How to: Use the Chart Palette for Painting Series and their Points

• Jun 07, 2019

This example demonstrates how you can specify a palette whose colors are used to paint series (or their points), via the ChartControlBase.Palette property.

View Example

MainWindow.xaml

<Window x:Class="UsePalettes.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:dxc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/charts"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" >
    <Grid>
        <dxc:ChartControl>
            <!--Define a palette for your chart.-->
            <dxc:ChartControl.Palette>
                <dxc:PastelKitPalette />
            </dxc:ChartControl.Palette>
            <!-- / -->
            <dxc:ChartControl.Diagram>
                <dxc:XYDiagram2D>
                    <dxc:XYDiagram2D.Series>
                        <!--Since the ColorEach property is enabled for the first series,
                        the ChartControl.Palette propery affects its points.-->
                        <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D DisplayName="Series 1" ColorEach="True">
                            <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Points>
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="A" Value="20" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="B" Value="8" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="C" Value="9" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="D" Value="16" />
                            </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Points>
                            <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.LegendPointOptions>
                                <dxc:PointOptions PointView="ArgumentAndValues"/>
                            </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.LegendPointOptions>
                        </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D>
                        <!--The second series' color is defined by the ChartControl.Palette property.-->
                        <dxc:LineSeries2D DisplayName="Series 2" MarkerVisible="True">
                            <dxc:LineSeries2D.Points>
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="A" Value="2" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="B" Value="3" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="C" Value="6" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="D" Value="13" />
                            </dxc:LineSeries2D.Points>
                        </dxc:LineSeries2D>
                    </dxc:XYDiagram2D.Series>
                </dxc:XYDiagram2D>
            </dxc:ChartControl.Diagram>
            <!--The legend lists the points of the first series 
            (based on its ColorEach and LegendPointOptions settings), 
            and the name of the second series.-->
            <dxc:ChartControl.Legend>
                <dxc:Legend />
            </dxc:ChartControl.Legend>
            <dxc:ChartControl.Titles>
                <dxc:Title Content="How to Use the Chart Palettes" />
            </dxc:ChartControl.Titles>
        </dxc:ChartControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>