Rendering electronic chart objects

A computing device for rendering a single element view of an electronic chart object, comprising:

• a memory storage;
• and
• a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
• identify a set of chart elements that have a common set of properties;
• determine a plurality of data point locations for each chart element in the set of chart elements;
• generate a path information for each of the chart elements, the path information comprising each of the plurality of data point locations for each chart element;
• provide the path information to a rendering engine selected for rendering the set of chart elements, wherein the selected rendering engine is optimized relative to a plurality of properties associated with the set of chart elements;
• render the path information by the selected rendering engine for display as a single shape, wherein each subsequent chart element of the set of chart elements is rendered as a continuation of a previous chart element of the set of chart elements.

A computer-readable storage device which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for rendering a single element view of an electronic chart object, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

• identifying a set of chart elements that have a common set of properties;
• determining a plurality of data point locations for each chart element in the set of chart elements;
• generating a path information for each of the chart elements, the path information comprising each of the plurality of data point locations for each chart element;
• providing the path information to a rendering engine selected for rendering the set of chart elements, wherein the selected rendering engine is optimized relative to a plurality of properties associated with the set of chart elements;
• rendering the path information by the selected rendering engine for display as a single shape, wherein each subsequent chart element of the set of chart elements is rendered as a continuation of a previous chart element of the set of chart elements.