Implementing .NET MAUI Pyramid Charts

Guide users to implement Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Pyramid Chart (SfPyramidChart), which visualizes proportions of a total in hierarchical segments, making it ideal for displaying parts-to-whole relationships in high-quality .NET MAUI applications. As a single-series chart without axes, data is represented as percentages where the sum of parts equals the whole.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user needs to:

• Create pyramid charts to visualize hierarchical or proportional data in .NET MAUI applications
• Display parts-to-whole relationships where segments represent percentages of a total
• Implement funnel-like visualizations for sales stages, process flows, or demographic breakdowns
• Add interactive features like tooltips, legends, and data labels to pyramid charts
• Customize appearance with palettes, gradients, segment spacing, and orientation
• Enable modern UI effects like liquid glass styling for iOS/macOS applications
• Export chart visualizations as images (JPEG/PNG) or streams for reports and documents
• Configure data binding from view models to pyramid chart segments

Component Overview

The SfPyramidChart control provides:

• Single-series hierarchical data visualization
• Interactive tooltips and legends with customization
• Rich data label placement options (Auto, Inner, Center, Outer)
• Custom palette brushes and gradient support
• Two pyramid modes: Linear (height-based) and Surface (area-based)
• Segment spacing control with GapRatio
• Vertical and horizontal orientation options
• Modern liquid glass visual effects (iOS/macOS .NET 10+)
• Export to image formats or streams
• Toggle series visibility through legend interaction
• Scrollable legends for overflow handling

Documentation and Navigation Guide

Getting Started

📄 Read: references/getting-started.md

When the user needs to:

• Install the Syncfusion.Maui.Charts NuGet package
• Initialize SfPyramidChart in XAML or C#
• Create view models and bind data to the chart
• Configure ItemsSource, XBindingPath, and YBindingPath
• Understand basic pyramid chart setup and namespace imports
• See complete working examples with data binding

Data Labels

📄 Read: references/data-labels.md

When the user needs to:

• Enable and display data labels on pyramid segments
• Configure PyramidDataLabelSettings for label customization
• Control label placement (Auto, Inner, Center, Outer)
• Set label context to show X values or Y values
• Style labels with fonts, colors, backgrounds, borders, and corner radius
• Use series palette colors for label backgrounds
• Apply margins and customize label appearance

Legend

📄 Read: references/legend.md

When the user needs to:

• Add and configure ChartLegend to display segment information
• Customize legend label styles (font, color, size, attributes)
• Set legend icon types and customize icon appearance
• Position legends (Top, Bottom, Left, Right)
• Create floating legends with offset positioning
• Enable toggle series visibility through legend taps
• Customize legend layout with ItemsLayout
• Use custom legend item templates
• Handle LegendItemCreated events
• Override maximum size requests for legend view

Tooltip

📄 Read: references/tooltip.md

When the user needs to:

• Enable tooltips for displaying segment information on hover
• Configure ChartTooltipBehavior for tooltip customization
• Style tooltip appearance (background, fonts, colors, margins)
• Control tooltip display duration
• Create custom tooltip templates for advanced UI
• Bind tooltip content to item data properties

Appearance and Customization

📄 Read: references/appearance-customization.md

When the user needs to:

• Apply custom palette brushes to pyramid segments
• Use gradient fills (LinearGradientBrush, RadialGradientBrush)
• Switch between Linear and Surface pyramid modes
• Understand mode differences (height-based vs area-based)
• Control segment spacing with GapRatio property
• Implement visual styling best practices
• Create sophisticated gradient effects for segments

Orientation and Visual Effects

📄 Read: references/orientation-and-effects.md

When the user needs to:

• Change chart orientation from Vertical to Horizontal
• Implement liquid glass visual effects (iOS/macOS .NET 10+)
• Integrate SfGlassEffectView for modern UI styling
• Enable glass effects for tooltips
• Configure EffectType (Regular vs Clear glass appearance)
• Apply best practices for glass effects over backgrounds
• Use transparent backgrounds in custom tooltip templates

Exporting

📄 Read: references/exporting.md

When the user needs to:

• Export pyramid charts as images (JPEG or PNG)
• Use SaveAsImage method for file export
• Understand platform-specific save locations
• Configure file writing permissions for Android and Windows Phone
• Set iOS photo album access permissions
• Export charts as streams using GetStreamAsync
• Integrate chart streams with PDF, Excel, or Word components
• Handle ImageFileFormat options

Accessibility

📄 Read: references/accessibility.md

When the user needs to:

• Expose chart title, pyramid layers, and legend items to screen readers
• Understand announcement formats (Pyramid Layer = "Label + Value")
• Enable accessibility per platform (TalkBack, VoiceOver, Narrator)
• Navigate chart elements via keyboard (Windows Narrator, macOS VoiceOver)
• Navigate chart elements via gestures (Android TalkBack, iOS VoiceOver)
• Provide meaningful labels for informative announcements