Chart.DataSource Property

Definition

Gets or sets the data source for the Chart object.

public:
 virtual property System::Object ^ DataSource { System::Object ^ get(); void set(System::Object ^ value); };
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
[System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartDataSourceConverter))]
[System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.Attribute)]
public override object DataSource { get; set; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
[<System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartDataSourceConverter))>]
[<System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.Attribute)>]
member this.DataSource : obj with get, set
Public Overrides Property DataSource As Object

Property Value

An Object that represents the data source for the Chart object.

Attributes

Remarks

The data points in a series can be bound to a data source at any time using the DataSource property.

To force the chart to bind to the data source, call the DataBindTable method.

The following is a list of objects that you can use as the data source:

  • DataView

  • Data readers (SQL, OleDB)

  • DataSet

  • DataTable

  • Binding Source

  • IDataSource

  • Arrays

  • Lists

  • All Enumerable objects

  • SqlCommand / OleDbCommand (DataSource data-binding only)

  • SqlDataAdapter / OleDbDataAdapter (DataSource data-binding only)

Applies to