ChartToolTipController Class

Provides options that define the tooltip appearance and behavior for a chart.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

[NonCategorized]
public class ChartToolTipController :
    ChartDependencyObject

<NonCategorized>
Public Class ChartToolTipController
    Inherits ChartDependencyObject

The following members return ChartToolTipController objects:

Remarks

Use the ChartControl.ToolTipController property to get access to the ChartToolTipController object.

Then, it becomes possible to customize the tooltip appearance on a chart (e.g., ChartToolTipController.ShowBeak, ChartToolTipController.ShowShadow) and define the tooltip behavior (e.g, ChartToolTipController.CloseOnClick, ChartToolTipController.OpenMode and ChartToolTipController.InitialDelay).

For more information on how to use a tooltip in your application, see the Tooltips topic.

Example

This example demonstrates how to show a tooltip when a user clicks a series point.

Set the ChartControl.ToolTipEnabled property to true to enable tooltips. Until you disable ChartControlBase.CrosshairEnabled, the Crosshair Cursor and tooltip are shown simultaneously.

To invoke a tooltip for a marker series, such as LineSeries2D, user should click or hover over a point marker. Set the LineSeries2D.MarkerVisible property to true to enable markers.

The Series.ToolTipPointPattern property defines the text shown in a tooltip for a point.

To customize the tooltip behavior, initialize the ChartControl.ToolTipController property with an ChartToolTipController object. Specify its ChartToolTipController.OpenMode, ChartToolTipController.ShowShadow, ChartToolTipController.InitialDelay, and ChartToolTipController.ContentMargin properties.

XAML

<dxc:ChartControl CrosshairEnabled="False" 
                  ToolTipEnabled="True">
    <dxc:ChartControl.ToolTipController>
        <dxc:ChartToolTipController OpenMode="OnClick" 
                                    ShowShadow="False" 
                                    InitialDelay="0:0:0.4" 
                                    ContentMargin="4"/>
    </dxc:ChartControl.ToolTipController>
    <dxc:XYDiagram2D>
        <dxc:LineSeries2D MarkerVisible="True"
                          ToolTipPointPattern="{}Argument: {A}&#x0a;Value: {V:f3}"/>
    </dxc:XYDiagram2D>                      
</dxc:ChartControl>

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XAML

how-to-provide-a-custom-tooltip-for-a-series-point-e4083/CS/ToolTipPointTemplate/MainWindow.xaml#L10

<dxc:ChartControl.ToolTipController>
    <dxc:ChartToolTipController ToolTipOpening="ChartToolTipController_ToolTipOpening" />
</dxc:ChartControl.ToolTipController>