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Gantt chart

Post by ArctionPasi » Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:03 pm

Hi developers,

Here's how to make a simple Gantt chart with LightningChart. The example was written using 7.2.3 version non-bindable WPF chart.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

using Arction.Wpf.Charting;
using Arction.Wpf.Charting.Axes;
using Arction.Wpf.Charting.SeriesXY;
using Arction.Wpf.Charting.Views;
using Arction.Wpf.Charting.Views.ViewXY;
using Arction.Wpf.Charting.Annotations; 


namespace WpfApplication1
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        LightningChartUltimate _chart; 
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            CreateChart();
        }

        void CreateChart()
        {
            _chart = new LightningChartUltimate();

            _chart.BeginUpdate();
            gridMain.Children.Add(_chart);

            _chart.ChartRenderOptions.FontsQuality = FontsRenderingQuality.High;

            ViewXY v = _chart.ViewXY;
            AxisX xAxis = v.XAxes[0];
            AxisY yAxis = v.YAxes[0];

            //Set X axis properties
            xAxis.ValueType = AxisValueType.DateTime;
            xAxis.AutoFormatLabels = false;
            xAxis.LabelsTimeFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy";
            xAxis.LabelsAngle = 90;
            xAxis.SetDateOrigin(new DateTime(2000, 1, 1));//Note, do not give or show X axis values less than this 
            xAxis.AutoDivSpacing = false;
            xAxis.MajorDiv = 24 * 60 * 60;//one day 
            xAxis.Title.Text = "Time"; 


            v.ZoomPanOptions.RightToLeftZoomAction = RightToLeftZoomActionXY.ZoomOut; 


            const int DeveloperCount = 5;
            //Categories: Developer 1 ... DeveloperN 



            //Create custom axis ticks for Y axis 
            for (int dev = 0; dev < DeveloperCount; dev++)
            {
                yAxis.CustomTicks.Add(new CustomAxisTick(xAxis,dev,"Dev "+dev.ToString(), 10, true, Colors.White, CustomTickStyle.TickAndGrid));
            }
            yAxis.CustomTicksEnabled = true;
            yAxis.AutoFormatLabels = false; 



            Random rand = new Random(); 

            for (int dev = 0; dev < DeveloperCount; dev++)
            {
                int taskCount = rand.Next(6, 10);
                DateTime dtStart = DateTime.Now; 

                for (int task = 0; task < taskCount; task++)
                {
                    if(dtStart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Saturday)
                        dtStart += TimeSpan.FromDays(2);
                    else if(dtStart.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Sunday)
                        dtStart += TimeSpan.FromDays(1); 

                    DateTime dtStop = dtStart + TimeSpan.FromDays((double)rand.Next(1,6));
                    string title = "Task " + task.ToString(); 
                    AddGanttBar(dtStart, dtStop, dev, 0.5, title, 
                        DefaultColors.SeriesForBlackBackgroundWpf[task % DefaultColors.SeriesForBlackBackgroundWpf.Length]); 

                    dtStart = dtStop; 
                }
            }


            //Seek min and max values for X and Y axis 

            double xMax = double.MinValue;
            double xMin = double.MaxValue;
            double yMax = double.MinValue;
            double yMin = double.MaxValue;

            foreach (AnnotationXY ganttBar in _chart.ViewXY.Annotations)
            {
                if (ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.XMin < xMin)
                    xMin = ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.XMin;
                if (ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.XMax > xMax)
                    xMax = ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.XMax;

                if (ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.YMin < yMin)
                    yMin = ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.YMin;
                if (ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.YMax > yMax)
                    yMax = ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.YMax; 
            }

            xAxis.SetRange(xMin, xMax);
            
            yAxis.SetRange(yMin, yMax);
            yAxis.Title.Text = "Assets";

            v.LegendBox.Visible = false; 

            _chart.EndUpdate(); 

        }


        void AddGanttBar(DateTime start, DateTime stop, double yCenter, double yHeight, string title, Color color)
        {
            //Use Annotation as Gantt bar 

            ViewXY v = _chart.ViewXY;
            AxisX xAxis = v.XAxes[0]; 
            AxisY yAxis = v.YAxes[0];

            AnnotationXY ganttBar = new AnnotationXY(v, xAxis, yAxis);
            ganttBar.Style = AnnotationStyle.Rectangle;
            ganttBar.Sizing = AnnotationXYSizing.AxisValuesBoundaries;
            ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.XMin = xAxis.DateTimeToAxisValue(start);
            ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.XMax = xAxis.DateTimeToAxisValue(stop);
            ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.YMin = yCenter - yHeight / 2.0;
            ganttBar.AxisValuesBoundaries.YMax = yCenter + yHeight / 2.0;
            ganttBar.Fill.GradientFill = GradientFill.Solid;
            ganttBar.Fill.Color = Color.FromArgb(200, color.R, color.G, color.B);
            ganttBar.Text = title;
            ganttBar.Shadow.Visible = false;
            ganttBar.RotateByMouse = false;
            ganttBar.AnchorAdjustByMouse = false;
            ganttBar.ResizeByMouse = false;
            ganttBar.MoveByMouse = false;
            ganttBar.TargetMoveByMouse = false; 

            v.Annotations.Add(ganttBar); 
        } 
    }
}

Gantt chart
Gantt chart
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The example uses Annotations. There's another ways to make Gantt chart as well, such as:
  • PolygonSeries, each bar composes of 4 corners. Text on each bar, like in annotation.
  • LineCollections, simplified output when lots of bars to show. No text on each bar.
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Re: Gantt chart

Post by ArctionKestutis » Wed Oct 06, 2021 7:08 am

LightningChart version 10 had some name changes. Therefore, project have been updated to use NuGet package v10.1.2.2.
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WpfAppGanttChart.zip
GanttChart project
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