Step Area Chart in .NET MAUI Chart

22 Jun 20236 minutes to read

Step Area Chart

The step area chart displays data that changes over time or across different categories.
In a step area chart, the data points are connected by horizontal and vertical lines to create a series of steps. Each step represents a specific time interval or category. The area between the steps is then filled with a color or shading. To render an area chart, create an instance of StepAreaSeries, and add it to the Series collection property of the SfCartesianChart.

NOTE

The cartesian chart has Series as its default content.

<chart:SfCartesianChart>
    
    <chart:SfCartesianChart.XAxes>
        <chart:DateTimeAxis/>
    </chart:SfCartesianChart.XAxes>

    <chart:SfCartesianChart.YAxes>
        <chart:NumericalAxis/>
    </chart:SfCartesianChart.YAxes>   
    <chart:StepAreaSeries ItemsSource="{Binding Data}"
                          XBindingPath="Month"
                          YBindingPath="Value"/>

</chart:SfCartesianChart>
SfCartesianChart chart = new SfCartesianChart();
DateTimeAxis primaryAxis = new DateTimeAxis();
chart.XAxes.Add(primaryAxis);
NumericalAxis secondaryAxis = new NumericalAxis();
chart.YAxes.Add(secondaryAxis);

StepAreaSeries series = new StepAreaSeries()
{
    ItemsSource = new ViewModel().Data,
    XBindingPath = "Month",
    YBindingPath = "Value",
};

chart.Series.Add(series);
this.Content = chart;

Step Area chart type in MAUI Chart

Enable Marker

A marker, also known as a symbol, determines or highlights the data point’s position. To enable markers in the series, set the ShowMarkers property to true.

<chart:SfCartesianChart>
...
 <chart:StepAreaSeries XBindingPath="Month"
                       YBindingPath="Value"
                       ItemsSource="{Binding Data}"
                       ShowMarkers="True"/>

</chart:SfCartesianChart>
SfCartesianChart chart = new SfCartesianChart();
...
StepAreaSeries series = new StepAreaSeries()
{
    XBindingPath = "Month",
    YBindingPath = "Value",
    ItemsSource = new ViewModel().Data,
    ShowMarkers= true,
 };

chart.Series.Add(series);
this.Content= chart;

Marker customization

To change the series markers appearance, create an instance of the MarkerSettings property. The following properties are used to customize marker appearance.

  • Type, of type ShapeType, describes the shape of the series marker. The default value of this property is ShapeType.Circle.
  • Stroke, of type Brush, indicates the brush used to paint the marker border.
  • StrokeWidth, of type double, indicates the width of the marker border.
  • Fill, of type Brush, indicates the color of the marker.
  • Width, of type double, indicates the width of the marker.
  • Height, of type double, indicates the height of the marker.
<chart:SfCartesianChart>
...
 <chart:StepAreaSeries XBindingPath="Month"
                       YBindingPath="Value"
                       ItemsSource="{Binding Data}"
                       ShowMarkers="True">
    <chart:StepAreaSeries.MarkerSettings>
        <chart:ChartMarkerSettings Type="Diamond"
                                   Fill="Brown"
                                   Stroke="Black"
                                   StrokeWidth="1"
                                   Height="8"
                                   Width="8"/>
    </chart:StepAreaSeries.MarkerSettings>
 </chart:StepAreaSeries>

</chart:SfCartesianChart>
SfCartesianChart chart = new SfCartesianChart();
...
ChartMarkerSettings chartMarker= new ChartMarkerSettings();
        chartMarker.Type = ShapeType.Diamond;
        chartMarker.Fill = Colors.Brown;
        chartMarker.Stroke = Colors.Black;
        chartMarker.StrokeWidth= 1;
        chartMarker.Height = 8;
        chartMarker.Width = 8;

StepAreaSeries = new StepAreaSeries()
{
   XBindingPath = "Month",
   YBindingPath = "Value",
   ItemsSource = new ViewModel().Data,
   ShowMarkers = true,
 };

chart.Series.Add(series);
this.Content = chart;