Fast Series in WPF Charts (SfChart)

12 Mar 20241 minute to read

A fast series is a special kind of line chart that can render a collection with a huge number of data points. Fast series is rendered using a polyline segment.

Fast Line

The FastLineSeries is a special kind of line series that can render a collection with a huge number of datapoints. FastLine is rendered using polyline segment.

XAML

<chart:FastLineSeries x:Name="FastLineSeries" ItemsSource="{Binding Data}"

XBindingPath="Date" Interior="#7F7F7F"

YBindingPath="Value"/>

C#

FastLineSeries series = new FastLineSeries()
{

    ItemsSource = new ViewModel().Data,

    XBindingPath = "Date",

    YBindingPath = "Value",

    Interior = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(0x7F, 0x7F, 0x7F))

};

chart.Series.Add(series);

The following line properties are available for FastLineSeries:

• Stroke
• StrokeDashArray
• StrokeDashOffset
• StrokeDashCap
• StrokeThickness

Fast Stacking Column

FastStackingColumnBitmapSeries similar to StackingColumnSeries except that it loads faster and provides better performance.

XAML

<chart:FastStackingColumnBitmapSeries StrokeThickness="5"

ItemsSource="{Binding MedalDetails}”       

XBindingPath="CountryName" YBindingPath="GoldMedals"  

Interior="#4A4A4A" />

C#

FastStackingColumnBitmapSeries series = new FastStackingColumnBitmapSeries()
{

    ItemsSource = new ViewModel().MedalDetails,

    XBindingPath = "CountryName",

    YBindingPath = "GoldMedals",

    Interior = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(0x4A, 0x4A, 0X4A))

};

chart.Series.Add(series);