DataSource and ValueMember to data binding. The CategoryMember property is optional and it may be numerated automatically when it is not set.
• ScatterSeries , the Scatter Series require the properties of DataSource, XValueMember and YValueMember.
• RadarSeries , the Radar series require the properties of DataSource and ValueMember to data binding. The CategoryMember property is optional and it may be numerated automatically when it is not set.
• PieSeries , the Radar series require the properties of DataSource and ValueMember.
• PolarSeries , the Polar series require the properties of DataSource, AngleMember and ValueMember.

How to Bind Chart to DataTable

protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
{
    base.OnLoad(e);

    table = new DataTable();
    table.Columns.Add("Age", typeof(double));
    table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
    table.Rows.Add(17, "Mark");
    table.Rows.Add(13, "Simon");
    table.Rows.Add(16, "Matt");
    table.Rows.Add(14, "Jeff");
    table.Rows.Add(16, "Mary");

    LineSeries lineSeria = new LineSeries();
    chart1.Series.Add(lineSeria);

    lineSeria.ValueMember = "Age";
    lineSeria.CategoryMember = "Name";
    lineSeria.DataSource = table;
}

How to Bind Data to BindingList