Diverging bar chart

info

Charts are available with Avalonia Pro.

Diverging bar charts use a centered baseline so values can extend in opposite directions from the same origin.

When to use

• Sentiment splits: Show positive and negative responses around zero.
• Variance views: Compare over- and under-performance against a baseline.
• Balanced comparisons: Highlight directional differences without two separate charts.

Code example

XAML

<charts:DivergingBarChart Title="Net sentiment"
                            Height="300"
                            ItemsSource="{Binding SentimentData}"
                            LabelPath="Label"
                            ValuePath="Score" />

Data model (C#)

public record SentimentPoint(string Label, double Score);

public ObservableCollection<SentimentPoint> SentimentData { get; } = new()
{
    new("Product A", 24),
    new("Product B", -12),
    new("Product C", 8)
};

Common properties

Property	Description	Default
ItemsSource	Collection of items to compare.	null
ValuePath	Path to the value plotted relative to the baseline.	null
LabelPath	Path to the category label.	null
Baseline	Center baseline value.	0.0
PositiveBrush	Brush used for values above the baseline.	null
NegativeBrush	Brush used for values below the baseline.	null
BarHeight	Bar height as a fraction of the row height.	0.7
ShowValues	Whether to draw value labels inside the bars.	true
IsHighlightEnabled	Enables hover highlighting for bars.	false

See also

• Bar chart
• Mirror bar chart