EmptyPointOptions.ProcessPoints Property

Specifies how the chart control handles empty series points.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializableProperty]
public ProcessEmptyPointsMode ProcessPoints { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property ProcessPoints As ProcessEmptyPointsMode

Property Value

Type	Description
ProcessEmptyPointsMode	A ProcessEmptyPointsMode value that defines how to handle empty points.

Available values:

Name	Description	Image
InsertZero	The chart control initializes empty points with zero values.
Interpolate	The chart control initializes empty points with mock values calculated based on neighboring points.
Ignore	Empty points are skipped.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to ProcessPoints
XYDiagramSeriesViewBase	.EmptyPointOptions .ProcessPoints

Example

How to: Display Chart Empty Points

This example shows how to customize display options for empty points of a bar series view.

Cast the XYDiagramSeriesViewBase.EmptyPointOptions property to the EmptyPointOptions type to access a series’ empty point settings.

Specify the ProcessPoints property to define how the chart handles empty points. In this example, the chart calculates mock values for empty points.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace EmptyPointRepsentation {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        ChartControl chart { get { return chartControl1; } }
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();

            chart.DataSource = WeatherDataProvider.Data;
            Series series = new Series("Wind", ViewType.Bar);
            series.SetDataMembers("Date", "Wind");
            chart.Series.Add(series);

            BarSeriesView view = (BarSeriesView)series.View;

            EmptyPointOptions emptyPointOptions = view.EmptyPointOptions;
            emptyPointOptions.ProcessPoints = ProcessEmptyPointsMode.Interpolate;
            emptyPointOptions.Color = Color.FromArgb(100, Color.DarkGray); 

        }
    }

    public static class WeatherDataProvider {
        static List<WeatherPoint> data;

        public static List<WeatherPoint> Data {
            get {
                if (data == null)
                    InitCollection();
                return data;
            }
        }
        static void InitCollection() {
            data = new List<WeatherPoint>();
            int lastYear = DateTime.Now.Year - 1;
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 10) });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 11), Wind = 5 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 12), Wind = 5 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 13), Wind = 6 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 14), Wind = 3 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 15) });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 16), Wind = 6 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 17), Wind = 5 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 18), Wind = 5 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 19), Wind = 4 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 20), Wind = 3 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 21), Wind = 7 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 22), Wind = 2 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 23) });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 24) });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 25), Wind = 4 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 26), Wind = 5 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 27), Wind = 4 });
            data.Add(new WeatherPoint() { Date = new DateTime(lastYear, 7, 28), Wind = 4 });
        }

        public class WeatherPoint {
            public DateTime Date { get; set; }
            public double? Wind { get; set; }
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

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

Namespace EmptyPointRepsentation
    Public Partial Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Private ReadOnly Property chart As ChartControl
            Get
                Return chartControl1
            End Get
        End Property

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
            chart.DataSource = Data
            Dim series As Series = New Series("Wind", ViewType.Bar)
            series.SetDataMembers("Date", "Wind")
            chart.Series.Add(series)
            Dim view As BarSeriesView = CType(series.View, BarSeriesView)
            Dim emptyPointOptions As EmptyPointOptions = view.EmptyPointOptions
            emptyPointOptions.ProcessPoints = ProcessEmptyPointsMode.Interpolate
            emptyPointOptions.Color = Color.FromArgb(100, Color.DarkGray)
        End Sub
    End Class

    Public Module WeatherDataProvider
        Private dataField As List(Of WeatherPoint)

        Public ReadOnly Property Data As List(Of WeatherPoint)
            Get
                If dataField Is Nothing Then Call InitCollection()
                Return dataField
            End Get
        End Property

        Private Sub InitCollection()
            dataField = New List(Of WeatherPoint)()
            Dim lastYear As Integer = Date.Now.Year - 1
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 10)
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 11),
                .Wind = 5
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 12),
                .Wind = 5
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 13),
                .Wind = 6
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 14),
                .Wind = 3
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 15)
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 16),
                .Wind = 6
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 17),
                .Wind = 5
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 18),
                .Wind = 5
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 19),
                .Wind = 4
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 20),
                .Wind = 3
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 21),
                .Wind = 7
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 22),
                .Wind = 2
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 23)
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 24)
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 25),
                .Wind = 4
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 26),
                .Wind = 5
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 27),
                .Wind = 4
            })
            Call dataField.Add(New WeatherPoint() With {
                .[Date] = New DateTime(lastYear, 7, 28),
                .Wind = 4
            })
        End Sub

        Public Class WeatherPoint
            Public Property [Date] As Date
            Public Property Wind As Double?
        End Class
    End Module
End Namespace