/// <summary>
/// Create a chart control.
/// The current GraphicsWindow.BackgroundColor will be used for the background.
/// The current GraphicsWindow.PenColor and Font properties will be used for the label text.
/// For Example:
/// GraphicsWindow.FontName = "Segoe UI"
/// GraphicsWindow.FontBold = "False"
/// </summary>
/// <param name="width">The width of the chart.</param>
/// <param name="height">The height of the chart.</param>
/// <returns>The chart shape name.</returns>
public static Primitive AddChart(Primitive width, Primitive height)
{
GraphicsWindow.Show();
Type GraphicsWindowType = typeof(GraphicsWindow);
Type ShapesType = typeof(Shapes);
Canvas _mainCanvas;
Dictionary<string, UIElement> _objectsMap;
string chartName;
try
{
MethodInfo method = GraphicsWindowType.GetMethod("VerifyAccess", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.IgnoreCase);
method.Invoke(null, new object[] { });
method = ShapesType.GetMethod("GenerateNewName", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.IgnoreCase);
chartName = method.Invoke(null, new object[] { "Control" }).ToString();
_mainCanvas = (Canvas)GraphicsWindowType.GetField("_mainCanvas", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.IgnoreCase).GetValue(null);
_objectsMap = (Dictionary<string, UIElement>)GraphicsWindowType.GetField("_objectsMap", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.IgnoreCase).GetValue(null);
InvokeHelperWithReturn ret = new InvokeHelperWithReturn(delegate
{
try
{
Chart chart = new Chart(width, height);
chart.Name = chartName;
_objectsMap[chartName] = chart;
_mainCanvas.Children.Add(chart);
return chartName;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Utilities.OnError(Utilities.GetCurrentMethod(), ex);
return "";
}
});
return FastThread.InvokeWithReturn(ret).ToString();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Utilities.OnError(Utilities.GetCurrentMethod(), ex);
return "";
}
}