Appearance
Unlike other Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components which use only CSS for styling, you can mainly control the appearance of the Chart elements by using JavaScript style options.
For more information on the structure of the Chart, refer to the articles on the Chart building elements.
Predefined Themes
The Charts come with a set of predefined themes. To select a theme, use the Theme option. The theme name is case-insensitive.
@(Html.Kendo().Chart()
.Name("chart")
.Theme("blueOpal")
.Title("Site Visitors Stats /thousands/")
.Legend(legend => legend
.Position(ChartLegendPosition.Bottom)
)
.SeriesDefaults(seriesDefaults => seriesDefaults
.Column().Stack(true)
)
.Series(series =>
{
series.Column(new double[] { 56000, 63000, 74000, 91000, 117000, 138000 }).Name("Total Visits");
series.Column(new double[] { 52000, 34000, 23000, 48000, 67000, 83000 }).Name("Unique visitors");
})
.CategoryAxis(axis => axis
.Categories("Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun")
.MajorGridLines(lines => lines.Visible(false))
)
.ValueAxis(axis => axis
.Numeric()
.Line(line => line.Visible(false))
)
.Tooltip(tooltip => tooltip
.Visible(true)
.Format("{0}")
)
)
Sass Themes
As of the R2 2017 SP1 release, the Chart provides styling options through Sass-based themes. When the theme is set to sass, the Chart reads colors and fonts from the theme variables.
@(Html.Kendo().Chart()
.Name("chart")
.Theme("sass")
.Title("Site Visitors Stats /thousands/")
.Legend(legend => legend
.Position(ChartLegendPosition.Bottom)
)
.SeriesDefaults(seriesDefaults => seriesDefaults
.Column().Stack(true)
)
.Series(series =>
{
series.Column(new double[] { 56000, 63000, 74000, 91000, 117000, 138000 }).Name("Total Visits");
series.Column(new double[] { 52000, 34000, 23000, 48000, 67000, 83000 }).Name("Unique visitors");
})
.CategoryAxis(axis => axis
.Categories("Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun")
.MajorGridLines(lines => lines.Visible(false))
)
.ValueAxis(axis => axis
.Numeric()
.Line(line => line.Visible(false))
)
.Tooltip(tooltip => tooltip
.Visible(true)
.Format("{0}")
)
)
Using Pattern Fills
In addition to solid colors, the Chart series can also be filled with repeating patterns by using the Pattern configuration setting of the series.
The pattern inherits the series color as main color and accepts an optional
backgroundcolor.
The following customizable pattern fills are available:
- Crosshatch
- Diagonal Stripes
- Dots
- Grid
- Vertical Stripes
Below is an example of using pattern fills for series:
@(Html.Kendo().Chart()
.Name("chart")
.Series(series =>
{
series.Bar(new double[] { 117000, 138000 }).Name("Total Visits")
.Pattern(pattern=>pattern.Color("red").Background("blue").Type(ChartSeriesPattern.Dots).Radius(50));
series.Bar(new double[] { 67000, 83000 }).Name("Unique visitors")
.Pattern(pattern=>pattern.Type(ChartSeriesPattern.Crosshatch).Width(25));
})
)
Animated Transitions
Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Charts use animated transitions to display new and updated data. To disable these transitions, use the transitions option.
@(Html.Kendo().Chart()
.Name("chart")
.Transitions(false)
// Other options.
)