Can I display a message if MS Chart Control has no data?

Is there a way to display a "default" message on a MS Chart Control if there is no data to chart?

I have a chart, with some controls that allow the user to pick various da开发者_高级运维te ranges. If there is no data to be charted in that date range, it currently just displays nothing (or at least it shows the legend, and background, but that's it.)

I want there to be a message saying "no data for this period" or something instead.

Thanks,

Ben

Building on Chris's response, here's a more complete example:

In the ASPX code, add the OnDataBound handler to the chart tag. This assumes you are using a SqlDataSource for the data source.

<asp:Chart ID="ChartExample" runat="server" 
    DataSourceID="SqlDataSourceExample" 
    OnDataBound="ChartExample_DataBound">

In the code-behind, the handler checks if the first series has any data, and if it doesn't, inserts the annotation in red.

protected void ChartExample_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // If there is no data in the series, show a text annotation
    if(ChartExample.Series[0].Points.Count == 0)
    {
        System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.TextAnnotation annotation = 
            new System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting.TextAnnotation();
        annotation.Text = "No data for this period";
        annotation.X = 5;
        annotation.Y = 5;
        annotation.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 12);
        annotation.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
        ChartExample.Annotations.Add(annotation);
    }
}

You should be able to add an annotation to the chart if there is no data.

TextAnnotation annotation = new TextAnnotation();
annotation.X = 50;
annotation.Y = 50;
annotation.Text = "No Data";
chart1.Annotations.Add(annotation);

I guess that you cast retrieved data to an Array and use it for chart binding, if so
you can use a label, show/hide it according array length, as there is no property to be displayed a certain text if chart has no data.

    if (arr.Length > 0)
    {
        lblEmptyMSG.Visible = false;
    }
    else
    {
        lblEmptyMSG.Visible = true;
    }