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ScaleType Enum

Contains the values used to specify the scale type for the argument and value of series points.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v14.2.dll

#Declaration

public enum ScaleType

#Members

Name Description
Qualitative

The series points' data is treated as qualitative, which is reflected in the x-axis' labels.

This scale type can be assigned only to the Series.ArgumentScaleType property, and the y-axis cannot treat qualitative values.

Numerical

The series points' data is treated as numerical.

When this scale type is used, to choose a display format for the corresponding axis labels, use the AxisBase.NumericOptions property.

DateTime

The series points' data is treated as date-time.

When this scale type is used, to choose a display format for the corresponding axis labels, use the Axis.DateTimeOptions property.

Auto

A scale type is detected automatically based on the type of underlying data. This means that numerical data will be treated as numerical, date-time data as date-time, qualitative as qualitative values.

Note that this mode can be applied only for the Series.ArgumentScaleType property.

#Passed To

You can pass ScaleType values to the following properies:

#Remarks

The values listed by the ScaleType enumerator are used to set the Series.ArgumentScaleType and Series.ValueScaleType properties.

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