TdxChartCustomAxis Class
The base class for axis classes in the Chart control.
Declaration
TdxChartCustomAxis = class(
TdxChartCustomVisualElement
)Remarks
The axis of arguments (X-axis) and the axis of values (Y-axis) form a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system in an XY diagram. The TdxChartCustomAxis class implements common functionality for axes.
Main API Members
The list below outlines key members of the TdxChartCustomAxis class that allow you to configure an axis.
General
- Assign
- Copies compatible settings between chart axes.
- Diagram
- Provides access to the XY diagram to which the axis belongs.
- Visible
- Hides or displays the axis.
Appearance and Behavior
- Alignment
- Specifies the axis position in relation to the parent diagram.
- Appearance
- Allows you to customize general appearance settings.
- CrosshairLabels
- Provides access to crosshair axis label settings.
- MinorCount
- Specifies the number of minor tick marks.
- Ticks
- Provides access to major and minor axis tick appearance settings.
- Title
- Specifies a title for the axis and changes title appearance and position.
- ValueLabels
Allows you to display and customize axis value labels.
Tip
You can handle the parent diagram‘s OnGetAxisValueLabelDrawParameters event to customize individual axis value labels.
Diagram-Related Settings
- Gridlines
- Allows you to display and customize axis grid lines in the parent diagram.
- Interlaced
- Applies interlacing to the parent diagram.
- Logarithmic | LogarithmicBase
- Allow you to enable a logarithmic scale for the numeric axis and adjust the scale’s logarithmic base.
- NumericScaleOptions | Range
- Adjust the numeric value range of the axis.
- Reverse
- Allows you to reverse the axis scale direction.
Terminal TdxChartCustomAxis Class Descendants
Do not use the TdxChartCustomAxis class directly. Use the following descendants instead:
- TdxChartAxisX
- Stores settings of an axis of arguments in an XY diagram.
- TdxChartAxisY
- Stores settings of an axis of values in an XY diagram.
- TdxChartSecondaryAxisX
- A secondary axis of arguments.
- TdxChartSecondaryAxisY
- A secondary axis of values.
Inheritance
See Also