CrosshairOptions.ShowArgumentLine Property

Specifies whether to show an argument line of a series point indicated by a crosshair cursor on a diagram.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[TypeConverter(typeof(BooleanTypeConverter))]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public bool ShowArgumentLine { get; set; }

VB.NET

<TypeConverter(GetType(BooleanTypeConverter))>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property ShowArgumentLine As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true to display an argument line indicated by a crosshair cursor on a diagram; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to ShowArgumentLine
WinForms Controls	ChartControl	.CrosshairOptions .ShowArgumentLine
ASP.NET Web Forms Controls	WebChartControl	.CrosshairOptions .ShowArgumentLine
ASP.NET MVC Extensions	ChartControlSettings	.CrosshairOptions .ShowArgumentLine

Remarks

Before using the ShowArgumentLine property, make sure the ChartControl.CrosshairEnabled property is set to true.

The following table shows this property in action.

ShowArgumentLine=True	ShowArgumentLine=False

Note that the MarkerVisibility property for a particular series (e.g. LineSeriesView.MarkerVisibility) is set to false by default to support series point highlighting on a diagram (in XtraCharts for WinForms only).

To learn more about the crosshair cursor, see the Crosshair Cursor topic.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

webchartcontrol-how-to-create-a-drill-down-chart/CS/DrillDownChart/WebForm1.aspx.cs#L37

diagram.Rotated = true;
WebChartControl1.CrosshairOptions.ShowArgumentLine = false;
WebChartControl1.CrosshairOptions.CrosshairLabelMode = CrosshairLabelMode.ShowForNearestSeries;

VB.NET

webchartcontrol-how-to-create-a-drill-down-chart/VB/DrillDownChart/WebForm1.aspx.vb#L38

diagram.Rotated = True
WebChartControl1.CrosshairOptions.ShowArgumentLine = False
WebChartControl1.CrosshairOptions.CrosshairLabelMode = CrosshairLabelMode.ShowForNearestSeries

winforms-chart-format-values-in-a-crosshair-cursor-with-a-labels-patterns/VB/FormatCrosshairLabels/Form1.vb#L44

chartControl1.CrosshairOptions.ShowValueLine = True
chartControl1.CrosshairOptions.ShowArgumentLine = True
' Specify the crosshair label pattern for both series.