DxChartArgumentAxis.ArgumentType Property

Specifies whether and how to cast arguments that come from the assigned data source.

Namespace: DevExpress.Blazor

Assembly: DevExpress.Blazor.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Blazor

Declaration

[DefaultValue(ChartAxisDataType.Auto)]
[Parameter]
public ChartAxisDataType ArgumentType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ChartAxisDataType	Auto	A ChartAxisDataType enumeration value.

Available values:

Name	Description
Auto	Does not cast arguments/values and displays them on the axis of the applicable type (Continuous for integer and float data types and Discrete for other data types).
Numeric	Casts arguments/values to a numeric type and displays them on the Continuous axis. To parse strings successfully, the decimal separator should be ‘.’.
String	Casts arguments/values to the String type and displays them on the Discrete axis.
DateTime	Casts arguments/values to the DateTime type and displays them on the Continuous axis. To parse strings successfully, the value should match the ISO JavaScript Date pattern.

Remarks

You can cast the chart’s values and arguments to the specified data type, for instance, when the assigned data source stores dates or numbers as strings. To do this, use the argument axis’ ArgumentType property and the value axis’ ValueType properties. The following property values are available:

Value	Description
Auto (Default)	Does not cast arguments/values and displays them on the axis of the applicable type (Continuous for integer and float data types and Discrete for other data types).
String	Casts arguments/values to the String type and displays them on the Discrete axis.
Numeric	Casts arguments/values to a numeric type and displays them on the Continuous axis. To parse strings successfully, the decimal separator should be ‘.’.
DateTime	Casts arguments/values to the DateTime type and displays them on the Continuous axis. To parse strings successfully, the value should match the ISO JavaScript Date pattern.

To change the axis type, use the DxChartAxis.Type and DxChartArgumentAxis.Type properties.

The following example demonstrates how to cast the chart’s arguments to the DateTime type and values to a numeric type.

Razor

<DxChart Data="@GetData()">
    <DxChartTitle Text="@($"Daily rainfall, mm")" />
    <DxChartArgumentAxis ArgumentType="ChartAxisDataType.DateTime" />
    <DxChartValueAxis ValueType="ChartAxisDataType.Numeric" />
    <DxChartLegend Visible="false" />
    <DxChartBarSeries ArgumentField="@((DataPoint s) => s.Argument)" ValueField="@((DataPoint s) => s.Value)" />
</DxChart>

@code

@code {
    List<DataPoint> GetData() {
        List<DataPoint> result = new List<DataPoint>(6);
        result.Add(new DataPoint("2019-03-10", "11.5"));
        result.Add(new DataPoint("2019-03-08", "10.2"));
        result.Add(new DataPoint("2019-03-07", "8.3"));
        result.Add(new DataPoint("2019-03-06", "11.0"));
        result.Add(new DataPoint("2019-03-04", "4.2"));
        result.Add(new DataPoint("2019-03-01", "5.5"));
        return result;
    }

    struct DataPoint {
        public DataPoint(string argument, string value) { Argument = argument; Value = value; }
        public string Argument { get; set; }
        public string Value { get; set; }
    }
}