Dimension.GetDefinition() Method

Gets the data item definition for the current dimension.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Dashboard.Core

Declaration

C#

public override DataItemDefinition GetDefinition()

VB.NET

Public Overrides Function GetDefinition As DataItemDefinition

Returns

Type	Description
DataItemDefinition	A DataItemDefinition descendant that is the data item definition for the current dimension.

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C#

winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/CS/CustomItemExtension/CustomItems/SankeyChart/SankeyItemControlProvider.cs#L93

}
if(dashboardItem.Metadata.Source.GetDefinition().Equals(dashboardItem.Metadata.Target.GetDefinition())) {
    sankey.EmptySankeyText.Text = "Add different data fields to the Source and Target sections";

VB.NET

winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/VB/CustomItemExtension/CustomItems/SankeyChart/SankeyItemControlProvider.vb#L105

End If
If dashboardItem.Metadata.Source.GetDefinition().Equals(dashboardItem.Metadata.Target.GetDefinition()) Then
    sankey.EmptySankeyText.Text = "Add different data fields to the Source and Target sections"