Strech bars on chart to fill chart area (AutoRange = false)

[Masha]

Hi,

I'm trying to fill the entire area of the chart with bars by doing the following:

<telerikCharting:AxisY Title="Cost" AutoRange="False" MinValue="0" MaxValue="{Binding MaxValue}"  Step="{Binding Step}">

The MaxValue can be a wide range of values. The Step can vary as well based on the MaxValue. The chart doing the calculations of the Step automatically if the AutoRange is set to True.
Can you please provide the calculation method for Step value so the stretching of the bars can be achieved dynamically?

Thanks in advance.

[Ves]

Hi Masha,

The step calculations are actually part of a complex code block, which also calculates the min and max value and takes into account different parameters including the chart size. However, you can easily calculate the Step value you need, given that you already have the min and max value. Just divide the difference by the number of steps you need:

step = (max - min) / 5;

I should also mention, that  with AutoRange=true, by default RadChart adds an additional step on the top of AxisY, but this can be disabled. The AxisY.ExtendDirection property controls this behavior. Set it to AxisExtendDirection.None and the axis will be auto-calculated to cover the data with no extension. You can also set the IsZeroBased property to true, so that the Y axis always starts from zero.

Kind regards,
Ves
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[Mayra]

Would you please tell me if the ExtendDirection property works when the autoRange property is set to false and I am calculating the max and minimum?

Thanks you in advance for the help and I look forward to hear from you

Regards

[Ves]

Hello Mayra,

ExtendDirection property is designed to allow the axis to extend its range by a single step while keeping the automatic range calculation. When AutoRange is set to false, it's developers responsibility to provide MinValue, MaxValue and Step, so all you need to do in this case is to increase the MaxValue by a single step and/or decrease the MinValue in similar manner. That said, ExtendDirection is ignored when automatic range calculation is turned off.

Best regards,
Ves
the Telerik team

[Mayra]

Thanks for the clarification.