ContinuousTimeSpanScaleOptions.GridAlignment Property

Gets or sets the time-span measurement unit that defines the alignment of grid lines and axis labels.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public TimeSpanGridAlignment GridAlignment { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property GridAlignment As TimeSpanGridAlignment

Property Value

Type	Description
TimeSpanGridAlignment	A measurement unit that defines how to align the axis major grid lines and labels.

Available values:

Name	Description
Millisecond	Specifies the millisecond measurement unit.
Second	Specifies the second measurement unit.
Minute	Specifies the minute measurement unit.
Hour	Specifies the hour measurement unit.
Day	Specifies the day measurement unit.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

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

Remarks

The following images show charts with different grid alignments (GridSpacing is set to 1).

Value	Image
GridAlignment = “Hour”
GridAlignment = “Day”

Disable the AutoGrid property before you specify GridAlignment.

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.