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Practical

WPF Charts and Graphics

Advanced chart and graphics programming with the Windows Presentation Foundation

Jack Xu

Practical WPF Charts and Graphics

Advanced Chart and Graphics Programming with the Windows Presentation Foundation

Jack Xu

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Practical WPF Charts and Graphics

Copyright ? 2009 by Jack Xu

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Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance.............................................................................................iv Contents.................................................................................................................v About the Author .................................................................................................xv Technical Reviewer ............................................................................................xvi Acknowledgments .............................................................................................xvii Introduction ........................................................................................................xix Overview of WPF Programming.............................................................................1 2D Transformations .............................................................................................11 WPF Graphics Basics in 2D..................................................................................59 Colors and Brushes............................................................................................123 2D Line charts....................................................................................................163 Specialized 2D Charts........................................................................................217 Stock Charts ......................................................................................................275 Interactive 2D Charts.........................................................................................305 2D Chart Controls ..............................................................................................333 Data Interpolations ............................................................................................393 Curve Fitting ......................................................................................................419 3D Transformations ...........................................................................................445 WPF Graphics Basics in 3D................................................................................499 3D Charts with the WPF 3D Engine ....................................................................531 3D Charts Without the WPF 3D Engine..............................................................571 Specialized 3D Charts........................................................................................633 Index ..................................................................................................................673

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Contents

Contents at a Glance.............................................................................................iv Contents.................................................................................................................v About the Author .................................................................................................xv Technical Reviewer ............................................................................................xvi Acknowledgments .............................................................................................xvii Introduction ........................................................................................................xix

Chapter 1: Overview of WPF Programming ...........................................................1 New features in WPF ...................................................................................................... 1 XAML Basics ................................................................................................................... 2

Why Is XAML Needed?........................................................................................................................... 2 Creating XAML Files............................................................................................................................... 2 Code-Behind Files ................................................................................................................................. 3

Your First WPF Program.................................................................................................. 4

Properties in XAML ................................................................................................................................ 5 Event Handlers in Code-Behind Files .................................................................................................... 5

Code-Only Example......................................................................................................... 7 XAML-Only Example ....................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 2: 2D Transformations............................................................................11 Basics of Matrices and Transformations ...................................................................... 11

Vectors and Points............................................................................................................................... 11 Scaling................................................................................................................................................. 12 Reflection ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Rotation ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Translation........................................................................................................................................... 14

Homogeneous Coordinates........................................................................................... 15

Translation in Homogeneous Coordinates ........................................................................................... 15

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Scaling in Homogeneous Coordinates ................................................................................................. 16 Rotation in Homogeneous Coordinates ............................................................................................... 17 Combining Transforms ........................................................................................................................ 18

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