Practical C# Charts and Graphics: Advanced Chart and Graphics Programming for Real-World .NET Applications

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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 LEGAL NOTICE COPYRIGHT 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 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