Adding Markers in Code

The topics above all describe how to add a marker using XAML markup. You might have a project that requires you to add a marker in code.

First, you need to create a new ChartPanel:

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var pnl = new ChartPanel();

Once you've added a new ChartPanel, you'll add a new ChartPanelObject and set the alignment:

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var obj = new ChartPanelObject() { HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Bottom };

Next, you'll add a border element:

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var bdr = new Border() { Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green) { Opacity = 0.4 }, BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green), BorderThickness = new Thickness(1, 1, 3, 3), CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(6, 6, 0, 6), Padding = new Thickness(3) };

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var bdr = new Border()
            {
                Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green) { Opacity = 0.4 },
                BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green),
                BorderThickness = new Thickness(1, 1, 3, 3),
                CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(6, 6, 0, 6),
                Padding = new Thickness(3)
            };

Add a StackPanel element that contains two TextBlock controls. Note that the binding source is your ChartPanelObject:

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var sp = new StackPanel(); var tb1 = new TextBlock(); var bind1 = new Binding(); bind1.Source = obj; bind1.StringFormat = "x={0:#.##}"; bind1.Path = new PropertyPath("DataPoint.X"); tb1.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, bind1); var tb2 = new TextBlock(); var bind2 = new Binding(); bind2.Source = obj; bind2.StringFormat = "y={0:#.##}"; bind2.Path = new PropertyPath("DataPoint.Y"); tb2.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, bind2); sp.Children.Add(tb1); sp.Children.Add(tb2); bdr.Child = sp;

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var sp = new StackPanel();

            var tb1 = new TextBlock();
            var bind1 = new Binding();
            bind1.Source = obj;
            bind1.StringFormat = "x={0:#.##}";
            bind1.Path = new PropertyPath("DataPoint.X");
            tb1.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, bind1);

            var tb2 = new TextBlock();
            var bind2 = new Binding();
            bind2.Source = obj;
            bind2.StringFormat = "y={0:#.##}";
            bind2.Path = new PropertyPath("DataPoint.Y");
            tb2.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, bind2);

            sp.Children.Add(tb1);
            sp.Children.Add(tb2);

            bdr.Child = sp;

Set the ChartPanelObject's Content, DataPoint, and Action properties, and then add the ChartPanelObject to the ChartPanel. The last line of code adds the collection of layers to your chart control.

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obj.Content = bdr; obj.DataPoint = new Point(); obj.Action = ChartPanelAction.MouseMove; pnl.Children.Add(obj); chart.View.Layers.Add(pnl);

The last line of code you need sets the Attach property:

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obj.Attach = ChartPanelAttach.MouseMove; }; } }

With the code in this topic, you've created a chart marker that will follow your mouse.