Overview

This article will help you to get better acquainted with the documentation included in Dundas Chart for ASP.NET. Within this documentation you will find many helpful articles which are designed to help you get the information you need as quickly as possible. Every topic is covered in detail in order to give you complete answers to all of your questions, and we have included many code samples so you can see the syntax associated with using the charting web control. Below, is a listing of the topics and sections included in your documentation, along with a brief description of each topic listed where appropriate. While we encourage you to read this documentation from start to finish, you can also use this documentation as a complete reference tool. This article will serve as an expanded table of contents so that you access the articles you need as quickly as possible.

 

Caution
Throughout this documentation, all Enterprise Edition only features are clearly marked using this image   Enterprise Edition only features are not available in the Professional Edition of Dundas Chart for ASP.NET. Purchasing information is available on our website.

 

Introduction Folder

• Product Overview: This article contains a broad introduction to Dundas Chart for ASP.NET.
• Installation and Configuration: This article discusses all topics that pertain to the process of installing and configuring the charting control.
• Feature List: This article gives you a view of all features that are included in your specific version of Dundas Chart for ASP.NET.
• What's New: This article outlines all of the new features included with this release of the charting control.

Getting Started Folder

• QuickStart: This article demonstrates how to display a chart with a minimum amount of coding. This article should get you up and running in a short amount of time.
• Using the Dundas Chart & Data Wizard™: This article will walk you through all of the steps involved in using the charting wizard to created, customize, and define all of your charts.
• Working with Chart Templates: This article will give you all of the information needed to create and use chart templates.
• Chart Coordinate System: This article discusses the chart's coordinate system, as well as some techniques for using GDI+ functions to perform custom drawing.
• Creating a Chart Instance: This article goes through the steps and techniques required to create an instance of the chart object.
• Creating a Simple Chart: This article gives you step-by-step instructions on how to create a simple chart.
• Programming Techniques: This article discusses tips and techniques for programming the charting control.
• Working with Visual Studio 2005: This article is only included if you are using Visual Studio 2005.

Chart Types Folder

This folder contains a number of articles that describe, in detail, each and every chart type included with this release.

Every article is composed of the following items:

 

The folder called Enterprise Edition Chart Types provides you with list of all of the chart types that are only available in the Enterprise edition of the charting control.

Using the Chart Control Folder

The articles found here are organized by chart elements like Labels, Legends, etc. These folders, and their resident articles, provide you with information on how to use the charting control to perform numerous tasks.

This is where you will find articles on Axis, Chart Areas, Client-Side Image Maps, Labels, Legends, Series, User Interface, and Rendering techniques, as well as articles on new technologies like AJAX which you can use to make your charts fully interactive across many commonly used browsers without the need for proprietary browser plugins of any sort.

Working with Data Folder

The articles found within this folder discuss the multitude of ways in which you can work with charting data.

Enterprise Edition Features Folder

This folder is entirely dedicated to the Enterprise Edition of Dundas Chart for ASP.NET. This robust, full featured edition contains many technologically advanced charting features, all of which are fully explained in the articles here.

Custom Attributes Folder

These articles discuss the numerous custom attributes available and that can be set when using the charting control.

Formula Reference Folder

These articles provide you with an in-depth description of every formula type supported by the charting control. Each article describes the use of a formula type, and also gives you the formula's expected input and output values, along with any parameters required.

Language Reference Folder

This reference outlines all of the properties, methods, and events of exposed classes. This reference will help you to programmatically navigate your way through the application programming interface (API), and all of the functionality provided for you therein.

 

Note
If a member has not been documented here, then it is an inherited member that has not been overridden by the Chart object. For more information on native member types, refer to the documentation provided with your version of Visual Studio.

 

Dundas Web Site

• This is a link to our web site where you will find many resources including technical articles, and a multitude of code samples.

Glossary

• This is a lexical word reference where you will find clear and concise definitions for many terms used in this documentation.

 

A Special Note About Editions

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