Chart and bar width

[Mattias]

Hi,

I have a categorical 2D bar chart where I would like the bars to be a specific width (about 20) or at least minwidth 20 for the bars. Then I want the chart so expand it's width in case there are a lot of bars or categories. Basically take the space it needs.

Right now it seems like even if I don't set a width or only a min width the chart tries to cramp everything together instead of just expanding its width.

So the question is, how do i do that?

This is my current template:

<ControlTemplate TargetType="telerik:Bar">
   <Canvas>
      <Rectangle x:Name="PART_DefiningGeometry"
                 Height="{TemplateBinding ItemActualHeight}"
                 RadiusX="2"
                 RadiusY="2"
                 Stroke="Transparent"
                 StrokeThickness="1"
                 MinWidth="20"
                 Style="{TemplateBinding ItemStyle}" />
   </Canvas>
</ControlTemplate>

I attached a image that shows how it looks at the moment.

[Vladimir Milev]

Hello Mattias,

This behavior is by design. The chart control does not try to accommodate the bar width. It will space out the bars as much as it can when the values allow it.

What you can do (as a work-around) is try to manually set the range of your axis to accommodate the appropriate width. You need to set the AutoRange property to false and set Min, Max and Step values.

Greetings,
Vladimir Milev
the Telerik team

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