MS Chart Control的自定义属性（custom attributes）

在MS Chart Control中，有一类属性并不能在VS2008编辑器中自动显示出来，这类属性就称作自定义属性，即custom attributes。有时候，这些属性显得很重要，只有靠它们才能达成目的。比如在前文中曾经提到设置柱形图的宽度，需要用到PixelPointWidth这个自定义属性，如下：

chart1.Series[0]"PixelPointWidth"] = "20";

否则，柱形图项目的宽度会自动适应，没办法控制其宽度。

这几天，一直在寻找这些隐藏起来的东西，终于在MS提供的图表帮助文档中找到了答案，先复制下来，以备不时之需：

Custom Attribute	Description	Chart Types	Chart Elements	Value Range	Default	2D, 3D	Notes
3DLabelLineSize	Gets or sets the 3D label line size as a percentage of the default size.	Pie, Doughnut	Series	30 – 200	100	3D	It represents the amount of space reserved for drawing the line that connects a slice to a label drawn outside of the chart (see PieLabelStyle custom attribute).
AreaDrawingStyle	Gets or sets the plotting area shape of Radar and Polar charts.	Polar, Radar, Rose	Series	Circle, Polygon	Circle	2D, 3D
ArrowSize	Sets the relative size of the arrowhead used in line segments that join labels to their data points.	Pie, Doughnut	Series, DataPoint	1.0 – 10.0	1.0	2D, 3D	This custom attribute only applies when PieLabelStyle is set to Outside.
ArrowsType	Sets the type of arrowhead to use for line segments that join labels to their data points.	Pie, Doughnut	Series, DataPoint	None, Triangle, Sharp Triangle, Lines	None	2D, 3D	This custom attribute only applies when PieLabelStyle is set to Outside.
BarLabelStyle	Gets or sets the data point label placement.	Bar, Gantt	Series, DataPoint	Outside, Left, Right, Center	Outside	2D, 3D
BoxPlotPercentile	Gets or sets the percentile value of the box of the Box chart.	Box	Series	0 – 50	25	2D, 3D
BoxPlotSeries	Gets or sets the name of the series to be used as the data source for the Box chart.	Box	Series	Name of any existing series		2D, 3D	The named series must exist. Otherwise, an exception will be thrown. More than one series can be specified by separating each series with the semicolon (;) character. This will create a single box plot data point for each series.
BoxPlotShowAverage	Gets or sets a textual Boolean value that indicates whether to display the average value for the Box chart.	Box	Series	True, False	True	2D, 3D	Specify True to display the average value. Otherwise, specify False.
BoxPlotShowMedian	Gets or sets a textual Boolean value that indicates whether to display the median value for the Box chart.	Box	Series	True, False	True	2D, 3D	Specify True to display the median value. Otherwise, specify False.
BoxPlotShowUnusualValues	Gets or sets a textual Boolean value that indicates whether the unusual values value for the Box chart will be shown.	Box	Series	True, False	True	2D, 3D	The attribute will only work if the BoxPlotSeries attribute is set.
BoxPlotWhiskerPercentile	Gets or sets the percentile value of the whiskers of the Box chart.	Box	Series	0 – 50	10	2D, 3D
BoxSize	Gets or sets the Renko or Point and Figure box size as either a percentage or a fixed value.	Renko, Point and Figure	Series	Any valid numeric or percentage value	4%	2D, 3D
BubbleMaxSize	Gets or sets the maximum size of the bubble radius as a percentage of the chart area size.	Bubble	Series	0 – 100	15	2D, 3D
BubbleMinSize	Gets or sets the minimum size of the bubble radius as a percentage of the chart area size.	Bubble	Series	0 – 100	3	2D, 3D
BubbleScaleMax	Gets or sets the bubble size that will be used as the maximum, which is a percentage of the chart area that is set by BubbleMaxSize.	Bubble	Series	0 – 100	15	2D, 3D	If set to Auto, the largest plotted bubble will be displayed using the maximum size.
BubbleScaleMin	Gets or sets the bubble size that will be used as the minimum, which is a percentage of the chart area that is set by BubbleMinSize.	Bubble	Series	0 – 100	3	2D, 3D	If set to Auto, the smallest plotted bubble will be displayed using the minimum size.
BubbleUseSizeForLabel	Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether to use the bubble size as the data point label.	Bubble	Series	True, False	False	2D, 3D	Specify True to use the bubble size as the data point label. Otherwise, specify False.
CalloutLineColor	Gets or sets the CalloutLineColor for the data point labels of Funnel or Pyramid charts.	Funnel, Pyramid	Series, DataPoint	Any named Color, ARGB or RGB value.	Color.Empty	2D, 3D	This custom attribute only applies when the FunnelLabelStyle or PyramidLabelStyle is set to