Creating a WPF Bar Chart to Visualize the Homelands of America's International Students

A bar chart is used to display a distribution of data points or compare metric values across different subgroups of your data.

Customization:

We can customize the color, border, and width of the bar chart using the Palette,Interior, Stroke, and StrokeThickness properties respectively.

Watermark:

We can add any view to the plot area using Watermark support, which is useful for adding any relevant data.

Annotation:

SfChart supports annotations, which allow you to mark specific areas of interest in the chart. You can add shapes, text, and images using annotations.

This article demonstrates how to create a WPF Bar Chart to visualize where America's international students come from.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities in the U.S. witnessed a substantial decrease in the number of international students enrolling. However, in the academic year 2022–23, there has been a resurgence in the international student population, primarily attributed to a rise in students from India.

Troubleshooting:

Path too long exception:

If you encounter a path too long exception when building this example project, close Visual Studio and rename the repository to a shorter name before building the project.

For a step-by-step procedure, refer to the Homelands of America's International Students blog.