wpf-devexpress-dot-xpf-dot-charts-44d5cfe4.md
Defines the appearance of the crosshair argument line and crosshair value line elements when custom drawing a crosshair cursor using the ChartControl.CustomDrawCrosshair event.
Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Charts
Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Charts
[NonCategorized]
public class CrosshairLineElement
<NonCategorized>
Public Class CrosshairLineElement
The following members return CrosshairLineElement objects:
To get access to appearance properties of the CrosshairLineElement object, use the DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.CrosshairElement.LineElement property when dealing with crosshair value lines and the CustomDrawCrosshairEventArgs.CrosshairLineElement property for the crosshair argument line if the CrosshairOptions.SnapMode property is set to NearestArgument.
When the CrosshairOptions.SnapMode property is set to NearestValue , these properties will affect other crosshair line elements. For instance, the CustomDrawCrosshairEventArgs.CrosshairLineElement property will change the appearance of crosshair value lines.
For more information on crosshair cursors, see Tooltip and Crosshair Cursor.
This example shows how to use the ChartControl.CustomDrawCrosshair event to customize the crosshair cursor. For example, you can use this event to paint crosshair label items depending on the highlighted point value. In this example, the ChartControl.CustomDrawCrosshair event is invoked when you click the Custom Draw Crosshair Cursor button on the form.
Enable the following properties before the crosshair is customized to display crosshair axis lines and labels:
<Window x:Class="CrosshairCustomDraw.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:dxc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/charts"
Title="MainWindow" Height="414" Width="525">
<Grid>
<StackPanel>
<dxc:ChartControl Name="chartControl1" Height="340"
CustomDrawCrosshair="chartControl1_CustomDrawCrosshair">
<dxc:ChartControl.CrosshairOptions>
<dxc:CrosshairOptions ShowArgumentLabels="True"
ShowArgumentLine="True"
ShowValueLabels="True"
ShowValueLine="True"/>
</dxc:ChartControl.CrosshairOptions>
<dxc:XYDiagram2D>
<dxc:XYDiagram2D.AxisX>
<dxc:AxisX2D>
<dxc:AxisX2D.CrosshairAxisLabelOptions>
<dxc:CrosshairAxisLabelOptions Pattern="{}{V:f1}"/>
</dxc:AxisX2D.CrosshairAxisLabelOptions>
</dxc:AxisX2D>
</dxc:XYDiagram2D.AxisX>
<dxc:LineSeries2D DisplayName="Series1">
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="1" Value="50"/>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2" Value="44"/>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="3" Value="55"/>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="4" Value="77"/>
</dxc:LineSeries2D>
<dxc:LineSeries2D DisplayName="Series2">
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="1" Value="22"/>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="2" Value="11"/>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="3" Value="9"/>
<dxc:SeriesPoint Argument="4" Value="8"/>
</dxc:LineSeries2D>
</dxc:XYDiagram2D>
</dxc:ChartControl>
<Button Height="35" Content="Custom Draw Crosshair Cursor" Click="Button_Click"></Button>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>
using DevExpress.Xpf.Charts;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media;
namespace CrosshairCustomDraw {
public partial class MainWindow : Window {
bool handleCustomDraw;
public MainWindow() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
handleCustomDraw = true;
chartControl1.CustomDrawCrosshair += chartControl1_CustomDrawCrosshair;
}
private void chartControl1_CustomDrawCrosshair(object sender, CustomDrawCrosshairEventArgs e) {
if (!handleCustomDraw) return;
// Specify the crosshair argument line color, dash style and thickness.
e.CrosshairLineElement.Brush = Brushes.Aqua;
e.CrosshairLineElement.LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyles.DashDot;
e.CrosshairLineElement.LineStyle.Thickness = 3;
// Specify the back color for crosshair argument label.
foreach (CrosshairAxisLabelElement axisLabelElement in e.CrosshairAxisLabelElements)
axisLabelElement.Background = Brushes.Blue;
foreach (CrosshairElementGroup group in e.CrosshairElementGroups) {
CrosshairElement element = group.CrosshairElements[0];
// Specify the color, dash style and thickness for the crosshair value lines.
element.LineElement.Brush = Brushes.DarkViolet;
element.LineElement.LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyles.Dash;
element.LineElement.LineStyle.Thickness = 2;
// Specify the font size and background for the crosshair value labels.
element.AxisLabelElement.FontSize = 14;
element.AxisLabelElement.Background = Brushes.Red;
// Specify the foreground and font size for the crosshair cursor label that shows series.
if (element.SeriesPoint.Value > 50) {
element.LabelElement.Foreground = Brushes.Green;
element.LabelElement.FontSize = 14;
}
}
foreach (CrosshairElementGroup group in e.CrosshairElementGroups) {
CrosshairGroupHeaderElement groupHeaderElement = group.HeaderElement;
// Specify the text, text color and font for the crosshair group header element.
groupHeaderElement.Text = "Custom draw";
groupHeaderElement.Foreground = Brushes.Red;
groupHeaderElement.FontSize = 15;
}
}
}
}
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Charts
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Media
Namespace CrosshairCustomDraw
Public Partial Class MainWindow
Inherits Window
Private handleCustomDraw As Boolean
Public Sub New()
Me.InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub Button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
handleCustomDraw = True
AddHandler Me.chartControl1.CustomDrawCrosshair, AddressOf Me.chartControl1_CustomDrawCrosshair
End Sub
Private Sub chartControl1_CustomDrawCrosshair(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CustomDrawCrosshairEventArgs)
If Not handleCustomDraw Then Return
' Specify the crosshair argument line color, dash style and thickness.
e.CrosshairLineElement.Brush = Brushes.Aqua
e.CrosshairLineElement.LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyles.DashDot
e.CrosshairLineElement.LineStyle.Thickness = 3
' Specify the back color for crosshair argument label.
For Each axisLabelElement As CrosshairAxisLabelElement In e.CrosshairAxisLabelElements
axisLabelElement.Background = Brushes.Blue
Next
For Each group As CrosshairElementGroup In e.CrosshairElementGroups
Dim element As CrosshairElement = group.CrosshairElements(0)
' Specify the color, dash style and thickness for the crosshair value lines.
element.LineElement.Brush = Brushes.DarkViolet
element.LineElement.LineStyle.DashStyle = DashStyles.Dash
element.LineElement.LineStyle.Thickness = 2
' Specify the font size and background for the crosshair value labels.
element.AxisLabelElement.FontSize = 14
element.AxisLabelElement.Background = Brushes.Red
' Specify the foreground and font size for the crosshair cursor label that shows series.
If element.SeriesPoint.Value > 50 Then
element.LabelElement.Foreground = Brushes.Green
element.LabelElement.FontSize = 14
End If
Next
For Each group As CrosshairElementGroup In e.CrosshairElementGroups
Dim groupHeaderElement As CrosshairGroupHeaderElement = group.HeaderElement
' Specify the text, text color and font for the crosshair group header element.
groupHeaderElement.Text = "Custom draw"
groupHeaderElement.Foreground = Brushes.Red
groupHeaderElement.FontSize = 15
Next
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Object CrosshairLineElement
See Also