How to draw a line on bar chart?

[Jacob]

I am trying to draw a line on a bar chart, and i tried the following code (with the marked zone):

 

 

Dim redZone As New ChartMarkedZone
           redZone.ValueStartY = 100
           redZone.ValueEndY = 100
           redZone.Appearance.Border.Color = Color.Red
           redZone.Appearance.Border.Width = 2
           RadChart2.PlotArea.MarkedZones.Add(redZone)

 

 

This did not work since the line stays behind the bars (Please see the attached). All i need a line over the bars. I was wondering if there is a solution for that. I am currently using 2011 Q1 version.

 

Thank you.

[Peshito]

Hi Jacob,

The MarkedZones property by default display behind the chart series.

What could be done in your case is to add another line series that will be dispalyed over the bars. All line series values should be equal so it can be drawn as a straight line.

The line however, will start at the center of your first bar and end at the center of your last bar as well. In order to avoit that, you could try setting the LayoutMode to Normal:
radChart.PlotArea.XAxis.LayoutMode = Telerik.Charting.Styles.ChartAxisLayoutMode.Normal

All the best,
Peshito
the Telerik team

[Jacob]

Hi Peshito,

Thanks for the reply. When i use the following line, the first and the last bars are getting cut off (Please see attached). Do you have any solution for that?

radChart.PlotArea.XAxis.LayoutMode = Telerik.Charting.Styles.ChartAxisLayoutMode.Normal

More importantly, how can i show additional yaxis labels between the default steps for the line series? For example, on the attached example i would like to see the yaxis number "225" corresponding to green line series. Would that be possible especially without doing yaxis.autoscale = false?

Thanks again.

[Peshito]

Hello Jacob,

You can set the XAxis LayouMode to Between:
radChart.PlotArea.XAxis.LayoutMode = Telerik.Charting.Styles.ChartAxisLayoutMode.Between;

This way your bars will be fully visible. However keep in mind that there will be some empty space at the beginning and at the end of the line.

Regarding your other question, this feature is currently not supported. You can try setting secondary YAxis and define its MinValue, Maxvalue and Step, after setting the AutoScale to False.

For example:
line.YAxisType = ChartYAxisType.Secondary;
radChart.PlotArea.YAxis2.AutoScale = false;
radChart.PlotArea.YAxis2.AddRange(0, 150, 25);

Here you can find more information on how to use Secondary YAxis.

Greetings,
Peshito
the Telerik team