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Dynamic Chart - Legend doesn't update

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Jako asked on 06 Nov 2013, 01:48 PM

Hi everyone

I have a HTMLChart that gets populated via the database, based on a drop down.

It works fine, it populates and sets the pie chart, but the legend doesn't update. For example, if the first selection has 2 values, I get two legends, but when I then I get a selection with 4 values, it stays 2 values in the legend? Also, I have set the DataFormatString, but it stays with 4 decimals for the yValue?

<telerik:RadHtmlChart ID="uxPieChart" runat="server">

<PlotArea>

<Series>

<telerik:PieSeries StartAngle="90">

<LabelsAppearance Position="Circle" DataFormatString="{0:C}" />

<TooltipsAppearance DataFormatString="{0:C}" />

</telerik:PieSeries>

</Series>

</PlotArea>

<ChartTitle Text=""/>

</telerik:RadHtmlChart>

uxPieChart.PlotArea.Series.Clear();

int fundID = int.Parse(uxFundList.SelectedValue);

DataTable dt = Fund.BudgetBreakDown(fundID);

PieSeries pieSeries = new PieSeries();

SeriesItem item;

foreach (DataRow budgetRow in dt.Rows)

{

item = new SeriesItem();

item.YValue = Decimal.Parse(budgetRow["Amount"].ToString());

item.Name = budgetRow["Header"].ToString();

pieSeries.Items.Add(item);

}

uxPieChart.PlotArea.Series.Add(pieSeries);

Any ideas?

Thank you

[EDIT] It was due to 0 Values coming through from the DB, you couldn't see it on the chart, but it created a legend. Sorted it out now.

4 Answers, 1 is accepted

answered on 12 Nov 2013, 06:36 AM

Pie-Labels-Format.zip

Hi Jako,

The reason why the PieSeries' labels are not formatted as a currency is that you have set the DataFormatString property for the PieSeries in the markup:

<telerik:PieSeries StartAngle="90">

<LabelsAppearance Position="Circle" DataFormatString="{0:C}" />

<TooltipsAppearance DataFormatString="{0:C}" />

</telerik:PieSeries>

Note that we remove this series in the code-behind file:

uxPieChart.PlotArea.Series.Clear();

so its configuration does not have any effect at all.

In order to format the labels as currencies, you should set the DataFormatString property for the second PieSeries, which is created in the code-behind file:

PieSeries pieSeries = new PieSeries();

pieSeries.LabelsAppearance.DataFormatString = "{0:C}";

I am attaching a sample page with this modification. Could you have a look at it and inform me if you could apply it in your page as well?

Regards,
Stamo Gochev
Telerik

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