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SecondaryAxisY Class

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SecondaryAxisY Class

Represents the secondary Y-axis within a chart control in 2D series, except for the Swift Plot and Swift Point.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Charts

Declaration

csharp
public class SecondaryAxisY :
    AxisYBase,
    ISupportInitialize,
    IXtraSerializable,
    ISupportID
vb
Public Class SecondaryAxisY
    Inherits AxisYBase
    Implements ISupportInitialize,
               IXtraSerializable,
               ISupportID

The following members return SecondaryAxisY objects:

Remarks

The SecondaryAxisY class represents the secondary axis of values (Y-axis) within a chart control in 2D series (except for the Swift Plot and Swift Point). It inherits properties and methods from the base AxisYBase class, which implements the common Y-axes functionality.

The collection of the SecondaryAxisY objects is represented by the SecondaryAxisYCollection class, and it can be accessed via the XYDiagram.SecondaryAxesY property of an XYDiagram object, which in its turn is exposed via the ChartControl.Diagram property.

A diagram‘s primary Y-axis is represented by the AxisY class. And, for Swift Plot charts, the SwiftPlotDiagramSecondaryAxisY class provides a similar functionality.

For more information, refer to Primary and Secondary Axes.

Example

This example demonstrates how to add secondary axes to a chart at runtime.

Use the following API members to add secondary axes:

MemberDescription
XYDiagram2D.SecondaryAxesXGets the collection of secondary X-axes.
SecondaryAxisXRepresents the secondary X-axis within a chart control in 2D series, except for the Swift Plot and Swift Point.
XYDiagram2D.SecondaryAxesYGets the collection of secondary Y-axes.
SecondaryAxisYRepresents the secondary Y-axis within a chart control in 2D series, except for the Swift Plot and Swift Point.
csharp
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraCharts;
// ...

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    // Create a new chart.
    ChartControl chartControl1 = new ChartControl();

    // Create two series.
    Series series1 = new Series("Series 1", ViewType.Bar);
    Series series2 = new Series("Series 2", ViewType.Line);

    // Add points to them, with their arguments different.
    series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("A", 10));
    series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("B", 12));
    series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("C", 17));
    series1.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("D", 14));
    series2.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("I", 1500));
    series2.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("II", 1800));
    series2.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("III", 2500));
    series2.Points.Add(new SeriesPoint("IV", 3300));

    // Add both series to the chart.
    chartControl1.Series.AddRange(new Series[] { series1, series2 });

    // Hide the legend (optional).
    chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False;

    // Create two secondary axes, and add them to the chart's Diagram.
    SecondaryAxisX myAxisX = new SecondaryAxisX("my X-Axis");
    SecondaryAxisY myAxisY = new SecondaryAxisY("my Y-Axis");

    ((XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram).SecondaryAxesX.Add(myAxisX);
    ((XYDiagram)chartControl1.Diagram).SecondaryAxesY.Add(myAxisY);

    // Assign the series2 to the created axes.
    ((LineSeriesView)series2.View).AxisX = myAxisX;
    ((LineSeriesView)series2.View).AxisY = myAxisY;

    // Customize the appearance of the secondary axes (optional).
    myAxisX.Title.Text = "A Secondary X-Axis";
    myAxisX.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
    myAxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red;
    myAxisX.Label.TextColor = Color.Red;
    myAxisX.Color = Color.Red;

    myAxisY.Title.Text = "A Secondary Y-Axis";
    myAxisY.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
    myAxisY.Title.TextColor = Color.Blue;
    myAxisY.Label.TextColor = Color.Blue;
    myAxisY.Color = Color.Blue;

    // Add the chart to the form.
    chartControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
    this.Controls.Add(chartControl1);
}
vb
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 a new chart.
    Dim chartControl1 As New ChartControl()

    ' Create two series.
    Dim series1 As New Series("Series 1", ViewType.Bar)
    Dim series2 As New Series("Series 2", ViewType.Line)

    ' Add points to them, with their arguments different.
    series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("A", 10))
    series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("B", 12))
    series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("C", 17))
    series1.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("D", 14))
    series2.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("I", 1500))
    series2.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("II", 1800))
    series2.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("III", 2500))
    series2.Points.Add(New SeriesPoint("IV", 3300))

    ' Add both series to the chart.
    chartControl1.Series.AddRange(New Series() { series1, series2 })

    ' Hide the legend (optional).
    chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False

    ' Create two secondary axes, and add them to the chart's Diagram.
    Dim myAxisX As New SecondaryAxisX("my X-Axis")
    Dim myAxisY As New SecondaryAxisY("my Y-Axis")

    CType(chartControl1.Diagram, XYDiagram).SecondaryAxesX.Add(myAxisX)
    CType(chartControl1.Diagram, XYDiagram).SecondaryAxesY.Add(myAxisY)

    ' Assign the series2 to the created axes.
    CType(series2.View, LineSeriesView).AxisX = myAxisX
    CType(series2.View, LineSeriesView).AxisY = myAxisY

    ' Customize the appearance of the secondary axes (optional).
    myAxisX.Title.Text = "A Secondary X-Axis"
    myAxisX.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
    myAxisX.Title.TextColor = Color.Red
    myAxisX.Label.TextColor = Color.Red
    myAxisX.Color = Color.Red

    myAxisY.Title.Text = "A Secondary Y-Axis"
    myAxisY.Title.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
    myAxisY.Title.TextColor = Color.Blue
    myAxisY.Label.TextColor = Color.Blue
    myAxisY.Color = Color.Blue

    ' Add the chart to the form.
    chartControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
    Me.Controls.Add(chartControl1)
End Sub

Implements

IXtraSupportDeserializeCollectionItem

IXtraSerializable

Inheritance

Object ChartElement ChartElementNamed AxisBase Axis2D Axis AxisYBase SecondaryAxisY

See Also

SecondaryAxisY Members

SecondaryAxisX

AxisY

SwiftPlotDiagramSecondaryAxisY

Primary and Secondary Axes

DevExpress.XtraCharts Namespace