Chart.DataSource Property

Definition

Gets or sets the data source for the Chart object.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public object DataSource { get; set; }

Property Value

An Object that represents the data source for the Chart object.

Attributes

Remarks

The data points in a series can be bound to a data source at any time using the DataSource property.

To force the chart to bind to the data source, call the DataBind method.

The following is a list of objects that you can use as the data source:

  • DataView

  • Data readers (SQL, OleDB)

  • DataSet

  • DataTable

  • Binding Source

  • IDataSource

  • Arrays

  • Lists

  • All Enumerable objects

  • SqlCommand / OleDbCommand (DataSource data-binding only)

  • SqlDataAdapter / OleDbDataAdapter (DataSource data-binding only)

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1