corelibraries-devexpress-dot-xtracharts-dot-trendline.md
Specifies whether the Trend Line is extrapolated to infinity.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Charts
[XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)]
public bool ExtrapolateToInfinity { get; set; }
<XtraChartsLocalizableCategory(XtraChartsCategory.Behavior)>
Public Property ExtrapolateToInfinity As Boolean
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Boolean |
true if the Trend Line is extrapolated to infinity; otherwise, false.
|
The following images demonstrate the use of the ExtrapolateToInfinity property.
| ExtrapolateToInfinity = false | ExtrapolateToInfinity = true |
|---|---|
For more information, refer to Trend Lines.
This example demonstrates how a Trend Line can be added to a series’ collection of indicators at runtime.
Note
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/winforms-chart-add-a-trend-line
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
// ...
private void Form1_Load (object sender, EventArgs e) {
// Create an empty chart.
ChartControl stockChart = new ChartControl();
// Create a stock series, add it to the chart and set its properties.
Series series1 = new Series("Series 1", ViewType.Stock);
stockChart.Series.Add(series1);
series1.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.DateTime;
series1.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical;
// Add points to the series.
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(new DateTime(1994, 3, 1),
new object[] { 4.00, 5.00, 5.00, 4.85 }));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(new DateTime(1994, 3, 2),
new object[] { 6.05, 8.05, 6.05, 7.05 }));
series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint(new DateTime(1994, 3, 3),
new object[] { 6.25, 8.25, 6.75, 7.15 }));
// Create and customize a trendline,
TrendLine trendline1 = new TrendLine("A Trend");
trendline1.Point1.Argument = new DateTime(1994, 3, 1);
trendline1.Point1.ValueLevel = ValueLevel.High;
trendline1.Point2.Argument = new DateTime(1994, 3, 3);
trendline1.Point2.ValueLevel = ValueLevel.High;
trendline1.ExtrapolateToInfinity = false;
trendline1.Color = Color.Red;
trendline1.LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash;
// Cast the view type of the series to the Stock view.
StockSeriesView myView = ((StockSeriesView)series1.View);
// Define the Y-axis range.
myView.AxisY.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = false;
// Add the trendline to the series collection of indicators.
myView.Indicators.Add(trendline1);
// Add the chart to the form.
stockChart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
this.Controls.Add(stockChart);
}
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraCharts
' ...
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
' Create an empty chart.
Dim stockChart As New ChartControl()
' Create a stock series, add it to the chart and set its properties.
Dim series1 As New Series("Series 1", ViewType.Stock)
stockChart.Series.Add(series1)
series1.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.DateTime
series1.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical
' Add points to the series.
series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint(New DateTime(1994, 3, 1), New Object() { 4.00, 5.00, 5.00, 4.85 }))
series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint(New DateTime(1994, 3, 2), New Object() { 6.05, 8.05, 6.05, 7.05 }))
series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint(New DateTime(1994, 3, 3), New Object() { 6.25, 8.25, 6.75, 7.15 }))
' Create and customize a trendline,
Dim trendline1 As New TrendLine("A Trend")
trendline1.Point1.Argument = New DateTime(1994, 3, 1)
trendline1.Point1.ValueLevel = ValueLevel.High
trendline1.Point2.Argument = New DateTime(1994, 3, 3)
trendline1.Point2.ValueLevel = ValueLevel.High
trendline1.ExtrapolateToInfinity = False
trendline1.Color = Color.Red
trendline1.LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash
' Cast the view type of the series to the Stock view.
Dim myView As StockSeriesView = (CType(series1.View, StockSeriesView))
' Define the Y-axis range.
myView.AxisY.WholeRange.AlwaysShowZeroLevel = False
' Add the trendline to the series collection of indicators.
myView.Indicators.Add(trendline1)
' Add the chart to the form.
stockChart.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
Me.Controls.Add(stockChart)
End Sub
The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the ExtrapolateToInfinity property.
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winforms-chart-add-a-trend-line/CS/Form1.cs#L40
trendline1.Point2.ValueLevel = ValueLevel.High;
trendline1.ExtrapolateToInfinity = false;
trendline1.Color = Color.Red;
winforms-chart-add-a-trend-line/VB/Form1.vb#L37
trendline1.Point2.ValueLevel = ValueLevel.High
trendline1.ExtrapolateToInfinity = False
trendline1.Color = Color.Red
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