Scrollable Charts

View model

using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Linq;
using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
using LiveChartsCore;
using LiveChartsCore.Defaults;
using LiveChartsCore.Kernel.Events;
using LiveChartsCore.Kernel.Sketches;
using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView;
using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Drawing;
using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Painting;
using SkiaSharp;

namespace ViewModelsSamples.General.Scrollable;

public partial class ViewModel
{
    private bool _isDown = false;
    private readonly ObservableCollection<ObservablePoint> _values = new();

    public ViewModel()
    {
        var trend = 1000;
        var r = new Random();

        for (var i = 0; i < 500; i++)
        {
            _values.Add(new ObservablePoint(i, trend += r.Next(-20, 20)));
        }

        Series = new ISeries[]
        {
            new LineSeries<ObservablePoint>
            {
                Values = _values,
                GeometryStroke = null,
                GeometryFill = null,
                DataPadding = new(0, 1)
            }
        };

        ScrollbarSeries = new ISeries[]
        {
            new LineSeries<ObservablePoint>
            {
                Values = _values,
                GeometryStroke = null,
                GeometryFill = null,
                DataPadding = new(0, 1)
            }
        };

        ScrollableAxes = new[] { new Axis() };

        Thumbs = new[]
        {
            new RectangularSection
            {
                Fill = new SolidColorPaint(new SKColor(255, 205, 210, 100))
            }
        };

        InvisibleX = new[] { new Axis { IsVisible = false } };
        InvisibleY = new[] { new Axis { IsVisible = false } };

        // force the left margin to be 100 and the right margin 50 in both charts, this will
        // align the start and end point of the "draw margin",
        // no matter the size of the labels in the Y axis of both chart.
        var auto = LiveChartsCore.Measure.Margin.Auto;
        Margin = new(100, auto, 50, auto);
    }

    public ISeries[] Series { get; set; }
    public Axis[] ScrollableAxes { get; set; }
    public ISeries[] ScrollbarSeries { get; set; }
    public Axis[] InvisibleX { get; set; }
    public Axis[] InvisibleY { get; set; }
    public LiveChartsCore.Measure.Margin Margin { get; set; }
    public RectangularSection[] Thumbs { get; set; }

    [RelayCommand]
    public void ChartUpdated(ChartCommandArgs args)
    {
        var cartesianChart = (ICartesianChartView<SkiaSharpDrawingContext>)args.Chart;

        var x = cartesianChart.XAxes.First();

        // update the scroll bar thumb when the chart is updated (zoom/pan)
        // this will let the user know the current visible range
        var thumb = Thumbs[0];

        thumb.Xi = x.MinLimit;
        thumb.Xj = x.MaxLimit;
    }

    [RelayCommand]
    public void PointerDown(PointerCommandArgs args)
    {
        _isDown = true;
    }

    [RelayCommand]
    public void PointerMove(PointerCommandArgs args)
    {
        if (!_isDown) return;

        var chart = (ICartesianChartView<SkiaSharpDrawingContext>)args.Chart;
        var positionInData = chart.ScalePixelsToData(args.PointerPosition);

        var thumb = Thumbs[0];
        var currentRange = thumb.Xj - thumb.Xi;

        // update the scroll bar thumb when the user is dragging the chart
        thumb.Xi = positionInData.X - currentRange / 2;
        thumb.Xj = positionInData.X + currentRange / 2;

        // update the chart visible range
        ScrollableAxes[0].MinLimit = thumb.Xi;
        ScrollableAxes[0].MaxLimit = thumb.Xj;
    }

    [RelayCommand]
    public void PointerUp(PointerCommandArgs args)
    {
        _isDown = false;
    }
}

Form code behind

// NOTE: // mark
// BECAUSE THIS VIEWMODEL IS SHARED WITH OTHER VIEWS // mark
// THE _viewModel.ChartUpdated, _viewModel.PointerDown and _viewModel.PointerUp METHODS // mark
// are repeated in WindowsForms, WindowsForms do not support Command binding, please // mark
// ignore the viewmodel RelayCommands and use the events instead. // mark

using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using LiveChartsCore.Kernel.Sketches;
using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Drawing;
using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.WinForms;
using ViewModelsSamples.General.Scrollable;

namespace WinFormsSample.General.Scrollable;

public partial class View : UserControl
{
    private readonly ViewModel _viewModel = new();
    private readonly CartesianChart _scrollBarChart;
    private bool _isDown = false;

    public View()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 50);

        var viewModel = _viewModel;

        var cartesianChart = new CartesianChart
        {
            Series = viewModel.Series,
            XAxes = viewModel.ScrollableAxes,
            ZoomMode = LiveChartsCore.Measure.ZoomAndPanMode.X,
            DrawMargin = viewModel.Margin,

            // out of livecharts properties...
            Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0),
            Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 50),
            Dock = DockStyle.Fill
        };

        cartesianChart.UpdateStarted += OnChart_Updated;

        var cartesianChart2 = new CartesianChart
        {
            Series = viewModel.ScrollbarSeries,
            DrawMargin = viewModel.Margin,
            Sections = viewModel.Thumbs,
            XAxes = viewModel.InvisibleX,
            YAxes = viewModel.InvisibleY,
            TooltipPosition = LiveChartsCore.Measure.TooltipPosition.Hidden,

            // out of livecharts properties...
            Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0),
            Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 50),
            Dock = DockStyle.Fill
        };

        _scrollBarChart = cartesianChart2;

        cartesianChart2.MouseDown += CartesianChart2_MouseDown;
        cartesianChart2.GetDrawnControl().MouseMove += CartesianChart2_MouseMove;
        cartesianChart2.MouseUp += CartesianChart2_MouseUp;

        var splitContainer = new SplitContainer
        {
            Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right,
            //IsSplitterFixed = true,
            Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal
        };

        splitContainer.Panel1.Controls.Add(cartesianChart);
        splitContainer.Panel2.Controls.Add(cartesianChart2);
        Controls.Add(splitContainer);
    }

    private void OnChart_Updated(IChartView<SkiaSharpDrawingContext> chart)
    {
        var vm = _viewModel;
        var cartesianChart = (CartesianChart)chart;

        var x = cartesianChart.XAxes.First();

        // update the scroll bar thumb when the chart is updated (zoom/pan)
        // this will let the user know the current visible range
        var thumb = vm.Thumbs[0];

        thumb.Xi = x.MinLimit;
        thumb.Xj = x.MaxLimit;
    }

    private void CartesianChart2_MouseDown(object? sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        _isDown = true;
    }

    private void CartesianChart2_MouseMove(object? sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        if (!_isDown) return;

        var vm = _viewModel;
        var scrollBarChart = _scrollBarChart;

        var positionInData = scrollBarChart.ScalePixelsToData(new(e.Location.X, e.Location.Y));

        var thumb = vm.Thumbs[0];
        var currentRange = thumb.Xj - thumb.Xi;

        // update the scroll bar thumb when the user is dragging the chart
        thumb.Xi = positionInData.X - currentRange / 2;
        thumb.Xj = positionInData.X + currentRange / 2;

        // update the chart visible range
        vm.ScrollableAxes[0].MinLimit = thumb.Xi;
        vm.ScrollableAxes[0].MaxLimit = thumb.Xj;
    }

    private void CartesianChart2_MouseUp(object? sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        _isDown = false;
    }
}

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