XYDiagram2D.ShowCrosshair(Point) Method

Shows the Crosshair Cursor at the point with the specified coordinates related to the top-left corner of the chart.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public void ShowCrosshair(
    Point screenPoint
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowCrosshair(
    screenPoint As Point
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
screenPoint	Point	The screen point at which the cursor should be shown.

Example

This example demonstrates how to show the Crosshair Cursor programmatically on mouse up. The XYDiagram2D.ShowCrosshair method is used to show the Crosshair Cursor.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-programmatically-show-the-crosshair-cursor-t466140

Form1.cs

private void OnChartMouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
    XYDiagram xyDiagram = chartControl.Diagram as XYDiagram;
    if(xyDiagram == null) return;

    xyDiagram.ShowCrosshair(e.Location);
}

Form1.vb

Private Sub OnChartMouseUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As MouseEventArgs) Handles chartControl.MouseUp
    Dim xyDiagram As XYDiagram = TryCast(chartControl.Diagram, XYDiagram)
    If xyDiagram Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    xyDiagram.ShowCrosshair(e.Location)
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-programmatically-show-the-crosshair-cursor-t466140/CS/ShowCrosshair/Form1.cs#L15

    xyDiagram.ShowCrosshair(e.Location);
}

winforms-charts-manage-crosshair-cursor-visibility-in-printed-chart/CS/PrintCrosshairSample/Form1.cs#L43

    var diagram = (XYDiagram)chartControl.Diagram;
    diagram.ShowCrosshair(e.Location);
}

VB.NET

how-to-programmatically-show-the-crosshair-cursor-t466140/VB/ShowCrosshair/Form1.vb#L19

    xyDiagram.ShowCrosshair(e.Location)
End Sub

winforms-charts-manage-crosshair-cursor-visibility-in-printed-chart/VB/PrintCrosshairSample/Form1.vb#L46

    Dim diagram = CType(chartControl.Diagram, XYDiagram)
    diagram.ShowCrosshair(e.Location)
End Sub