Chart Object (ExG2antt) | Exontrol Docs

Chart object

The Chart object contains all properties and methods related to the G2antt chart area. The chart area displays the visible bars only. Use the Bars property to access the control's Bars collection. Use the PaneWidth property to specify the width of the chart area. Use the AddBar property to add new bars to an item. Use the LevelCount property to specify the number of levels in the control's header.

The following screen shots show only the chart part of the control:

The Chart object supports the following properties and methods:

		Name	Description
		AddNonworkingDate	Adds a nonworking date.
		AdjustLevelsToBase	Specifies whether the levels are adjusted on the base level.
		AllowCreateBar	Allows creating new bars using the mouse.
		AllowInsideZoom	Specifies whether the chart can magnify only parts of the chart.
		AllowLinkBars	Specifies whether the user can link the bars using the mouse.
		AllowNonworkingBars	Specifies whether the chart treats bars with exBarTreatAsNonworking as non-working parts of the item.
		AllowOverviewZoom	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the user can zoom the chart at runtime.
		AllowResizeChart	Specifies whether the user can enlarge (zoom-in,zoom-out) or resize the chart using the control's header, middle mouse button.
		AllowResizeInsideZoom	Specifies whether the user can resize the inside zoom unit.
		AllowSelectDate	Specifies whether the user selects dates at runtime.
		AllowSelectObjects	Sets or gets a value that indicates whether the user can select objects in the chart.
		AllowSplitPane	Specifies whether the chart panel supports splitting.
		AllowUndoRedo	Enables or disables the Undo/Redo feature.
		AllowZoomOnFly	Magnifies the bar from the cursor, when the user presses the CTRL / SHIFT key combination.
		AMPM	Specifies the AM and PM indicators.
		BackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the chart's background color.
		BackColorLevelHeader	Specifies the background color for the chart's levels.
		BackColorZoomOnFly	Specifies the background color for the zoom-on-fly panel.
		BarFromPoint	Retrieves the bar from point.
		Bars	Retrieves the Bars collection.
		BarsAllowSizing	Specifies whether bars can be resized at run-time.
		CanRedo	Retrieves a value that indicates whether the chart can perform a Redo operation.
		CanUndo	Retrieves a value that indicates whether the chart can perform an Undo operation.
		ClearItemBackColor	Clears the item's background color in the chart area.
		ClearNonworkingDates	Clears nonworking dates.
		ColumnsFont	Retrieves or sets the font to display the columns in the chart section.
		ColumnsFormatLevel	Specifies the CRD format layout to display the columns in the chart section.
		ColumnsTransparent	Specifies the percent of the transparency to display the columns in the chart.
		CondInsideZoom	Specifies the formula that indicates the dates that can be zoomed at runtime.
		CountVisibleUnits	Counts the number of units within the specified range.
		DateFromPoint	Retrieves the date from the cursor.
		DateTickerLabel	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the format to display the bar's start and end date while creating, moving or resizing it.
		DefaultInsideZoomFormat	Retrieves the format of the inside zoom units.
		DrawDateTicker	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control draws a ticker around the current date while cursor hovers the chart's client area.
		DrawGridLines	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the grid lines are visible or hidden.
		DrawLevelSeparator	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether lines between levels are shown or hidden.
		EndBlockUndoRedo	Ends recording the UI operations and adds the undo/redo operations as a block, so they all can be restored at once, if Undo method is performed.
		EndPrintDate	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the printing end date.
		FirstVisibleDate	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the first visible date.
		FirstWeekDay	Specifies the first day of the week.
		ForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the chart's foreground color.
		ForeColorLevelHeader	Specifies the foreground color for the chart's levels.
		FormatDate	Formats the date.
		GridLineStyle	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates style for the gridlines being shown in the chart area.
		GroupUndoRedoActions	Groups the next to current Undo/Redo Actions in a single block.
		HistogramBackColor	Specifies the background color of the chart's histogram.
		HistogramHeaderVisible	Specifies whether a copy of chart's header is displayed in the bottom side of the histogram.
		HistogramHeight	Specifies whether the height of the chart's histogram.
		HistogramUnitCount	Specifies the time-scale count to determine the effort of bars with variable-effort (effort of expression/string type)
		HistogramUnitScale	Specifies the time-scale unit to determine the effort of bars with variable-effort (effort of expression/string type)
		HistogramValue	Gets the value in the histogram at specified date-time, for giving type of bars or/and groups.
		HistogramValueFromPoint	Retrieves the value from the histogram at the cursor position.
		HistogramView	Specifies the list of items being included in the histogram.
		HistogramVisible	Specifies whether the chart's histogram layout is visible or hidden.
		HistogramZOrder	Specifies the z-order of the bars to be shown within the chart's histogram.
		InsideZoomOnDblClick	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether a portion of the chart is magnified or zoomed when the user double click a date.
		InsideZooms	Retrieves the collection of inside zoom dates.
		IsDateVisible	Specifies whether the date fits the control's chart area.
		IsNonworkingDate	Specifies whether giving date-time is a nonworking unit.
		ItemBackColor	Retrieves or sets a background color for a specific item, in the chart area.
		Label	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the predefined format of the level's label for a specified unit.
		LabelToolTip	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the predefined format of the level's tooltip for a specified unit.
		Level	Retrieves the level based on its index.
		LevelCount	Specifies the number of levels in the control's header.
		LevelFromPoint	Retrieves the index of the level from the point.
		LinkFromPoint	Retrieves the link from the point.
		LinksColor	Specifies the color to draw the links between the bars.
		LinksStyle	Specifies the style to draw the links between the bars.
		LinksWidth	Specifies the width in pixels of the pen to draw the links between the bars.
		LocAMPM	Retrieves the time marker such as AM or PM using the current user regional and language settings.
		LocFirstWeekDay	Indicates the first day of the week, as specified in the regional settings.
		LocMonthNames	Retrieves the list of month names, as indicated in the regional settings, separated by space.
		LocWeekDays	Retrieves the list of names for each week day, as indicated in the regional settings, separated by space.
		MarkNow	Specifies the the current time to show in the chart.
		MarkNowColor	Specifies the background color or the visual appearance of the object that indicates the current time in the chart.
		MarkNowCount	Specifies the number of time units to count while highlighting the current time.
		MarkNowDelay	Specifies the delay to show the current time in the chart.
		MarkNowTransparent	Specifies the percent of the transparency to display the object that marks the current time.
		MarkNowUnit	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the base time unit while highlighting the current time.
		MarkNowWidth	Specifies the width in pixels of the object that shows the current time.
		MarkSelectDateColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color to mark the selected date in the chart.
		MarkTimeZone	Highlights a specified time zone from start to end with a different background color, pattern, transparency, HTML captions and so on.
		MarkTodayColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color to mark today in the chart.
		MaxUnitWidth	Specifies the maximum value for Chart.UnitWidth property while enlarge or zoom-in/zoom-out operation is performed.
		MinUnitWidth	Specifies the minimum value for Chart.UnitWidth property while enlarge or zoom-in/zoom-out operation is performed.
		MonthNames	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the list of month names, separated by space.
		NextDate	Gets the next date based on the unit.
		NonworkingDays	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the non-working days, for each week day a bit.
		NonworkingDaysColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color to fill the non-working days.
		NonworkingDaysPattern	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the pattern being used to fill non-working days.
		NonworkingHours	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the non-working hours, for each hour in a day a bit.
		NonworkingHoursColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color to fill the non-working hours.
		NonworkingHoursPattern	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the pattern being used to fill non-working hours.
		NoteFromPoint	Retrieves the note from the point.
		Notes	Retrieves the Notes collection.
		OverlaidOnMoving	Specifies whether the overlaid bars are re-arranged while the user moves or resizes at runtime a bar.
		OverviewBackColor	Specifies the background color of the chart's overview.
		OverviewHeight	Indicates the height of the chart's overview.
		OverviewLevelLines	Indicates the index of the level that displays the grid line in the chart's overview.
		OverviewSelBackColor	Specifies the selection color of the chart's overview.
		OverviewSelTransparent	Specifies the percent of the transparency to display the selection in the overview parts of the control.
		OverviewShowMarkTimeZones	Specifies whether the chart's overview shows the marked time-zones.
		OverviewShowSelectDates	Specifies whether the chart's overview shows the selected dates.
		OverviewToolTip	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the format of the tooltip being shown while the cursor hovers the chart's overview area.
		OverviewVisible	Specifies whether the chart's overview layout is visible or hidden.
		OverviewZoomCaption	Specifies the captions for each zooming unit.
		OverviewZoomUnit	Indicates the width in pixels of the zooming unit in the overview.
		PaneWidth	Specifies the width for the left or side pane.
		Picture	Retrieves or sets a graphic to be displayed in the chart.
		PictureDisplay	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the way how the graphic is displayed on the chart's background
		Redo	Redoes the next action in the chart's Redo queue.
		RedoListAction	Lists the Redo actions that can be performed in the chart.
		RedoRemoveAction	Removes the first redo actions that can be performed in the chart.
		RemoveNonworkingDate	Removes a nonworking date.
		RemoveSelection	Removes the selected objects within the chart.
		RemoveTimeZone	Removes a time-zone being highlighted using the MarkTimeZone method.
		ResizeUnitCount	Specifies the number of time units while resizing, moving or creating bars by dragging.
		ResizeUnitScale	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the base time unit while resizing, moving or creating the bars by dragging.
		ScrollBar	Shows or hides the chart's horizontal scroll bar.
		ScrollRange	Specifies the range of dates to scroll within.
		ScrollTo	Scrolls the chart so the specified date is visible.
		SelBackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection background color.
		SelBarColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color or EBN object to display the selected bars.
		SelectDate	Selects or unselects a specific date in the chart.
		SelectDates	Indicates a collection of date-time units being selected.
		SelectLevel	Indicates the index of the level that highlights the selected dates.
		SelectOnClick	Specifies whether an item gets selected once the user clicks the chart area.
		SelForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection foreground color.
		SelLinkColor	Specifies the color to show the selected link ( or for rectangular links an EBN object to highlights the link, without changing the link's color ).
		ShowCollapsedBars	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the collapsed items displays their child bars.
		ShowEmptyBars	Specifies whether empty bars are shown or hidden. An empty bar has the start and end dates identical.
		ShowEmptyBarsUnit	Specifies the unit to be added to the end date, so empty bars are shown.
		ShowLinks	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the links between bars are visible or hidden.
		ShowLinksColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color to display the links based on the user selection.
		ShowLinksStyle	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the style to display the links based on the user selection.
		ShowLinksWidth	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the width to display the links based on the user selection.
		ShowNonworkingDates	Shows or hides nonworking dates.
		ShowNonworkingHours	Shows or hides nonworking hours.
		ShowNonworkingUnits	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the non-working units are visible or hidden.
		ShowNotes	Specifies whether all notes or boxes are shown or hidden.
		ShowTransparentBars	Gets or sets a value that indicates percent of the transparency to display the bars.
		SplitPaneWidth	Specifies the width of split panels, separated by comma.
		StartBlockUndoRedo	Starts recording the UI operations as a block of undo/redo operations.
		StartPrintDate	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the printing start date.
		TimeZoneFromPoint	Retrieves the time-zone from the cursor.
		TimeZoneInfo	Retrieves information about the time-zone giving its key.
		ToolTip	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the format of the tooltip being shown while the user scrolls the chart.
		Undo	Performs the last Undo operation.
		UndoListAction	Lists the Undo actions that can be performed in the chart.
		UndoRedoQueueLength	Gets or sets the maximum number of Undo/Redo actions that may be stored to the chart's queue.
		UndoRemoveAction	Removes the last the undo actions that can be performed in the chart.
		UnitScale	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the base unit being displayed.
		UnitWidth	Specifies the width in pixels for the minimal unit.
		UnitWidthNonworking	Specifies the width in pixels for the minimal unit.
		UnselectDates	Unselects all dates in the chart.
		UpdateOnMoving	Specifies whether the control moves or resizes all related bars or just the bar being moved or resized.
		WeekDays	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the list of names for each week day, separated by space.
		WeekNumberAs	Specifies the way the control displays the week number.
		Zoom	Sets or retrieves the magnification scale of the chart.
		ZoomOnFlyCaption	Specifies the caption to be shown in the zoom-on-fly panel, when the cursor hovers a bar.