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Plot Bands

  • Demo Configurator
X axis plot band settings
Y axis plot band settings

Plot Bands are colored ranges which are used to highlight certain areas in RadHtmlChart. You can create them by populating the PlotBands collection with <telerik:PlotBand /> items for both X and Y axis.

Each Plot Band could be configured independently by specifying the following properties:
  • From — the start of the plot band.
  • To — the end of the plot band.
  • FromDate — the end date of the plot band for a date axis.
  • ToDate — the end date of the plot band for a date axis.
  • Alpha — the opacity of the plot band.
  • Color — the color of the plot band.

The values of From and To properties refer to:

  • The index of the corresponding category for categorical chart types (e.g., Area, Bar, Column, etc.). Also applicable for a date axis.
  • The axis value for the numerical axis of a categorical chart (under <YAxis>).
  • The X or Y value for numerical chart types (e.g., Scatter, Scatter Line, Bubble).

The values of the FromDate and ToDate properties are DateTime objects for use on a date axis. These two properties are available as of R1 2019.

  • DefaultVB.aspx
  • DefaultVB.aspx.vb
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="DefaultVB.aspx.vb" 
    Inherits="Telerik.Web.Examples.HtmlChart.Functionality.PlotBands.DefaultVB" %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="qsf" Namespace="Telerik.QuickStart" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="telerik" Namespace="Telerik.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<head runat="server">
    <title>Telerik ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>

<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <telerik:RadScriptManager runat="server" ID="RadScriptManager1" />
    <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" runat="server" ShowChooser="true" />
    <div class="demo-containers">
        <div class="demo-container">
            <telerik:RadHtmlChart ID="categoricalChart" runat="server" Width="500px" Height="400px">
                <PlotArea>
                    <XAxis DataLabelsField="categories">
                        <PlotBands>
                            <telerik:PlotBand From="1" To="2" Color="#00CCFF" Alpha="190" />
                        </PlotBands>
                    </XAxis>
                    <YAxis>
                        <PlotBands>
                            <telerik:PlotBand From="10" To="20" Color="#CC0000" Alpha="190" />
                        </PlotBands>
                    </YAxis>
                    <Series>
                        <telerik:ColumnSeries Name="USA" DataFieldY="UsaData">
                        </telerik:ColumnSeries>
                        <telerik:ColumnSeries Name="Canada" DataFieldY="CanadaData">
                        </telerik:ColumnSeries>
                        <telerik:ColumnSeries Name="Australia" DataFieldY="AustraliaData">
                        </telerik:ColumnSeries>
                    </Series>
                </PlotArea>
                <ChartTitle Text="Trial downloads (categorical chart)"></ChartTitle>
                <Legend>
                    <Appearance Position="Bottom"></Appearance>
                </Legend>
            </telerik:RadHtmlChart>
        </div>

        <div class="demo-container">
            <telerik:RadHtmlChart ID="dateAxisChart" runat="server"  Width="500px" Height="400px">
                <PlotArea>
                    <XAxis DataLabelsField="dates" Type="Date" BaseUnit="Months">
                        <PlotBands>
                            <telerik:PlotBand FromDate="2018/2/1" ToDate="2018/3/1" Color="#00CCFF" Alpha="190" />
                        </PlotBands>
                        <LabelsAppearance DataFormatString="{0:MMMM}"></LabelsAppearance>
                    </XAxis>
                    <YAxis>
                        <PlotBands>
                            <telerik:PlotBand From="10" To="20" Color="#CC0000" Alpha="190" />
                        </PlotBands>
                    </YAxis>
                    <Series>
                        <telerik:ColumnSeries Name="USA" DataFieldY="UsaData">
                        </telerik:ColumnSeries>
                        <telerik:ColumnSeries Name="Canada" DataFieldY="CanadaData">
                        </telerik:ColumnSeries>
                        <telerik:ColumnSeries Name="Australia" DataFieldY="AustraliaData">
                        </telerik:ColumnSeries>
                    </Series>
                </PlotArea>
                <ChartTitle Text="Trial downloads (date axis chart)"></ChartTitle>
                <Legend>
                    <Appearance Position="Bottom"></Appearance>
                </Legend>
            </telerik:RadHtmlChart>
        </div>
    </div>

    <telerik:RadAjaxManager ID="RadAjaxManager1" runat="server">
        <AjaxSettings>
            <telerik:AjaxSetting AjaxControlID="ConfiguratorPanel1">
                <UpdatedControls>
                    <telerik:AjaxUpdatedControl ControlID="categoricalChart" LoadingPanelID="RadAjaxLoadingPanel1" />
                    <telerik:AjaxUpdatedControl ControlID="dateAxisChart" LoadingPanelID="RadAjaxLoadingPanel1" />
                </UpdatedControls>
            </telerik:AjaxSetting>
        </AjaxSettings>
    </telerik:RadAjaxManager>

    <telerik:RadAjaxLoadingPanel runat="server" ID="RadAjaxLoadingPanel1"></telerik:RadAjaxLoadingPanel>


    <qsf:ConfiguratorPanel runat="server" ID="ConfiguratorPanel1">
        <Views>
            <qsf:View>
                <qsf:ConfiguratorColumn ID="ConfiguratorColumn1" runat="server" Size="Medium" Title="X axis plot band settings">
                    <ul class="fb-group">
                        <li>
                            <qsf:NumericTextBox ID="XAxisPlotBandFrom" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" Value="1"
                                MinValue="0" MaxValue="5" ShowSpinButtons="true" Size="Medium" Label="From">
                                <NumberFormat DecimalDigits="0" />
                            </qsf:NumericTextBox>

                            <qsf:NumericTextBox ID="XAxisPlotBandTo" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" Value="2"
                                MinValue="0" MaxValue="5" ShowSpinButtons="true" Size="Medium" Label="To">
                                <NumberFormat DecimalDigits="0" />
                            </qsf:NumericTextBox>
                        </li>
                        <li>
                            <qsf:DatePicker runat="server" ID="DateAxisPlotBandFrom" Size="Medium" AutoPostBack="true"
                                MinDate="2018/1/1" MaxDate="2018/4/30" SelectedDate="2018/2/1"
                                Label="From Date"></qsf:DatePicker>
                            <qsf:DatePicker runat="server" ID="DateAxisPlotBandTo" Size="Medium" AutoPostBack="true"
                                MinDate="2018/2/1" MaxDate="2018/6/30" SelectedDate="2018/3/1"
                                Label="To Date"></qsf:DatePicker>
                        </li>
                        <li>
                            <qsf:ColorPicker ID="XAxisPlotBandColor" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true"
                                ShowIcon="true" SelectedColor="#00CCFF" Label="Color" Size="Medium">
                            </qsf:ColorPicker>

                            <qsf:NumericTextBox ID="XAxisPlotBandAlpha" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" MaxLength="3"
                                Value="190" MinValue="0" MaxValue="255" IncrementSettings-Step="20" ShowSpinButtons="true"
                                Label="Alpha" Size="Medium">
                                <NumberFormat DecimalDigits="0" />
                            </qsf:NumericTextBox>
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                </qsf:ConfiguratorColumn>

                <qsf:ConfiguratorColumn ID="ConfiguratorColumn3" runat="server" Size="Medium" Title="Y axis plot band settings">
                    <ul class="fb-group">
                        <li>
                            <qsf:NumericTextBox ID="YAxisPlotBandFrom" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" Value="10"
                                MinValue="0" MaxValue="30" ShowSpinButtons="true" Label="From" Size="Medium">
                                <NumberFormat DecimalDigits="0" />
                            </qsf:NumericTextBox>

                            <qsf:NumericTextBox ID="YAxisPlotBandTo" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" Value="20" 
                                MinValue="0" MaxValue="30" ShowSpinButtons="true" Label="To" Size="Medium">
                                <NumberFormat DecimalDigits="0" />
                            </qsf:NumericTextBox>
                        </li>
                        <li style="height: 58px;"></li>
                        <li>
                            <qsf:ColorPicker ID="YAxisPlotBandColor" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true"
                                ShowIcon="true" SelectedColor="#cc0000" Size="Medium" Label="Color">
                            </qsf:ColorPicker>

                            <qsf:NumericTextBox ID="YAxisPlotBandAlpha" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" MaxLength="3"
                                Value="190" MinValue="0" MaxValue="255" IncrementSettings-Step="20" ShowSpinButtons="true"
                                Label="Alpha" Size="Medium">
                                <NumberFormat DecimalDigits="0" />
                            </qsf:NumericTextBox>
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                </qsf:ConfiguratorColumn>
            </qsf:View>
        </Views>
    </qsf:ConfiguratorPanel>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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