Chart.DataSource Property

public:
 virtual property System::Object ^ DataSource { System::Object ^ get(); void set(System::Object ^ value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
[System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartDataSourceConverter))]
[System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.Attribute)]
public override object DataSource { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
[<System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.ChartDataSourceConverter))>]
[<System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.Attribute)>]
member this.DataSource : obj with get, set

Public Overrides Property DataSource As Object

Property Value

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

Attributes

BindableAttribute TypeConverterAttribute PersistenceModeAttribute

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 DataBindTable 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