What is MS chart control in visual studio?

ChartAreas

The ChartAreas property is a collection of ChartArea objects. A ChartArea is what is responsible for the display properties of the container, or "background," of the chart. Since there can be more than one, this means that a single MSChart control can have multiple charts contained within it.

Series

The Series property, like the ChartAreas property, is a collection. A single Series instance contains 3 important properties: the ChartArea property, the ChartType property, and the Points collection property.

Data Binding

Data can be bound at either design-time or run-time. To bind at design-time use the Data Source Configuration Wizard that can be found by clicking on the dropdown button for the DataSource property directly on the MSChart control. If you already have data sources configured, you can select them from the list provided.

Chart Methods:

• DataBind(): The basic method to bind to the set data source.
• DataBindTable(): Binds the chart to a specific data table. Does not allow for binding multiple Y values, different data sources per series or different data sources for X and Y values.
• DataBindCrossTab(): Binds the chart to a data source and allows grouping of data based on a column of data. A separate series is automatically created per unique value in the specified column.