DateTimeOptions.FormatString Property

Gets or sets the pattern for formatting date-time values.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

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

Declaration

C#

public string FormatString { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property FormatString As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A String value that represents the format pattern.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to FormatString
PointOptions	.ValueDateTimeOptions.FormatString

Remarks

Use the FormatString property, to specify a custom format for the date-time values displayed by axis labels, series point labels or in the legend, when their DateTimeOptions.Format property is set to DateTimeFormat.Custom

Standard date-time format specifiers for composing the format pattern are described in the Date and Time Format Strings topics in MSDN.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-a-2d-full-stacked-line-chart-e3508/VB/LineFullStacked2DChart/MainWindow.xaml#L35

<dxc:AxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>
    <dxc:DateTimeOptions Format="Custom" FormatString="yyyy" />
</dxc:AxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>

how-to-create-a-2d-overlapped-range-bar-chart-e3500/VB/2DOverlappedRangeBarChart/MainWindow.xaml#L51

<dxc:AxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>
    <dxc:DateTimeOptions Format="Custom" FormatString="MMMM" />
</dxc:AxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>

how-to-create-a-2d-side-by-side-range-bar-chart-e3503/VB/SideBySideRangeBar2DChart/MainWindow.xaml#L51

<dxc:AxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>
    <dxc:DateTimeOptions Format="Custom" FormatString="MMMM" />
</dxc:AxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>

how-to-create-a-2d-radar-point-chart-e4168/VB/RadarPointSeries2D/MainWindow.xaml#L48

<dxc:RadarAxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>
    <dxc:DateTimeOptions Format="Custom" FormatString="MMMM" />
</dxc:RadarAxisX2D.DateTimeOptions>