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17 Feb 202224 minutes to read

Custom Color Palette

You can customize the default color of series or points by providing a custom color palette of your choice by
using the Palettes property.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).  
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).Add();
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).  
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).Add();  
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).  
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).Add();  
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).  
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).Add();    
   }).
   Palettes(ViewBag.palletes).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").Render()
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50, silver=70, bronze=45 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40, silver= 60, bronze=55 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70, silver= 60, bronze=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60, silver= 56, bronze=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50, silver= 45, bronze=35 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40, silver=30, bronze=22 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40, silver=35, bronze=37 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30, silver=25, bronze=27 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
            public double silver;
            public double bronze;
        }

Point Level Customization

Marker, datalabel and fill color of each data point can be customized with
PointRender and
TextRender event.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   Marker(ViewBag.Marker).
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).
   Name("Gold").
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").PointRender("point").Render()
}
<script>
function point(args) {
    args.fill = colors[args.point.index];
}
</script>
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50  },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60},
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
        }

Chart Area Customization

Customize the Chart Background

Using Background and Border properties, you can change the background color and border of the chart.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").ChartArea(area => area.Border(ViewBag.ChartBorder)).Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   Marker(ViewBag.Marker).
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).
   Name("Gold").
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").Render()
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50  },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60},
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
        }

Chart Margin

You can set margin for chart from its container through Margin property.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource). 
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   Margin(ViewBag.margin)
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").Render()
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50  },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60},
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
        }

Chart Area Background

The chart area background can be customized by using the [Background]
property in the ChartArea.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   Marker(ViewBag.Marker).
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).
   Name("Gold").
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   ChartArea(ca => ca.Background('skyblue').Width('90%')).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").Render()
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50  },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60},
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
        }

Animation

You can customize animation for a particular series using Animation property. You can enable or disable animation of the series using Enable property, Duration specifies the duration of an animation and Delay allows us to start the animation at desire time.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   Marker(ViewBag.Marker).
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).
   Name("Gold").
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").Render()
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50  },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60},
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
        }

Fluid Animation

Fluid animation used to animate series with updated dataSource continues animation rather than animation whole series. You can customize animation for a particular series using [Animate] method.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   .CornerRadius(cr=>cr.BottomLeft(10).BottomRight(10).TopLeft(10).TopRight(10))
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).Render()

   <script>
		var count = 0;
		var loaded = function (args) {
			args.chart.loaded = null;
			setInterval(
				function () {
					if (count === 0) {
						args.chart.series[0].dataSource = [
							{ x: 'Tea', y: 206, text: 'Bangaladesh' },
							{ x: 'Misc', y: 123, text: 'Bhutn' },
							{ x: 'Fish', y: 48, text: 'Nepal' },
							{ x: 'Egg', y: 240, text: 'Thiland' },
							{ x: 'Fruits', y: 170, text: 'Malaysia' }
						];
						args.chart.animate();
						count++;
					}
					else if (count === 1) {
						args.chart.series[0].dataSource = [
							{ x: 'Tea', y: 86, text: 'Bangaladesh' },
							{ x: 'Misc', y: 173, text: 'Bhutn' },
							{ x: 'Fish', y: 188, text: 'Nepal' },
							{ x: 'Egg', y: 109, text: 'Thiland' },
							{ x: 'Fruits', y: 100, text: 'Malaysia' }
						];
						args.chart.animate();
						count++;
					}
					else if (count === 2) {
						args.chart.series[0].dataSource = [
							{ x: 'Tea', y: 156, text: 'Bangaladesh' },
							{ x: 'Misc', y: 33, text: 'Bhutn' },
							{ x: 'Fish', y: 260, text: 'Nepal' },
							{ x: 'Egg', y: 200, text: 'Thiland' },
							{ x: 'Fruits', y: 30, text: 'Malaysia' }
						];
						args.chart.animate();
						count = 0;
					}
				}, 2000);
		}
	</script>
}
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<RoundedColumnChartData> chartData = new List<RoundedColumnChartData>
            {
                  new RoundedColumnChartData { x= "BGD", y= 106, text= "Bangaladesh" },
                  new RoundedColumnChartData { x= "BTN", y= 103, text= "Bhutn" },
                  new RoundedColumnChartData { x= "NPL", y= 198, text= "Nepal" },
                  new RoundedColumnChartData { x= "THA", y= 189, text= "Thiland" },
                  new RoundedColumnChartData { x= "MYS", y= 250, text= "Malaysia" }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            ViewBag.font = new { fontWeight = "600", color = "#ffffff" };
            return View();
        }
        public class RoundedColumnChartData
        {
            public string x;
            public double y;
            public string text;
        }

Chart Title

Chart can be given a title using Title property, to show the information about the data plotted.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   Marker(ViewBag.Marker).
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).
   Name("Gold").
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").TitleStyle(ViewBag.style).Render()
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50  },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60},
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
        }

Annotation

Annotations are used to mark the specific area of interest in the chart area with texts, shapes or images.

You can add annotations to the chart by using the annotations option. By using the Content option of annotation object, you can specify the id of the element that needs to be displayed in the chart area.

@Html.EJS().Chart("container").Series(series =>
   {
   series.Type(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ChartSeriesType.Column).
   Marker(ViewBag.Marker).
   XName("x").
   YName("yValue").
   DataSource(ViewBag.dataSource).
   Name("Gold").
   Width(2).Add();
   }).
   Annotations(an => {
           an.X("USA").Y("50").CoordinateUnits(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.Units.Point).VerticalAlignment(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.Position.Top).Content(ViewBag.content).Add();
           an.X("GBR").Y("50").CoordinateUnits(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.Units.Point).VerticalAlignment(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.Position.Top).Content(ViewBag.content1).Add();
    }).
   PrimaryXAxis(px => px.Interval(1).ValueType(Syncfusion.EJ2.Charts.ValueType.Category)).
   Title("Olympic Medal Counts - RIO").Render()
public IActionResult Index()
        {
            List<ColumnChartData> chartData = new List<ColumnChartData>
            {
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "USA", gold=50, silver=70, bronze=45 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country="China", gold=40, silver= 60, bronze=55 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Japan", gold=70, silver= 60, bronze=50 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Australia", gold=60, silver= 56, bronze=40 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "France", gold=50, silver= 45, bronze=35 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Germany", gold=40, silver=30, bronze=22 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Italy", gold=40, silver=35, bronze=37 },
                new ColumnChartData{ country= "Sweden", gold=30, silver=25, bronze=27 }
            };
            ViewBag.dataSource = chartData;
            return View();
        }
        public class ColumnChartData
        {
            public string country;
            public double gold;
            public double silver;
            public double bronze;
        }