Chart for WPF

Step 1 of 4: Adding Chart to Your Project

In this step you'll begin in Visual Studio to create a chart application using Chart for WPF. When you add the C1Chart control to your Visual Studio project, you’ll have a functional column chart with fake data.

Complete these steps:

Create a new WPF application in Visual Studio.
1. Select File | New | Project. The New Project dialog box will open.
2. In the New Project dialog box, select a language in the left-hand pane. Under Windows Desktop, select WPF Application from the list of applications in the center pane.
3. Give your application a Name, and then select OK. Your application will open.
Add references to your application by right-clicking the Reference folder and selecting Add Reference. The Reference Manager will open.
1. Browse to locate the appropriate references for your project.
  1. For a WPF application, add the following reference:
    - C1.WPF.Chart.4.dll
Add the following namespace declaration to your <Window> or <UserControl> tag. This will allow you to add chart data later in this project if you're working in XAML markup.

xmlns:System="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"

Place your cursor between the <Grid> </Grid> tags within either your Window or your UserControl, depending on the type of application you're creating.
Locate the C1Chart control in Visual Studio's ToolBox. Double-click the control to add it to your application. The XAML markup will resemble the following:

 <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
 <c1chart:C1Chart></c1chart:C1Chart>
 </Grid>

Give your chart a name so that you can call it in code later. Your markup will resemble the following sample:

 <c1chart:C1Chart Margin="0,0,8,8" MinHeight="160" MinWidth="240" Name="c1Chart1">
 </c1chart:C1Chart>

What You've Accomplished

You've successfully created a WPF application containing a C1Chart control. In the next step, you will Step 2 of 4: Adding Data to the Chart, you will add the data for C1Chart.

Step 1 of 4: Adding Chart to Your Project

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