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Only background styling being applied from XML template

I am using an XML file to style a line chart. It looks to me like only the background properties of the chart are being successfully loaded from this file -- the series, axis, legend, etc, seem to be ignoring the XML's styling.

I'm sure there's something horribly obvious and noobishI am missing here.

Here's my markup:

<asp:Chart ID="chartExamples" runat="server" Height="150px" Width="463px">



	<Legends>



		<asp:Legend>



		</asp:Legend>



	</Legends>



	<Series>



		<asp:Series Name="Example 1">



		</asp:Series>



		<asp:Series Name="Example 2">



		</asp:Series>



	</Series>



	<ChartAreas>



		<asp:ChartArea Name="ChartArea1">



		</asp:ChartArea>



	</ChartAreas>



</asp:Chart>

Here's the code-behind:

...







chartExamples.Series["Example 1"].Points.DataBindXY(xval1, yvalExample1OnDay);



chartExamples.Series["Example 2"].Points.DataBindXY(xval1, yvalExample2OnDay);



chartExamples.LoadTemplate("Timeline.xml");

And here's the XML template:

<Chart runat="server" PaletteCustomColors="#a771b0; #cfb4d6;" Height="150px" Palette="None" Width="463px" BackColor="#f7fafe" BorderlineColor="#c8d7eb" BorderlineDashStyle="Solid">



	<Series>



		<Series _Template_="All" ChartType="Spline" CustomProperties="LineTension=0.8, EmptyPointValue=Zero" BackImageTransparentColor="Transparent" BorderWidth="2">



		</Series>



	</Series>



	<Legends>



		<Legend _Template_="All" Alignment="Far" Docking="Top" IsDockedInsideChartArea="False" BackColor="#f7fafe" ForeColor="#1f437c">



		</Legend>



	</Legends>



	<ChartAreas>



		<ChartArea _Template_="All" BorderColor="Transparent" BorderWidth="0" IsSameFontSizeForAllAxes="True" BackColor="Transparent">



			<AxisY LabelAutoFitMaxFontSize="8" LineColor="#c8d7eb">



				<LabelStyle ForeColor="#1f437c" Font="Arial, 8pt" Interval="Auto" />



				<MajorGrid Enabled="True" LineColor="#e3e3e3" LineDashStyle="Dot" />



				<MajorTickMark Enabled="True" LineColor="#c8d7eb" />



				<LabelStyle ForeColor="#1f437c" Font="Arial, 8pt" />



			</AxisY>



			<AxisX LabelAutoFitMaxFontSize="8" LineColor="#c8d7eb" LabelAutoFitMinFontSize="8" IsLabelAutoFit="False" IsMarksNextToAxis="True" IntervalAutoMode="VariableCount" IntervalOffsetType="Days" IntervalType="Days" IsMarginVisible="False">



				<MajorGrid Enabled="False" LineColor="#e3e3e3" LineDashStyle="Dot" />



				<MajorTickMark Enabled="True" LineColor="#c8d7eb" />



				<MinorTickMark Enabled="False" LineColor="#c8d7eb" />



				<LabelStyle ForeColor="#1f437c" Font="Arial, 8pt" Interval="Auto" />



			</AxisX>



		</ChartArea>



	</ChartAreas>



</Chart>

Edited byDeak Monday, May 18, 2009 10:03 AM

Deak

Sorry, that's is a known issue and it is fixed in the next version. Please use Stream with disposing for Chart.Serializer.Load:

using ( Stream s = File.Open(MapPath(@"~\chartTempate.xml"), FileMode.Open) )

{

Chart1.Serializer.Load(s);

}

Marked As Answer byDeak Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:44 AM

DelianT

Yes, the chart by default ignores all collections in template mode (actually inSerializationContents.Appearance).

You can use Chart.Serializer to setup what to be de-serialized. Replace chartExamples.LoadTemplate("Timeline.xml") with:

Chart1.Serializer.Content = SerializationContents.Appearance;

Chart1.Serializer.SerializableContent += ",Chart.Series, Chart.Legends, Chart.ChartAreas, *.ChartArea, ChartArea.Axis*, Axis.*";

Chart1.Serializer.IsTemplateMode = true;

Chart1.Serializer.IsResetWhenLoading = false;

Chart1.Serializer.Load(MapPath(@"~\chartTempate.xml"));

The code above generally will works for you. It is good to save and restore the state of Content, SerializableContent, IsTemplateMode, IsResetWhenLoading properties.

Marked As Answer byDeak Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:12 AM
Proposed As Answer byDelianTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, May 18, 2009 11:00 PM

DelianT

Yes, the chart by default ignores all collections in template mode (actually inSerializationContents.Appearance).

You can use Chart.Serializer to setup what to be de-serialized. Replace chartExamples.LoadTemplate("Timeline.xml") with:

Chart1.Serializer.Content = SerializationContents.Appearance;

Chart1.Serializer.SerializableContent += ",Chart.Series, Chart.Legends, Chart.ChartAreas, *.ChartArea, ChartArea.Axis*, Axis.*";

Chart1.Serializer.IsTemplateMode = true;

Chart1.Serializer.IsResetWhenLoading = false;

Chart1.Serializer.Load(MapPath(@"~\chartTempate.xml"));

The code above generally will works for you. It is good to save and restore the state of Content, SerializableContent, IsTemplateMode, IsResetWhenLoading properties.

Marked As Answer byDeak Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:12 AM
Proposed As Answer byDelianTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, May 18, 2009 11:00 PM

DelianT

Hi DelianT,

That's pretty much solved it for me, thanks a lot.

However, why does the XML template file then become "locked" and non-saveable in Visual Studio?

Deak

Sorry, that's is a known issue and it is fixed in the next version. Please use Stream with disposing for Chart.Serializer.Load:

using ( Stream s = File.Open(MapPath(@"~\chartTempate.xml"), FileMode.Open) )

{

Chart1.Serializer.Load(s);

}

Marked As Answer byDeak Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:44 AM

DelianT

Unfortunately, the template stuff works partially and documentation on serializable properties is non-existent.

Major grid marks and axis label style won't work. I've tried numerous conotations of this property with no luck. Maybe if i knew what all the options were for setting the serilezer.serializablecontenet porperty I could get it work. Chart.Titles was a lucky guess.

Chart1.Serializer.Content =

SerializationContents.Appearance;

Chart1.Serializer.SerializableContent +=

",Chart.Titles,Chart.Series*, Series.*, Chart.Legends, Chart.ChartAreas, *.ChartArea, ChartAreas.AxisY*, AxisX.*, ChartAreas.AxisX*, ChartArea.AxisX, Axis.*";

sushi100

DelianT,
Thanks that fixed it and stopped the XML file from being locked.
/Deak

Deak

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