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This topic explains, with a code example, how to display marker values in the XamDataChart™ control.
In the XamDataChart control, you can display the value of data points in the markers. (Figure 1) To do this, add a custom maker data template to the MarkerTemplate property of the Chart Series that inherit from MarkerSeries class.
Figure 1: A XamDataChart with a custom marker template displaying values of data points
The code snippet below demonstrates how to display values in the markers of the ColumnSeries.
In XAML:
<ig:XamDataChart x:Name="dataChart" > <ig:XamDataChart.Series> <ig:ColumnSeries ItemsSource="{Binding}" ValueMemberPath="Value" XAxis="{Binding ElementName=xAxis}" YAxis="{Binding ElementName=yAxis}"> <ig:ColumnSeries.MarkerTemplate> <DataTemplate> <Grid Width="40" Height="30" Margin="0,0,0,0"> <Border CornerRadius="5" Background="#72010101" BorderBrush="DimGray" BorderThickness="0.5"> <!--Note: Text property of TextBlock is bound to property of items that make up the data source --> <TextBlock Margin="2" Text="{Binding Item.Value}" Foreground="White" FontSize="15" HorizontalAlignment="Center" /> </Border> </Grid> </DataTemplate> </ig:ColumnSeries.MarkerTemplate> </ig:ColumnSeries > </ig:XamDataChart.Series> </ig:XamDataChart>