WaterfallSeriesView Class

The Waterfall series view.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

C#

[TypeConverter(typeof(WaterfallSeriesViewTypeConverter))]
public class WaterfallSeriesView :
    StackedBarSeriesView,
    IWaterfallSeriesView,
    ILegendItemProvider

VB.NET

<TypeConverter(GetType(WaterfallSeriesViewTypeConverter))>
Public Class WaterfallSeriesView
    Inherits StackedBarSeriesView
    Implements IWaterfallSeriesView,
               ILegendItemProvider

Remarks

The following image shows a waterfall chart and its element:

A data source for a waterfall chart can store relative and absolute data values.

For a chart with relative data, you can add a start bar with a given value and label. To do this, cast the ValueOptions property to WaterfallRelativeValueOptions. Then, specify the WaterfallRelativeValueOptions.StartBarValue and WaterfallRelativeValueOptions.StartBarLabel properties.

If the data source stores absolute data values, cast the ValueOptions property to the WaterfallAbsoluteValueOptions type.

The Waterfall chart displays a Total bar. To change its label, use the WaterfallValueOptionsBase.TotalLabel property. To hide the total bar, set WaterfallValueOptionsBase.ShowTotal to false.

You can add a sets of subtotals. To do this, populate the WaterfallValueOptionsBase.Subtotals collection with Subtotal objects.

Use the following properties to change the appearance of waterfall chart elements:

• ConnectorColor
• ConnectorStyle
• FallingBarColor
• RisingBarColor
• StartBarColor
• SubtotalBarColor
• TotalBarColor

Example

This example shows how to create a chart with a data series of the waterfall view.

• Add a series to a chart.
• Specify the series data members.
• Use the WaterfallSeriesView object to configure the series view options.

• Specify value options. If data source stores value differences, use the WaterfallRelativeValueOptions. Use the WaterfallAbsoluteValueOptions class if the data source stores absolute data values.

  C#

  private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      chartControl1.DataSource = LoadDataTableFromXml("../../Data/carbon.xml", "CarbonContribution");
      Series series = new Series("Carbon Balance", ViewType.Waterfall);
      series.SetDataMembers("Year", "Contribution");
      series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative;
      chartControl1.Series.Add(series);
      ((WaterfallSeriesLabel)series.Label).Position = WaterfallSeriesLabelPosition.OutsideEnd;
      series.LabelsVisibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
      WaterfallSeriesView view = series.View as WaterfallSeriesView;
      if (view != null) {
          view.RisingBarColor = Color.FromArgb(218, 88, 89);
          view.FallingBarColor = Color.FromArgb(146, 206, 181);
          view.SubtotalBarColor = Color.Gray;
          view.TotalBarColor = Color.DarkGray;
          view.StartBarColor = Color.LightGray;
          view.ConnectorColor = Color.Black;
          view.ConnectorStyle.Thickness = 1;
          WaterfallRelativeValueOptions valueOptions = view.ValueOptions as WaterfallRelativeValueOptions;
          if (valueOptions != null) {
              valueOptions.StartBarLabel = "1989";
              valueOptions.StartBarValue = 2766D;
              valueOptions.ShowTotal = true;
              valueOptions.TotalLabel = "2018";
              valueOptions.Subtotals.Add(new Subtotal { PointIndex = 16, Label= "February 16, 2005" });
          }
      }  
  }
  

  VB.NET

  Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
      chartControl1.DataSource = LoadDataTableFromXml("../../Data/carbon.xml", "CarbonContribution")
      Dim series As Series = New Series("Carbon Balance", ViewType.Waterfall)
      series.SetDataMembers("Year", "Contribution")
      series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative
      chartControl1.Series.Add(series)
      (CType(series.Label, WaterfallSeriesLabel)).Position = WaterfallSeriesLabelPosition.OutsideEnd
      series.LabelsVisibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.[True]
      Dim view As WaterfallSeriesView = TryCast(series.View, WaterfallSeriesView)
      If view IsNot Nothing Then
          view.RisingBarColor = Color.FromArgb(218, 88, 89)
          view.FallingBarColor = Color.FromArgb(146, 206, 181)
          view.SubtotalBarColor = Color.Gray
          view.TotalBarColor = Color.DarkGray
          view.StartBarColor = Color.LightGray
          view.ConnectorColor = Color.Black
          view.ConnectorStyle.Thickness = 1
          Dim valueOptions As WaterfallRelativeValueOptions = TryCast(view.ValueOptions, WaterfallRelativeValueOptions)
          If valueOptions IsNot Nothing Then
              valueOptions.StartBarLabel = "1989"
              valueOptions.StartBarValue = 2766R
              valueOptions.ShowTotal = True
              valueOptions.TotalLabel = "2018"
              valueOptions.Subtotals.Add(New Subtotal With {
                  .PointIndex = 16,
                  .Label = "February 16, 2005"
              })
          End If
      End If
  End Sub
  

Implements

IXtraSerializable

IXYSeriesView2D

IXtraSupportDeserializeCollectionItem

ISupportTransparency

ILegendItemProvider

Inheritance

Object

ChartElement

SeriesViewBase

XYDiagram2DSeriesViewBase

XYDiagramSeriesViewBase

SeriesViewColorEachSupportBase

BarSeriesView

StackedBarSeriesView

WaterfallSeriesView