Specifying the Major and Minor Ticks in Code

There are two types of ticks on the axis: major tick has a small line and corresponding label while the minor tick has only the line across the axis.

By default, the distance between ticks is calculated automatically.

To set a specific distance, use the MajorUnit and MinorUnit properties.

Default Ticks

The following image displays the default ticks:

Custom Ticks

The following chart image uses the MajorUnit and MinorUnit properties to set the specific distance, for example:

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c1Chart1.View.AxisY.MajorUnit = 5 c1Chart1.View.AxisY.MinorUnit = 1

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c1Chart1.View.AxisY.MajorUnit = 5; c1Chart1.View.AxisY.MinorUnit = 1;

Time Axis

For time axis you can specify the MajorUnit and MinorUnit as a TimeSpan value:

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c1Chart1.View.AxisY.MajorUnit = TimeSpan.FromHours(12)

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c1Chart1.View.AxisY.MajorUnit = TimeSpan.FromHours(12);