[Users] Can I use a Shapefile as an Ext.js chart store?

[Robert Buckley]

Hi,


I was just wondering (before trying it out) if it is possible to use a field 
from a shapefile to provide the row data in an ext-chart.
I would like to display the name of a area against its' population, both of 
which are present in a shapefile contained in a store in geoserver.
Is this possible?..if not...in which format should data be in to be visualized 
in charts?

Yours,

Robert Buckley