Xceed Chart for WinForms v4.4 Documentation
Xceed.Chart.Standard.v4.4 Assembly / Xceed.Chart.Standard Namespace / LightSource Class / LightSourceType Property


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    LightSourceType Property (LightSource)
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    Selects between positional and directional light source.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    <CategoryAttribute("General")>
    <DescriptionAttribute("Selects between positional and directional light source.")>
    <DefaultValueAttribute(Mono.Cecil.CustomAttributeArgument)>
    Public Property LightSourceType As LightSourceType
    'Usage
     
    Dim instance As LightSource
    Dim value As LightSourceType
     
    instance.LightSourceType = value
     
    value = instance.LightSourceType
    [Category("General")]
    [Description("Selects between positional and directional light source.")]
    [DefaultValue(Mono.Cecil.CustomAttributeArgument)]
    public LightSourceType LightSourceType {get; set;}
    Remarks
    A light source can be treated as though it's located infinitely far away from the scene or as it is nearer to the scene. The first type is referred to as a directional light source; the effect of an infinite location is that the rays of light can be considered parallel by the time they reach an object. An example of a real-world directional light source is the sun. The second type is called a positional light source, since its exact position within the scene determines the effect it has on a scene and, specifically, the direction from which the light rays come. A desk lamp is an example of a positional light source. In general directional light sources are rendered faster than positional ones.
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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