DataPointCollection.ArgumentScaleType Property

Specifies the scale type of data points arguments.

Namespace: DevExpress.UI.Xaml.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.UI.Xaml.Charts.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Uwp.Controls

Declaration

C#

public ScaleType ArgumentScaleType { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ArgumentScaleType As ScaleType

Property Value

Type	Description
ScaleType	A ScaleType enumeration value.

Available values:

Name	Description
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.
Numerical	Identifies the Numerical data scale. This means that data provided for the DataPointCollection.Points will be treated as numerical values, and will be shown on the axis as numbers (e.g., 100, 200, and 300).
DateTime	Identifies the DateTime data scale. This means that data provided for the DataPointCollection.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).
Qualitative	Identifies the Qualitative data scale. This means that data provided for the DataPointCollection.Points will be treated as qualitative values, and will be shown on the axis as textual representations (e.g., A, B, and C).

Remarks

For more information, refer to Providing Data.

Example

This example demonstrates how to create a simple Cartesian chart with 3 Stacked Bar series, populate them with data and adjust common settings.

XAML

<Page
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="using:CartesianChart"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    xmlns:Charts="using:DevExpress.UI.Xaml.Charts"
    x:Class="CartesianChart.MainPage"
    mc:Ignorable="d">

    <Grid Background="{StaticResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">

        <Charts:CartesianChart Margin="50">
            <Charts:CartesianChart.Legend>
                <Charts:Legend HorizontalPosition="Left" VerticalPosition="Top"/>
            </Charts:CartesianChart.Legend>
            <Charts:CartesianChart.Series>
                <Charts:Series DisplayName="Illinois">
                    <Charts:Series.View>
                        <Charts:StackedBarSeriesView />
                    </Charts:Series.View>
                    <Charts:Series.Data>
                        <Charts:DataPointCollection ArgumentScaleType="Qualitative">
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="1998" Value="423.721"/>
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="2001" Value="476.851"/>
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="2004" Value="528.904"/>
                        </Charts:DataPointCollection>
                    </Charts:Series.Data>
                </Charts:Series>
                <Charts:Series DisplayName="Indiana">
                    <Charts:Series.View>
                        <Charts:StackedBarSeriesView />
                    </Charts:Series.View>
                    <Charts:Series.Data>
                        <Charts:DataPointCollection ArgumentScaleType="Qualitative">
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="1998" Value="178.719" />
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="2001" Value="195.769" />
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="2004" Value="227.271" />
                        </Charts:DataPointCollection>
                    </Charts:Series.Data>
                </Charts:Series>
                <Charts:Series DisplayName="Michigan" >
                    <Charts:Series.View>
                        <Charts:StackedBarSeriesView />
                    </Charts:Series.View>
                    <Charts:Series.Data>
                        <Charts:DataPointCollection ArgumentScaleType="Qualitative">
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="1998" Value="308.845" />
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="2001" Value="335.793" />
                            <Charts:DataPoint Argument="2004" Value="372.576" />
                        </Charts:DataPointCollection>
                    </Charts:Series.Data>
                </Charts:Series>
            </Charts:CartesianChart.Series>
        </Charts:CartesianChart>

    </Grid>
</Page>