I am looking for a good, free charting api that looks visually appealing and has lots of charts to choose from. I am using asp.net mvc 3 and jquery so I am intending to use ajax. I been looking at some of the posts on stack here about mvc and the MS charting control but I am still unclear if it works well with ajax or if your like using a webform page.
Download ASP. NET example project - 34.8 KB Introduction This article shows a way to improve ASP. NET charting control capabilities with j Query. The chart control provided by Microsoft with. NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is a very useful server control with a lot of features. In a real situation, you can have the need to use it client-side, without taking advantage of the ASP. NET server control model. In the example below, I will show a chart that changes based on the selected value in a dropdrown list. Background For those who have never heard about it, j Query is an extremely lightweight and powerful Java Script library that provides cross-browser compatibility. j Query popularity among Web developers is growing, to the point that even Microsoft has decided to include it in the ASP. NET MVC framework. On September 2008, Microsoft released the ASP. NET Chart control, a server control to help create graphs of strong visual impact, easy to use, and highly configurable. Here are the prerequisites for using the ASP. NET charting control. NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Visual Studio 2008 ( SP1 if possible) Microsoft Chart control Visual Studio 2008 Tools Support for the Chart control In addition, you also need: the latest *.js file of the j Query Java Script library ( at the time I'm writing) the j Query- JSON plug-in available here Using the Code Here is the content of the Web Samples project: Chart Image Destructor.cs: contains the definition of Cache Item Removed Callback Runtime Chart.cs: class that creates the chart object at runtime jquery-.min.js: j Query library script file minified jquery.json-1.3.min.js: the j Query- JSON plug-in script file minified Default.aspx: test page Sample Web Service.asmx: a Web Service that exposes methods called by the client After decompressing the.zip file, you can create an application under IIS or use the Visual Studio Developer Server. You also must ensure.
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