TeeChart.NET Jagged line and time labels

[Mth]

Visual Studio 2022,
.net8.0 console project,
Steema.TeeChart.NET.Pro (4.2024.7.29)

Hello,

In the example below there are two problems:
1. A line that should be smooth is jagged. Some unexpected line points are displayed.
2. Displaying values ​​as time in the bottom axis labels does not work when smoothing is turned on.

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using Steema.TeeChart;
using Steema.TeeChart.Styles;

var mChart = new TChart();
mChart.Aspect.View3D = false;

mChart.Header.Visible = false;
mChart.Legend.Visible = false;

Line line = new Line(mChart.Chart);
line.LinePen.Width = 2;
line.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Green;

line.Smoothed = true;
line.XValues.DateTime = true;  // Does not work when smoothing is enabled

line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 00, 00).ToOADate(), 12.5);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 00, 30).ToOADate(), 52.5);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 01, 00).ToOADate(), 32.5);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 01, 30).ToOADate(), 22.5);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 02, 00).ToOADate(), 46.5);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 02, 30).ToOADate(), 5.5);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 03, 00).ToOADate(), 35.5);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 03, 30).ToOADate(), 20);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 04, 00).ToOADate(), 40);
line.Add(new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 04, 30).ToOADate(), 10);

mChart.Series.Add(line);

mChart.Export.Image.PNG.Width = 800;
mChart.Export.Image.PNG.Height = 400;
mChart.Export.Image.PNG.Save($"D:\\TeeChartTest\\SmoothLine.png");

SmoothLine.png (32.43 KiB) Viewed 10428 times

[Edu]

Hello,
Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We've verified the bugs, and you’re absolutely correct.

1. A line that should be smooth is jagged. Some unexpected line points are displayed.

We have found out that smoothing behaves oddly with date times that are fractions of days. We're working on fixing it.

2. Displaying values ​​as time in the bottom axis labels does not work when smoothing is turned on.

This bug has already been corrected and will be fixed in the next NuGet version. Again, thank you for your report.

In the meantime, we elaborated alternative approach to address the label issue you're experiencing.

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//Subscribe chart to this event
mChart.GetAxisLabel += mChart_GetAxisLabel;
mChart.Axes.Bottom.Labels.Style = Steema.TeeChart.AxisLabelStyle.Value;
mChart.Axes.Bottom.Increment = 2; // Increasing this value reduces the number of labels displayed

Line line;
string[] dates = new string[0];

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	    // Create a collection of strings
            dates = new string[]
            {
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 00, 00).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 00, 30).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 01, 00).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 01, 30).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 02, 00).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 02, 30).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 03, 00).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 03, 30).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 04, 00).ToShortTimeString(),
                new DateTime(2024, 04, 30, 12, 04, 30).ToShortTimeString()
            };
            
            // Add values like this instead (using your values)
            line.Add(0, 12.5);
            line.Add(1, 52.5);
            line.Add(2, 32.5);
            line.Add(3, 22.5);
            line.Add(4, 46.5);
            line.Add(5, 5.5);
            line.Add(6, 35.5);
            line.Add(7, 20);
            line.Add(8, 40);
            line.Add(9, 10);
           
           line.Smoothed = true;

            foreach (string str in dates)
                line.Labels.Add(str);                

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//The event
        private static void mChart_GetAxisLabel(object sender, GetAxisLabelEventArgs e)
        {
            if (sender == mChart.Axes.Bottom)
            {
                if (!e.LabelText.Contains('.')) //just want integer index values

                {
                    int i = Convert.ToInt32(e.LabelText);
                    e.LabelText = dates[i];
                }
                else { e.LabelText = ""; }
            }
        }

And this is how it looks like

smoothing_example.png (44.45 KiB) Viewed 9571 times

Another alternative to application of smoothing to the series is to add a smoothing function, that uses the same calculation process, but that offers properties to modify the sensitivity. Then, optionally, the original series can be hidden from view.


I hope this workaround helps for now. I'll keep you informed when the new version is released with a fix for these issues.

Best regards,
Edu