Data Engine API

Static Source

Create

The code to create a StaticSource is given below:

StaticSource source = new StaticSource(dataTable);

Dispose

The code to dispose the StaticSource object is given below:

source.Dispose()

MSSQL Source

Apart from Static Source, the DataEngine of FusionCharts.NET also lets you use data from an MSSQL server. Here's how you should proceed to do that:

Configure data source

Before the FusionCharts DataEngine can fetch data from MSSQL, it needs to connect to the server. The DataEngine can do so in one of the following ways:

SQL Authentication

If the MSSQL server has SQL authentication, refer to the command given below:

/* create object */
/* SQL Authentication */

MsSqlClass msSql = new MsSqlClass("username", "password", "servername", "databasename", sourcetype, "sourcename")

Windows Authentication

If the MSSQL server has Windows authentication, refer to the command given below:

/* create object */
/* Windows Authentication */
MsSqlClass msSql = new MsSqlClass("servername","databasename", sourcetype, "sourcename")|

Connection String

If you want to use a different type of authentication apart from the two given above, you need to provide a connection string to the DataEngine. Refer to the command given below:

/* create object */
/* provide connection string from user end */
MsSqlClass msSql = new MsSqlClass("connectionstring", sourcetype, "sourcename")

CSV File

Local/another network file

The code to fetch data from a CSV file stored in the local computer is given below:

CsvFileSource csvFileSource = new CsvFileSource("filePath");

File from another network

The code to fetch data from a CSV file stored in another network is given below:

CsvFileSource csvFileSource = new CsvFileSource("filePath", "userName", "password");

Dispose

The code to dispose the csvFileSource object is given below:

csvFileSource.Dispose();

JSON File

Local/another network file

The code to fetch data from a JSON file stored in the local computer is given below:

JsonFileSource jsonFileSource = new JsonFileSource("filePath");

File from another network

The code to fetch data from a JSON file stored in another network is given below:

JsonFileSource jsonFileSource = new JsonFileSource("filePath", "userName", "password");

Dispose

The code to dispose the JsonFileSource object is given below:

jsonFileSource.Dispose();

MSSQL Source

Apart from Static Source, the DataEngine of FusionCharts.NET also lets you use data from an MSSQL server. Here's how you should proceed to do that:

Configure data source

Before the FusionCharts DataEngine can fetch data from MSSQL, it needs to connect to the server. The DataEngine can do so in one of the following ways:

SQL Authentication

If the MSSQL server has SQL authentication, refer to the code given below:



/* create object */
/* SQL Authentication */

MsSqlClass msSql = new MsSqlClass("username", "password","servername","databasename", sourcetype, "sourcename")|

In the above code:

username is the username for the MSSQL server
password is the password for the MSSQL server
servername is the name of the MSSQL server
databasename is the name of the database you want DataEngine to connect to
sourcetype is the type of data source you want DataEngine to fetch the data from. It is an enum of type DataBaseClass.SourceType. It can take the values of TABLE, VIEW, or QUERY.
sourcename is the name of the data source. If you want DataEngine to use a table or a view as the source, provide the name of the respective table/view. If you want to use the result of a query as the source, provide the query string.

Windows Authentication

If the MSSQL server has Windows authentication, refer to the code given below:



/* create object */
/* Windows Authentication */
MsSqlClass msSql = new MsSqlClass("servername","databasename", sourcetype, "sourcename")|

In the above code:

servername is the name of the MSSQL server
databasename is the name of the database you want DataEngine to connect to
sourcetype is the type of data source you want DataEngine to fetch the data from. It is an enum of type DataBaseClass.SourceType. It can take the values of TABLE, VIEW, or QUERY.
sourcename is the name of the data source. If you want the DataEngine to use a table or a view as the source, provide the name of the respective table/view. If you want the DataEngine to use the result of a query as the source, provide the query string.

Connection String

If you want to use a different type of authentication apart from the two given above, you need to provide a connection string to the DataEngine. Refer to the code given below:



/* create object */
/* provide connection string from user end */
MsSqlClass msSql = new MsSqlClass("connectionstring", sourcetype, "sourcename")|

In the above code:

connectionstring is the connection string.
sourcetype is the type of data source you want DataEngine to fetch the data from. It is an enum of type DataBaseClass.SourceType. It can take the values of TABLE, VIEW, or QUERY.
sourcename is the name of the data source. If you want the DataEngine to use a table or a view as the source, provide the name of the respective table/view. If you want to use the result of a query as the source, provide the query string.

DataModel

Create

The code to create a DataModel is given below:

DataModel model = new DataModel();

Dispose

The code to dispose the DataModel object is given below:

model.Dispose()

Add DataSource to `DataModel` object

The code to add a DataSource to the DataModel is given below:

model.DataSources.Add(source);

Retrieve Data from DataModel

The code to retrieve data from the DataModel is given below:

DataTable table = model.Data // Output of the data format is DataTable

DataModel Schema

ColumnSchema of the DataModel data is used to get the schema.

The code is given below:

List<Schema> modelSchema = model.ColumnSchema

Set Date/Time format

To set the date/time format of the data, set the DataSourceDateformat property of DataModel instance.

The code is given below:

model.DataSourceDateformat = "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt";

Set Culture

To set the culture to en-US, set the Culture of the model.

The code is given below:

model.Culture = new CultureInfo("en-us");

To set the maximum year till which the dates will be returned with the year in yy format, set the year value to TwoDigitYearMax under Calendar.

The code is given below:

model.Culture.Calendar.TwoDigitYearMax = 2010;

Add Filter

To apply filter to the data of the chart, set the properties of following filter instances:

Null

To apply the null filter to the data of the chart, set the nullOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel nullOperation = model.Where("Country is null"); //Country is the Column name

Not Null

To apply the not null filter to the data of the chart, set the notNullOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel notNullOperation = model.Where("Country is not null");

Equal

To apply equal filter operation, set the equalOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel equalOperation = model.Where("Country = United States");

Not Equal

To apply not equal filter operation, set the notEqualOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel notEqualOperation = model.Where("Country != United States");

Greater

To apply greater filter operation, set the greaterOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel greaterOperation = model.Where("Sales > 100");

Greater or Equal

To apply greater or equal filter operation, set the greaterEqualOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel greaterEqualOperation = model.Where("Quantity >= 3");

Less

To apply less filter operation, set the lessOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel lessOperation = model.Where("Sales < 100");

Less or Equal

To apply less or equal filter operation, set the lessEqualOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel lessEqualOperation = model.Where("Quantity <= 3");

Between

To apply between filter operation, set the betweenOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel betweenOperation = model.Where("Order Date is between 1/22/2011 to 1/24/2011");

Begins with

To apply begins with filter operation, set the beginsWithOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel beginsWithOperation = model.Where("Country begins with A");

Contains

To apply contains filter operation, set the containsOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel containsOperation = model.Where("Country contains d");

Ends with

To apply ends with filter operation, set the endsWithOperation instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel endsWithOperation = model.Where("Country ends with a");

Logical Operator

To apply logical operators to the data, set it's instance of the DataModel as shown below:

AND Operator

DataModel andOperator = model.Where("Order Date is between 1/22/2011 to 1/24/2011 and Country = United States");

OR Operator

DataModel orOperator = model.Where("Name starts with I or Name starts with A");

Pivot

To apply pivot operation to the data, set the pivotModel instance of the DataModel as shown below:

DataModel pivotModel = model.Pivot(row, column, aggregation);

Pagination

To code to set the page size is given below:

model.PageSize = 15;

The code to get records from specific pages is given below:

DataModel dataModel = model.GetItemsFromPages(2, 3);

Top

The code to apply topRecords operation is given below:

DataModel newModel = model.TopRecords(5);

Select

The code to apply select operation to the data is given below:

DataModel newModel = model.SelectColumns("Country","Sales");

Create/Dispose GroupColumn

Create

The code to create instance of GroupColumn class is shown below:

This instance will be used to group more than one column of a tabular data.

GroupColumn model = new GroupColumn {
    "Sales",
    "Quantity",
    "Shipping Cost"
};

Dispose

The code to dispose the grouped column is given below:

model.Dispose()

Create/Dispose SortColumn

Create

The code to create instance of SortColumn class is shown below:

This instance will be used to sort more than one column of a tabular data.

SortColumn model = new SortColumn {
    {"1994",SortColumn.Order.DESC },
      {"1995",SortColumn.Order.DESC },
      {"1996",SortColumn.Order.DESC }
};

Dispose

THe code to dispose the sorted column is given below:

model.Dispose()

Create/Dispose Aggregation class

Create

The code to create instance of Aggregation class is shown below:

This instance will be used to aggregate more than one column of a tabular data.

Aggregation model = new Aggregation {
    { "Quantity", Aggregation.Function.COUNT },
    { "Sales", Aggregation.Function.SUM }
};

Dispose

The code to dispose the aggregated is given below:

model.Dispose()

Create/Dispose Calculated Column

Create

To create a new calculated column, you need to create an instance of the CalculatedColumns class. Refer to the code given below:

CalculatedColumns calculatedColumns = new CalculatedColumns {
    {"SellingPrice - (Cost * Unit)","Profit" },
    {"ExpiryYear - ManufactureYear","Validity" }
};

Dispose

The code to dispose the calculatedColumns object is given below:

calculatedColumn.Dispose();

Data Engine API

Static Source

Create

Dispose

MSSQL Source

Configure data source

CSV File

Local/another network file

File from another network

Dispose

JSON File

Local/another network file

File from another network

Dispose

MSSQL Source

Configure data source

SQL Authentication

Windows Authentication

Connection String

DataModel

Create

Dispose

Add DataSource to DataModel object

Retrieve Data from DataModel

DataModel Schema

Set Date/Time format

Set Culture

Add Filter

Null

Not Null

Equal

Not Equal

Greater

Greater or Equal

Less

Less or Equal

Between

Begins with

Contains

Ends with

Logical Operator

Pivot

Pagination

Top

Select

Create/Dispose GroupColumn

Create

Dispose

Create/Dispose SortColumn

Create

Dispose

Create/Dispose Aggregation class

Create

Dispose

Create/Dispose Calculated Column

Create

Dispose

Add DataSource to `DataModel` object