Save the following code as an .ASPX web page on your .NET web server to try this sample using GDI+ encapsulated in a class to display a primitive line chart. The class features an arraylist to hold a dynamic number of chart points and utilizes transforms to simplify the plotting of worldview data points. Enhancements would add color options, multiple lines, other chart types, and printing.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Drawing" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Drawing.Drawing2D" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Drawing.Imaging" %>

<script language="C#" runat="server">

class LineChart

{

    //Sample ASPX C# LineChart Class

    public Bitmap b;

    public string Title="Default Title";

    public ArrayList chartValues = new ArrayList();

    public float Xorigin=0, Yorigin=0;

    public float ScaleX, ScaleY;

    public float Xdivs=2, Ydivs=2; 

    private int Width, Height;

    private Graphics g;

    private Page p;

    struct datapoint

    {

        public float x;

        public float y;

        public bool valid;

    }

    //initialize

    public LineChart(int myWidth, int myHeight, Page myPage)

    {

        Width = myWidth; Height = myHeight;

        ScaleX = myWidth; ScaleY = myHeight;

        b = new Bitmap(myWidth, myHeight);

        g = Graphics.FromImage(b);

        p = myPage;

    }

    public void AddValue(int x, int y)

    {

        datapoint myPoint;

        myPoint.x=x;

        myPoint.y=y;

        myPoint.valid=true;

        chartValues.Add(myPoint);

    }

    public void Draw()

    {

        int i;

        float x, y, x0, y0;

        string myLabel;

        Pen blackPen = new Pen(Color.Black,1);

        Brush blackBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.Black);

        Font axesFont = new Font("arial",10);

        //first establish working area

        p.Response.ContentType="image/jpeg";

        g.FillRectangle(new

        SolidBrush(Color.LightYellow),0,0,Width,Height);

        int ChartInset = 50;

        int ChartWidth = Width-(2*ChartInset);

        int ChartHeight = Height-(2*ChartInset);

        g.DrawRectangle(new Pen(Color.Black,1),ChartInset,ChartInset,ChartWidth,ChartHeight);

        //must draw all text items before doing the rotate below

        g.DrawString(Title, new Font("arial",14), blackBrush, Width/3, 10);

        //draw X axis labels

        for(i=0; i<=Xdivs; i++)

        {

            x=ChartInset+(i*ChartWidth)/Xdivs;

            y=ChartHeight+ChartInset;

            myLabel = (Xorigin + (ScaleX*i/Xdivs)).ToString();

            g.DrawString(myLabel, axesFont, blackBrush, x-4, y+10);

            g.DrawLine(blackPen, x, y+2, x, y-2);

        }

        //draw Y axis labels

        for(i=0; i<=Ydivs; i++)

        {

            x=ChartInset;

            y=ChartHeight+ChartInset-(i*ChartHeight/Ydivs);

            myLabel = (Yorigin + (ScaleY*i/Ydivs)).ToString();

            g.DrawString(myLabel, axesFont, blackBrush, 5, y-6);

            g.DrawLine(blackPen, x+2, y, x-2, y);

        }

        //transform drawing coords to lower-left (0,0)

        g.RotateTransform(180);

        g.TranslateTransform(0,-Height);

        g.TranslateTransform(-ChartInset,ChartInset);

        g.ScaleTransform(-1, 1);

        //draw chart data

        datapoint prevPoint = new datapoint();

        prevPoint.valid=false;

        foreach(datapoint myPoint in chartValues)

        {

            if(prevPoint.valid==true)

            {

                x0=ChartWidth*(prevPoint.x-Xorigin)/ScaleX;

                y0=ChartHeight*(prevPoint.y-Yorigin)/ScaleY;

                x=ChartWidth*(myPoint.x-Xorigin)/ScaleX;

                y=ChartHeight*(myPoint.y-Yorigin)/ScaleY;

                g.DrawLine(blackPen,x0,y0,x,y);

                g.FillEllipse(blackBrush,x0-2,y0-2,4,4);

                g.FillEllipse(blackBrush,x-2,y-2,4,4);

            }

            prevPoint = myPoint;

        }

        //finally send graphics to browser

        b.Save(p.Response.OutputStream, ImageFormat.Jpeg);

    }

    ~LineChart()

    {

        g.Dispose();

        b.Dispose();

    }

}

void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)

{

    LineChart c = new LineChart(640, 480, Page);

    c.Title="My Line Chart";

    c.Xorigin=0; c.ScaleX=500; c.Xdivs=5;

    c.Yorigin=0; c.ScaleY=1000; c.Ydivs=5;

    c.AddValue(50,50);

    c.AddValue(100,100);

    c.AddValue(200,150);

    c.AddValue(450,450);

    c.Draw();

}

</script>