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CrosshairElementGroup.CrosshairElements Property

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CrosshairElementGroup.CrosshairElements Property

Gets the settings of crosshair elements (crosshair value lines, crosshair value labels, crosshair labels) to customize their appearance.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

csharp
public IList<CrosshairElement> CrosshairElements { get; }
vb
Public ReadOnly Property CrosshairElements As IList(Of CrosshairElement)

Property Value

TypeDescription
IList<CrosshairElement>

An object implementing the IEnumerable interface that represents the collection of CrosshairElements.

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Remarks

Use the CrosshairElements property to get access to the settings of crosshair elements when handling the ChartControl.CustomDrawCrosshair event.

Example

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:

View Example

xaml
<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>
csharp
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;
            }
        }
    }
}
vb
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

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the CrosshairElements property.

Note

The algorithm used to collect these code examples remains a work in progress. Accordingly, the links and snippets below may produce inaccurate results. If you encounter an issue with code examples below, please use the feedback form on this page to report the issue.

wpf-charts-custom-draw-crosshair-cursor/CS/CrosshairCustomDraw/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L29

csharp
foreach (CrosshairElementGroup group in e.CrosshairElementGroups) {
    CrosshairElement element = group.CrosshairElements[0];

wpf-charts-custom-draw-crosshair-cursor/VB/CrosshairCustomDraw/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L33

vb
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.

See Also

CrosshairElementGroup Class

CrosshairElementGroup Members

DevExpress.Xpf.Charts Namespace