LightningChart Methods

Executes the specified delegate asynchronously on the thread that the control's underlying handle was created on.

Executes the specified delegate asynchronously with the specified arguments, on the thread that the control's underlying handle was created on.

Begin update. Disables control repaints when a property is changed. Handy when updating status of many properties or updating series points.

Brings the control to the front of the z-order.

Get chart as bitmap.

Get the last frame rendered by the chart as byte array containing just pixel data four bytes per pixel.

To get the image data with headers, like in bpm or png format, use SaveToStream method

Close gesture info handle.

Retrieves a value indicating whether the specified control is a child of the control.

Copy the chart to clipboard bitmap image.

Copy the chart to clipboard image by given format.

Copy the chart to clipboard image.

Copy the chart to clipboard bitmap image.

Copy the chart to clipboard image by given format.

Copy the chart to clipboard image.

Copy chart to clipboard as emf.

Forces the creation of the visible control, including the creation of the handle and any visible child controls.

Creates the Graphics for the control.

Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object.

Releases all resources used by the Component.

Begins a drag-and-drop operation.

Supports rendering to the specified bitmap.

Enables/disables internal timer which keeps control of the object tree when the chart is being manipulated by property grid, like in Visual Studio forms designer.

Retrieves the return value of the asynchronous operation represented by the IAsyncResult passed.

End update. Enables control repainting, and refreshes the control.

Used to convert GetLastEngineInitResults to string to help reporting of it's contents.

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

Retrieves the form that the control is on.

Sets input focus to the control.

Destroy all buffered draw data and repaint the chart This is slower than Refresh(), but thorough.

Get the chart object that is activated by mouse. Note that this information is not correct if we do not have proper device set.

Get effectively used BeginUpdate/EndUpdate counter. Use for debugging, if seems that chart does not render.

The value must be 0 in order for the chart to render. If value is larger, some BeginUpdate call has not been closed by matching EndUpdate call.

This indicates total value. Use GetBeginUpdateCountPublic to see difference of public - user called - BeginUpdate / EndUpdate methods.

Get public BeginUpdate/EndUpdate counter. Use for debugging, if seems that chart does not render. Must be zero after EndUpdate(), if one wants chart to render.

Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates.

Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates, specifying whether to ignore child controls of a certain type.

Returns the next ContainerControl up the control's chain of parent controls.

Serves as the default hash function.

returns a list of EngineInitResult objects of which each defines a tried engine, if its initialization was successful or not and the reasons why its initialization failed.

This method is intended for debugging purposes.

The information applies to the last time the engine was tried to be initialized. The list is recreated each time engine initialization is tried and the old information is lost.

Getter of the pixel format of the last written data to the OutputStream.

Getter of the image size of the last image written to OutputStream as pixels (not DIP's).

Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance.

Retrieves the next control forward or back in the tab order of child controls.

Get parent window handle (HWND). Needed when using the control from other systems than .NET.

Retrieves the size of a rectangular area into which a control can be fitted.

Get render device information. Gives information about your graphics adapter. Tells if there is something that prevents the control to run at optimal performance.

Get Predefined theme Auroras

Get Predefined theme Brushed metal

Get predefined theme magma.

Get Predefined theme Paper

Get Predefined theme Red carbon

Get predefined theme TurgouiseHexagon.

Get Predefined theme Wolrd cyber space

Gets total count of chart instances in application context.

Gets the Type of the current instance.

Version and revision.

Conceals the control from the user.

Checks if high quality font and transparency background is used with DX11 and gives warning of this conflict combination.

Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance.

Tries to force the engine initialization in a synchronous fashion. Should have no use in WinForms. This method allows user to force the rendering device initialization. Note! Do not force during chart events callbacks, except at AfterRendering event! Causes chart to malfunction, if engine is changed during event handler.

Invalidates the entire surface of the control and causes the control to be redrawn.

Invalidates a specific region of the control and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control.

Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control.

Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control.

Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control.

Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control.

Opposite color

Executes the specified delegate on the thread that owns the control's underlying window handle.

Executes the specified delegate, on the thread that owns the control's underlying window handle, with the specified list of arguments.

Check if hardware rendering is supported.

Check if hardware rendering is supported.

Finds out if the given coordinate is over the chart control with pixels.

Check if chart is using hardware rendering.

Measure text with given font in pixels.

Performs scaling of the container control and its children.

Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls.

Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls.

Computes the location of the specified screen point into client coordinates.

Computes the location of the specified client point into screen coordinates.

Preprocesses keyboard or input messages within the message loop before they are dispatched.

Preprocesses keyboard or input messages within the message loop before they are dispatched.

Print chart to default printer with default settings using raster output. No header nor footer.

Print chart to default printer with given settings.

Print preview of chart.

Print preview of chart.

Show page setup dialog and print if ok clicked and allowed.

Show printer selection dialog and print if allowed.

Computes the size and location of the specified screen rectangle in client coordinates.

Computes the size and location of the specified client rectangle in screen coordinates.

Refresh the control, does not free the buffered draw data, so it's faster than FullRepaint()

Reset BeginUpdate/EndUpdate counter. Usually not required to call.

Reset page settings.

Resets the Text property to its default value.

Resumes usual layout logic.

Resumes usual layout logic, optionally forcing an immediate layout of pending layout requests.

Read Trader Key

Save the chart into a image file with no extra anti-aliasing applied.

Save the chart into a image file by using given anti-aliasing options.

Save to file as given size.

Save the chart into a image file by using given anti-aliasing options.

Save the chart into stream in bitmap format.

Save the chart into stream in given format and anti-aliasing options.

Save the chart into stream in given format and anti-aliasing options.

Note that the stream's position is at the end. In order to read it to some other variable, rewind it first using seek.

Save the chart into stream in given size.

Save the chart into stream in given format and anti-aliasing options.

Save the chart into stream in given format and anti-aliasing options.

Scales the control and all child controls by the specified scaling factor.

Scrolls the specified child control into view on an auto-scroll enabled control.

Activates the control.

Activates the next control.

Sends the control to the back of the z-order.

Sets the size of the auto-scroll margins.

Sets the bounds of the control to the specified location and size.

Sets the specified bounds of the control to the specified location and size.

Set Deployment Key

Set parent window handle (HWND). Needed when using the control from other systems than .NET. Parent window handle.

Displays the control to the user.

Show properties editor window.

Show properties editor dialog in specific location.

Temporarily suspends the layout logic for the control.

Convert class description to string

Disable DirectX present calls, but let the rendering routines run otherwise

Enable DirectX present calls again

Causes the control to redraw the invalidated regions within its client area.

Update custom themes.

Forces update of WPF pixel alignment. Calling this should not be required normally.

Verifies the value of the control losing focus by causing the Validating and Validated events to occur, in that order.

Verifies the value of the control that is losing focus; conditionally dependent on whether automatic validation is turned on.

Gathers various information from the current chart for debugging purposes as a string by calling GatherApplicationInformation(ChartToolsGatherDataOptions, LightningChart, String, String) Optionally saves the output to a text file if file path and file name are specified. Gathered data (if ChartToolsGatherDataOptions is set to All): system information, chart information, list of running processes, DxDiag output, installed Windows hotfixes.