AxisBase.LogarithmicBase Property

Gets or sets a value specifying a logarithmic base when the AxisBase.Logarithmic property is enabled.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v22.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public virtual double LogarithmicBase { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)>
Public Overridable Property LogarithmicBase As Double

Property Value

Type	Description
Double	A Double value which specifies the logarithmic base.

Remarks

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

Via the LogarithmicBase property, you can define a base value to a logarithm, which will be used to calculate the axis values.

The following images demonstrate how the LogarithmicBase property works.

LogarithmicBase = 10	LogarithmicBase = 20

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

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-show-numerical-data-using-a-logarithmic-scale-e941/CS/Form1.cs#L14

axis.Logarithmic = true;
axis.LogarithmicBase = 10;
axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = false;

VB.NET

how-to-show-numerical-data-using-a-logarithmic-scale-e941/VB/Form1.vb#L16

axis.Logarithmic = True
axis.LogarithmicBase = 10
axis.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = False