TimeScale

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public class TimeScale : Scale

Time scale for temporal data.

Constructors

TimeScale(DateTime, DateTime, float, float)

public TimeScale(DateTime domainMin, DateTime domainMax, float rangeMin = 0, float rangeMax = 1)

Creates a temporal scale whose numeric domain is elapsed seconds from the supplied start date.

Parameters

Name	Type
domainMin	System.DateTime
domainMax	System.DateTime
rangeMin	System.Single
rangeMax	System.Single

Methods

SetDomain(DateTime, DateTime)

public TimeScale SetDomain(DateTime min, DateTime max)

Replaces the date interval and rebuilds its elapsed-seconds domain from the new start date.

Parameters

Name	Type
min	System.DateTime
max	System.DateTime

Returns

ChartGuru.TimeScale

SetPreferredUnit(TimeUnit)

public TimeScale SetPreferredUnit(TimeUnit unit)

Sets the preferred calendar unit used when formatting and generating temporal ticks.

Parameters

Name	Type
unit	ChartGuru.TimeUnit

Returns

ChartGuru.TimeScale

Map(float)

public override float Map(float value)

Maps a value from the scale’s input domain into its configured output range.

Parameters

Name	Type
value	System.Single

Returns

System.Single

Map(DateTime)

public float Map(DateTime value)

Maps a value from the scale’s input domain into its configured output range.

Parameters

Name	Type
value	System.DateTime

Returns

System.Single

Invert(float)

public override float Invert(float position)

Reverses the axis mapping so larger values are laid out toward the opposite edge.

Parameters

Name	Type
position	System.Single

Returns

System.Single

InvertToDate(float)

public DateTime InvertToDate(float position)

Maps an output-range coordinate back to a date in the scale’s configured time domain.

Parameters

Name	Type
position	System.Single

Returns

System.DateTime

GenerateTicks(int)

public override float[] GenerateTicks(int count)

Generates readable tick values spanning the active domain, targeting the requested count without exceeding scale constraints.

Parameters

Name	Type
count	System.Int32

Returns

System.Single[]

GenerateTickLabels(int, string)

public string[] GenerateTickLabels(int count, string format = null)

Generates formatted labels for readable tick values spanning the active time domain.

Parameters

Name	Type
count	System.Int32
format	System.String

Returns

System.String[]

Properties

DomainMinDate

public DateTime DomainMinDate { get; }

Returns

System.DateTime

DomainMaxDate

public DateTime DomainMaxDate { get; }

Returns

System.DateTime