Chart creating dynamically. in .net, c#

Question

Does anybody have some experience working with charts in .NET? Specially I want to create them programmatically.

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting; using System.Diagnostics;  namespace WindowsFormsApplication6 {   public partial class Form1 : Form   {     public Form1()     {         InitializeComponent();     }      private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)     {         Random rnd = new Random();         Chart mych = new Chart();         mych.Series.Add("duck");          mych.Series["duck"].SetDefault(true);         mych.Series["duck"].Enabled = true;         mych.Visible = true;          for (int q = 0; q < 10; q++)         {             int first = rnd.Next(0,10);             int second = rnd.Next(0,10);             mych.Series["duck"].Points.AddXY(first, second);             Debug.WriteLine(first + "  " + second);         }         mych.Show();         Controls.Add(mych);         mych.Show();     }   } } 

I'm trying to use .NET (.net 4, Visual Studio 2010) chart, but the random generated data set, doesn't appear. The chart remained blank. I searched for examples and only found ones like this , and, yes with manual "drag" method it works. I have no idea why the data I programmatically generate doesn't appear.

Answer 1

Yep.

// FakeChart.cs // ------------------------------------------------------------------ // // A Winforms app that produces a contrived chart using // DataVisualization (MSChart).  Requires .net 4.0. // // Author: Dino // // ------------------------------------------------------------------ // // compile: \net4.0\csc.exe /t:winexe /debug+ /R:\net4.0\System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.dll FakeChart.cs //  using System; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting;   namespace Dino.Tools.WebMonitor {     public class FakeChartForm1 : Form     {         private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;         System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.Chart chart1;          public FakeChartForm1 ()         {             InitializeComponent();         }          private double f(int i)         {             var f1 = 59894 - (8128 * i) + (262 * i * i) - (1.6 * i * i * i);             return f1;         }          private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             chart1.Series.Clear();             var series1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.Series             {                 Name = "Series1",                 Color = System.Drawing.Color.Green,                 IsVisibleInLegend = false,                 IsXValueIndexed = true,                 ChartType = SeriesChartType.Line             };              this.chart1.Series.Add(series1);              for (int i=0; i < 100; i++)             {                 series1.Points.AddXY(i, f(i));             }             chart1.Invalidate();         }          protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)         {             if (disposing && (components != null))             {                 components.Dispose();             }             base.Dispose(disposing);         }          private void InitializeComponent()         {             this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();             System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartArea chartArea1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartArea();             System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.Legend legend1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.Legend();             this.chart1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.Chart();             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.chart1)).BeginInit();             this.SuspendLayout();             //             // chart1             //             chartArea1.Name = "ChartArea1";             this.chart1.ChartAreas.Add(chartArea1);             this.chart1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;             legend1.Name = "Legend1";             this.chart1.Legends.Add(legend1);             this.chart1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 50);             this.chart1.Name = "chart1";             // this.chart1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(284, 212);             this.chart1.TabIndex = 0;             this.chart1.Text = "chart1";             //             // Form1             //             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(284, 262);             this.Controls.Add(this.chart1);             this.Name = "Form1";             this.Text = "FakeChart";             this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.chart1)).EndInit();             this.ResumeLayout(false);         }          /// <summary>         /// The main entry point for the application.         /// </summary>         [STAThread]         static void Main()         {             Application.EnableVisualStyles();             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);             Application.Run(new FakeChartForm1());         }     } } 

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