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ManualTimeSpanScaleOptions.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

public bool AutoGrid { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

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

#Example

The following example shows how to group minute-by-minute data into data points with a greater measurement unit (“Hour”).

<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:ManualTimeSpanScaleOptions GridAlignment="Hour" 
                                                            GridSpacing="4"
                                                            MeasureUnit="Hour"
                                                            AggregateFunction="Average"
                                                            GridOffset="2"
                                                            AutoGrid="False"/>
                        </dxc:AxisX2D.TimeSpanScaleOptions>                           
                    </dxc:AxisX2D>
                </dxc:XYDiagram2D.AxisX>
                <!-- Other diagram settings. -->
            </dxc:XYDiagram2D>
        </dxc:ChartControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>
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