CrosshairOptions.ContentShowMode Property

Gets or sets the element that displays the Crosshair’s content.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public CrosshairContentShowMode ContentShowMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ContentShowMode As CrosshairContentShowMode

Property Value

Type	Description
CrosshairContentShowMode	The value that specifies the chart element displaying the Crosshair’s content.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	The default mode.
Label	The Crosshair’s label displays information about the series point that the Crosshair Cursor highlights.
Legend	A legend displays information about the series point that the Crosshair Cursor highlights.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to ContentShowMode
ChartControl	.CrosshairOptions .ContentShowMode

Example

This example demonstrates how to modify the Crosshair Cursor’s appearance using the ChartControl.CustomDrawCrosshair event.

In this sample, crosshair content is displayed in a legend. For this, set the CrosshairOptions.ContentShowMode to the Legend value that the CrosshairContentShowMode enumeration contains. Note that you can specify the crosshair’s content show mode for the specified series using the XYSeries2D.CrosshairContentShowMode property.

Use the CustomDrawCrosshairEventArgs.CrosshairLegendElements property to obtain the crosshair legend elements’ collection.

To customize each crosshair legend element options, use the CrosshairLegendElement class properties.

C#

using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Charts;
namespace CustomDrawCrosshair {
    public partial class MainWindow : Window {
        const int ColorSelectorValue = 10;
        public MainWindow() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void OnCustomDrawCrosshair(object sender, CustomDrawCrosshairEventArgs e) {
            foreach(CrosshairLegendElement legendElement in e.CrosshairLegendElements) {
                legendElement.Foreground = (legendElement.SeriesPoint.Value > ColorSelectorValue) ? Brushes.Green : Brushes.Red;
                legendElement.LineElement.Brush = legendElement.Foreground;
                legendElement.AxisLabelElement.Background = legendElement.Foreground;
            }            
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Namespace CustomDrawCrosshair

    Public Partial Class MainWindow
        Inherits Window

        Const ColorSelectorValue As Integer = 10

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub OnCustomDrawCrosshair(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CustomDrawCrosshairEventArgs)
            For Each legendElement As CrosshairLegendElement In e.CrosshairLegendElements
                legendElement.Foreground = If((legendElement.SeriesPoint.Value > ColorSelectorValue), Brushes.Green, Brushes.Red)
                legendElement.LineElement.Brush = legendElement.Foreground
                legendElement.AxisLabelElement.Background = legendElement.Foreground
            Next
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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:CustomDrawCrosshair"
        xmlns:dxc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/charts" 
        x:Class="CustomDrawCrosshair.MainWindow"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
    <Grid>
        <dxc:ChartControl CustomDrawCrosshair="OnCustomDrawCrosshair">
            <dxc:ChartControl.CrosshairOptions>
                <dxc:CrosshairOptions ContentShowMode="Legend"
                                      ShowValueLabels="True"
                                      ShowValueLine="True"/>
            </dxc:ChartControl.CrosshairOptions>
            <dxc:ChartControl.Legends>
                <dxc:Legend/>
            </dxc:ChartControl.Legends>
            <dxc:XYDiagram2D>
                <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D DisplayName="Series1">
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="A" Value="8.452"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="B" Value="13.697"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="C" Value="9.147"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="D" Value="12.186"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="E" Value="10.82"/>
                </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D>
                <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D DisplayName="Series2">
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="A" Value="10.89"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="B" Value="8.254"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="C" Value="11.196"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="D" Value="13.327"/>
                    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="E" Value="9.75"/>
                </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D>
            </dxc:XYDiagram2D>
        </dxc:ChartControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>