SeriesPoint.Argument Property

Gets or sets the series point’s argument.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(typeof(string), "")]
public string Argument { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(GetType(String), "")>
Public Property Argument As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty	A String value that specifies the series data point’s argument.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to create a 2D Side-by-Side Bar. To do this, it is necessary to assign the ChartControl.Diagram property to XYDiagram2D, and then add two series with points to the diagram’s Diagram.Series collection.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-a-2d-side-by-side-bar-chart-e1257.

Window1.xaml

<Window x:Class="SideBySideBar2DChart.Window1" 
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
        xmlns:dxc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/charts" 
        Title="Window1" Height="350" Width="620">
    <Grid>
        <dxc:ChartControl Name="chartControl1">
            <dxc:ChartControl.Diagram>
                <dxc:XYDiagram2D>
                    <dxc:XYDiagram2D.Series>
                        <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D DisplayName="First Series" BarWidth="0.5">
                            <!--region #Model-->
                            <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Model>
                                <dxc:Quasi3DBar2DModel />
                            </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Model>
                            <!--endregion #Model-->
                            <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Points>
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="A" Value="1" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="B" Value="2" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="C" Value="3" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="D" Value="4" />
                            </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Points>
                        </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D>
                        <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D DisplayName="Second Series" BarWidth="0.5">
                            <!--region #Model2-->
                            <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Model>
                                <dxc:Quasi3DBar2DModel />
                            </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Model>
                            <!--endregion #Model2-->
                            <dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Points>
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="A" Value="4" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="B" Value="3" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="C" Value="2" />
                                <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="D" Value="1" />
                            </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D.Points>
                        </dxc:BarSideBySideSeries2D>
                    </dxc:XYDiagram2D.Series>
                </dxc:XYDiagram2D>
            </dxc:ChartControl.Diagram>
            <dxc:ChartControl.Legend>
                <dxc:Legend />
            </dxc:ChartControl.Legend>
        </dxc:ChartControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the Argument property.

Note

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C#

how-to-show-the-crosshair-cursor-programmatically-t466164/CS/ShowCrosshairExample/MainWindow.xaml#L78

<dxc:SeriesPoint Value="56.48"
                 Argument="06/11/2008 06:00:00.000" />
<dxc:SeriesPoint Value="53.78"

how-to-bind-a-chart-title-to-a-content-template-t345043/VB/WeatherInLondon/MainWindow.xaml#L92

<dxc:LineSeries2D DisplayName="Temperature (F)">
    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="06/11/2008 06:00:00.000" Value="56.48"/>
    <dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="06/11/2008 03:00:00.000" Value="53.78"/>

how-to-anchor-annotations-to-various-points-t378313/CS/AnnotationExample/MainWindow.xaml#L105

</dxc:LineSeries2D.Label>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2.466424" Value="-28.2" />
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2.486035" Value="-25.4" />

how-to-customize-annotation-content-t380028/CS/AnnotationExample/MainWindow.xaml#L96

</dxc:LineSeries2D.Label>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2.466424" Value="-28.2" />
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2.486035" Value="-25.4" />

how-to-customize-chart-annotations-t376991/CS/MarsTemperature/MainWindow.xaml#L137

</dxc:LineSeries2D.Label>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2.466424" Value="-28.2" />
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2.486035" Value="-25.4" />

VB.NET

how-to-export-a-custom-control-from-the-gridcontrol-cell-t190899/VB/dxSampleGrid/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L67

ps.Points.Clear()
ps.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint With {.Value = CInt(Fix(e.NewValue)), .Argument = "Missing"})
ps.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint With {.Value = 1, .Argument = "EnteredAnotherStation"})

how-to-display-custom-tooltips-over-the-data-point-currently-hovered-by-the-mouse-pointer-e1376/VB/Window1.xaml.vb#L22

tooltip_text.Text = String.Format("Series = {0}" & Constants.vbLf & "Argument = {1}" & _
    Constants.vbLf & "Value = {2}", point.Series.DisplayName, point.Argument, point.Value)
tooltip1.Placement = PlacementMode.Mouse

how-to-determine-which-chart-element-is-hovered-by-the-mouse-pointer-e4511/VB/DetermineHoveredChartElement/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L48

If hitInfo.SeriesPoint IsNot Nothing Then
    builder.AppendLine("Argument: " & hitInfo.SeriesPoint.Argument)
    builder.AppendLine("Value: " & hitInfo.SeriesPoint.Value)