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# Charts

The following section covers information related to accessing chart related data, such as **ChartControl**, **ChartBars**, **ChartScales**, and **ChartPanels**, and advanced Indicator **Rendering**.

## In this section

| Name                                                                         | Description                                                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [ChartBars](/developer/desktop-sdk/references/common/charts/chartbars)       | The Chart's Primary Data Series which the NinjaScript object is running                                 |
| [ChartControl](/developer/desktop-sdk/references/common/charts/chartcontrol) | The entire grid hosting the chart including the X-axis, additional panels, and chart related properties |
| [ChartPanel](/developer/desktop-sdk/references/common/charts/chartpanel)     | The Panel that the indicator object is running                                                          |
| [ChartScale](/developer/desktop-sdk/references/common/charts/chartscale)     | The Y-axis of the indicator object's panel                                                              |

A chart's objects can be broken down into the four following areas:

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