TimeSpanChartRangeControlClientRange Class

Contains the common settings that define the range displayed by a time-span chart client of the range control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public class TimeSpanChartRangeControlClientRange :
    ChartRangeControlClientRange

VB.NET

Public Class TimeSpanChartRangeControlClientRange
    Inherits ChartRangeControlClientRange

Related API Members

The following members return TimeSpanChartRangeControlClientRange objects:

• TimeSpanChartRangeControlClient.Range

Remarks

The DateTimeChartRangeControlClientRange class provides options that allow you to limit a chart client range. Set the DateTimeChartRangeControlClientRange.Min and DateTimeChartRangeControlClientRange.Max properties to specify the minimum and maximum axis values.

The time-span chart client range is automatically calculated when the ChartRangeControlClientGridOptions.Auto property is set to true (default). When you define the custom range, this resets the auto range calculation.

Example

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

In order to provide data to a chart time-span range control client, 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 time-span 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 time-span range, customize template view and grid options).

C#

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

namespace TimeSpanChartRangeClient {
    public partial class Form1 : XtraForm {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Assign a time-span chart client to the Range control. 
            rangeControl1.Client = timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1;

            // Generate a data table and bind the time-span client to it.
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.DataSource = CreateChartData(100, 2);

            // Specify data members to bind the client.
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument";
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ValueDataMember = "Value";
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.SeriesDataMember = "Series";

            // Specify the chart range control client view.       
            AreaChartRangeControlClientView areaView = new AreaChartRangeControlClientView();
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.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 time-span chart range control client. 
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.LabelFormat = "c";

            // Specify the palette name to get a nice-looking chart.
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.PaletteName = "Office";

            // Customize grid alignment, grid spacing, snap spacing and snap alignment of the chart range control client.
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridAlignment = RangeControlTimeSpanGridAlignment.Hour;
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 1;
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1;
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapAlignment = RangeControlTimeSpanGridAlignment.Hour;

            // Change the time-span range of the chart range control client.
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Min = TimeSpan.FromHours(9);
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Max = TimeSpan.FromHours(18);
        }
        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(TimeSpan));
            table.Columns.Add("Value", typeof(Double));
            table.Columns.Add("Series", typeof(string));

            // Add data rows to the table.
            Random rand = new Random(10);
            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"] = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(pointIndex * 30);
                    row["Value"] = Math.Sin(pointIndex) + value;
                    row["Series"] = seriesIndex.ToString();
                    table.Rows.Add(row);
                }
            }
            return table;
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing

Namespace TimeSpanChartRangeClient
    Public Partial Class Form1
        Inherits XtraForm

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()

            ' Assign a time-span chart client to the Range control. 
            rangeControl1.Client = timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1

            ' Generate a data table and bind the time-span client to it.
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.DataSource = CreateChartData(100, 2)

            ' Specify data members to bind the client.
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ArgumentDataMember = "Argument"
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.ValueDataMember = "Value"
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.DataProvider.SeriesDataMember = "Series"

            ' Specify the chart range control client view.      
            Dim areaView As AreaChartRangeControlClientView = New AreaChartRangeControlClientView()
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.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 time-span chart range control client. 
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.LabelFormat = "c"
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.PaletteName = "Office"
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridAlignment = RangeControlTimeSpanGridAlignment.Hour
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.GridSpacing = 1
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapSpacing = 1
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.GridOptions.SnapAlignment = RangeControlTimeSpanGridAlignment.Hour
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Min = TimeSpan.FromHours(9)
            timeSpanChartRangeControlClient1.Range.Max = TimeSpan.FromHours(18)
        End Sub

        Private Function CreateChartData(ByVal pointCount As Integer, ByVal seriesCount As Integer) As DataTable
            ' Create an empty table.
            Dim table As DataTable = New DataTable("Table1")

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

            ' Add data rows to the table.
            Dim rand As Random = New Random(10)
            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") = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(pointIndex * 30)
                    row("Value") = Math.Sin(pointIndex) + value
                    row("Series") = seriesIndex.ToString()
                    table.Rows.Add(row)
                Next
            Next

            Return table
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

Inheritance

Object

ChartRangeControlClientRange

TimeSpanChartRangeControlClientRange