[Solved] Creating dynamic chart on server side (conditions inside htmlhelper, razor view )

[Raido Valgeväli]

Hi

I'm generating the graph dynamically based on loaded description and data.
The (simplified) code as follows:

<div class="chart-wrapper">
    @(Html.Kendo().Chart()
        .Name("Chart1")
        .Transitions(false)
        .Title(d.graph_name)
        .Series(series => {
            foreach (www.Models.ChartDataItem s in d.chart_items)
            {
                if (s.type == "area") {
                    series.Area(s.name)
                    .Aggregate(ChartSeriesAggregate.Avg);
                }
                if (s.type == "line")
                {
                    series.Line(s.name)
                    .Aggregate(ChartSeriesAggregate.Avg);
                }
            }
        })

Is there a better (dynamic) way to set chart type without having the if/switch block?
Besides Aggregate I have a lot of options to set for most (but not all) series. So I wouldn't need to copy the lines for every possible chart type. Is it possible in current solution to catch each series (created by e.g. .Area()) in a variable and conditionally set properties on it?
Would the current approach to build a "very dynamic" chart in a View recommended? Is it possible build it completely in an Action instead?
Yes, the question might be related to razor/htmlhelpers in general, still interested in recommended Kendo approach. Thanks.
 Raido

[Hristo Germanov]

Hi Raido,

Unfortunately I can't give you better solution than yours. Please excuse us for the inconvenience.

Regards,
Hristo Germanov
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