ChartControl.IsDirectXSurfaceRendering Property

Gets or sets whether to render chart content with DirectX.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public bool IsDirectXSurfaceRendering { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Property IsDirectXSurfaceRendering As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, to enable DirectX chart content rendering; false, to render chart content with GDI/GDI+.

Remarks

Note that DirectX applications require a Platform Update for Windows 7, Windows 8 or newer installed on client machines.

Enable the IsDirectXSurfaceRendering property to resolve a certain performance issue caused by the WPF rendering system, and increase the rendering speed of Line and Spline series.

Refer to the WPF Charting – New Rendering Mode topic for more information.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-line-chart-performance-demo/VB/ChartLineRendering/MainWindow.xaml#L14

</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<dxc:ChartControl Grid.Row="0" IsDirectXSurfaceRendering="{Binding ElementName=cbRenderMode, Path=IsChecked}">
    <dxc:XYDiagram2D EnableAxisXNavigation="True" EnableAxisYNavigation="True">