Everyone today uses data visualization for their projects! Not only is it extremely visually appealing to the viewer, but it also allows for a seamless display of a large amount of information in a manner that is easy to understand and attractive to view. With WPF Chart controls, even those with just basic expertise in creating and rendering charts can have professional looking charts ready in no time. With a little bit of further knowledge and expertise, one can easily present sophisticated-looking charts for their projects that will absolutely stun their viewers with little effort and little time.

Then some bad news – it doesn’t exist. With the open-source approach, advanced and performant you can forget. Then good news – on the commercial side, there are dedicated companies who use the income to develop and support the most advanced and performant WPF chart libraries. And the cost is still cheap – in comparison to the expertise they provide and the work time you save.

How Does One Use It? 

Charting controls are extremely beneficial for presenting large amounts of data and stats. Some of the most common uses for advanced and performant are:

  • To present extremely large amounts of data: in a project such as a governmental census, it may be impossible to physically transcribe all of the information in a text format. In such a situation, the visual representation may be an ideal way forward.
  • Academic research: academicians and academic research projects utilize a large amount of data. Transforming such data into visual representations by the way of a chart can not only elevate your academic project to the next level but can also provide a seamless and effective method to display your well-researched projects.
  • Industrial engineering: design of products and manufacturing monitoring
  • Measurement devises industry: collecting data from measurement devices and visualizing that on screen

How Does WPF Charting Help?

One does not need to spend a large amount of money or resources in acquiring the toolkit. Further, it does not matter if you have expertise in working with charts for eons or if you are a simple newcomer. The WPF Chart control is constructed in such a manner that is extremely easy and straightforward to use for the average user. No prior expertise of WPF is usually required, and as long as you have a semi-decent (or even basic knowledge of programming), you should be well on your way to becoming a charting expert!

  • To begin with install the WPF charting toolkit and add the new application in the visual studio.
  • Secondly, add XAML coding for charting controls. If you are not familiar with XAML, a quick google search can redirect you towards resources towards WPF charting controls.
  • Once this step is done, you need to assign a data model to your control (select which data model you want to choose). Alternatively, in performance-oriented apps, use just code to input the data.
  • The last and final steps involve compilation and running. Once this is done, you will have your beautifully completed, visually attractive, statistically accurate chart ready and in place!

So what are you waiting for! Irrespective of whether you are a charting newbie or a professional, WPF Chart controls are a great option for you!