ContinuousTimeSpanScaleOptions.AutoGrid Property

Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the GridSpacing and GridAlignment property values are automatically calculated.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public bool AutoGrid { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property AutoGrid As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the Chart automatically determines optimal values for the grid spacing and grid alignment; otherwise false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to AutoGrid
AxisY2D	.TimeSpanScaleOptions .AutoGrid
AxisY3D	.TimeSpanScaleOptions .AutoGrid
CircularAxisY2D	.TimeSpanScaleOptions .AutoGrid

Example

This example shows how to configure a continuous time-span scale options of an x-axis.

XAML

<Window
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TimeSpanExample"
        xmlns:dxc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/charts" 
        x:Class="TimeSpanExample.MainWindow"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
    <Window.DataContext>
        <local:ChartViewModel/>
    </Window.DataContext>
    <Grid>
        <dxc:ChartControl>
            <dxc:XYDiagram2D>
                <dxc:XYDiagram2D.AxisX>
                    <dxc:AxisX2D>
                        <dxc:AxisX2D.TimeSpanScaleOptions>
                            <dxc:ContinuousTimeSpanScaleOptions GridAlignment="Hour" 
                                                                GridSpacing="3" 
                                                                AutoGrid="False"/>
                        </dxc:AxisX2D.TimeSpanScaleOptions>
                    </dxc:AxisX2D>
                </dxc:XYDiagram2D.AxisX>
                <!-- Other diagram settings. -->
            </dxc:XYDiagram2D>
        </dxc:ChartControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

Related API:

Member	Description
AxisX2D.TimeSpanScaleOptions	Gets or sets options of the time-span scale used by the argument axis.
ContinuousTimeSpanScaleOptions	Contains settings for an axis with a continuous time-span scale.
ContinuousTimeSpanScaleOptions.GridAlignment	Gets or sets the time-span measurement unit that defines the alignment of grid lines and axis labels.
ContinuousTimeSpanScaleOptions.GridSpacing	Gets or sets a value that specifies the distance between major tickmarks and grid lines.
ContinuousTimeSpanScaleOptions.AutoGrid	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the GridSpacing and GridAlignment property values are automatically calculated.