AxisBase.Logarithmic Property

Gets or sets whether the axis should display its numerical values using a logarithmic scale.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public virtual bool Logarithmic { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)>
Public Overridable Property Logarithmic As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the logarithmic scale should be used; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If a chart’s series has its SeriesBase.ArgumentScaleType or SeriesBase.ValueScaleType properties set to ScaleType.Numerical, you can use the Logarithmic property to specify whether an axis should use the logarithmic scale to display axis values. When the Logarithmic property is set to true, you can also define a logarithmic base value using AxisBase.LogarithmicBase.

The axis forms its logarithmic scale as follows. The axis calculates a base axis value - minimum absolute value that is the power of the AxisBase.LogarithmicBase. These calculations are based on absolute values of data point values that the axis measures. Then, the axis marks positive and negative base values on the axis and next, positive and negative values that are the power of the AxisBase.LogarithmicBase. Note that if data point values do not contain positive or negative values, the appropriate semi axis is not plotted.

It is useful to employ the Logarithmic property when the data range of a chart’s series has significant disparity. By enabling this property, the chart’s numerical axes display all values using logarithmic equivalents. In short, if the logarithmic base is 10, only 5 uniform axis steps will exist between 10 and 1,000,000.

The following table demonstrates how the Logarithmic property works.

Logarithmic = false;	Logarithmic = true; LogarithmicBase = 10;

Example

This example demonstrates how to use a logarithmic scale in XtraCharts, which is disabled by default.

Note

The logarithmic scale is only compatible with the numerical scale type.

To enable it, simply set the AxisBase.Logarithmic property to true, and set the AxisBase.LogarithmicBase property to the value required in your scenario.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-show-numerical-data-using-a-logarithmic-scale-e941

Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraCharts;

namespace LogarithmicScale {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void btnLogarithm10_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            AxisY axis = ((XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram).AxisY;
            axis.Logarithmic = true;
            axis.LogarithmicBase = 10;
            axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = false;
        }

        private void btnLogarithm100_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            AxisY axis = ((XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram).AxisY;
            axis.Logarithmic = true;
            axis.LogarithmicBase = 100;
            axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = false;
        }

        private void btnDisableLogarithm_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            AxisY axis = ((XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram).AxisY;
            axis.Logarithmic = false;
            axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = true;
        }
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraCharts

Namespace LogarithmicScale
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub btnLogarithm10_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnLogarithm10.Click
            Dim axis As AxisY = CType(chartControl1.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisY
            axis.Logarithmic = True
            axis.LogarithmicBase = 10
            axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = False
        End Sub

        Private Sub btnLogarithm100_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnLogarithm100.Click
            Dim axis As AxisY = CType(chartControl1.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisY
            axis.Logarithmic = True
            axis.LogarithmicBase = 100
            axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = False
        End Sub

        Private Sub btnDisableLogarithm_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnDisableLogarithm.Click
            Dim axis As AxisY = CType(chartControl1.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisY
            axis.Logarithmic = False
            axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = True
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace