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  ChartDirector .NET control under WPF WindowsFormsHost
Posted by Julian Lindars on Feb-19-2011 02:12
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Hi,

Could anyone tell me the best way to add a ChartDirector chart to WPF application using the WindowsFormsHost?

Is this possible using XAML?

I have added the WinChartViewer to the Windows Forms Toolbox, and in my WPF app I have added the namespace
xmlns:wf="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms;assembly=System.Windows.Forms"
However the WinChartViewer is not recognised as part of the wf namespace

Thanks in advance,

Julian

  Re: ChartDirector .NET control under WPF WindowsFormsHost
Posted by Peter Kwan on Feb-19-2011 08:41
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Hi Julian,

You may try the following steps:

1. Add reference to:

System.Windows.Forms
WindowsFormsIntegration
System.Drawing
System.Web
netchartdir.dll

2. Drag a WindowsFormsHost to the design surface

3. Use (in VB.NET):

Imports ChartDirector

Dim ChartViewer1 As WinChartViewer = New WinChartViewer()
ChartViewer1.ChartSizeMode = WinChartSizeMode.StretchImage
WindowsFormsHost1.Child = ChartViewer1

... create chart and use WinChartViewer as usual ...

Hope this can help.

Regards
Peter Kwan

  Re: ChartDirector .NET control under WPF WindowsFormsHost
Posted by Julian Lindars on Feb-22-2011 19:35
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Thanks!

Converting this to C# I have the following:
(after adding reference to netchartdir.dll)

using ChartDirector;
...

namespace WpfTest
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for Window1.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            WinChartViewer chartViewer1 = new WinChartViewer();
            chartViewer1.ChartSizeMode = WinChartSizeMode.StretchImage;
            this.windowsFormsHost1.Child = chartViewer1;
        }
    }
}

I presume that we are not yet able to define the WinChartViewer directly in Window1.xaml
Do you have any comments/observations about the above?

Regards,

Julian

  Re: ChartDirector .NET control under WPF WindowsFormsHost
Posted by Peter Kwan on Feb-23-2011 10:21
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Hi Julian,

I have not tried XAML myself, but I think it should work.

Note the WinChartViewer is not in the System.Windows.Forms namespace. Like everything in ChartDirector, it is in the ChartDirector namespace.

You may try:

xmlns:cd="clr-namespace:ChartDirector;assembly=netchartdir"

Then in XAML, you may try:

<WindowsFormsHost>
    <cd:WinChartViewer x:Name="xxx"/>
</WindowsFormsHost>

(I have not tried the above myself. I just infer the above from Microsoft documentation. You may need to modify it to make it work.)

Regards
Peter Kwan

  Re: ChartDirector .NET control under WPF WindowsFormsHost
Posted by Flemming Clausen on Feb-24-2011 21:46
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Hi Julian,

I've managed to implement Chartdiretor in a Silverlight application (with limited funtions, I'll admit; i.e. no zooming e.a.) by using an image in a usercontrol.
Bindable from XAML to ViewModel.
maybe I have a few trick you can use.
Your welcome to send PM to fbc at systemate dot dk, if you'll like some inputs.
Regards
Flemming