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How to create a real time Chart (SfChart) using MVVM in WPF
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This article describes how to create a real time chart in WPF. The following code example illustrates how to update the ItemsSource bound to chart series in real time use case.
[XAML]
<chart:SfChart x:Name="Chart" Margin="0,20,20,0" AreaBorderThickness="0,1,1,1">
<chart:SfChart.DataContext>
<local:DataGenerator/>
</chart:SfChart.DataContext>
<chart:SfChart.PrimaryAxis>
<chart:DateTimeAxis LabelFormat="hh:mm:ss">
<chart:ChartAxis.Header>
<TextBlock Margin="10" Text="Time" FontSize="16" FontFamily="SegoeUI"/>
</chart:ChartAxis.Header>
</chart:DateTimeAxis>
</chart:SfChart.PrimaryAxis>
<chart:SfChart.SecondaryAxis>
<chart:NumericalAxis Minimum="1000" Maximum="1006"
Interval="1" >
<chart:ChartAxis.Header>
<TextBlock Margin="10" Text="Value" FontSize="16" FontFamily="SegoeUI"/>
</chart:ChartAxis.Header>
</chart:NumericalAxis>
</chart:SfChart.SecondaryAxis>
<chart:FastLineBitmapSeries EnableAntiAliasing="False" Label="First"
XBindingPath="Date" YBindingPath="Value"
LegendIcon="SeriesType" StrokeThickness="1"
ItemsSource="{Binding DynamicData}"/>
<chart:FastLineBitmapSeries EnableAntiAliasing="False" Label="Second"
XBindingPath="Date" YBindingPath="Value1"
LegendIcon="SeriesType" StrokeThickness="1"
ItemsSource="{Binding DynamicData}"/>
<chart:FastLineBitmapSeries EnableAntiAliasing="False" Label="Third"
XBindingPath="Date" YBindingPath="Value2"
LegendIcon="SeriesType" StrokeThickness="1"
ItemsSource="{Binding DynamicData}"/>
</chart:SfChart>
[C#]
public class Data
{
public Data(DateTime date, double value, double value1, double value2)
{
Date = date;
Value = value;
Value1 = value1;
Value2 = value2;
}
public DateTime Date { get; set; }
public double Value { get; set; }
public double Value1 { get; set; }
public double Value2 { get; set; }
}
[C#]
public class DataGenerator
{
private Random randomNumber;
private ObservableCollection<Data> data = new ObservableCollection<Data>();
public int dataCount = 50000;
private int rate = 5;
int index = 0;
DispatcherTimer timer;
public ObservableCollection<Data> DynamicData { get; set; }
public DataGenerator()
{
randomNumber = new Random();
DynamicData = new ObservableCollection<Data>();
data = GenerateData();
LoadData();
timer = new DispatcherTimer();
timer.Tick += timer_Tick;
timer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 50);
timer.Start();
}
public void AddData()
{
for (int i = 0; i < rate; i++)
{
index++;
if (index < 100)
{
DynamicData.Add(this.data[index]);
}
else if (index > 100)
{
DynamicData.RemoveAt(0);
DynamicData.Add(this.data[(index % (this.data.Count - 1))]);
}
}
}
public void LoadData()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
index++;
if (index < data.Count)
{
DynamicData.Add(this.data[index]);
}
}
}
public ObservableCollection<Data> GenerateData()
{
ObservableCollection<Data> generatedData = new ObservableCollection<Data>();
DateTime date = new DateTime(2009, 1, 1);
double value = 1000;
double value1 = 1001;
double value2 = 1002;
for (int i = 0; i < this.dataCount; i++)
{
generatedData.Add(new Data(date, value, value1, value2));
date = date.Add(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
if ((randomNumber.NextDouble() + value2) < 1004.85)
{
double random = randomNumber.NextDouble();
value += random;
value1 += random;
value2 += random;
}
else
{
double random = randomNumber.NextDouble();
value -= random;
value1 -= random;
value2 -= random;
}
}
return generatedData;
}
private void timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
AddData();
}
}
Output
Download the complete sample here.
See Also
How to bind a simple collection to Chart (SfChart) in WPF
Tips to improve the performance of Chart in WPF
What are the available types of Chart
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