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AxisLabel.Formatter Property

Gets or sets an object that formats axis labels.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

[Browsable(false)]
[XtraSerializableProperty(XtraSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
public IAxisLabelFormatter Formatter { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
IAxisLabelFormatter

An object of a class that implements the IAxisLabelFormatter interface.

Remarks

Use the Formatter property if you need to generate text strings for axis labels based on a custom condition or change an order of magnitude of axis label values.

Formatter has higher priority than the AxisLabel.TextPattern property value. For this reason, the AxisLabel.TextPattern value is ignored if Formatter is specified.

Example

Perform the steps below to create a custom formatter for axis labels:

  • Create a class that inherits the IAxisLabelFormatter interface and implement the interface’s GetAxisLabelText method.
  • Assign the newly created class instance to the AxisLabel.Formatter property.

How to: Format Numeric Axis Labels

This example shows how to apply a custom format to a numeric axis’s labels.

private void OnFormLoad(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    XYDiagram diagram = (XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram;
    AxisLabelFormatter formatter = new AxisLabelFormatter();
    diagram.AxisX.Label.Formatter = formatter;
    diagram.AxisY.Label.Formatter = formatter;
}
public class AxisLabelFormatter : IAxisLabelFormatter {
    public string GetAxisLabelText(object axisValue) {
        return Convert.ToString((double)axisValue / 1000);
    }
}

How to: Format Date-Time Axis Labels

This example shows how to format the date-time axis labels as follows:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {

    XYDiagram diagram = chartControl.Diagram as XYDiagram;

    // Configure scale options.
    DateTimeScaleOptions dateTimeScaleOptions = diagram.AxisX.DateTimeScaleOptions;          
    dateTimeScaleOptions.ScaleMode = ScaleMode.Continuous;
    dateTimeScaleOptions.GridAlignment = DateTimeGridAlignment.Day;
    dateTimeScaleOptions.GridSpacing = 7;
    dateTimeScaleOptions.WorkdaysOnly = true;

    // Apply a custom format to axis labels.
    AxisLabel axisLabel = diagram.AxisX.Label;
    axisLabel.Formatter = new AxisLabelFormatter();

}
public class AxisLabelFormatter : IAxisLabelFormatter {
    public string GetAxisLabelText(object axisValue) {
        DateTime value = (DateTime)axisValue;
        return ((value.Day >= 1) && (value.Day <= 7)) ? $"{value.ToString("MMM, d")}" : $"{value.Day}";
    }
}
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