Predefined color palette for pie chart

[Darren]

Hi,
The WinForms RadChart control has a SeriesPalette property that allows us to set the series colors to a predefined color scheme (for instance BabyBlue, Classic, Rainbow, etc.).  I see that the WPF chart allows you to create a custom palette of colors to use for pie charts, but I don't see a way to map the wedge colors to a predefined theme.  Is that possible with the WPF chart?

Many Thanks!

[Evgenia]

Hi Darren,
 
You can create your own palette in WPF for Pie chart like this:

radChart.DefaultSeriesDefinition = new PieSeriesDefinition();
            radChart.PaletteBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Red));
            radChart.PaletteBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Yellow));
            radChart.PaletteBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 238, 97, 6)));
            radChart.PaletteBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 1, 240, 6)));
            radChart.PaletteBrushes.Add(new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Blue));

I'm setting 5 custom colors for my 5 Pie slices. You can extend palette with as much colors as you need.

You can find more information about Styling Series via PaletteBrushes here -> http://www.telerik.com/help/silverlight/radchart-styling-and-appearance-styling-chart-series.html

Unfortunately, RadChart for WPF does not support setting built-in palettes by just specifying their name. You should either use a complete theme or the above approach.

All the best,
Evgenia
the Telerik team