FlexChart supports hit testing, which enables you to fetch information about a specific point in the control at run-time. The information obtained about the pointed coordinate can then be reused to drill down the chart data, to set alerts, or to enable other user interaction functionalities. Users can obtain relevant information about the chart element pointed to by using mouse or touch interaction.

FlexChart supports hit testing by utilizing HitTest() method. This method takes the location (coordinates) of the pointed entity; and returns an object of HitTestInfo class, which provides the following information about the pointer location:

• Chart element comprising the pointer
• Distance of the pointer location from the closest data point in chart, if the pointer is within plot area. Distance is returned as Double.Nan, if the pointer is outside the plot area. 
• Data object corresponding to the closest data point
• Index of the nearest data point
• Series name that the nearest data point belongs to
• X value of the nearest data point
• Y value of the nearest data point

In this example, HitTest() method is called on MouseMove event of the FlexChart control. Here, the point coordinates of pointer location are passed as parameter to HitTest() method.

To enable hit testing in FlexChart, follow these steps:

1. Add a data bound FlexChart control
2. Subscribe to a Mouse or Touch event
3. Invoke chart’s HitTest method in mouse or touch event handler
4. Use the information returned by HitTestInfo object

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1. Add a data bound FlexChart control
   

   Add an instance of FlexChart control to your WPF application, and bind it to an appropriate data source, as shown in the below code snippet.

   • Xaml

           <Chart:C1FlexChart x:Name="flexChart"
                              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                              Height="220" Margin="70,25,0,0"
                              VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="455"
                              Binding="YVals" BindingX="XVals" ChartType="SplineSymbols" >
               <Chart:C1FlexChart.Series>
                   <Chart:Series x:Name="series0" SeriesName="Series 0"/>
                   <Chart:Series x:Name="series1" SeriesName="Series 1" />
               </Chart:C1FlexChart.Series>
           </Chart:C1FlexChart>
           <TextBlock x:Name="tbPosition1" Margin="155,250,255,185"/>
       </Grid>
   </Page>
   

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2. Subscribe to a Mouse or Touch event

   Subscribe to a mouse or touch event to capture the pointer coordinates, as shown in the below code snippet.

   • Xaml

       <Chart:C1FlexChart x:Name="flexChart"
                      HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                      Height="220" Margin="70,25,0,0"
                      VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="455"
                      Binding="YVals" BindingX="XVals" ChartType="SplineSymbols"                            
                      PointerPressed="flexChart_PointerPressed" >
       <Chart:C1FlexChart.Series>
           <Chart:Series x:Name="series0" SeriesName="Series 0"/>
           <Chart:Series x:Name="series1" SeriesName="Series 1" />
       </Chart:C1FlexChart.Series>
   </Chart:C1FlexChart>
   

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3. Invoke chart’s HitTest method in mouse event handler

   In the respective event handler, invoke the HitTest() method and pass the captured mouse pointer coordinates, as shown in the below code snippet.

   • C#

   • C#

   private void flexChart_PointerPressed(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
   {
       HitTestOnFlexChart(e.GetCurrentPoint(flexChart).Position);
   }
   

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4. Use the information returned by HitTestInfo object

   The information regarding mouse pointer location, as returned by the HitTestInfo object, can then be reused. For example in the below code snippet, the values returned by HitTestInfo object are converted to string and displayed in a TextBlock.

   • C#

   • C#

   void HitTestOnFlexChart(Point p)
   {
       // Show information about chart element under mouse/touch.
       var ht = flexChart.HitTest(p);
       var result = new StringBuilder();
       result.AppendLine(string.Format("Chart element: {0}", ht.ChartElement));
       if (ht.Series != null)
           result.AppendLine(string.Format("Series name: {0}", ht.Series.Name));
       if (ht.PointIndex > 0)
           result.AppendLine(string.Format("Point index= {0:0}", ht.PointIndex));
       if (ht.Distance > 0)
           result.AppendLine(string.Format("Distance= {0:0}", ht.Distance));
       if (ht.X != null)
           result.AppendLine(string.Format("X= {0:0:0}", ht.X));
       if (ht.Y != null)
           result.AppendLine(string.Format("Y= {0:0:0}", ht.Y));
       tbPosition1.Text = result.ToString();            
   }
   

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