WPF: How to show column value for a Chart.ColumnSeries? - wpf

Question

I'm using the WPF Toolkit for a .Net 4.0 application written in C#. I have a Chart containing a Column Series bound to a dictionary. The chart works fine but I'd like to show the actual value of each column, either in a textbox below each column, in the middle of each column, or on top of each column. I've been searching for a while and haven't been able to find any information on this. I set up a style for the chart as well as the ColumnSeries, but have not made any progress yet. Any suggestions?
My Chart xaml is:
xmlns:DV="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Toolkit"
xmlns:DVC="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Charting;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Toolkit"
...
<Page.Resources>
<Style x:Key="MyChart" TargetType="DVC:Chart">
<Setter Property="PlotAreaStyle">
<Setter.Value>
<Style TargetType="Grid">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#FF2D2D30" />
</Style>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="NoLegend" TargetType="DV:Legend">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="0" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ColumnSeriesStyle" TargetType="{x:Type DVC:ColumnSeries}">
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type DVC:ColumnSeries}">
<Canvas x:Name="PlotArea" Visibility="Visible">
<TextBox Text="{Binding Path=Value.Value}" IsReadOnly="True"/>
</Canvas>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Page.Resources>
...
<DVC:Chart Name="TempChart" Style="{StaticResource MyChart}" LegendStyle="{StaticResource NoLegend}">
<DVC:Chart.Series>
<DVC:ColumnSeries IndependentValueBinding="{Binding Path=Value.Value}"
DepdendentValueBinding="{Binding Path=Value.Value}"
ToolTip="{Binding Path=Value.Value}"
Style="{StaticResource ColumnSeriesStyle}">
<DVC:ColumnSeries.DependentRangeAxis>
<DVC:LinearAxis x:Name="TempYAxis"
</DVC:ColumnSeries.DependentRangeAxis>
</DVC:Chart.Series>
</DVC:Chart>

Answer 1

I managed to style my ColumnSeries with this:
<Style x:Key="ColumnSeriesStyle" TargetType="{x:Type DVC:ColumnSeries}">
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type DVC:ColumnSeries}">
<Canvas x:Name="PlotArea" Visibility="Visible">
<!-- Actual Values -->
<ListBox x:Name="ActualValueListBox" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
Background="{StaticResource WindowBackground}" Foreground="#FFBB702F" BorderBrush="#FF2D2D30" ItemsSource="{Binding}" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" TextAlignment="Center" FontSize="12"
Foreground="{StaticResource ValueForeground}" Background="{StaticResource ValueBackground}" Width="40"
Text="{Binding Path=Value.Value}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<ListBox.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<UniformGrid Rows="1" Height="20"
Width="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type DVC:ColumnSeries}}, Path=ActualWidth}"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemsPanel>
</ListBox>
</Canvas>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>