Logarithmic Scale
This sample uses C# 12 features, it also uses features from the CommunityToolkit.Mvvm package, you can learn more about it here.
This web site wraps every sample using a ContentPage instance, but LiveCharts controls can be used inside any container.
View model
using System;
using SkiaSharp;
using LiveChartsCore;
using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView;
using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Painting;
using LiveChartsCore.Kernel.Sketches;
namespace ViewModelsSamples.Axes.Logarithmic;
public class ViewModel
{
// base 10 log, change the base if you require it.
// or use any custom scale the logic is the same.
private static readonly int s_logBase = 10;
public ISeries[] Series { get; set; } = [
new LineSeries<LogarithmicPoint>
{
Values = [
new() { X = 1, Y = 1 },
new() { X = 2, Y = 10 },
new() { X = 3, Y = 100 },
new() { X = 4, Y = 1000 },
new() { X = 5, Y = 10000 },
new() { X = 6, Y = 100000 },
new() { X = 7, Y = 1000000 },
new() { X = 8, Y = 10000000 }
],
// lets map the values to the logarithmic scale // mark
// for the x coordinate, we use the X property // mark
// and for the Y coordinate, we will map it to the logarithm of the Y value // mark
Mapping = (logPoint, index) => // mark
new(logPoint.X, Math.Log(logPoint.Y, s_logBase)), // mark
// for more info about mappers see:
// https://livecharts.dev/docs/{{ platform }}/{{ version }}/Overview.Mappers
}
];
public ICartesianAxis[] YAxes { get; set; } = [
new LogaritmicAxis(s_logBase)
{
SeparatorsPaint = new SolidColorPaint
{
Color = SKColors.Black.WithAlpha(100),
StrokeThickness = 1,
},
SubseparatorsPaint = new SolidColorPaint
{
Color = SKColors.Black.WithAlpha(50),
StrokeThickness = 0.5f
},
SubseparatorsCount = 9,
}
];
}
LogarithmicPoint.cs
namespace ViewModelsSamples.Axes.Logarithmic;
public struct LogarithmicPoint
{
public double X { get; set; }
public double Y { get; set; }
}
XAML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage x:Class="MauiSample.Axes.Logarithmic.View"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:lvc="clr-namespace:LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Maui;assembly=LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Maui"
xmlns:vms="clr-namespace:ViewModelsSamples.Axes.Logarithmic;assembly=ViewModelsSamples"
>
<ContentPage.BindingContext>
<vms:ViewModel/>
</ContentPage.BindingContext>
<lvc:CartesianChart
Series="{Binding Series}"
YAxes="{Binding YAxes}">
</lvc:CartesianChart>
</ContentPage>
