DashStyle Enum

Lists the values that specify the dash style used to paint a line.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[ResourceFinder(typeof(XtraChartsResFinder), "PropertyNamesRes")]
public enum DashStyle

VB.NET

<ResourceFinder(GetType(XtraChartsResFinder), "PropertyNamesRes")>
Public Enum DashStyle

Members

Name	Description
Empty	Specifies that an element’s should be filled using the current appearance settings.
Solid	Specifies a solid line.
Dash	Specifies a line consisting of dashes.
Dot	Specifies a line consisting of dots.
DashDot	Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of dash-dot.
DashDotDot	Specifies a line consisting of a repeating pattern of dash-dot-dot.

Related API Members

The following properties accept/return DashStyle values:

Library	Related API Members
Cross-Platform Class Library	LineStyle.DashStyle
WinForms Controls	LineStyleModel.DashStyle
Dashboard	ChartIndicatorBase.DashStyle

Remarks

The values listed by this enumeration are used to set the LineStyle.DashStyle property.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to create a ChartControl with a series of the LineSeriesView type, and add this chart to a form at runtime. Before proceeding with this example, first create a Windows Forms Application in Visual Studio, and include all necessary assemblies to the References list of your project.

Then, add the following code to the Form.Load event handler.

View Example

C#

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

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

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            // Create a new chart.
            ChartControl lineChart = new ChartControl();

            // Create a line series.
            Series series1 = new Series("Series 1", ViewType.Line);

            // Add points to it.
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(1, 2));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(2, 12));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(3, 14));
            series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(4, 17));

            // Add the series to the chart.
            lineChart.Series.Add(series1);

            // Set the numerical argument scale types for the series,
            // as it is qualitative, by default.
            series1.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical;

            // Access the view-type-specific options of the series.
            ((LineSeriesView)series1.View).MarkerVisibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
            ((LineSeriesView)series1.View).LineMarkerOptions.Size = 20;
            ((LineSeriesView)series1.View).LineMarkerOptions.Kind = MarkerKind.Triangle;
            ((LineSeriesView)series1.View).LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash;

            // Access the view-type-specific options of the series.
            ((XYDiagram)lineChart.Diagram).AxisY.Interlaced = true;
            ((XYDiagram)lineChart.Diagram).AxisY.InterlacedColor = Color.FromArgb(20, 60, 60, 60);
            ((XYDiagram)lineChart.Diagram).AxisX.NumericScaleOptions.AutoGrid = false;
            ((XYDiagram)lineChart.Diagram).AxisX.NumericScaleOptions.GridSpacing = 1;

            // Hide the legend (if necessary).
            lineChart.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False;

            // Add a title to the chart (if necessary).
            lineChart.Titles.Add(new ChartTitle());
            lineChart.Titles[0].Text = "Line Chart";

            // Add the chart to the form.
            lineChart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
            this.Controls.Add(lineChart);
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

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

' ...
Namespace Series_LineChart

    Public Partial Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
            ' Create a new chart.
            Dim lineChart As ChartControl = New ChartControl()
            ' Create a line series.
            Dim series1 As Series = New Series("Series 1", ViewType.Line)
            ' Add points to it.
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint(1, 2))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint(2, 12))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint(3, 14))
            series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint(4, 17))
            ' Add the series to the chart.
            lineChart.Series.Add(series1)
            ' Set the numerical argument scale types for the series,
            ' as it is qualitative, by default.
            series1.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical
            ' Access the view-type-specific options of the series.
            CType(series1.View, LineSeriesView).MarkerVisibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
            CType(series1.View, LineSeriesView).LineMarkerOptions.Size = 20
            CType(series1.View, LineSeriesView).LineMarkerOptions.Kind = MarkerKind.Triangle
            CType(series1.View, LineSeriesView).LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash
            ' Access the view-type-specific options of the series.
            CType(lineChart.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisY.Interlaced = True
            CType(lineChart.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisY.InterlacedColor = Color.FromArgb(20, 60, 60, 60)
            CType(lineChart.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisX.NumericScaleOptions.AutoGrid = False
            CType(lineChart.Diagram, XYDiagram).AxisX.NumericScaleOptions.GridSpacing = 1
            ' Hide the legend (if necessary).
            lineChart.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False
            ' Add a title to the chart (if necessary).
            lineChart.Titles.Add(New ChartTitle())
            lineChart.Titles(0).Text = "Line Chart"
            ' Add the chart to the form.
            lineChart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
            Me.Controls.Add(lineChart)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace