Scatter Polar Line Chart
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Short Description
The Scatter Polar Line Chart is represented by the ScatterPolarLineSeriesView object, which belongs to Polar Series Views. The series points are displayed in the same order they were added to the collection, without aggregation by arguments. This feature is the main difference between this and other series types, which sort and group points by arguments.
For example, the following image demonstrates a Scatter Polar Line Chart, representing a graph for the Archimedean spiral.
Chart Type Characteristics
The table below lists the main characteristics of this chart type.
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Series View type | ScatterPolarLineSeriesView |
| Diagram type | 2D-PolarDiagram |
| Number of arguments per series point | 1 |
| Number of values per series point | 1 |
Note
- For information on which chart types can be combined with the Scatter Polar Line Chart, refer to the Series Views Compatibility document.
- This series view type is displayed correctly only if scale types of axes are numeric continuous.
Example
The following example demonstrates how to create a Scatter Polar Line Chart chart at runtime.
Note that this series view type is associated with the PolarDiagram type, and you should cast your diagram object to this type in order to access its specific options.
Note
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-a-scatter-polar-line-chart-t228621
using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.Utils;
namespace ScatterPolarLine {
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
// Create a new chart.
ChartControl scatterPolarLineChart = new ChartControl();
// Add the chart to the form.
scatterPolarLineChart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
this.Controls.Add(scatterPolarLineChart);
// Create a scatter polar line series.
Series series1 = new Series("Series 1", ViewType.ScatterPolarLine);
// Add points to it.
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(0, 0.523598));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(30, 0.523598));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(60, 1.047197));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(90, 1.570796));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(120, 2.094395));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(150, 2.617993));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(180, 3.141592));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(210, 3.665191));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(240, 4.188790));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(270, 4.712388));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(300, 5.235987));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(330, 5.759586));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(0, 6.283185));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(30, 6.806784));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(60, 7.330382));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(90, 7.853981));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(120, 8.377580));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(150, 8.901179));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(180, 9.424777));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(210, 9.948376));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(240, 10.4719755));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(270, 10.9955742));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(300, 11.5191730));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(330, 12.04277183));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(0, 12.56637061));
// Add the series to the chart.
scatterPolarLineChart.Series.Add(series1);
// Access the view-type-specific options of the series.
((ScatterPolarLineSeriesView)series1.View).LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyle.DashDot;
// Flip the diagram (if necessary).
((PolarDiagram)scatterPolarLineChart.Diagram).StartAngleInDegrees = 180;
((PolarDiagram)scatterPolarLineChart.Diagram).RotationDirection =
RadarDiagramRotationDirection.Counterclockwise;
// Hide the legend (if necessary).
scatterPolarLineChart.Legend.Visibility = DefaultBoolean.False;
// Add a title to the chart (if necessary).
scatterPolarLineChart.Titles.Add(new ChartTitle());
scatterPolarLineChart.Titles[0].Text = "A Scatter Polar Line Chart";
}
}
}