Visual Basic® 2010 Unleashed

Understanding Chart Control

The Microsoft Chart Control is defined within the System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.dll assembly and is exposed by the System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting namespace. It allows creating chart graphics from different data sources that can be bound manually or take advantage of automated data-binding features. In this section you learn about the most important features of the chart control so that you can easily get started.

Finding Documentation

Microsoft offers extensive documentation on the Chart control. The first document is the MSDN official page that is available at the following address: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datavisualization.charting.chart(VS.100).aspx ...