PieSeriesViewBase.ExplodeMode Property

Gets or sets the value used to specify which series should be represented as slices offset from the pie.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v22.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public PieExplodeMode ExplodeMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)>
Public Property ExplodeMode As PieExplodeMode

Property Value

Type	Description
PieExplodeMode	A PieExplodeMode enumeration member, that determines the exploded series.

Available values:

Name	Description
None	No pie slices are exploded.
All	All pie slices are exploded.
MinValue	A pie slice for the series point with the minimum value (represented as the first item in a series point’s SeriesPoint.Values collection) is exploded. If there are several pie slices with the same minimum value, all of them are exploded.
MaxValue	A pie slice for the series point with the maximum value (represented as the first item in a series point’s SeriesPoint.Values collection) is exploded. If there are several pie slices with the same maximum value, all of them are exploded.
UsePoints	Pie slices to be exploded are contained in the collection of series points returned by the PieSeriesViewBase.ExplodedPoints property.
UseFilters	Pie slices to be exploded are specified via the collection of filters returned by the PieSeriesViewBase.ExplodedPointsFilters property.
Others	A pie slice showing the Others category is exploded. Note that this category is displayed if the TopNOptions.Enabled and the TopNOptions.ShowOthers properties are set to true.

Remarks

For more information, refer to the PieExplodeMode topic.

Example

The following example shows how to create a Pie chart at runtime.

View Example

The Chart Control uses the Simple Diagram to display pies. Cast the ChartControl.Diagram property to the SimpleDiagram type to access diagram settings. The Chart Control determines the diagram type based on the series that is added first. We recommend that you access the diagram to configure its settings after at least one series is added to the chart.

To access pie series view settings, cast the SeriesBase.View property to the PieSeriesView type.

Form1.cs

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

namespace Series_PieChart {
    public partial class Form1 : DevExpress.XtraEditors.XtraForm {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            // Create an empty chart.
            ChartControl pieChart = new ChartControl();

            pieChart.Titles.Add(new ChartTitle() { Text = "Land Area by Country" });

            // Create a pie series.
            Series series1 = new Series("Land Area by Country", ViewType.Pie);

            // Bind the series to data.
            series1.DataSource = DataPoint.GetDataPoints();
            series1.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument";
            series1.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "Value" });

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

            // Access diagram settings.
            SimpleDiagram diagram = (SimpleDiagram)pieChart.Diagram;
            diagram.Margins.All = 10;

            // Format the the series labels.
            series1.Label.TextPattern = "{VP:p0} ({V:.##}M km²)";

            // Format the series legend items.
            series1.LegendTextPattern = "{A}";

            // Adjust the position of series labels. 
            ((PieSeriesLabel)series1.Label).Position = PieSeriesLabelPosition.TwoColumns;

            // Detect overlapping of series labels.
            ((PieSeriesLabel)series1.Label).ResolveOverlappingMode = ResolveOverlappingMode.Default;

            // Access the view-type-specific options of the series.
            PieSeriesView myView = (PieSeriesView)series1.View;

            // Specify the pie rotation.
            myView.Rotation = -60;

            // Specify a data filter to explode points.
            myView.ExplodedPointsFilters.Add(new SeriesPointFilter(SeriesPointKey.Value_1,
                DataFilterCondition.GreaterThanOrEqual, 9));
            myView.ExplodedPointsFilters.Add(new SeriesPointFilter(SeriesPointKey.Argument,
                DataFilterCondition.NotEqual, "Others"));
            myView.ExplodeMode = PieExplodeMode.UseFilters;
            myView.ExplodedDistancePercentage = 30;
            myView.RuntimeExploding = true;

            // Customize the legend.
            pieChart.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;

            // Add the chart to the form.
            pieChart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
            this.Controls.Add(pieChart);
        }
    }
    public class DataPoint {
        public string Argument { get; set; }
        public double Value { get; set; }

        public static List<DataPoint> GetDataPoints() {
            return new List<DataPoint> {
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "Russia",    Value = 17.0752},
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "Canada",    Value = 9.98467},
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "USA",       Value = 9.63142},
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "China",     Value = 9.59696},
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "Brazil",    Value = 8.511965},
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "Australia", Value = 7.68685},
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "India",     Value = 3.28759},
                    new DataPoint { Argument = "Others",    Value = 81.2}
                };
        }
    }
}

Form1.vb

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

Namespace Series_PieChart
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits DevExpress.XtraEditors.XtraForm

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub
        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
            ' Create an empty chart.
            Dim pieChart As New ChartControl()

            pieChart.Titles.Add(New ChartTitle() With {.Text = "Land Area by Country"})

            ' Create a pie series.
            Dim series1 As New Series("Land Area by Country", ViewType.Pie)

            ' Bind the series to data.
            series1.DataSource = DataPoint.GetDataPoints()
            series1.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument"
            series1.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(New String() { "Value" })

            ' Add the series to the chart.
            pieChart.Series.Add(series1)

            ' Access diagram settings.
            Dim diagram As SimpleDiagram = CType(pieChart.Diagram, SimpleDiagram)
            diagram.Margins.All = 10

            ' Format the the series labels.
            series1.Label.TextPattern = "{VP:p0} ({V:.##}M km²)"

            ' Format the series legend items.
            series1.LegendTextPattern = "{A}"

            ' Adjust the position of series labels. 
            CType(series1.Label, PieSeriesLabel).Position = PieSeriesLabelPosition.TwoColumns

            ' Detect overlapping of series labels.
            CType(series1.Label, PieSeriesLabel).ResolveOverlappingMode = ResolveOverlappingMode.Default

            ' Access the view-type-specific options of the series.
            Dim myView As PieSeriesView = CType(series1.View, PieSeriesView)

            ' Specify a data filter to explode points.
            myView.ExplodedPointsFilters.Add(New SeriesPointFilter(SeriesPointKey.Value_1, DataFilterCondition.GreaterThanOrEqual, 9))
            myView.ExplodedPointsFilters.Add(New SeriesPointFilter(SeriesPointKey.Argument, DataFilterCondition.NotEqual, "Others"))
            myView.ExplodeMode = PieExplodeMode.UseFilters
            myView.ExplodedDistancePercentage = 30
            myView.RuntimeExploding = True

            ' Specify the pie rotation.
            myView.Rotation = -60

            ' Customize the legend.
            pieChart.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True

            ' Add the chart to the form.
            pieChart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
            Me.Controls.Add(pieChart)
        End Sub
    End Class
    Public Class DataPoint
        Public Property Argument() As String
        Public Property Value() As Double

        Public Shared Function GetDataPoints() As List(Of DataPoint)
            Return New List(Of DataPoint) From {
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "Russia",
                    .Value = 17.0752
                },
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "Canada",
                    .Value = 9.98467
                },
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "USA",
                    .Value = 9.63142
                },
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "China",
                    .Value = 9.59696
                },
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "Brazil",
                    .Value = 8.511965
                },
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "Australia",
                    .Value = 7.68685
                },
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "India",
                    .Value = 3.28759
                },
                New DataPoint With {
                    .Argument = "Others",
                    .Value = 81.2
                }
            }
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

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VB.NET

winforms-charts-create-a-pie-chart/VB/Series_PieChart/Form1.vb#L45

myView.ExplodedPointsFilters.Add(New SeriesPointFilter(SeriesPointKey.Argument, DataFilterCondition.NotEqual, "Others"))
myView.ExplodeMode = PieExplodeMode.UseFilters
myView.ExplodedDistancePercentage = 30