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diff --git a/example/chartview/chartview.pro b/example/chartview/chartview.pro
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index 00000000..feca05f9
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+++ b/example/chartview/chartview.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+!include( ../example.pri ) {
+ error( "Couldn't find the example.pri file!" )
+}
+QT       += core gui
+
+TARGET = chartview
+TEMPLATE = app
+
+SOURCES += main.cpp
diff --git a/example/chartview/main.cpp b/example/chartview/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/chartview/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <QtGui/QApplication>
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <qchartglobal.h>
+#include <qchartview.h>
+#include <qlinechartseries.h>
+
+QTCOMMERCIALCHART_USE_NAMESPACE
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+
+    //! [1]
+    // Create chart view
+    QChartView *chartView = new QChartView();
+    chartView->setChartTheme(QChart::ChartThemeIcy);
+    //! [1]
+
+    //! [2]
+    // Add series to the chart
+    QLineChartSeries *series = new QLineChartSeries();
+    series->add(0.0, 0.8);
+    series->add(1.1, 1.1);
+    series->add(1.6, 1.8);
+    series->add(2.0, 2.5);
+    chartView->addSeries(series);
+    //! [2]
+
+    //! [3]
+    // Change theme
+    chartView->setChartTheme(QChart::ChartThemeScientific);
+    //! [3]
+
+    QMainWindow w;
+    w.resize(640, 480);
+    w.setCentralWidget(chartView);
+    w.show();
+
+    return a.exec();
+}
diff --git a/example/example.pro b/example/example.pro
index 78841899..68f488f2 100644
--- a/example/example.pro
+++ b/example/example.pro
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ SUBDIRS += linechart \
            axischart \
            multichart \
            gdpbarchart \
-           presenterchart
+           presenterchart \
+           chartview
diff --git a/src/qchartview.cpp b/src/qchartview.cpp
index a4e372e2..1b7732cb 100644
--- a/src/qchartview.cpp
+++ b/src/qchartview.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
     representation of different types of QChartSeries and other chart related objects like
     QChartAxis and QChartLegend. If you want to display a chart in your existing QGraphicsScene, you can use the QChart class instead.
 
+    For example, to create an empty chart in a widget based application:
+    \snippet ../example/chartview/main.cpp 1
+    \image chartview_example.jpg
+
+    To add a line series:
+    \snippet ../example/chartview/main.cpp 2
+    \image chartview_example_series.jpg
+
+    To modify the visual appearance of the chart, you can use the pre-defined themes:
+    \snippet ../example/chartview/main.cpp 3
+    \image chartview_example_theme.jpg
+
     \sa QChart
 */