ChartDesigner.Show(Window, Theme, DesignerWindowKind) Method

Invokes the Chart Designer dialog with specified parameters.

Namespace: DevExpress.Charts.Designer

Assembly: DevExpress.Charts.Designer.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.Charts, DevExpress.Wpf.Charts.Designer

Declaration

C#

public bool? Show(
    Window owner,
    Theme theme = null,
    DesignerWindowKind windowKind = DesignerWindowKind.Bar
)

VB.NET

Public Function Show(
    owner As Window,
    theme As Theme = Nothing,
    windowKind As DesignerWindowKind = DesignerWindowKind.Bar
) As Boolean?

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
owner	Window	The Window object specifying the parent window for the Chart Designer dialog.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
theme	Theme	*null*	The theme to be applied to the designer.
windowKind	DesignerWindowKind	0	The Chart Designer’s kind.

Returns

Type	Description
Nullable<Boolean>	true if an end-user modifies the chart within the Chart Designer and saves changes; otherwise false.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-invoke-the-chart-designer-at-runtime-t254238/CS/ChartDesignerRuntime/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L14

    ChartDesigner designer = new ChartDesigner(chartControl);
    designer.Show(this);
}

how-to-invoke-the-chart-designer-at-runtime-t463702/CS/WpfApplication1/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L31

    ChartDesigner designer = new ChartDesigner(this.chart);
    designer.Show(this);
}

VB.NET

how-to-invoke-the-chart-designer-at-runtime-t254238/VB/ChartDesignerRuntime/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L16

    Dim designer As New ChartDesigner(chartControl)
    designer.Show(Me)
End Sub

how-to-invoke-the-chart-designer-at-runtime-t463702/VB/WpfApplication1/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L29

    Dim designer As New ChartDesigner(Me.chart)
    designer.Show(Me)
End Sub