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V20.2

SankeyDiagramControl.WeightDataMember Property

Specifies the name of a data member that contains link weights.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts.Sankey

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v20.2.UI.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Charts

Declaration

public string WeightDataMember { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
String

The name of a data member that contains link weights.

Remarks

Specify the DataSource property to bind a Sankey diagram to data. You can assign an object of a class that implements one of the following interfaces: IList, IListSource or IBindingList.

Then, define the names of data members that store data for source nodes, target nodes, and weights:

  • SourceDataMember - Specifies the name of a data member that contains data for source node labels.

  • TargetDataMember - Specifies the name of a data member that contains data for target node labels.

  • WeightDataMember (Optional) - Specifies the name of a data member that contains data for link weights. If unspecified, weights equal 1.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraCharts.Sankey;
namespace SankeySample {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            sankeyDiagramControl1.DataSource = GetSankeyItems();
            sankeyDiagramControl1.SourceDataMember = "Source";
            sankeyDiagramControl1.TargetDataMember = "Target";            
            sankeyDiagramControl1.WeightDataMember = "Value";
            sankeyDiagramControl1.Titles.Add(new SankeyTitle { Text = "Export/Import" });
        }
        List<SankeyItem> GetSankeyItems() {
            List<SankeyItem> data = new List<SankeyItem> {
                new SankeyItem { Source = "France", Target = "UK", Value = 53 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "Australia", Target = "UK", Value = 72 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "France", Target = "Canada", Value = 81 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "China", Target = "Canada", Value = 96 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "UK", Target = "France", Value = 61 },
                new SankeyItem { Source = "Canada", Target = "France", Value = 89 },
            };
            return data;
        }
    }
    public class SankeyItem {
        public string Source { get; set; }
        public string Target { get; set; }
        public double Value { get; set; }
    }
}
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