Chart for WPF and Silverlight / Chart Features / Axis / Tick Marks / Specifying the Major and Minor Ticks in Code
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Specifying the Major and Minor Ticks in Code
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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:

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

 

C#
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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);

 

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