Line Chart Value Item - FormatHint Method
Allows you to overwrite the default hint for a chart item
Member of Line Chart Value Item (PRIM_CHRT.LineChartValueItem)
Parameters
Name |
Type |
Data Type |
Description |
Title |
*Input (Optional) |
Unicode String |
Title of hint |
Line1 |
*Input (Optional) |
Unicode String |
Line one of hint |
Line2 |
*Input (Optional) |
Unicode String |
Line two of hint |
Line3 |
*Input (Optional) |
Unicode String |
Line three of hint |
Details
Allows you to overwrite the default hint for a chart item. This is useful to add contextual details for each item.
Example
The example shows a line chart showing profits for the quarters of 2 years.
The format hint is used to format the caption and value
Define_com Class(#prim_str) name(#Title)
Define_com Class(#prim_str) Name(#Line1)
- Quarter 1
#LineChartValue1 := 40000
#LineChartValue2 := 60000
#LineChartCaption := 'Quarter 1'
Add_Entry To_List(#LineChart)
#Title := #LineChartCaption.currentItem.Caption + ' 2020'
#Line1 := '$' + #LineChartValue1.asString + ' Profit'
#LineChartValue1.CurrentItem.FormatHint Title(#Title) Line1(#Line1)
#Title := #LineChartCaption.currentItem.Caption + ' 2019'
#Line1 := '$' + #LineChartValue2.CurrentItem.Value.asString + ' Profit'
#LineChartValue2.CurrentItem.FormatHint Title(#Title) Line1(#Line1)
See also
All Component Classes
Technical Reference