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WPF Chart Using RolloverModifier Tooltips
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Demonstrates using the RolloverModifier, part of the ChartModifier API, to add mouse-over feedback of data-points on time-series to the user.
An ItemsControl data-binds to a collection of RolloverModifier.SeriesData.SeriesInfo collection.
The SeriesInfo is like a ViewModel for the data-point, and each SeriesInfo derived type contains:
– The X,Y values of the series under the cursor.
– The series color.
– The series name
This can be used to create Active legends which update values as the user moves the mouse. For more information, please see the Adding TimeSeries Tooltips with the RolloverModifier article.
Documentation Links
– Adding TimeSeries Tooltips with the RolloverModifier
– ChartModifier API – All Articles
– RolloverModifier Type
Also of interest
– SeriesInfo – The Series ViewModel for Legends, Tooltips, Rollovers
– XySeriesInfo Type
– XyzSeriesInfo Type
– XyStackedSeriesInfo Type
– HlcSeriesInfo Type
– OhlcSeriesInfo Type
– BandSeriesInfo Type
– BoxPlotSeriesInfo Type
// Source Code
The C#/WPF source code for the WPF Chart Using RolloverModifier Tooltips example is included below (Scroll down!).
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// RolloverFeedback.xaml
<UserControl x:Class="SciChart.Examples.Examples.InspectDatapoints.RolloverFeedback"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:ext="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart/exampleExternals"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:s="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart"
d:DesignHeight="400"
d:DesignWidth="600"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<UserControl.Resources>
<s:ColorToBrushConverter x:Key="ColorToBrushConverter" />
<Style x:Key="Series1SelectedStyle" TargetType="s:FastLineRenderableSeries">
<Setter Property="Stroke" Value="LightSteelBlue" />
<Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="3" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="Series2SelectedStyle" TargetType="s:FastLineRenderableSeries">
<Setter Property="Stroke" Value="LimeGreen" />
<Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="3" />
</Style>
<s:EffectConverter x:Key="EffectConverter"/>
<DropShadowEffect x:Key="LegendDropShadow"
BlurRadius="10"
Direction="-45"
ShadowDepth="5"
Color="Black" />
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ext:SciChartInteractionToolbar x:Name="UserToolbar" TargetSurface="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=sciChartSurface}}" />
<s:SciChartSurface x:Name="sciChartSurface" Grid.Column="1">
<!-- Declare Axes -->
<s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>
<s:NumericAxis GrowBy="0.1, 0.1" />
</s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>
<s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
<s:NumericAxis GrowBy="0.1, 0.1" />
</s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
<!-- Declare RenderableSeries -->
<s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>
<!-- Declare first line series with a PointMarker and RolloverMarker control template -->
<s:FastLineRenderableSeries SelectedSeriesStyle="{StaticResource Series1SelectedStyle}"
Stroke="SteelBlue"
StrokeThickness="2">
<s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
<s:EllipsePointMarker Width="7"
Height="7"
Fill="Lavender"
StrokeThickness="1" />
</s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
<s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
<s:WaveAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:3" PointDurationFraction="0.4"/>
</s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
</s:FastLineRenderableSeries>
<!-- Declare second line series with a PointMarker and RolloverMarker control template -->
<s:FastLineRenderableSeries SelectedSeriesStyle="{StaticResource Series2SelectedStyle}"
Stroke="DarkGreen"
StrokeThickness="2">
<s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
<s:EllipsePointMarker Width="7"
Height="7"
Fill="Lavender"
StrokeThickness="1" />
</s:FastLineRenderableSeries.PointMarker>
<s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
<s:WaveAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:3" PointDurationFraction="0.4"/>
</s:FastLineRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
</s:FastLineRenderableSeries>
<s:FastLineRenderableSeries IsVisible="False" Stroke="DarkRed" />
</s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>
<!-- Declare ChartModifiers -->
<s:SciChartSurface.ChartModifier>
<s:ModifierGroup>
<s:RolloverModifier x:Name="RolloverModifier"
DrawVerticalLine="True"
ShowTooltipOn="MouseHover"
SourceMode="AllVisibleSeries" />
<s:SeriesSelectionModifier IsEnabled="False" ReceiveHandledEvents="True" />
</s:ModifierGroup>
</s:SciChartSurface.ChartModifier>
</s:SciChartSurface>
<!-- Binds to RolloverModifier.SeriesInfo.SeriesInfo, outputs X-Values, Y-Values -->
<!-- By modifying this and using knowledge of SeriesInfo class definition above, -->
<!-- you can theoretically do anything! -->
<!-- -->
<!-- NOTE: See the RolloverModifier documentation for alternatives, such as binidng to a SciChartLegend -->
<!-- https://www.scichart.com/documentation/win/current/webframe.html#RolloverModifier.html -->
<Border Grid.Column="1"
Margin="23,23"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Background="#77222222"
BorderBrush="#323539"
BorderThickness="2"
Padding="5"
Effect="{Binding Path=(s:EffectManager.EnableDropShadows), Converter={StaticResource EffectConverter}, ConverterParameter={StaticResource LegendDropShadow}}">
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=RolloverModifier}, Path=SeriesData.SeriesInfo}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!-- Bind to the SeriesName using the Stroke as text foreground -->
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Margin="3,3,20,3"
FontSize="13"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{Binding Stroke,
Converter={StaticResource ColorToBrushConverter}}"
Text="{Binding SeriesName}" />
<!-- Bind to the Series Value, using the Stroke as text foreground -->
<!-- When binding to XValue, YValue of type IComparable, StringFormat is mandatory due to a -->
<!-- XAML bug that cannot convert IComparable to text, even though underlying type is double -->
<StackPanel Grid.Column="1"
Margin="3,3,20,3"
Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock FontSize="13"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{Binding Stroke,
Converter={StaticResource ColorToBrushConverter}}"
Text="{Binding XValue,
StringFormat=X: \{0:0.00\}}" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Grid.Column="2"
Margin="3,3,20,3"
Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock FontSize="13"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{Binding Stroke,
Converter={StaticResource ColorToBrushConverter}}"
Text="{Binding YValue,
StringFormat=Y: \{0:0.00\}}" />
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</Border>
</Grid>
</UserControl>// RolloverFeedback.xaml.cs
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using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using SciChart.Charting.ChartModifiers;
using SciChart.Charting.Model.DataSeries;
using SciChart.Data.Model;
namespace SciChart.Examples.Examples.InspectDatapoints
{
public partial class RolloverFeedback : UserControl
{
public RolloverFeedback()
{
InitializeComponent();
Loaded += RolloverFeedbackLoaded;
}
private void RolloverFeedbackLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
sciChartSurface.YAxis.GrowBy = new DoubleRange(0.2, 0.2);
var seriesA = new XyDataSeries<double, double>();
var seriesB = new XyDataSeries<double, double>();
var seriesC = new XyDataSeries<double, double>();
seriesA.SeriesName = "Sinewave A";
seriesB.SeriesName = "Sinewave B";
seriesC.SeriesName = "Sinewave C";
double count = 100.0;
double k = 2 * Math.PI / 30.0;
for (int i = 0; i < (int)count; i++)
{
var phi = k * i;
seriesA.Append(i, (1.0 + i / count) * Math.Sin(phi));
seriesB.Append(i, (0.5 + i / count) * Math.Sin(phi));
seriesC.Append(i, (i / count) * Math.Sin(phi));
}
sciChartSurface.RenderableSeries[0].DataSeries = seriesA;
sciChartSurface.RenderableSeries[1].DataSeries = seriesB;
sciChartSurface.RenderableSeries[2].DataSeries = seriesC;
}
}
}