This section describes how to add a C1BulletGraph control to android application and set some of its properties.

This topic comprises of three steps:

• Step 1: Add a C1BulletGraph control
• Step 2: Run the Project

The following image shows how the C1BulletGraph appears, after completing the steps above.

Step 1: Add a C1BulletGraph control

Complete the following steps to initialize a C1BulletGraph control.

In Code

1. Add the following reference in the MainActivity class file.
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   using C1.Android.Gauge;

2. Instantiate a C1BulletGraph control in the MainActivity class and set some of its properties as follows.
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   using Android.App; using Android.Widget; using Android.OS; using C1.Android.Gauge; namespace AndroidGauge { [Activity(Label = "AndroidGauge", MainLauncher = true)] public class MainActivity : Activity { private C1BulletGraph mBulletGraph; private int mValue = 25; private int mMin = 0; private int mMax = 100; protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle) { base.OnCreate(bundle); mBulletGraph = (C1BulletGraph)FindViewById(Resource.Id.c1BulletGraph1); mBulletGraph.Enabled = true; mBulletGraph.Value = mValue; mBulletGraph.Min = mMin; mBulletGraph.Max = mMax; mBulletGraph.Step = 1; mBulletGraph.ShowText = GaugeShowText.All; mBulletGraph.IsReadOnly = false; mBulletGraph.IsAnimated = true; // Set our view from the "main" layout resource SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main); } } }

3. Add the following XML code in Main.axml in case of C#, to render the control onto the device.
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   <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" android:paddingLeft="16dp" android:paddingRight="16dp" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="bullet graph" android:id="@+id/bulletgraph" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="50dp" /> </LinearLayout>

Step 2: Run the Project

In the ToolBar section, select the Android device and then press F5 to view the output.