Chart View Tutorial. Overview

• Aug 02, 2022
• 2 minutes to read

This tutorial describes how to create a fully functional data-aware application which uses the ExpressQuantumGrid to display data in the form of a chart.

Consider the CARS table that is shipped with the ExpressQuantumGrid demos and contains information on various cars. This table will be connected to a Chart View within the grid control.

The tutorial covers the following topics:

1. View Creation. This topic describes how to create a grid control with a Chart View. Creating a data source for the View and connecting the Grid control to data is also covered. Read the Connecting To Data, Working With Levels, and Data Representation topics for related information.

2. Categories and Series. This topic contains information on creating the categories and data series which provide the data rendered by the Chart View. See the descriptions of the TcxGridChartCategories and TcxGridChartSeries classes for details. Read the Create And Delete Series topic for more information on creating data series.

3. Customizing the View. This topic explains how to use the Chart View options to improve the appearance of the grid.

4. Customizing the Diagram. This topic provides details on using the diagram options to enhance the appearance of the grid.

5. Applying Styles. This topic shows how to use the Style Repository and TcxStyle objects. Here you will create and setup a style and assign it to View elements.