ASP.NET(vb.net) & Chart - asp:Chart

Author: admin | Posted: 26-06-2010 | Category: ASP.NET(vb.net) & Data Control

ASP.NET(vb.net) & Chart - asp:Chart - This learn and example script how to use or create charts in ASP.NET Web Application. The Charts control provides Visual Studio toolbox integration and IntelliSense for the ASP.NET and Windows Forms Chart controls.

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ASP.NET(vb.net) & Chart Control

Tag Control :


<asp:Chart ID="Chart1" runat="server"></asp:Chart>

For .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft Chart Controls Add-on for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1D69CE13-E1E5-4315-825C-F14D33A303E9&displaylang=en

Example

Drag Chart control to ASP.NET Web Form. On Chart Tasks -> Select a Chart Type:

Chart Task -> Select <New data source…>

Choose a Data Source Type : Select Access Database and input Specify an ID for the data source.

Choose a Database Path of Microsoft Access data file:

Configure the Select Statement.

Test Query and Click Finish

Charts Tasks : Select an Series1 Data Mamber. ( X Value Member , Y Value Member) . You can change a DataSource and Chart Type on this properites.

Example Code

MyCharts.aspx

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="MyCharts.aspx.vb" Inherits="MyCharts" %>

<%@ Register assembly="System.Web.DataVisualization, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" namespace="System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting" tagprefix="asp" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title>ShotDev.Com Tutorial</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>

<asp:Chart ID="Chart1" runat="server" DataSourceID="myDataSource">
<series>
<asp:Series Name="Series1" ChartType="StackedColumn" XValueMember="Name"
YValueMembers="Used">
</asp:Series>
</series>
<chartareas>
<asp:ChartArea Name="ChartArea1">
</asp:ChartArea>
</chartareas>
</asp:Chart>

<asp:AccessDataSource ID="myDataSource" runat="server"
DataFile="~/App_Data/mydatabase.mdb" SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [customer]">
</asp:AccessDataSource>

</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>

MyCharts.aspx.vb

Partial Class MyCharts
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

End Class

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ASP.NET(vb.net) & Chart - asp:Chart & DataSource -Example Code-Behind how to create Charts on ASP.NET Web page.

Example

AccessCharts.aspx

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="AccessCharts.aspx.vb" Inherits="AccessCharts" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title>ShotDev.Com Tutorial</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Chart ID="Chart1" runat="server">
<series>
<asp:Series Name="Series1" />
</series>
<chartareas>
<asp:ChartArea Name="ChartArea1" />
</chartareas>
</asp:Chart>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>

AccessCharts.aspx.vb

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting
Partial Class AccessCharts
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

Dim objConn As OleDbConnection
Dim objCmd As OleDbCommand

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

Dim dt As New DataTable
Dim strConnString As String
Dim dtAdapter As OleDbDataAdapter

strConnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & _
Server.MapPath("App_Data/mydatabase.mdb") & ";Jet OLEDB:Database Password=;"
objConn = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(strConnString)
objConn.Open()

Dim strSQL As String
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM customer"

dtAdapter = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(strSQL, objConn)
dtAdapter.Fill(dt)

'*** BindData to Charts ***'
Me.Chart1.DataSource = dt
Me.Chart1.Series("Series1").ChartType = SeriesChartType.Column
Me.Chart1.Series("Series1")("DrawingStyle") = "Emboss"
Me.Chart1.Series("Series1").XValueMember = "Name"
Me.Chart1.Series("Series1").YValueMembers = "Used"
Me.Chart1.Series("Series1").IsValueShownAsLabel = True
Me.Chart1.DataBind()

dtAdapter = Nothing
objConn.Close()
objConn = Nothing

End Sub

End Class

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