WPF Charts Pyramid Chart

Overview

The WPF Pyramid Chart is the form of a triangle with lines dividing it into sections, each section with a different width. Depending on the Y coordinates, this width indicates a level of hierarchy among other categories. It supports data label, tooltip, and selection.

WPF Pyramid Chart documentation

WPF Pyramid Chart

Key features

WPF Pyramid Chart showing different Pyramid Mode

Pyramid mode

Two types of display modes, linear and surface, are supported by the WPF Pyramid Chart.

WPF Pyramid Chart Gap Between Segments

Segment gap

The segments in the pyramid chart can be separated by gaps to highlight the levels in the hierarchy.

WPF Pyramid Chart Explode with Single Segment

Exploding on touch

Separate a single segment in the pyramid chart to differentiate it from others.

WPF Pyramid Chart with Data Labels

Data labels

Data labels display information about the data points. It provides the support for customizing the foreground, border, and background in addition to template support to customize the default appearance with the desired view. You can rotate a data label by its given angle.

Code example

Easily get started with WPF Pyramid 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 Pyramid 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:CategoryAxis />
            </chart:SfChart.PrimaryAxis>

            <!--Initialize the vertical axis for the WPF Chart-->
            <chart:SfChart.SecondaryAxis>
                <chart:NumericalAxis />
            </chart:SfChart.SecondaryAxis>
           
            <!--Adding Pyramid Series to the WPF Chart-->
            <chart:PyramidSeries 
                    ItemsSource="{Binding Data}" 
                    XBindingPath="Month"
                    YBindingPath="Target">
            </chart:PyramidSeries>
        </chart:SfChart>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
public class Model
{
    public string Month { get; set; }

    public double Target { get; set; }

    public Model(string xValue, double yValue)
    {
        Month = xValue;
        Target = yValue;
    }
}

public class ViewModel
{
    public ObservableCollection<Model> Data { get; set; }

    public ViewModel()
    {
        Data = new ObservableCollection<Model>()
        {
            new Model("Jan", 50),
            new Model("Feb", 70),
            new Model("Mar", 65),
            new Model("Apr", 57),
            new Model("May", 48), 
        };
    }
}