SankeyDiagramControl.DataSource Property

Gets or sets the sankey diagram’s data source.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts.Sankey

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.UI.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Charts

Declaration

C#

public object DataSource { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DataSource As Object

Property Value

Type	Description
Object	A data source.

Remarks

Specify the DataSource property to bind a Sankey diagram to data. You can assign an object of a class that implements one of the following interfaces: IList, IListSource or IBindingList.

Then, define the names of data members that store data for source nodes, target nodes, and weights:

• SourceDataMember - Specifies the name of a data member that contains data for source node labels.

• TargetDataMember - Specifies the name of a data member that contains data for target node labels.

• WeightDataMember (Optional) - Specifies the name of a data member that contains data for link weights. If unspecified, weights equal 1.

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraCharts.Sankey;
namespace SankeySample {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            sankeyDiagramControl1.DataSource = GetSankeyItems();
            sankeyDiagramControl1.SourceDataMember = "Source";
            sankeyDiagramControl1.TargetDataMember = "Target";            
            sankeyDiagramControl1.WeightDataMember = "Value";
            sankeyDiagramControl1.Titles.Add(new SankeyTitle { Text = "Export/Import" });
        }
        List<SankeyItem> GetSankeyItems() {
            List<SankeyItem> data = new List<SankeyItem> {
                new SankeyItem { Source = "France", Target = "UK", Value = 53 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "Australia", Target = "UK", Value = 72 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "France", Target = "Canada", Value = 81 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "China", Target = "Canada", Value = 96 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "UK", Target = "France", Value = 61 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "Canada", Target = "France", Value = 89 },
            };
            return data;
        }
    }
    public class SankeyItem {
        public string Source { get; set; }
        public string Target { get; set; }
        public double Value { get; set; }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraCharts.Sankey

Namespace SankeySample
    Public Partial Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
            sankeyDiagramControl1.DataSource = GetSankeyItems()
            sankeyDiagramControl1.SourceDataMember = "Source"
            sankeyDiagramControl1.TargetDataMember = "Target"            
            sankeyDiagramControl1.WeightDataMember = "Value"
            sankeyDiagramControl1.Titles.Add(New SankeyTitle With {
                .Text = "Export/Import"
            })
        End Sub

        Private Function GetSankeyItems() As List(Of SankeyItem)
            Dim data As List(Of SankeyItem) = New List(Of SankeyItem) From {
                New SankeyItem With {
                    .Source = "France", .Target = "UK", .Value = 53
                },
                New SankeyItem With {
                    .Source = "Australia", .Target = "UK", .Value = 72
                },
                New SankeyItem With {
                    .Source = "France", .Target = "Canada", .Value = 81
                },
                New SankeyItem With {
                    .Source = "China", .Target = "Canada", .Value = 96
                },
                New SankeyItem With {
                    .Source = "UK", .Target = "France", .Value = 61
                },
                New SankeyItem With {
                    .Source = "Canada", .Target = "France", .Value = 89
                }
            }
            Return data
        End Function
    End Class

    Public Class SankeyItem
        Public Property Source As String
        Public Property Target As String
        Public Property Value As Double
    End Class
End Namespace

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/CS/CustomItemExtension/CustomItems/SankeyChart/SankeyItemControlProvider.cs#L106

try {
    sankey.DataSource = flatData;
} catch {

VB.NET

winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/VB/CustomItemExtension/CustomItems/SankeyChart/SankeyItemControlProvider.vb#L119

Try
    sankey.DataSource = flatData
Catch