WPF Stacked Column Chart - Compare Data Easily

Overview

The WPF Stacked Column Chart visualizes data with y-values stacked over one another in the series order. It shows the relationship between individual values to the total sum of the points.

WPF Stacked Column Chart documentation

WPF Stacked Column Chart

Key features

WPF Grouped Stacked Column Chart

Grouped stacked chart

The WPF Stacked Column Chart allows grouping a series with another series separately using a different group name.

WPF Stacked Column Chart Showing Spacing between Rectangle Bars

Spacing and width

The stacked column chart provides an option to customize the spacing between two rectangle.

WPF Stacked Column Chart with Markers

Display markers

The WPF Stacked Column Chart data points are visualized as marks with the built-in symbols such as cross, square, plus, inverted triangles, hexagon, ellipses, vertical lines, horizontal lines, diamonds, triangles, and pentagons.

WPF Stacked Column Chart with Data Labels

Data labels

Data labels display information about the data points. Foreground, border, and background in addition to the default appearance with the desired view can be customized. You can rotate a data label by its given angle.

Code example

Easily get started with WPF Stacked Column Chart using a few simple lines of XAML and C# code, as demonstrated below,

xaml
c#
<Window x:Class="ChartExample.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ChartExample"
        xmlns:chart="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Charts;assembly=Syncfusion.SfChart.WPF"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="WPF Stacked Column Chart" Height="450" Width="700">
    
    <!--Setting DataContext-->
    <Window.DataContext>
        <local:ViewModel/>
    </Window.DataContext>
    
    <StackPanel>
        <chart:SfChart Height="300" Width="500">
         <!--Initialize the horizontal axis for the WPF Chart-->
            <chart:SfChart.PrimaryAxis>
                <chart:DateTimeAxis LabelFormat="ddd" />
            </chart:SfChart.PrimaryAxis>
          
            <!--Initialize the vertical axis for the WPF Chart-->
            <chart:SfChart.SecondaryAxis>
                <chart:NumericalAxis />
            </chart:SfChart.SecondaryAxis>

            <!--Adding Stacked Column Series to the WPF Chart-->

            <chart:StackingColumnSeries 
                ItemsSource="{Binding Accidents}"
                XBindingPath="Month"
                YBindingPath="Bus">
            </chart:StackingColumnSeries>

            <chart:StackingColumnSeries 
                ItemsSource="{Binding Accidents}"
                XBindingPath="Month"
                YBindingPath="Car">
            </chart:StackingColumnSeries>

            <chart:StackingColumnSeries 
                ItemsSource="{Binding Accidents}"
                XBindingPath="Month"
                YBindingPath="Truck">
            </chart:StackingColumnSeries>
        </chart:SfChart>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
public class StackingColumnChartModel
    {
        public DateTime Month { get; set; }
        public double Bus { get; set; }
        public double Car { get; set; }
        public double Truck { get; set; }
    }

public class ViewModel
{
    public ObservableCollection<StackingColumnChartModel> Accidents
        {
            get;
            set;
        }
       

    public ViewModel()
    {
          this.Accidents = new ObservableCollection<StackingColumnChartModel>();
            DateTime mth = new DateTime(2011, 1, 1);

            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(6), Bus = 3, Car = 4, Truck = 5 });
            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(7), Bus = 4, Car = 5, Truck = 6 });
            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(8), Bus = 3, Car = 4, Truck = 5 });
            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(9), Bus = 4, Car = 5, Truck = 6 });
            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(10), Bus = 7, Car = 8, Truck = 7 });
            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(11), Bus = 4, Car = 5, Truck = 6 });
            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(12), Bus = 7, Car = 8, Truck = 7 });
            Accidents.Add(new StackingColumnChartModel() { Month = mth.AddMonths(13), Bus = 4, Car = 5, Truck = 6 });
    }
}