No or empty series when using masterpage scenario

[Peter]

Hi all,

My problem is this: when I move a working radChart to a master/content page scenario the chart shows me the message 'there is no or empty series'. The same code works ok when I place it in a regular aspx page. I tried adding the RadScriptManager to the masterpage but that didn't work. I went through this forum and found a lot of posts on the masterpage problem but no solution to my problem, unfortunately. Here is the code

aspx page

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" MasterPageFile="~/masterpages/ControlHolder.master" CodeBehind="test2.aspx.cs" Inherits="TestLme2" %>
<%@ MasterType virtualpath="~/masterpages/ControlHolder.Master" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="telerik" Namespace="Telerik.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" %>
<%@ Register assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" namespace="Telerik.Charting" tagprefix="telerik" %>

<asp:Content ID="ContentMain" ContentPlaceHolderID="cntControl" Runat="Server">

<telerik:RadChart ID="radChart1" runat="server" Width="700px" AutoLayout="True"
        Skin="Default2006">

        <Series>
<telerik:ChartSeries Name="Series 1">
    <Appearance>
        <FillStyle MainColor="150, 150, 150" SecondColor="194, 194, 194">
        </FillStyle>
        <Border Color="Silver" />
    </Appearance>
            </telerik:ChartSeries>
<telerik:ChartSeries Name="Series 2">
    <Appearance>
        <FillStyle MainColor="215, 215, 214" SecondColor="241, 241, 241">
        </FillStyle>
        <Border Color="Silver" />
    </Appearance>
            </telerik:ChartSeries>
</Series>
        <PlotArea>
            <XAxis>
                <Appearance Color="Silver" MajorTick-Color="Silver">
                    <MajorGridLines Color="Silver" />
                </Appearance>
            </XAxis>
            <YAxis>
                <Appearance Color="Silver" MajorTick-Color="Silver"
                    MinorTick-Color="Silver">
                    <MajorGridLines Color="Silver" />
                    <MinorGridLines Color="224, 224, 224" />
                </Appearance>
            </YAxis>
            <Appearance Dimensions-Margins="18%, 22%, 12%, 10%">
                <FillStyle MainColor="White" SecondColor="White" FillType="Solid">
                </FillStyle>
                <Border Color="Silver" />
            </Appearance>
        </PlotArea>
        <Appearance>
            <FillStyle MainColor="WhiteSmoke">
            </FillStyle>
            <Border Color="Silver" />
        </Appearance>
        <ChartTitle>
            <Appearance Position-AlignedPosition="Top">
            </Appearance>
            <TextBlock>
                <Appearance TextProperties-Color="Gray">
                </Appearance>
            </TextBlock>
        </ChartTitle>
        <Legend>
            <Appearance Dimensions-Margins="18%, 1%, 1px, 1px">
                <Border Color="Silver" />
            </Appearance>
        </Legend>

        </telerik:RadChart>
        <br />
        <br />

    </asp:Content>

and the aspx.cs page:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!Page.IsPostBack)
            {

                DataTable tbl = new DataTable();
                DataColumn col = new DataColumn("Value");
                col.DataType = typeof(int);
                tbl.Columns.Add(col);
                col = new DataColumn("Date");
                col.DataType = typeof(double);
                tbl.Columns.Add(col);

                tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] { 5, DateTime.Today.ToOADate() });
                tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, DateTime.Today.AddDays(1).ToOADate() });
                tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, DateTime.Today.AddDays(2).ToOADate() });
                tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] { 6, DateTime.Today.AddDays(3).ToOADate() });
                tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, DateTime.Today.AddDays(4).ToOADate() });
                tbl.Rows.Add(new object[] { 6, DateTime.Today.AddDays(5).ToOADate() });

                ChartSeries ser = new ChartSeries("Value");
                ser.DataYColumn = "Value";
                ser.DataXColumn = "Date";
                radChart1.Series.Add(ser);

                radChart1.PlotArea.XAxis.IsZeroBased = false;
                radChart1.PlotArea.XAxis.Appearance.ValueFormat = ChartValueFormat.ShortDate;

                radChart1.DataSource = tbl;
                radChart1.DataBind();
            }
        }

Anyone have any ideas why this is happening?

Thanks,

Peter

[Petar Marchev]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the attached code, I was able to create a new project based on it.

When I run the project I do see a chart displayed properly. I have attached a snapshot of the output and also attached the project for you to check out. The chart resides in Default.aspx. Is this the master/content page scenario that you are talking about? Do run the app and see if you get the same results.

If you need further assistance you can prepare a small project that reproduces this undesired behavior and open a new support ticket and attach this project, so that we can look for solutions.

Regards,
Petar Marchev
the Telerik team

[Peter]

Hi Petar,

Thanks for your reply. Comparing the two projects put me in the right direction. My project has a PageLoad in the aspx page itself and that overrides the PageLoad in codebehind where the series were created. Hence no series available. Moving the chart and code to a user control solved the problem.

Thanks again,

Peter