ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeGridOptions.GridAlignment Property

Gets or sets the date-time measure unit to which the chart’s gridlines and labels should be aligned when the chart is bound to the range control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

public DateTimeGridAlignment GridAlignment { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property GridAlignment As DateTimeGridAlignment

Property Value

Type	Description
DateTimeGridAlignment	A DateTimeGridAlignment enumeration value that represents the measurement unit to which a chart’s gridlines and labels should be aligned.

Available values:

Name	Description
Millisecond	Specifies a millisecond as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Second	Specifies a second as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Minute	Specifies a minute as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Hour	Specifies an hour as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Day	Specifies a day as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Week	Specifies a week as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Month	Specifies a month as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Quarter	Specifies a quarter of a year as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.
Year	Specifies a year as the date-time unit to which axis gridlines should be aligned.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to GridAlignment
ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeOptions	.RangeControlDateTimeGridOptions .GridAlignment
XYDiagram2D	.RangeControlDateTimeGridOptions .GridAlignment

Remarks

To specify the GridAlignment property, you should access the ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeGridOptions object via the ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeOptions.RangeControlDateTimeGridOptions property. The ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeOptions object is returned by the RangeControl.ClientOptions property for the chart which contains date-time arguments.

The image below shows the GridAlignment property in action for the measure unit set to Week.

Example

This example demonstrates how the grid lines and grid snapping of the chart within the range control’s viewport can be customized at runtime.

To access the client options of the chart inside the range control’s viewport, use the RangeControl.ClientOptions property. In this example, the chart control contains data with date-time arguments, so this property returns an object of the ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeOptions type.

To access the grid properties (e.g., ChartRangeControlClientGridOptions.SnapSpacing, ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeGridOptions.SnapAlignment, ChartRangeControlClientGridOptions.GridSpacing and ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeGridOptions.GridAlignment) of the chart range control client, access the ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeGridOptions object using the ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeOptions.RangeControlDateTimeGridOptions property.

Form1.cs

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

namespace DateTimeChartRangeControlClient {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {

        const int daysForYear = 30;

        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Call the InitializeChart method. 
            InitializeChart();

            // Specify a Chart control as the Range control client. 
            rangeControl1.Client = chartControl1;

            // Access the date-time grid options of the chart range control client.
            var clientOptions = (ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeOptions)rangeControl1.ClientOptions;
            ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeGridOptions gridOptions = clientOptions.RangeControlDateTimeGridOptions;

            // Specify the manual grid mode of the chart range control client. 
            gridOptions.GridMode = ChartRangeControlClientGridMode.Manual;

            // Customize snap and grid properties of the chart range control client.            
            gridOptions.SnapOffset = 2;
            gridOptions.SnapSpacing = 7;
            gridOptions.SnapAlignment = DateTimeGridAlignment.Day;
            gridOptions.GridSpacing = 7;
            gridOptions.GridAlignment = DateTimeGridAlignment.Day;
            gridOptions.GridOffset = 1;

            // Format labels of the chart range control client.
            gridOptions.LabelFormat = "D";
        }

        void InitializeChart() {

            DateTime baseDate = new DateTime(2000, 1, 1);
            Random rnd = new Random();
            Series series = new Series("Series", ViewType.Bar);

            for (int dayCount = 0; dayCount < daysForYear; dayCount++) {
                DateTime argument = baseDate.AddDays(dayCount);
                double value = rnd.Next(50, 100);
                var seriesPoint = new SeriesPoint(argument, value);
                series.Points.Add(seriesPoint);
            }
            chartControl1.Series.Add(series);
        }
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraCharts

Namespace DateTimeChartRangeControlClient
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Private Const daysForYear As Integer = 30

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()

            ' Call the InitializeChart method. 
            InitializeChart()

            ' Specify a Chart control as the Range control client. 
            rangeControl1.Client = chartControl1

            ' Access the date-time grid options of the chart range control client.
            Dim clientOptions = CType(rangeControl1.ClientOptions, ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeOptions)
            Dim gridOptions As ChartRangeControlClientDateTimeGridOptions = clientOptions.RangeControlDateTimeGridOptions

            ' Specify the manual grid mode of the chart range control client. 
            gridOptions.GridMode = ChartRangeControlClientGridMode.Manual

            ' Customize snap and grid properties of the chart range control client.            
            gridOptions.SnapOffset = 2
            gridOptions.SnapSpacing = 7
            gridOptions.SnapAlignment = DateTimeGridAlignment.Day
            gridOptions.GridSpacing = 7
            gridOptions.GridAlignment = DateTimeGridAlignment.Day
            gridOptions.GridOffset = 1

            ' Format labels of the chart range control client.
            gridOptions.LabelFormat = "D"
        End Sub

        Private Sub InitializeChart()

            Dim baseDate As New DateTime(2000, 1, 1)
            Dim rnd As New Random()
            Dim series As New Series("Series", ViewType.Bar)

            For dayCount As Integer = 0 To daysForYear - 1
                Dim argument As DateTime = baseDate.AddDays(dayCount)
                Dim value As Double = rnd.Next(50, 100)
                Dim seriesPoint = New SeriesPoint(argument, value)
                series.Points.Add(seriesPoint)
            Next dayCount
            chartControl1.Series.Add(series)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace