Search code examples
sqllinqgraphlinqpadgraph-visualization

Create Graphs in LINQPad

Currently what I am trying to achieve is to create a graph within LINQPad from a SQL Datasource.

I believe it is possible to do, however I am not 100% sure on how exactly to do it.

Does anyone have any ideas on a method to do this? (Even if it includes using NuGet packages, I don't mind)

Solution

  • Edit: charting is now a built-in feature in LINQPad. See this answer.

    Yes, you can use any NuGet charting library, or the built-in Windows Forms library in System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting. Simply call Dump on the chart control after creating it, such as in this example.

    Another option is to use the Google Chart API:

    Util.Image ("http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p3&chd=s:Uf9a&chs=350x140&chl=January|February|March|April").Dump();

    with this result:

    enter image description here