Axis Class

In This Topic

Represents an axis.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
<DefaultPropertyAttribute("Content")>
<ContentPropertyAttribute("Content")>
<LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.None, Readability=Readability.Unreadable)>
<StyleTypedPropertyAttribute(Property="FocusVisualStyle", StyleTargetType=System.Windows.Controls.Control)>
<XmlLangPropertyAttribute("Language")>
<UsableDuringInitializationAttribute(True)>
<RuntimeNamePropertyAttribute("Name")>
<UidPropertyAttribute("Uid")>
<TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute(MS.Internal.ComponentModel.DependencyObjectProvider)>
<NameScopePropertyAttribute("NameScope", System.Windows.NameScope)>
Public Class Axis 
   Inherits GridLine

'Usage
 
Dim instance As Axis

[DefaultProperty("Content")]
[ContentProperty("Content")]
[Localizability(LocalizationCategory.None, Readability=Readability.Unreadable)]
[StyleTypedProperty(Property="FocusVisualStyle", StyleTargetType=System.Windows.Controls.Control)]
[XmlLangProperty("Language")]
[UsableDuringInitialization(true)]
[RuntimeNameProperty("Name")]
[UidProperty("Uid")]
[TypeDescriptionProvider(MS.Internal.ComponentModel.DependencyObjectProvider)]
[NameScopeProperty("NameScope", System.Windows.NameScope)]
public class Axis : GridLine

Example

The following shows how to configure various properties of the x-axis and the y-axis of a chart.

XAML

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication56.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:xctk="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/toolkit"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <Window.Resources>
        <DataTemplate x:Key="AxisTitleTemplate">
            <Border DockPanel.Dock="Top" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="4">
                <Border.Background>
                    <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,1">
                        <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="0.0" />
                        <GradientStop Color="Blue" Offset="1.0" />
                    </LinearGradientBrush>
                </Border.Background>

                <TextBlock FontFamily="Comic Sans MS" FontSize="18" Margin="2,2,2,1"
				            HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding Path=Text}">
					<TextBlock.Foreground>
						<SolidColorBrush Color="Black"/>
					</TextBlock.Foreground>
                </TextBlock>
            </Border>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="GridTemplateX">
            <Canvas Width="{Binding Path=W}" Height="{Binding Path=H}">
                <Polyline Points="{Binding Path=Points}" StrokeThickness="1" Stroke="Red" StrokeDashArray="1 5 1 1" />
            </Canvas>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="GridTemplateY">
            <Canvas Width="{Binding Path=W}" Height="{Binding Path=H}">
                <Polyline  Points="{Binding Path=Points}" StrokeThickness="1" Stroke="Green" StrokeDashArray="8 3 1 3"/>
            </Canvas>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="TickTemplateX">
            <Canvas Width="{Binding Path=W}" Height="{Binding Path=H}">
                <Line X1="{Binding Path=XStart}" Y1="{Binding Path=YStart}" X2="{Binding Path=XEnd}" Y2="{Binding Path=YEnd}" StrokeThickness="5" Stroke="Red"/>
            </Canvas>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="TickTemplateY">
            <Canvas Width="{Binding Path=W}" Height="{Binding Path=H}">
                <Line  X1="{Binding Path=XStart}" Y1="{Binding Path=YStart}" X2="{Binding Path=XEnd}" Y2="{Binding Path=YEnd}" StrokeThickness="5" Stroke="Green"/>
            </Canvas>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="ArrowTemplate">
            <Polyline Points="{Binding Path=Points}"
					  StrokeThickness="2" Stroke="Blue"/>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="LabelTemplateX">
            <Border DockPanel.Dock="Top" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="4">
                <Border.Background>
                    <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,1">
                        <GradientStop Color="Yellow" Offset="0.0" />
                        <GradientStop Color="Red" Offset="1.0" />
                    </LinearGradientBrush>
                </Border.Background>

                <TextBlock FontFamily="Comic Sans MS" FontSize="18" Margin="2,2,2,1"
				  HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding Path=Text}">
					<TextBlock.Foreground>
						<SolidColorBrush Color="Black"/>
					</TextBlock.Foreground>
                </TextBlock>
            </Border>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="LabelTemplateY">
            <Border DockPanel.Dock="Top" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius ="4">
                <Border.Background>
                    <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,1">
                        <GradientStop Color="Yellow" Offset="0.0" />
                        <GradientStop Color="LimeGreen" Offset="1.0" />
                    </LinearGradientBrush>
                </Border.Background>

                <TextBlock FontFamily="Comic Sans MS" FontSize="18" Margin="2,2,2,1"
				  HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding Path=Text}">
					<TextBlock.Foreground>
						<SolidColorBrush Color="Black"/>
					</TextBlock.Foreground>
                </TextBlock>
            </Border>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="AxisTemplate">
            <Polyline Points="{Binding Path=Points}"
				  StrokeThickness="2" Stroke="Blue"/>
        </DataTemplate>
    </Window.Resources>
    <Grid>
        <xctk:Chart>
            <xctk:Chart.Areas>
                <xctk:Area x:Name="_area1" Title="Area #1" >
                    <xctk:Area.XAxis>
                        <xctk:Axis LabelsType="Labels" GraduationMode="Manual"
                            AxisTitleTemplate="{StaticResource AxisTitleTemplate}"
                                        GridTemplate="{StaticResource GridTemplateX}"
                                        TickTemplate="{StaticResource TickTemplateX}"
                                        ArrowTemplate="{StaticResource ArrowTemplate}"
                                        LabelTemplate="{StaticResource LabelTemplateX}">
                            <xctk:Axis.Template>
                                <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type xctk:Axis}">
                                    <ContentPresenter ContentTemplate="{StaticResource AxisTemplate}"/>
                                </ControlTemplate>
                            </xctk:Axis.Template>

                            <xctk:Axis.Arrow>
                                <xctk:Arrow Length="20" Thickness="10"/>
                            </xctk:Axis.Arrow>
                        </xctk:Axis>
                    </xctk:Area.XAxis>
                    <xctk:Area.YAxis>
                        <xctk:Axis Reversed="true"
                                        AxisTitleTemplate="{StaticResource AxisTitleTemplate}"
                                        GridTemplate="{StaticResource GridTemplateY}"
                                        TickTemplate="{StaticResource TickTemplateY}"
                                        ArrowTemplate="{StaticResource ArrowTemplate}"
                                        LabelTemplate="{StaticResource LabelTemplateY}">
                            <xctk:Axis.Template>
                                <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type xctk:Axis}">
                                    <ContentPresenter ContentTemplate="{StaticResource AxisTemplate}"/>
                                </ControlTemplate>
                            </xctk:Axis.Template>

                            <xctk:Axis.Arrow>
                                <xctk:Arrow Length="20" Thickness="10"/>
                            </xctk:Axis.Arrow>
                        </xctk:Axis>
                    </xctk:Area.YAxis>
                    <xctk:Area.Series>
                        <xctk:Series x:Name="_series1"
                                          Spacing="20"
                                          ShowPointsInLegend="false"
                                          ShowHintLabels="false"
                                          HintLineLength="20">
                            <xctk:Series.Layout>
                                <xctk:ColumnLayout />
                            </xctk:Series.Layout>
                            <xctk:Series.DataPoints>
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="1" Y="1" Label="Oct" />
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="2" Y="2" Label="Jan"/>
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="2.5" Y="1.5" Label="Feb" />
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="4" Y="1" Label="Jun"/>
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="1.5" Y="3" Label="Dec"/>
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="5" Y="5" Label="Apr"/>
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="3" Y="1" Label="Nov"/>
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="4.5" Y="7" Label="Jul"/>
                                <xctk:DataPoint X="3.5" Y="4.5" Label="Aug"/>
                            </xctk:Series.DataPoints>
                        </xctk:Series>
                    </xctk:Area.Series>
                </xctk:Area>
            </xctk:Chart.Areas>
        </xctk:Chart>
    </Grid>
</Window>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherObject
      System.Windows.DependencyObject
         System.Windows.Media.Visual
            System.Windows.UIElement
               System.Windows.FrameworkElement
                  System.Windows.Controls.Control
                     System.Windows.Controls.ContentControl
                        Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Chart.ChartPrimitive
                           Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Chart.GridLine
                              Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Chart.Axis

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, 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

Reference

Axis Members
Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.Chart Namespace

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