Can I include/exclude certain points from a SeriesMapping Itemsource from being drawn

[Rob]

Suppose I have a the following class

public class DataRow
{
    public int X { get; set; }
    public int Y { get; set; }

    public bool Exclude;
}

I want to plot this on a RadChart using a seriesmapping, which I do like this.

ObservableCollection<DataRow> SeriesSource = new ObservableCollection<DataRow>();
SeriesMapping series = new SeriesMapping();
series.ItemsSource = source;
series.ItemMappings.Add(new ItemMapping("X", DataPointMember.XValue));
series.ItemMappings.Add(new ItemMapping("Y", DataPointMember.YValue));

Is there any way that I can include/exclude data points being plotted based on the value of 'Exclude'? I wish to be able to include/exclude certain points from the plotted line.

The only other solution I can think of is to scan through the collection and create a second collection just containing members which aren't excluded. This doesn't seem very efficient though.

[Rob]

I've found the feature I need, I'm adding a ChartFilterDescriptor to the series like this....

ChartFilterDescriptor filter = new ChartFilterDescriptor();
filter.Member = "Excluded";
filter.Operator = FilterOperator.IsEqualTo;
filter.Value = false;

series.FilterDescriptors.Add(filter);

This works, but only when the series is originally drawn. If I change the value of Exclude (calling NotifyPropertyChanged etc) this isn't reflected in the chart, the plots change correctly when I change the X & Y values though.

Is there something I'm missing to will I have to recreate the series each time the value of Exclude changes?

[Petar Marchev]

Hello Craig,

I suggest you go with your original idea about creating a second items source collection that you update when needed. It will not be more efficient if you use a filter descriptor.

On a side note - if you have not integrated the old RadChart into your project, I suggest you consider using the new ChartView which has a higher performance rate and generally it is more flexible.

Regards,
Petar Marchev
Telerik