ChartRangeControlClientGridOptions.LabelFormat Property

Gets or sets the string used to format chart argument values.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializableProperty]
public string LabelFormat { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property LabelFormat As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string used to format chart argument values.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to LabelFormat
ChartRangeControlClientBase	.GridOptions .LabelFormat

Remarks

Use the LabelFormat property, to specify a custom format for the values displayed by argument labels.

The following image shows this property in action with the “D” format string for the date-time chart client.

Format strings are described in the Numeric Format Strings, Date and Time Format Strings and TimeSpan Format Strings topics.

Example

This example demonstrates how to set up a range control with the date-time chart client to display a chart with date-time data in the range control’s background.

In order to provide data to a chart date-time range control client, you need to access the ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider object using the ChartRangeControlClientBase.DataProvider property and assign a data source to the ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider.DataSource property. Then specify the required data fields via the ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider.ArgumentDataMember, ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider.ValueDataMember, and ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider.SeriesDataMember (optional) properties.

In the current example, a date-time chart client is bound to a simple data table containing three columns (“Argument”, “Value”, and “Series”).

In addition, this example shows how to customize chart client common settings (e.g., change the date-time range, customize template view and grid options).

Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;

namespace DateTimeChartRangeClient {

    public partial class Form1 : Form {

        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Assign a date-time chart client to the Range control. 
            rangeControl1.Client = dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1;

            // Generate a data table and bind the date-time client to it.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.DataSource = CreateChartData(50, 2);

            // Specify data members to bind the client.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument";
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ValueDataMember = "Value";
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.SeriesDataMember = "Series";

            // Specify the chart range control client view.       
            AreaChartRangeControlClientView areaView = new AreaChartRangeControlClientView();
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.TemplateView = areaView;

            // Customize the area view appearance. 
            areaView.AreaOpacity = 90;
            areaView.Color = Color.Aqua;
            areaView.ShowMarkers = true;
            areaView.MarkerSize = 5;
            areaView.MarkerColor = Color.Red;

            // Format labels of the date-time chart range control client. 
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.LabelFormat = "D";

            // Specify the palette name to get a nice-looking chart.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.PaletteName = "Office";

            // Customize grid alignment, grid spacing, snap spacing and snap alignment of the chart range control client.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridAlignment = RangeControlDateTimeGridAlignment.Day;
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 1;
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1;
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapAlignment = RangeControlDateTimeGridAlignment.Week;

            // Change the date-time range of the chart range control client.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Min = DateTime.Now;
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Max = DateTime.Now.AddDays(50);
        }

        private DataTable CreateChartData(int pointCount, int seriesCount) {

            // Create an empty table.
            DataTable table = new DataTable("Table1");

            // Add three columns to the table.
            table.Columns.Add("Argument", typeof(DateTime));
            table.Columns.Add("Value", typeof(Double));
            table.Columns.Add("Series", typeof(string));

            // Add data rows to the table.
            Random rand = new Random((int)DateTime.Now.Ticks);
            DataRow row = null;
            double value = 0;

            for (int seriesIndex = 0; seriesIndex < seriesCount; seriesIndex++) {
                for (int pointIndex = 0; pointIndex < pointCount; pointIndex++) {
                    value += (rand.NextDouble() - 0.3);
                    row = table.NewRow();
                    row["Argument"] = DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(pointIndex);
                    row["Value"] = Math.Sin(pointIndex) + value;
                    row["Series"] = seriesIndex.ToString();
                    table.Rows.Add(row);
                }
            }
            return table;
        }
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors

Namespace DateTimeChartRangeClient

    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()

            ' Assign a date-time chart client to the Range control. 
            rangeControl1.Client = dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1

            ' Generate a data table and bind the date-time client to it.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.DataSource = CreateChartData(50, 2)

            ' Specify data members to bind the client.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument"
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ValueDataMember = "Value"
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.SeriesDataMember = "Series"

            ' Specify the chart range control client view.       
            Dim areaView As New AreaChartRangeControlClientView()
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.TemplateView = areaView

            ' Customize the area view appearance. 
            areaView.AreaOpacity = 90
            areaView.Color = Color.Aqua
            areaView.ShowMarkers = True
            areaView.MarkerSize = 5
            areaView.MarkerColor = Color.Red

            ' Format labels of the date-time chart range control client. 
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.LabelFormat = "D"

            ' Specify the palette name to get a nice-looking chart.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.PaletteName = "Office"

            ' Customize grid alignment, grid spacing, snap spacing and snap alignment of the chart range control client.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridAlignment = RangeControlDateTimeGridAlignment.Day
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 1
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapAlignment = RangeControlDateTimeGridAlignment.Week

            ' Change the date-time range of the chart range control client.
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Min = Date.Now
            dateTimeChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Max = Date.Now.AddDays(50)
        End Sub

        Private Function CreateChartData(ByVal pointCount As Integer, ByVal seriesCount As Integer) As DataTable

            ' Create an empty table.
            Dim table As New DataTable("Table1")

            ' Add three columns to the table.
            table.Columns.Add("Argument", GetType(Date))
            table.Columns.Add("Value", GetType(Double))
            table.Columns.Add("Series", GetType(String))

            ' Add data rows to the table.
            Dim rand As New Random(CInt(Date.Now.Ticks))
            Dim row As DataRow = Nothing
            Dim value As Double = 0

            For seriesIndex As Integer = 0 To seriesCount - 1
                For pointIndex As Integer = 0 To pointCount - 1
                    value += (rand.NextDouble() - 0.3)
                    row = table.NewRow()
                    row("Argument") = Date.Now.Date.AddDays(pointIndex)
                    row("Value") = Math.Sin(pointIndex) + value
                    row("Series") = seriesIndex.ToString()
                    table.Rows.Add(row)
                Next pointIndex
            Next seriesIndex
            Return table
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace