ChartRangeControlClientGridOptions.SnapSpacing Property

Gets or sets the numeric snap step.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializableProperty]
public double SnapSpacing { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property SnapSpacing As Double

Property Value

Type	Description
Double	A Double value that is the snap step.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to SnapSpacing
ChartRangeControlClientBase	.GridOptions.SnapSpacing
DateTimeChartRangeControlClient	.GridOptions.SnapSpacing
NumericChartRangeControlClient	.GridOptions.SnapSpacing
TimeSpanChartRangeControlClient	.GridOptions.SnapSpacing

Remarks

Use the SnapSpacing property to specify the numeric step to which the new selected range is snapped in the viewport area of the range control.

The image below shows the SnapSpacing property in action with the value set to 100000.

Note that the selected range of data is displayed as lines by the chart numeric client within the range control’s viewport.

Example

This example shows how to bind a numeric chart range control client to a System.Collections.Generic.List containing NumericItem objects.

In order to provide data to a chart numeric 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.

Each NumericItem object contains Argument, Value and Series properties, to which a numeric chart range control client is bound via its ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider.ArgumentDataMember, ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider.ValueDataMember, and ChartRangeControlClientDataProvider.SeriesDataMember (optional) properties.

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

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-bind-a-numeric-chart-range-control-client-to-a-list-of-custom-objects-t125956

Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;

namespace NumericChartClient {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {

        const int pointCount = 20;
        const int seriesCount = 2;
        Random rand = new Random();
        List<NumericItem> data = new List<NumericItem>();

        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Assign a numeric chart client to the Range control. 
            rangeControl1.Client = numericChartRangeControlClient1;

            // Generate a list of NumericItem objects and bind the numeric chart client to it.
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.DataSource = GenerateNumericData();

            // Specify data members to bind the chart client.
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument";
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ValueDataMember = "Value";
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.SeriesDataMember = "Series";

            // Specify the chart range control client view.
            AreaChartRangeControlClientView areaView = new AreaChartRangeControlClientView();
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.TemplateView = areaView;

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

            // Specify the palette name to get a nice-looking chart.
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.PaletteName = "NatureColors";

            // Change the default range of the numeric chart range control client.          
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Min = 4;
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Max = 12;

            // Customize the grid options of the numeric chart range control client.          
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 2;
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1;
        }

        List<NumericItem> GenerateNumericData() {

            for (int seriesIndex = 0; seriesIndex < seriesCount; seriesIndex++) {
                for (int i = 0; i < pointCount; i++) {
                    data.Add(new NumericItem() {
                        Argument = i,
                        Value = rand.Next(0, 30) + i,
                        Series = seriesIndex
                    });
                }
            }
            return data;
        }
    }

    public class NumericItem {
        public double Argument { get; set; }
        public double Value { get; set; }
        public double Series { get; set; }
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors

Namespace NumericChartClient
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Private Const pointCount As Integer = 20
        Private Const seriesCount As Integer = 2
        Private rand As New Random()
        Private data As New List(Of NumericItem)()

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()

            ' Assign a numeric chart client to the Range control. 
            rangeControl1.Client = numericChartRangeControlClient1

            ' Generate a list of NumericItem objects and bind the numeric chart client to it.
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.DataSource = GenerateNumericData()

            ' Specify data members to bind the chart client.
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument"
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ValueDataMember = "Value"
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.SeriesDataMember = "Series"

            ' Specify the chart range control client view.
            Dim areaView As New AreaChartRangeControlClientView()
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.TemplateView = areaView

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

            ' Specify the palette name to get a nice-looking chart.
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.PaletteName = "NatureColors"

            ' Change the default range of the numeric chart range control client.          
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Min = 4
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Max = 12

            ' Customize the grid options of the numeric chart range control client.          
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 2
            numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1
        End Sub

        Private Function GenerateNumericData() As List(Of NumericItem)

            For seriesIndex As Integer = 0 To seriesCount - 1
                For i As Integer = 0 To pointCount - 1
                    data.Add(New NumericItem() With {.Argument = i, .Value = rand.Next(0, 30) + i, .Series = seriesIndex})
                Next i
            Next seriesIndex
            Return data
        End Function
    End Class

    Public Class NumericItem
        Private privateArgument As Double
        Public Property Argument() As Double
            Get
                Return privateArgument
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Double)
                privateArgument = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Private privateValue As Double
        Public Property Value() As Double
            Get
                Return privateValue
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Double)
                privateValue = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Private privateSeries As Double
        Public Property Series() As Double
            Get
                Return privateSeries
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Double)
                privateSeries = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class
End Namespace

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-customize-series-of-a-chart-range-control-client-at-runtime-t130182/CS/ChartClientCustomizeSeries/Form1.cs#L64

    numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 2;
    numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1;
}

VB.NET

how-to-customize-series-of-a-chart-range-control-client-at-runtime-t130182/VB/ChartClientCustomizeSeries/Form1.vb#L65

    numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 2
    numericChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1
End Sub