Chart Types

24 May 20196 minutes to read

Essential PivotChart MVC supports 18 different types of chart as follows:

  • Column
  • Stacking Column
  • Bar
  • Stacking Bar
  • Pie
  • Pyramid
  • Funnel
  • Line
  • Step Line
  • Spline
  • Area
  • Step Area
  • Spline Area
  • Stacking Area
  • Doughnut
  • Scatter
  • Bubble
  • WaterFall

Column Chart

Column Chart is the most commonly used chart type. It uses vertical bars (called columns) to display different values of one or more items. Points from adjacent series are drawn as bars next to each other. It is used to compare the frequency, count, total or average of data in different categories. It is ideal to show the variations in the value of an item over a period of time.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Column); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays a Column Chart.

    ASP NET MVC column chart control

    Stacking Column Chart

    Stacking Column Chart is similar to column charts except the Y-values. These Y-values stack on top of each other in a specified series order. This helps to visualize the relationship of parts to whole across categories.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.StackingColumn); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays the stacking Column Chart.

    ASP NET MVC stacking column chart control

    Bar Chart

    The Bar Chart displays horizontal bars for each point in the series and points from adjacent series. Bar charts are used to compare values across categories, for displaying the variations in the value of an item over time or for comparing the values of several items at a single point in time.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Bar); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays a Bar Chart.

    ASP NET MVC bar chart control

    Stacking Bar Chart

    Stacking Bar Chart is a regular bar chart with the X-values stacked on top of each other in the specified series order.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.StackingBar); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays the Stacking Bar Chart.

    ASP NET MVC stacking bar chart control

    Pie Chart

    A Pie chart is used to summarize a set of categorical data or displaying different values of a given variable (e.g., percentage distribution). This type of chart is a circle divided into a series of segments. Each segment represents a particular category.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Pie); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays a Pie Chart.

    ASP NET MVC pie chart control

    Pyramid Chart

    The Pyramid Chart type displays the data in the form of a triangle. It helps you to visualize data in a hierarchical structure without any axes.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Pyramid); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screen shot displays the Pyramid Chart.

    ASP NET MVC pyramid chart control

    Funnel Chart

    The Funnel Chart type displays the data in the form of an inverted triangle. It helps you to visualize data in a hierarchical structure without any axes.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Funnel); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screen shot displays the Funnel Chart.

    ASP NET MVC funnel chart control

    Line Chart

    The Line Chart joins the data points on a plot using straight lines that show trends in data at equal intervals.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Line); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays the Line Chart.

    ASP NET MVC line chart control

    Step Line Chart

    Step Line Chart uses horizontal and vertical lines to connect the data points resulting in a step like progression.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.StepLine); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays the Step Line Chart.

    ASP NET MVC step line chart control

    Spline Chart

    The Spline Chart is similar to line charts except it connects different data points using curve lines instead of straight lines.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Spline); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays the Spline Chart.

    ASP NET MVC spline chart control

    Area Chart

    Area Chart emphasizes the degree of change of values over a period of time. Instead of rendering data as discrete bars or columns, an area chart renders it in a continuous ebb-and-flow pattern as defined against the y-axis.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Area); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays the Area Chart.

    ASP NET MVC area chart control

    Step Area Chart

    Step Area chart is similar to the regular area chart except for a straight line tracing the shortest path between the data points. The values are connected by continuous vertical and horizontal lines forming a step like progression.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.StepArea); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays a Step Area Chart.

    ASP NET MVC step area chart control

    Spline Area Chart

    Spline Area chart is similar to Area Chart with the difference in which the data points of a series are connected. It connects each series of points by a smooth spline curve.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType. SplineArea); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following Screenshot displays a Spline Area Chart.

    ASP NET MVC spline area chart control

    Stacking Area Chart

    Stacking Area chart is similar to regular area chart except the “Y-values”. These “Y-values” stack on top of each other in the specified series order. This helps to visualize the relationship of parts to whole across categories.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
 comm.Type(SeriesType.StackingArea); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays a Stacking Area Chart.

    ASP NET MVC stacking area chart control

    Doughnut Chart

    A Doughnut chart is also used to summarize a set of categorical data which possesses a doughnut like structure divided into a series of segments. Each segment represents a particular category.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
 comm.Type(SeriesType.Doughnut); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays a Doughnut Chart.

    ASP NET MVC doughnut chart control

    Scatter Chart

    The Scatter Chart type displays the data as a collection of points corresponding to the associated values.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
 comm.Type(SeriesType.Scatter); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screen shot displays the Scatter Chart.

    ASP NET MVC scatter chart control

    Bubble Chart

    The Bubble Chart type displays the data as a collection of bubbles.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
 comm.Type(SeriesType.Bubble); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screen shot displays the Bubble Chart.

    ASP NET MVC bubble chart control

    WaterFall chart

    The waterfall chart type is used to show how an initial value is increased and decreased by a series of intermediate values, leading to a final value.

  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
 comm.Type(SeriesType.WaterFall); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px"))

    The following screenshot displays the waterfall chart:

    ASP NET MVC waterfall chart control

    Combination Chart

    A combination Chart combines two or more series types in a single Chart. But there are some limitations in the combination Chart. They are:

    1. Can’t combine Column and Bar series.
    2. Pie Chart can’t be used with other series types.
  • CSHTML
    • @Html.EJ().Pivot().PivotChart("PivotChart1").Url(Url.Content("/RelationalChartService.svc")).CommonSeriesOptions(comm => {
comm.Type(SeriesType.Column); }).Size(size => size.Height("460px").Width("950px")).ClientSideEvents(
oEve => { oEve.SeriesRendering("onSeriesRenders"); })

<script>
function onSeriesRenders(args) {
    this.model.series[5].type = ej.PivotChart.ChartTypes.Line;
    this.model.series[5].marker.visible = true;
</script>

    The following screenshot displays a combination Chart.

    ASP NET MVC combination of charts