SeriesPoint.Argument Property

Gets the point’s argument value.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializableProperty(XtraSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
public string Argument { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty(XtraSerializationVisibility.Hidden)>
Public Property Argument As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A String value that specifies the data point’s argument.

Remarks

Each data point is defined by the values of two coordinates - X and Y - when speaking about the most series types.

The X coordinate value of a point represents the point’s argument and is specified by the Argument property.

As for a point’s Y coordinate, it can be defined by one or more Y values which are stored in an array available via the SeriesPoint.Values property.

Note

Note that as distinct from the Y axis which always becomes a numerical axis used to measure point data values, the X axis which indicates point arguments can measure different types of data. You can control scale types of point arguments using the SeriesBase.ScaleType property.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-sort-stacked-bar-chart-bars-by-the-sum-of-the-corresponding-values-e967/CS/Form1.cs#L89

for(int j = 0; j < chart.Series[i].Points.Count; j++)
    if(Convert.ToDouble(chart.Series[i].Points[j].Argument) == Convert.ToDouble(point.Argument) && chart.Series[i].Points[j] != point)
        result += chart.Series[i].Points[j].Values[0];

how-to-draw-a-custom-legend-marker-for-a-series-point-t332652/CS/CustomSeriesPointDrawingSample/Form1.cs#L80

Image photo;
if (photoCache.TryGetValue(e.SeriesPoint.Argument, out photo))
    graphics.DrawImage(photo, photoRect);

how-to-perform-an-action-when-series-points-are-selected-t182608/CS/ChartSelection/Form1.cs#L41

foreach (SeriesPoint piePoint in pieChart.SelectedItems) {
    SeriesPoint barPoint = new SeriesPoint(piePoint.Argument, piePoint.Values[0]);
    barPoint.Tag = pieChart.Series[0].Points.IndexOf(piePoint);

how-to-sort-stacked-bars-by-total-values-using-qualitativescalecomparer-t585190/CS/Form1.cs#L64

foreach(SeriesPoint point in series.Points)
    if(Object.Equals(point.Argument, arg))
        total += point.Values[0];

VB.NET

how-to-sort-stacked-bar-chart-bars-by-the-sum-of-the-corresponding-values-e967/VB/Form1.vb#L89

For j As Integer = 0 To chart.Series(i).Points.Count - 1
    If Convert.ToDouble(chart.Series(i).Points(j).Argument) = Convert.ToDouble(point.Argument) AndAlso chart.Series(i).Points(j) IsNot point Then
        result += chart.Series(i).Points(j).Values(0)

how-to-draw-a-custom-legend-marker-for-a-series-point-t332652/VB/CustomSeriesPointDrawingSample/Form1.vb#L76

Dim photo As Image = Nothing
If photoCache.TryGetValue(e.SeriesPoint.Argument, photo) Then
    graphics.DrawImage(photo, photoRect)

how-to-perform-an-action-when-series-points-are-selected-t182608/VB/ChartSelection/Form1.vb#L43

For Each piePoint As SeriesPoint In pieChart.SelectedItems
    Dim barPoint As New SeriesPoint(piePoint.Argument, piePoint.Values(0))
    barPoint.Tag = pieChart.Series(0).Points.IndexOf(piePoint)

how-to-sort-stacked-bars-by-total-values-using-qualitativescalecomparer-t585190/VB/Form1.vb#L63

For Each point As SeriesPoint In series.Points
    If Object.Equals(point.Argument, arg) Then
        total += point.Values(0)