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FusionCharts for Flex by InfoSoft Global

URLs: fusioncharts-for-flex, fusioncharts for flex, fusionchartsforflex, infosoft

Interactive charts and graphs for Flex. FusionCharts for Flex is a charting component for Adobe Flex solutions. It helps you create interactive charts and graphs in your Flex projects. The charts are powered by FusionCharts v3 framework an industry leader in Adobe Flash charting. FusionCharts for Flex offers over 45 chart types spanning both 2D and 3D charts. FusionCharts for Flex will work with Flex Builder 2, 3, mxmlc or any other Flex compiler.

FusionCharts for Flex is a charting component for Adobe Flex solutions. It helps you create interactive charts and gauges in your Flex projects. The charts are powered by FusionCharts v3 and FusionWidgets v3 – the industry leader in Adobe Flash Charting.

FusionCharts for Flex offers over 57 types of charts and gauges which include:

Standard charts like Column, Bar, Line, Pie, Doughnut, Area etc.

Multi-series charts, Stacked charts and Combination charts with support for dual axis

Funnel and Pyramid charts

Bubble and XY Plot (scatter charts)

True and interactive 3D charts

Interactive and editable Gauges (Speedometer, Bulb, Linear, LED etc.) that can be updated in real-time

Sparklines and other spark charts (miniature, word-sized charts)

Bullet graphs

Irrespective of whether you are using Flex Builder 2, 3, Flex SDK or any other Flex development kits, FusionCharts for Flex efficiently works with all of them.

FusionCharts for Flex has a flexible and easy to learn API that allows you to create charts in very few lines of code as well as do advanced things like exporting them as images/PDFs and extracting data as CSV/XML.

So why should I use FusionCharts and not Adobe Flex charts?

We're not asking you to dump the licenses of Adobe Flex Charting that you might have purchased - that would be a bold statement to make. Instead, we are asking you to use both the products in conjunction to cover all your charting needs.

Both products have their niche and FusionCharts covers some of the aspects not fully covered by Flex charting. Basically, if you're looking for more chart types and chart configuration options, then FusionCharts for Flex might be able to fit in. Also, some charts in the FusionCharts suite are highly interactive like the pie and doughnut charts which allow you to slice out individual pie, rotate the chart, seamlessly transform from 3D to 2D etc.

Listed below are a few justifications of why you should or shouldn't use FusionCharts for Flex:

Pros:

Load charts as and when you need, instead of packing everything in your main SWF thereby increasing the file size. The charts are present as external SWF files that allow them to be loaded on-demand.

Lots of chart types. FusionCharts for Flex features some exciting chart types like scroll charts, True 3D chart, funnel and pyramid charts, bubble and scatter charts and few more that are unique.

Many charts in FusionCharts suite offer unique interactivity options like the slicing/rotation in pie and doughnut charts, 3D capabilities in True 3D charts, 2D to 3D and vice versa view-state change in Funnel, Pyramid and Pie charts etc.

Lots of configuration options for each chart that help you configure both the functional and cosmetic aspects of each chart to your satisfaction.

Cons:

You need to upload/distribute the chart SWF files along with your compiled Flex SWF file.

Sounds good. How do I get started?

To get started, you'll first need to download FusionCharts for Flex. Next, follow the installation instructions in the documentation.

Post that, getting started is as easy as dragging and dropping FusionCharts for Flex component from the toolbar into your project. When you now build your project, it kicks FusionCharts for Flex into action and it quickly shows up the default chart. After your wow moment, now use the visual configuration options to change the chart type, configure the size, select the data method or configure the default chart.

To power the chart using your data, you can use the numerous data connection APIs exposed by the component. FusionCharts for Flex can natively connect to data stored in Flex structures like Array, XMLList, Model etc. If you wish to connect to other data sources like Blaze DS and webservices, these simple APIs can be used as well. The extensive documentation and code examples can be used as starting points to learn more about FusionCharts for Flex.

What's New in FusionCharts for Flex 1.2

New Functionalities

Added support for setting images as chart background, logo and annotations.

Default palette of all 3D charts have been modified to produce translucent background.

Improved print function.

New Charts and Widgets

Radar Chart

Gantt Chart

What's New in V1.1

12 new chart types: 7 new gauges including Angular gauge, LED gauge and Linear gauge, Spark chart and Bullet graphs have been added

All the gauges can fetch data in real-time and come with alert managers and message loggers

All the charts and gauges can now be natively exported as images and PDFs

The data for all the charts can be exported as CSV

Data sets can now have custom text labels instead of numeric values

The charts can handle a lot more events to help you manipulate them better

Trendlines can also have custom tool-text

Custom color palettes can be defined for the data plots

Interactive charts and graphs for Adobe Flex.

Pricing: FusionCharts for Flex V1.2 Single Developer License, FusionCharts for Flex V1.2 Enterprise License, FusionCharts for Flex V1.2 OEM License

Evals & Downloads: Read the FusionCharts for Flex documentation, Read the FusionCharts for Flex End User License Agreement, Download the FusionCharts for Flex V1.1 evaluation on to your computer - Displays Evaluation Messages

Operating System for Deployment: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, UNIX System V Release 4, Sun Solaris 9, Sun Solaris 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, RedHat Linux 9.x, RedHat Linux 8.x

Architecture of Product: 32Bit, 64Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: Flex Component

Built Using: ActionScript 2.0

Compatible Containers: Adobe Flash Builder 4, Adobe Flex Builder 3, Adobe Flex 4.0, Adobe Flex 3.0, Adobe Flex 2.0

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Part numbers: PC-528719-261734 528719-261734 PC-528719-261735 528719-261735 PC-528719-261736 528719-261736