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Series3DBase.XArgumentScaleType Property

Gets or sets a value that specifies the scale type of series point X-arguments.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v26.1.dll

Declaration

public ScaleType XArgumentScaleType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
ScaleType

The X-argument type. The default value is Auto.

Available values:

Name Description
Qualitative

Identifies the Qualitative data scale. This means that data provided for the Series.Points will be treated as qualitative values, and will be shown on the axis as textual representations (e.g., A, B, and C).

Numerical

Identifies the Numerical data scale. This means that data provided for the Series.Points will be treated as numerical values, and will be shown on the axis as numbers (e.g., 100, 200, and 300). Use the AxisBase.Label‘s AxisLabel.TextPattern property to define the output format of numerical values shown on the axis.

DateTime

Identifies the DateTime data scale. The data that you provide for the Series.Points will be treated as DateTime values, and will be shown on the axis as DateTime values (e.g., January, 2003, January, 2004, and January, 2005). The axis’s DateTimeScaleOptions property allows you to specify the scale-related settings. To define the output format of DateTime values shown on the axis, use the AxisBase.Label‘s AxisLabel.TextPattern property.

TimeSpan

Identifies the TimeSpan data scale. The data that you provide for the Series.Points will be treated and shown on the axis as TimeSpan values (for example, 00:00:00, 00:00:01, 00:00:02). Note that in this case, the axis’s TimeSpanScaleOptions property allows you to specify the scale-related settings. To define the output format of TimeSpan values shown on the axis, use the AxisBase.Label‘s AxisLabel.TextPattern property.

Auto

A scale type is detected automatically based on the type of underlying data. This means that numerical data will be treated as numerical, date-time data as date-time, qualitative as qualitative values.

Note that this mode can be applied only for the Series.ArgumentScaleType property.

DateOnly

Identifies the DateOnly data scale. All Series.Points values are treated as DateOnly values and displayed on the axis as dates (for example, January, 2003, January, 2004, and January, 2005). Use the DateTimeScaleOptions property of an axis to configure scale settings. To specify the display format for DateOnly values on the axis, use the AxisBase.Label‘s AxisLabel.TextPattern property.

TimeOnly

Identifies the TimeOnly data scale. All Series.Points values are treated as TimeOnly, and displayed on the axis as time values (for example, 01:03). The DateTimeScaleOptions property of an axis allows you to specify scale-related settings. To define the output format of TimeOnly values displayed on the axis, use the AxisBase.Label‘s AxisLabel.TextPattern property.

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