Hi Mike,

You have to pass different x values - in this case the length of the axis is simply zero. You can workaround the problem by assigning a fixed view range in the case where all x values are equal - for example:

chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX).View = new NRangeAxisView(new NRange1DD(
new DateTime(2000, 10, 9, 1, 1, 1).ToOADate(),
new DateTime(2000, 10, 11, 1, 1, 1).ToOADate()));

We'll publish a SP fixing this in the next couple of days. Let me know if you meet any problems.

Best regards,
Bob

Same piece of code:

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public void ConfigureChart(DataView data, bool primary)
{
NChartControl chartControl = nChartControl1;
chartControl.DataBindingManager.RemoveAllBindings();
NChart chart = chartControl.Charts[0];
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.SecondaryY).Visible = true;
NBarSeries series = (NBarSeries)chart.Series.Add(SeriesType.Bar);
series.MultiBarMode = MultiBarMode.Clustered; //!!
series.DisplayOnAxis(StandardAxis.PrimaryY, primary);
series.DisplayOnAxis(StandardAxis.SecondaryY, !primary);
series.UseXValues = true;
series.DataLabelStyle.Visible = false;
chartControl.DataBindingManager.RemoveAllBindings();

NDateTimeScaleConfigurator xsc = new NDateTimeScaleConfigurator();
xsc.ViewRangeInflateMode = ScaleViewRangeInflateMode.Absolute;
xsc.AbsoluteInflate = new NRange1DL(10, 10);
//xsc.AbsoluteInflate = new NRange1DL(0, 10);
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX).ScaleConfigurator = xsc;

NOrdinalScaleConfigurator ysc = new NOrdinalScaleConfigurator();
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryY).ScaleConfigurator = ysc;

NLinearScaleConfigurator yprimesc = new NLinearScaleConfigurator();
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.SecondaryY).ScaleConfigurator = yprimesc;

int index = chart.Series.IndexOf(series);
chartControl.DataBindingManager.AddBinding(0, index, "XValues", data, "x");
chartControl.DataBindingManager.AddBinding(0, index, "Values", data, "y");

chartControl.Refresh();
}


public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();

DataTable t = new DataTable();
t.Columns.Add("x", typeof(DateTime));
t.Columns.Add("y", typeof(double));

t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 0);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 20);
ConfigureChart(t.DefaultView, true);
ConfigureChart(t.DefaultView, false);
}
}


Mike Arkhipov

Hi Mike,

Are you testing with the code / data above or there are additional settings? If so can you post the code for review? It worked fine when I tested so it must be something small - so I want to make sure we use the same chart configuration.

Best regards,
Bob

Hi Bob,

I have tried adding the code

xsc.ViewRangeInflateMode = ScaleViewRangeInflateMode.Absolute;
xsc.AbsoluteInflate = new NRange1DL(10, 10);

but I still get the same result.
I also tried NRange1DL(0, 10) and different scale configurators (RangeTimeline, ValueTimeline)

Any ideas why?

Thanks for your help!


Mike Arkhipov

Hi Mike,

In cluster mode only the master series x values will be regarded. When you use MultibarMode.Series both series x values will be taken into account. You can consider some additional inflate to the x-axis to ensure the range does not drop to zero:

NDateTimeScaleConfigurator xsc = new NDateTimeScaleConfigurator();
xsc.ViewRangeInflateMode = ScaleViewRangeInflateMode.Absolute;
xsc.AbsoluteInflate = new NRange1DL(10, 10);
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX).ScaleConfigurator = xsc;

That way you'll always have 10 points from the left and right sides of the chart (or more) regardless of the range of the data. BTW I would recommend using the range timeline or value timeline scales when you display date time - they're much more informative.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best regards,
Bob

Well, the range sensitive formatting is a very nice feature which I wouldn't like to turn off.
And we can't control the data. In most cases we get distinct X values, but sometimes they may be all equal.
But even with equal X date values when the series.MultiBarMode is set to MultiBarMode.Simple we get a two day time range (from 10/9/2000 to 10/11/2000) on the X axis.

Is there some reason for not having same behavior with MultiBarMode.Clustered?
If not, this may be considered a clustered mode bug.


Mike Arkhipov

Hi Mike,

The problem with the configuration below is that sets equal X values to all bars in the master cluster series - if you change:

t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), -10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), -10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 0);

to:

t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 11, 1, 1, 1), -10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 12, 1, 1, 1), 10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 13, 1, 1, 1), -10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 14, 1, 1, 1), 0);

you will get floating cluster bars. It does not display correctly in the order case as the range length of the x axis becomes zero.

How to fix the axis label to display full date, not only seconds?

When the X axis has zero length it will display milliseconds actually - as the axis uses unit / range sensitive formatting. If you use the code above it will switch to date time formatting (day, month, year according to the current culture settings). You can also override this:

xsc.EnableUnitSensitiveFormatting = false;
xsc.LabelValueFormatter = new NDateTimeValueFormatter("MM/dd/yy");

In the case above - "MM/dd/yy" can be any date time formatting string.

Hope this helps - let me know if you meet any problems.

Best regards,
Bob

 

 

I have two bar series. X axis is date-time. The series are set to be displayed adjacently (series.MultiBarMode = MultiBarMode.Clustered)

Everything is fine unless all X values are same. In this case the X scale collapses in one dot and the axis displays only seconds without date: "01". This happens when I use any MultiBarMode except MultiBarMode.Series.

The code is following:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public void ConfigureChart(DataView data, bool primary)
{
NChartControl chartControl = nChartControl1;
chartControl.DataBindingManager.RemoveAllBindings();
NChart chart = chartControl.Charts[0];
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.SecondaryY).Visible = true;
NBarSeries series = (NBarSeries)chart.Series.Add(SeriesType.Bar);
series.MultiBarMode = MultiBarMode.Clustered; //!!
series.DisplayOnAxis(StandardAxis.PrimaryY, primary);
series.DisplayOnAxis(StandardAxis.SecondaryY, !primary);
series.UseXValues = true;
chartControl.DataBindingManager.RemoveAllBindings();

NDateTimeScaleConfigurator xsc = new NDateTimeScaleConfigurator();
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryX).ScaleConfigurator = xsc;

NOrdinalScaleConfigurator ysc = new NOrdinalScaleConfigurator();
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.PrimaryY).ScaleConfigurator = ysc;

NLinearScaleConfigurator yprimesc = new NLinearScaleConfigurator();
chart.Axis(StandardAxis.SecondaryY).ScaleConfigurator = yprimesc;

int index = chart.Series.IndexOf(series);
chartControl.DataBindingManager.AddBinding(0, index, "XValues", data, "x");
chartControl.DataBindingManager.AddBinding(0, index, "Values", data, "y");

chartControl.Refresh();
}


public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();

DataTable t = new DataTable();
t.Columns.Add("x", typeof(DateTime));
t.Columns.Add("y", typeof(double));

t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), -10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), -10);
t.Rows.Add(new DateTime(2000, 10, 10, 1, 1, 1), 0);
ConfigureChart(t.DefaultView, true);
ConfigureChart(t.DefaultView, false);
}

}





Am I doing something wrong? How to fix the axis label to display full date, not only seconds?


Thank you.


Mike Arkhipov