The book "Practical C# Charts and Graphics - Advanced Chart and Graphics Programming for Real-World .NET Applications" privides all the tools you need to create professional C# chart and graphics applications For .NET developers, creating professional charts and graphics in your C# applications is now easier than ever before. Practical C# Charts and Graphics is the perfect guide to learning all the basics for creating your advanced chart and graphics applications in C#. The book clearly explains practical chart and graphics methods and their underlying algorithms. The book contains: - Overview of GDI+ graphics capabilities and mathematical basics of computer charting and graphics - Step-by-step procedures to create a variety of 2D and 3D charts and graphics with complete ready-to-run C# code for each application - Powerful 2D and 3D chart packages and user controls that can be directly used in your C# applications or can be easily modified to create your own sophisticated chart and graphics packages. - Detailed procedures to create C# spreadsheet-like chart and graphics applications - Introductions for how to use Microsoft's Excel charts in your C# applications
Author(s): Jack Xu
Publisher: Ji-Hai Xu
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 572
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Contents
Introduction
Overview
What This Book Includes
Is This Book for You?
What Do You Need to Use This Book?
How This Book Is Organized
What Is Left Out
Conventions
Using Code Examples
Customer Support
Chapter 1 C# Graphics Basics
Coordinate Systems
Default Coordinates
Custom Coordinates
Window and Viewport
Zooming
Panning
Pen and Brush
Pen Class
Brush Class
Basic Graphics Shapes
Points
Lines and Curves
Rectangles, Ellipses, and Arcs
Polygons
Color
System Colors
Custom Color Map
Color Shading
Chapter 2 2D Matrices and Transformations
Basics of Matrices and Transformations
Scaling
Reflection
Rotation
Translation
Homogeneous Coordinates
Translation in Homogeneous Coordinates
Scaling in Homogeneous Coordinates
Rotation in Homogeneous Coordinates
Combining Transformations
Matrix Class and Transformation in C#
Matrix Definition in C#
Matrix Operation in C#
Basic Matrix Transformations in C#
Object Transformations in C#
Basic Transformations
Combining Transformation in C#
Transformation of Multiple Objects in C#
Text Transformation
Transformations in Graphics Class
Chapter 3 2D Line Charts
Your First Simple Line Chart
Basic Elements of 2D Line Charts
Creating a Simple 2D Line Chart Using C#
How It Works
Changing Chart Position
Creating Line Charts Using ArrayList
Chart Style
Data Collection
Data Series
Line Style
Form1 class
Testing Project
Gridlines and Labels
Modifying Form1 Class
Modifying Chart Style
Gridlines and Ticks
Labels and Title
Testing Project
Legends
Legend Class
Legend Layout
Modifying Form1 Class
Testing Project
Symbols
Defining Symbols
Symbol Style Class
Modifying Form1 Class
Modifying Data Collection
Modifying Line Style
Testing Project
Line Charts with Two Y Axes
Why Two Y Axes
Modifying Chart Style
Modifying Form1 Class
Modifying Data Series
Modifying Data Collection
Testing Project
Sub-Charts
Layout of Sub-charts
Sub-Chart Class
Modifying Chart Style
Modifying Form1 Class
Testing Project
Chapter 4 Specialized 2D Charts
Creating Bar Charts
Implementation
Bar Charts
Group Bar Charts
Overlay Bar Charts
Stacked Bar Charts
Bar Charts with Color Map
Creating Stair Step Charts
Implementation
Testing Project
Creating Stem Charts
Implementation
Testing Project
Creating Charts with Error Bars
Implementation
Testing Project
Creating Pie Charts
Implementation
Testing Project
Creating Area Charts
Implementation
Testing Project
Creating Polar Charts
Implementation
Testing Project
Creating Stock Charts
Implementation
Hi-Lo Chart
Hi-Lo-Open-Close Chart
Candlestick Chart
Chapter 5 3D Matrices and Transformations
Basics of Matrices and Transformations in 3D
3D Point and Matrix Operation in C#
Scaling
Reflection
Translation
Rotation
Projections
Parallel Projections
Orthographic Projections
Multi-View Projections
Axonometric Projections
Isometric Projections:
Dimetric Projections:
Trimetric Projections:
Orthographic Projections in C#
Oblique Projections
Cavalier Projections
Cabinet Projections
Oblique Projections in C#
Perspective Projections
One-Point Perspective Projections
Two-Point Perspective Projections
Three-Point Perspective Projections
Perspective Projection Matrix
Perspective Projection in C#
Special Coordinate Systems in 3D
Cylindrical Coordinates
Spherical Coordinates
Euler Angles
Azimuth and Elevation View
Chapter 6 3D Charts
3D Chart Basics
Point3 and Matrix3 Classes
Chart Style in 3D
Coordinate Axes
Gridlines
Labels
Testing Project
3D Line Charts
Implementation
Testing Project
3D Chart Package
Chart Style
Point4 Class
Data Series
Chart Functions
DrawChart Class
Surface Charts
Mesh Charts
Curtain Charts
Water Fall Charts
Surface Charts
Color Charts on X-Y Plane
Contour Charts
Algorithm
Implementation
Testing Contour Charts
Filled Contour Charts
Combination Charts
X-Y Charts in 3D
Contour Charts in 3D
Mesh-Contour Charts
Surface-Contour Charts
Surface-Filled-Contour Charts
3D Bar Charts
Implementation
Testing 3D Bar Charts
Slice Charts
Implementation
Testing Slice Charts
Chapter 7 Charts and User Controls
User Control Basics
Design Time Support
Event Handling
User Control for 2D Charts
Creating User Control
Using TypeConverter
ChartStyle Class
Legend Class
Chart2D Class
Testing User Control
User Control for 3D Charts
Creating User Control
ChartStyle Class
Chart3D Class
Testing User Control
3D Line Charts
Surface Charts
Contour Charts
Combination Charts
3D Bar Charts
Slice Charts
Chapter 8 DataGridView and Chart User Controls
DataGridView Basics
Unbound Mode
Data Binding
DataGridView and Chart2D Control
Creating DataGridView Application
Runtime Support
DataGridView and Chart3D Control
Creating Text Data File
Creating DataGridView Application
Runtime Support
Chapter 9 Excel Charts in C# Applications
Excel and C# Interoperability
Simple Excel Charts in C# Applications
Excel Chart Object Model
Creating Stand-Alone Excel Charts
Creating Embedded Excel Charts
More Excel Charts
Column and Bar Charts
Pie Charts
Area Charts
Doughnut Charts
Radar Charts
Stock Charts
Surface Charts
Color Map
Integrating Excel Charts into Windows Forms
Stand-Alone Excel Charts on Windows Forms
Embedding Excel Charts on Windows Forms
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