DigitalGaugeControl Class

A digital gauge control shipped with the DXGauge Suite.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Gauges

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Gauges.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Gauges

Declaration

C#

public class DigitalGaugeControl :
    GaugeControlBase

VB.NET

Public Class DigitalGaugeControl
    Inherits GaugeControlBase

Remarks

The DigitalGaugeControl class is a visual gauge control that can display text or numbers much like a LED device.

The following images show some examples of a digital gauge.

7 segments view type	Matrix 5x8 view type

A gauge control is comprised of separate elements, such as symbols panel, symbols, segments, matrix cells, etc. To learn more about them, refer to the Visual Elements (Digital Gauge) section.

Example

This example demonstrates how to create a DigitalGaugeControl instance and customize its settings.

View Example

MainWindow.xaml (C#)

<Window x:Class="Digital_Gauge.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:dxga="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/gauges"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <Grid>
        <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl Name="digitalGaugeControl1"
                                  Text="Hello everyone!!!" 
                                  Height="150" Padding="7">
            <!--region #Layers-->
            <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Layers>
                <dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer>
                    <dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer.Presentation>
                        <dxga:ClassicDigitalGaugeBackgroundLayerPresentation/>
                    </dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer.Presentation>
                </dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer>
            </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Layers>
            <!--endregion #Layers-->
            <!--region #Model-->
            <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Model>
                <dxga:DigitalFutureModel />
            </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Model>
            <!--endregion #Model-->
            <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.SymbolView>
                <dxga:MatrixView8x14>
                    <!--region #MatrixOptions-->
                    <dxga:MatrixView8x14.Options>
                        <dxga:SymbolOptions SkewAngleX="5" SkewAngleY="5" />
                    </dxga:MatrixView8x14.Options>
                    <!--endregion #MatrixOptions-->
                    <!--region #MatrixAnimation-->
                    <dxga:MatrixView8x14.Animation>
                        <dxga:CreepingLineAnimation RefreshTime="00:00:00.2000000"
                                                    Repeat="True" />
                    </dxga:MatrixView8x14.Animation>
                    <!--endregion #MatrixAnimation-->
                </dxga:MatrixView8x14>
            </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.SymbolView>
        </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

MainWindow.xaml (VB.NET)

<Window x:Class="Digital_Gauge.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:dxga="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/gauges"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <Grid>
        <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl Name="digitalGaugeControl1"
                                  Text="Hello everyone!!!" 
                                  Height="150" Padding="7">
            <!--region #Layers-->
            <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Layers>
                <dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer>
                    <dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer.Presentation>
                        <dxga:ClassicDigitalGaugeBackgroundLayerPresentation/>
                    </dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer.Presentation>
                </dxga:DigitalGaugeLayer>
            </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Layers>
            <!--endregion #Layers-->
            <!--region #Model-->
            <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Model>
                <dxga:DigitalFutureModel />
            </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.Model>
            <!--endregion #Model-->
            <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.SymbolView>
                <dxga:MatrixView8x14>
                    <!--region #MatrixOptions-->
                    <dxga:MatrixView8x14.Options>
                        <dxga:SymbolOptions SkewAngleX="5" SkewAngleY="5" />
                    </dxga:MatrixView8x14.Options>
                    <!--endregion #MatrixOptions-->
                    <!--#region #MatrixAnimation-->
                    <dxga:MatrixView8x14.Animation>
                        <dxga:CreepingLineAnimation RefreshTime="00:00:00.2000000"
                                                    Repeat="True" />
                    </dxga:MatrixView8x14.Animation>
                    <!--#endregion #MatrixAnimation-->
                </dxga:MatrixView8x14>
            </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl.SymbolView>
        </dxga:DigitalGaugeControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-gauges-getting-started-create-digital-gauge/CS/Digital Gauge/MainWindow.xaml#L7

<Grid>
    <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl Name="digitalGaugeControl1" Text="ON AIR"
                              VerticalAlignment="Center">

wpf-gauges-set-width-and-height-of-symbols-in-digital-gauge-control/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L7

<Grid>
    <dxga:DigitalGaugeControl Text="Hello!!!"
                              VerticalAlignment="Center">

Inheritance

Object

DispatcherObject

DependencyObject

Visual

UIElement

FrameworkElement

Control

GaugeControlBase

DigitalGaugeControl